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For a number of years, the combination of a January time slot, official “International Auto Show” status, and good economic times made Detroit one of the “must see” auto shows. Automakers both domestic and foreign came to Detroit’s aging Cobo Center to hawk their latest wares. That was especially true when the Los Angeles Auto [...]
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In 2011, the Ford Super Duty pickup will have a new diesel engine. It doesn’t have overhead cams actuating the valves, it has pushrods. It doesn’t have two separate turbochargers, it has one…sort of. The exhaust manifold isn’t on the side of the engine block, it’s in the valley where most engines have their intake [...]
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Let’s put the new XJ into context by looking at its dimensions (long wheelbase model numbers in parentheses) and capacities:
Overall length: 201.7-in (206.6)
Overall width: 74.7-in
Overall height: 57.0-in
Wheelbase: 119.4-in [...]
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Word is that Chrysler is casting about for a suitable replacement for its mid-size Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger sedans. Because Chrysler’s new owner (forgetting the UAW and federal government for a moment) Fiat failed in its bid to acquire Opel and its new mid-size platform, that option is off the table. This leaves Chrysler [...]
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By now you have heard about Brian Deese, the 31-year-old Yalie who never finished his law degree, never got his MBA, never toured an assembly plant, never worked in a job outside of politics, and yet is the “perfect” guy to restructure the auto industry. He works with Steve Rattner who started his career at [...]
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So, Peter Horbury is headed back to Volvo where he will once again take control of design at the Swedish automaker. As the man responsible for Volvo’s styling shift from “Looking like the box it came in” to “Look what was in the box!”, Horbury brought curves and subtlety to a company whose vehicles were [...]
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