Friday, October 9, 2009

2011 Chevy Cruze Appears as Daewoo Lacetti Premier in Korea


While GM is making us live with the Cobalt until at least 2011, GM launched the Delta platform replacement in South Korea a year before Europe will get the car and at least two years before the U.S. does.

The Chevy Cruze (as it will be called elsewhere) launches as the Daewoo Lacetti Premier with the 140 hp, 1.6-liter engine shown at the Paris Motor Show. The engine reportedly gets more than 40 mpg highway thanks to a six-speed automatic transmission. While we won't be seeing the Cruze for several years, this should at least give a realistic preview of the fuel economy it can achieve and continue to make Americans jealous as the rest of the world gets superior next-generation vehicles years before they come to the U.S.



Coming off the summer's cash for clunkers blitz, GM dealers are scrambling to keep their inventories at proper levels. The dealers have asked for up to four times more vehicles than the automaker planned on producing.

For example, dealers have asked for 30,000 Chevrolet Equinoxes, while the initial plans were only for 8000 to be built. "We have very little excess inventory, we're at record lows right now, and we're ramping up production." Tom Stephens, GM's head of global product development, told the Detroit News.

The added demand not only came from the recent government program, but also the new 60-day guarantee that went into action Monday. "Showroom traffic is getting better and consumer confidence is improving," said Stephens

Not all of the requested vehicles will necessarily be built. The requests do, however, give the automaker a good idea of the current demand.


Automakers are planning to use smaller displacement engines to meet increasing fuel economy standards and BMW is no exception. BMW is planning to bring four-cylinder engines back to the U.S. in the next-generation 3-series by 2012.

BMW has not offered a four-cylinder model in the U.S. since 1999, but in 2012, we will see a four-cylinder 3-series make a resurgence on our shores equipped with twin-turbochargers like the 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline six-cylinder.

Jim O’Donnell, CEO of BMW North America, said that BMW will be able to reach U.S. fuel economy standards before 2015 by re-introducing four-cylinders to the U.S. The fuel economy standard O’Donnell is referring to is the 35.5 mpg average fuel economy standard set to take effect in 2016, with a 5 percent increase per year beginning in 2012.

In addition to adding four-cylinders to the 3-series, BMW is considering adding four-cylinder gasoline engines to the 1-series and its X1 and X3 crossovers in the U.S. BMW already offers both four-cylinder gasoline and diesel versions of the 1- and 3-series and X1 and X3 crossovers.

“We see potentially a significant market that could get to 100,000 four-cylinder engines in the U.S.,” said O’Donnell.


If the clay model shown above looks anything like a Toyota iQ, there's a good reason for it. Aston Martin's latest concept, the Cygnet, is based heavily on Toyota's Smart ForTwo fighter.


Indeed, from this photograph of an early clay model, it seems much of the iQ's design remains untouched. Aston designers are largely playing with the Toyota's front fascia, adding the brand's traditional grille, hood scoops, and an aggressive front fascia.

Given its legacy and portfolio, we wouldn't expect Aston to play in the microcar segment, but the firm believes the Cygnet could appeal to Aston buyers. Like a dinghy or tender on a yacht, a DB9 owner could use a Cygnet for urban commuting, while the sports car could be reserved for open roads and long trips. We imagine there's a second reason behind the Cygnet: If placed in production, it would help improve Aston Martin's overall emission and fuel economy averages.

“Now is the right time for Aston Martin to take this bold first step,” said CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez. “Much work is still required, but I am confident that this project could become reality in the not to distant future.”


Unfortunately for those hoping to see a Honda-built alternative to the Nissan GT-R emerge within the next few years, the rumored Acura NSX is still dead - at least in the form of an exotic sports car.

Speaking with Car and Driver, John Watts, the senior manager of product development for the Honda luxury brand, said the NSX as planned was "too high a halo," but a scaled-down version of the NSX is still a prospect.

