Posts Tagged ‘front wheel drive’
As we reported earlier http://www.vicky.in/straightfrmtheheart/chevrolet-cruze-pictorial-preview/Chevrolet is producing a replacement for the optra and optra magnum called Chevrolet cruze. Yet another spy shot of the Chevrolet Cruze has come out (by thecarfanatic.com). From the spy shot it seems lik......
Rumors continue to mount for Acura RL with V8, RWD
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Though auto pundits and car enthusiasts alike have been calling on Acura to drop its ban on rear-wheel-drive and V8 engines, no one ever really expects the automaker to go through with it. It's the brand's identity, its thing, its shtick. Though an Acura may be down on torque and driven by the wrong......
Kia may introduce unibody pickup truck with next-gen Sorento
Monday, March 17th, 2008
When Kia debuts the next-generation mid-sized Sorento SUV in a couple of years, the South Korean brand is expected to migrate to a front-wheel-drive unibody platform. That would make the Sorento like many of its competitors in this size class such as the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander and Ford Edge.......
Prodrive develops active toe control
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Prodrive has developed a new system that can actively manipulate the toe angle of the rear wheels on front-wheel-drive cars so handling limits can be increased on the fly. The system, named "Active Toe Control," has the ability to make a standard twist beam rear suspension behave more like a complex......
Ford Flex priced from $28,995
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Ford FlexThe latest addition to Ford's seemingly ever expanding lineup of crossovers, the Flex, will start showing up at dealerships this summer and it now has a price tag. The new full size Flex SE will be starting off at $28,995 for the front-wheel-drive ......
Mercedes to pump some extra octane into next A- and B-Class
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
According to the latest reports, Mercedes has finally realized why its A-Class and B-Class compacts haven't been doing so well: they're boring, overpriced and underpowered... and that's a losing combination. So for the next generation of the two model lines that's expected around 2011, Mercedes is r......
Chrysler 300/Charger facelift due in 2011, RWD sticking around
Saturday, December 8th, 2007
While new fuel economy regs have put the General's rear-wheel-drive offerings into a holding pattern (we think), Chrysler will soldier on with its RWD LX platform into the next decade. According to The Car Connection, Chrysler plans to makeover the 300 and Charger in 2011, but the reason the Pentast......
Chicago 2008: Ford Transit Connect arrives in the States ready to work
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
click above for a high-res gallery of the Ford Transit ConnectLots of businesses and even regular folk have a need for a vehicle with plenty of space inside to carry stuff that isn't necessarily incredibly heavy. For those applications, something like a full-size van is just overkill and results in ......
Pics Aplenty: 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT and Eclipse Spyder
Monday, November 26th, 2007
click either image for more shots of the updated 2009 Mitsubishi EclipseMitsubishi has seen fit to bestow upon us a whole slew of new high-res images showing the updated 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT and Eclipse Spyder doing their groove thing on the road. As we mentioned last week when we previewed th......
Buick prices Lucerne Super at $39,395
Monday, November 26th, 2007
click above for more high-res pics of the Buick Lucerne SuperWe generally liked the Buick Lucerne CXS model we reviewed in 2006, and we genuinely liked the Buick LaCrosse Super that we tested last year. Unfortunately, we're not big fans of the Lucerne Super that takes Buick's slightly above average ......