Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Auto News For Thursday February 26 2015 Trucks Dominating American Sales Podium
Here are five must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Thursday, February 26, 2015.
FUTURE
This is the new, second-generation, Lamborghini Huracan-related Audi R8. Through the end of January 2015, 6182 of the first-generation R8s have been sold in America. Personally, Im not a fan of the look. Seems like a bad mixture of old design and spacecraft design. But thats just me.
REVIEW
If you haven’t been following along with Edmunds’ long-term test of the 2015 Ford F-150, you ought to. "You want a decent amount of suspension articulation if youre going to venture off the pavement very far, especially if you see yourself getting into the kind of frame-twist situations where one tire could hike up off the ground."
TTAC
Everyone knows that pickup trucks are capable vehicles. But do they know just how capable? Todays pickup trucks arent just capable of toting your stuff and towing your toys while offering space for your family. Theyre capable of grabbing the three best selling positions in America for five consecutive months. Our founder and sales analyst has the details for you on TTAC. "The pickup truck world’s consistent hold on the whole of American best seller’s podium is steadily tightening."
RECALL
Status unchanged since yesterdays Sprinter and FJ Cruiser recalls.
WATCH
Are Cadillac’s disappointing sales figures still the price the brand must pay for inauthentic ads like this one, funny as it was?
Sunday, March 22, 2015
2012 Subaru BRZ News Car Concept
Subaru BRZ appeared as a sports car with rear-wheel-Horizontally-Opposed Boxer engine. Car Subaru and Toyota collaboration results claimed to be ready to be a sports sedan that has perfection on the wheel and driving pleasure, Many have been holding onto hope of a local launch since the BRZs existence was first rumoured a few years ago, but few would have expected the brands Australian arm to ease up on its all-wheel-drive-only position.
The joint development programme with Toyota Motor Corporation allowed Toyota’s ‘D-4S’ direct injection and port injection technology to be incorporated into the BRZ’s power unit, improving efficiency. The powerplant achieves a maximum output of 200PS and 151lb/ft torque.
The Subaru BRZ engines will be produced at the company’s Oizumi engine plant (where all Subaru engines are built) which is located at the Gunma Main Plant, where the BRZ and all Toyota/Scion variants are being produced. No details were released regarding turbo size, engine output, or future applications for the new powerplant (or which markets will receive it), but we’d have to think the BRZ would be on that list.
The 6-star badge is the biggest change, in the otherwise very Toyota GT 86 looking design. The twin-exhaust pipes sparked rumours about the BRZ being turbo charged, offered with an AWD platform; so far that’s has been internet chatter only. A short shifter 6-speed manual is available for those fancy some footwork and for the lazy legged a 6-speed automatic transmission with a ‘Sports’ ‘Manual’ mode is available, the latter runs a ‘throttle blipping’ system on downshifts. The front suspension employs struts while the rear has a double wishbone layout. The 215/45 R17 tyres are mounted on lightweight 17 multi-spoke alloy wheels. As with the GT 86, the Subaru BRZ is scheduled to go on sale in the UK in July 2012.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Auto News For Wednesday February 25 2015 Toyota Recalls 116 FJ Cruisers
Here are six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Wednesday, February 25, 2015.
REVIEW
First looks at the 2016 Volvo XC90 have been published. Check out Car & Driver, Jalopnik, Digital Trends, Forbes, and Autocar.
INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS
If youre one who places your faith in Consumer Reports, youll want to check out their new 2015 Autos Spotlight Section, where CR highlights their, "2015 Top Picks, Car Brand Report Cards, best and worst new cars." And more.
TTAC
The Nissan Leafs sales declined in January for the first time since January 2013. Our resident sales analyst has provided the truth about this cars sales on TTAC. As hes known to do, he uses a sports analogy to help drive home the crux of the matter. "In the same way that consecutive games without a point draw attention to the fact that Sidney Crosby previously achieved a 25-game point streak, the Nissan’s Leaf slight decline in the lowest-volume month on the calendar shines a light on what was a 23-month streak of year-over-year improvements."
RECALL
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 5586 specific Sprinter vans for a door issue: "In the affected vehicles, the abutting wedge, a component attached to the door jam to make opening the door easier after a severe frontal impact, may have been installed incorrectly." Meanwhile, a Toyota recall impacting just 116 2014 FJ Cruisers relates to a steering problem: "In the affected vehicles, the intermediate steering shaft which connects the steering wheel and the steering gear box may have an inadequate weld."
WATCH
The driver of this old Mercedes-Benz M-Class took advantage of a bit of wintry weather to test out his donut-making skills in the Plano mall parking lot.
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