"For it to be fully effective, it couldn't be too far removed" from Honda's other products, he said. In an automotive world that has become highly focused on fuel efficiency, Honda probably couldn't afford the negative green cred - let alone the high development price tag - of a high-performance car to compete with the GT-R.

In all likelihood, an Acura sports car would compete with a car like the Nissan Z. Sad as it is that we may not see a V-10 NSX anytime soon, the silver lining is that we may still see a new sports car out of Honda yet.


Roush has just announced a pair of 2010 Mustangs with 540 hp and 510 lb-ft of torque each. Those are a huge improvement over the stock numbers of 315 and 325, respectively.

The 225 hp and 185 lb.-ft. increases come from the signature Roush supercharger. Stronger internals and lowered compression ratio (9.8 down to 8.6) help keep the engine in one piece.

Roush continues to amaze us with its Stage 3 version. Based on the 2010 Ford Mustang GT, the Stage 3 is loaded with improvements. Upgrades include a new exhaust, 14-inch front rotors with four-piston calipers, optional 20-inch rims and an array of body components including a new grille.

Interior enhancements include embroidered Jack Roush signature leather seats, illuminated sill plates, and an engraved badge with the car's serial number.

The Stage 3 will be offered in a limited supply of 103 examples with a price tag of $59,945.

The Roush 540RH is the sleeper model of the two. Sharing the same power numbers as the Stage 3, the 540RH will be less likely to get you pulled over for looks alone. The 540RH contains the same suspension and engine modifications as the Stage 3 at a somewhat more reasonable price of $46,145.

If you are interested, now would be a good time to visit your local Ford dealership. The cars will begin shipping in October.


It's hard to make Ford's Super Duty any bigger, bolder, or beefier, but the automaker did just that with its revised 2011 model.

Like the past few iterations of the Super Duty, the 2011 model’s exterior is largely derived from the truck launched in 1999. Ford’s designers have added an even more brash front fascia, with gigantic headlamps (reportedly the largest ever used on any Ford product), a chunkier front grille, and a massive blue oval logo. The previous model’s gargantuan fender vents are replaced by a new, “constrained” vent located above the beltline, but diesel models receive a massive Power Stroke emblem on the front doors.

If the size of that emblem doesn’t indicate how proud Ford is of its new diesel offering, we don’t know what will. The new 6.7-liter turbo-diesel V-8 was designed completely in-house, and uses a relatively innovative architecture that places the exhaust and turbocharger inboard the engine’s V. Ford claims that engine packaging, noise and vibration, and throttle response are all improved as a result.

Those who prefer a gas-fired motor can choose between either an improved version of the current 5.4-liter V-8, or an all-new 6.2-liter V-8. The latter, which will also appear in the extreme F-150 Raptor, is an new large-bore, short-stroke design, and uses variable cam timing, along with twin spark plugs at each cylinder. Like the 5.4-liter V-8 and the new Power Stroke, Ford isn’t revealing output figures, but says peak horsepower will arrive at a “modest” 5500 rpm.

Both the 6.2-liter gas and 6.7-liter diesel engines are available with Ford’s new six-speed “TorqShift” automatic transmission. Unlike competitor’s transmissions, the Ford gearbox can be shifted manually in addition to traditional automatic or “range-select” modes. Diesel models can also be fitted with an optional live PTO, which continues to send power to auxiliary equipment even if the truck isn’t moving.

Inside, changes are limited. A new flow-through center console now runs all the way up to the instrument panel, while every seat receives a lockable underseat storage compartment. Ford’s also added a nifty LCD screen to the gauge cluster, which allows drivers to view a range of information, and even preset trailer brake settings for different trailers. Ford’s also catering to the towing crowd by offering a fifth-wheel substructure, directly attached to the truck's frame, as a factory-installed option.

We expect to hear finalized power and pricing figures closer to when the new Super Duty reaches dealers in the spring of 2010.



Although its new owners will be Chinese, Hummer will still retain its headquarters in the U.S. - and in Michigan, no less.

If the sale of Hummer to the Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company is finalized, the brand will invest up to $9.4 million to create a new global headquarters in southeastern Michigan. The facility will be responsible for all design, engineering, product planning, and marketing of Hummer vehicles, and will create approximately 941 new jobs, including 300 with the company itself.

Hummer had previously eyed locations in both South Carolina and Tennessee, but a $20.6-million tax credit was offered to the automaker by the State of Michigan. The credit will be applied over a span of 10 years.

No details on an exact location for the new Hummer HQ have been revealed, but the company is reportedly eyeing locations in both Auburn Hills and Detroit.



Lexus revamped its midsize ES sedan for 2007 with a larger engine and a new look. In keeping with Lexus' naming conventions, the numeric portion of the ES name reflects the size of the engine: 350 stands for a 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The ES 350 competes with the Acura TL and Lincoln MKZ.

New for 2009
The ES 350 remains relatively unchanged for 2009 other than the addition of a new exterior color.

Exterior
Even after its 2007 redesign, the ES 350's basic teardrop shape was still familiar to the brand's faithful. The sedan is about the same size as its predecessor, although the car gained 2 inches in wheelbase and more than an inch of track.
  • Standard moonroof
  • Standard 17-inch alloy wheels
  • Standard dual exhaust tips
  • Available panoramic glass roof
  • New paint color: Matador Red Mica
Interior
The ES 350 has 42.2 inches of front legroom and 35.9 inches of rear legroom. Hip room is 52.8 inches in back and 55.9 inches in front.
  • Push-button start
  • Dual-zone automatic climate control
  • 10-way power-adjustable front seats
  • Available 14-speaker, 300-watt Mark Levinson audio system
  • Available navigation system with rearview backup camera


The Brooklands is Bentley's flagship coupe. As the most expensive Bentley, the Brooklands receives more prestige, technology and power. The twin-turbo V-8 makes a thunderous 530 horsepower, which is the highest output of any Bentley to date.

Bentley plans to build just 550 Brooklands to ensure exclusivity; deliveries started in 2008 and continue for 2009.


New for 2009
The Bentley Brooklands gets a new stereo system with a larger display screen and a memory card slot instead of the traditional CD player slot. New optional equipment includes an iPod interface system and a 10-speaker, 1,100-watt audio system.

Exterior
Bentley says the Brooklands is a "powerful, muscular and rakish grand touring coupe." Fans of the marque will recognize the Brooklands' characteristically long hood and short front overhang. The upright grille and quad headlamps look identical to those on the Arnage.

The Brooklands measures 213 inches long and 74.8 inches wide; the coupe is comparable in size to a full-size SUV.
  • Available in 42 exterior colors
  • Standard 20-inch alloy wheels
  • Standard auto-dimming/power/heated side mirrors
  • Standard dual chrome exhaust
  • Standard bi-xenon headlights with auto-leveling function
  • Standard headlight washer
  • Standard sunroof
Interior
As expected, the Brooklands comes tailored with luxurious materials. The four-passenger cabin treats occupants to leather-covered door panels, lush carpeting and a traditional dashboard peppered with chrome gauges.

In back, a center console divides the outboard bucket seats, which are power adjustable and retract farther back than those in the Azure convertible, Bentley says. There is 14.2 cubic feet of cargo space available in the trunk.
  • Available in 25 different leather hides and three veneer trims
  • Standard auto-dimming rearview mirror
  • Standard power-adjustable tilt steering wheel with cruise control
  • Standard dual-zone automatic climate control
  • Standard heated front and rear seats
  • Standard massaging front seats
  • Standard navigation system


The Maybach brand is made up of three closely related ultraluxury sedans: the regular Type 57, the extended-length Type 62 and the extended-length Type 62 Landaulet.

The Landaulet uses a rare vehicle body style in which the back half of the car can act as a convertible. Landaulets are supposed to be chauffeur-driven and have enclosed areas for the driver. The extended-length Type 62 Landaulet follows this formula.

It takes nearly five months to construct and deliver Maybachs, which are sold through Mercedes-Benz dealerships.


Changes for 2009
The Type 62 Landaulet is new for 2009.

Exterior
The Landaulet's exterior size and sporty look are based on the Type 62 S. Landaulet buyers have the option of customizing the exterior paint job to anything they can think of. The vehicle is 242.7 inches long overall, with a 150.7-inch wheelbase and a 78-inch width.

The Landaulet features reinforced D-pillars that protect rear passengers when the roof is down. The black soft-top can open and close in under 20 seconds. The top doesn't inhibit cargo space when down. A slim wind deflector automatically rises at speeds above 40 mph.
  • 20-inch, 11-spoke alloy wheels
  • Bi-xenon headlamps with headlight washer jets
  • Auto-leveling headlamps
  • Front and rear fog lamps with chrome surrounds
  • Automatic windshield wipers
  • Power-closing and power-opening rear roof
  • Auto-dimming, power, heated side-view mirrors
Interior
The Landaulet comes standard in a four-passenger configuration, though the car can be built to hold five. Trunk space is a whopping 21.4 cubic feet. Ten hidden storage compartments are placed throughout the interior.

The Landaulet differs from its siblings in that it has a partition between the passenger and driver compartments. An intercom system allows passengers to communicate with the driver. Rear interior appointments are more luxurious than the driver's compartment. Rear headrests are also slightly larger in the Landaulet to reduce wind noise when the top is open.

Many custom options are available, including replacing the wood trim with granite. Gold — real gold — is also an interior trim option.
  • Available Grand Nappa leather upholstery (in black or white)
  • Wood, aluminum, carbon fiber, stone or gold-plated trim
  • Heated seats in front and rear
  • Two dual-zone automatic climate-control systems
  • 21-speaker, 600-watt Bose surround-sound system
  • Navigation system
  • Two 9.5-inch TVs with DVD entertainment system
  • Powered, fully reclining rear seats
  • Optional ventilated front and rear seats

uesday,Oct9,

2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe


The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe is a convertible version of the Phantom VI sedan. In 2008, a new coupe version of the Phantom also debuted.

Features include a rear trunk gate that flips down for what Rolls-Royce calls "picnic" seating — the world's priciest tailgate party, perhaps? — and a camera mounted up front for better parking visibility.



New for 2009
There are no significant changes.

Exterior
Iconic Rolls-Royce elements include a descending beltline (in contrast to most convertibles, whose lines typically ascend toward the tail), as well as a short front and an enormous rear overhang.

Up front, the grille and hood have a softer profile than that of the hard-nosed Phantom sedan. The doors are hinged at the rear, which is sure to make for a show every time they're opened. Exterior dimensions — at 220.8 inches long and 78.2 inches wide — are about the same as the Phantom sedan.
  • 21-inch alloy wheels
  • Chrome-tipped exhaust
  • Electrically heated front windshield
  • Headlight washers
  • Auto-leveling headlamps
Interior
The four-seat interior comes drenched in wood, leather and chrome. Rolls-Royce says it avoided bleaches, stains and lacquers in favor of natural surfaces. Even the convertible roof housing can be adorned with more than 30 pieces of teakwood.

The seats boast flat leather surfaces designed to be wiped free of moisture.
  • Leather upholstered seats, dash and steering wheel
  • Genuine wood, aluminum and chrome trim
  • 15-speaker surround-sound audio system
  • Automatic climate control
  • Navigation system
  • Heated front seats

Thursday,Oct8,

2008 Ford Escape


Coursing over humpback hills and cutting acute-angled corners to chase the ragged shore, this twisty asphalt strip seems like it was designed expressly to show off the road-hugging agility and sticky tire traction of Escape, Ford's crossover utility vehicle for the compact class.

Formatted with the two-box body of a four-door wagon, Escape rides on the chassis of a front-wheel-drive (FWD) car rather than a conventional wagon's rear-wheel-drive (RWD) truck platform.

A generous wheelbase length of 103.1 inches and a broad wheel track set up a long and wide foundation for stability when turning.

And, unlike some wagons with a solid rear truck axle and crude leaf springs, Escape carries four-wheel independent suspension components -- MacPherson struts in front and a double lateral and semi-trailing arm design in back -- which bring more control over the vehicle for a driver and more comfortable ride sensations for passengers.

As a result, Escape offers the easy-to-drive manners of a nice sedan.

More equipment goes into the 2008 editions of Ford's CUV.

The new gear includes EPAS -- electric power assist steering -- through a direct rack and pinion system. The all-electric device eliminates a conventional hydraulic apparatus along with the power losses of an engine-driven pneumatic pump.

It fine-tunes the overall steering feel but also boosts fuel economy scores.

Escape's issues of 2008 show more upscale appointments in the five-seat cabin, like an information display mounted on top of the dashboard and easy-on-the-eyes Ice Blue lighting washing instruments, console, steering wheel and door switches.

A new console set between the two front bucket seats holds two stow bins which may be extracted and mounted on the right and rear rims of the console to increase storage spots.

Bucket seats account for the first row, while a bench on the second row provides space for three with a backrest that splits and folds down to enlarge the cargo area, and that back bay with rear gate access has more useful room because a spare tire tucks beneath the deck.

Designers managed to drop the cabin floor but still maintain a reasonable chassis height for ground clearance. As a result, you don't have to hike up to climb aboard, but simply slip in sideways like you would enter a sedan.

Styling for the body of Escape is also new to forge a bolder, tougher look in a chiseled design with a sloping and stepped front hood, a high beltline and big wheels and tires as emphasized by flared wheel arches. The blunt new fascia up front contains restyled headlamp clusters which sweep up toward front corners and a fresh grille squared off at the center front with the finish in materials that vary with trim designation.

At the rear Escape's taillamps carry a clear band wrapping around corners and the big bumper has an integrated step pad for easy access to the roof deck when loading gear.

Thursday,Oct8,

The upredictable Porsche Cayenne Turbo 2008


When the Porsche Cayenne was launched four years ago enthusiasts cried blasphemy. Porsche should not build sport-utilities, they said, Porsche should build sports cars. But buyers won the vote. Cayenne had what they needed in a five-passenger SUV: more cargo space than a sedan, off-highway capability, and impressive towing capacity.. They found the Cayenne technologically advanced and remarkably fast, as Porsches are supposed to be. So, they wondered, why all the hand wringing?

Cayenne's balance of style, performance, and sport-utility virtues were compelling, and it quickly became a success story for the small manufacturer of legendary sports cars. When Porsche launched Cayenne as a 2003 model, executives said they hoped to sell 20,000 of the SUVs a year. Clearly, these projections were conservative. Last year, Porsche sold more than 50,000 Cayennes. More than 150,000 have been sold in the past four years. Now, redesigned for 2008, sales of the new version have taken off, and overall Porsche sales in the U.S. hit record levels the summer of 2007. The Cayenne has been a boon for Porsche's financial planning. Its ongoing success smoothes over wildly fluctuating sports car sales, which tend to follow the consumer confidence index. Cayenne's success is helping Porsche do what enthusiasts want: develop and build great sports cars. Enough hand-wringing already.

For 2008, the Porsche Cayenne has been significantly improved, and Porsche is calling it a second-generation version. We can report the driving dynamics of the 2008 Cayenne models are substantially improved over the high bar set by the previous models. This was accomplished by using the latest technology and high-quality engineering and manufacturing. Porsche Stability Management has been enhanced, Dynamic Chassis Control is available, and there's a new Sport mode available for all models and powertrains.

Thursday,Oct8,

2010 Mitsubishi Eclipse


EPA Fuel Economy:
City: 16 – 20 Highway: 24 – 28
Available Engines:
162-hp, 2.4-liter I-4 (regular gas)
265-hp, 3.8-liter V-6 (premium)
Available Transmissions: 4-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual
5-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual
5-speed manual w/OD
6-speed manual w/OD

Thursday,Oct8,

2010 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3


Thursday,Oct8,

2010 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3


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