Friday, 28 September 2018

2019 Ram 1500: First Impressions


we’re here at the Detroit Auto Show where RAM is showing their all-new 2019Ram 1500 now there’s a lot to talk about here because this is a brand new vehiclelet’s get started we’re here with this limited-edition Ram 1500 but on allthese vehicles brand new design inside and out on the outside you’ll noticethat we have a new hood with different power bulges also the grills completelydifferent grilles on each of the seven trim packages headlights are going to becompletely determined by what trim package you have halogen LED ordifferent sensor packages you might want as well to here on the side of the hoodis where you’re going to be identified as a half-ton pickup truck with theengine choice underneath as far as the wheels there’s more than 16 I thinkmaybe 18 different wheel choices depending on trim and option packagesand here you can see on the side as well to here very clear and distinct todifferent line cuts to try to keep it very symmetrical all the way back thisis the crew cab model that’s now four inches longer even the bed itself is aninch and a half taller so it more evenly connects and lines up with the cabconfiguration here at the back end brand new tail light design as well againdepending on what trim package you have and what options you want and thetailgate can be dropped from the inside with a push of a button or from the keyfob one final design detail here at the back end of the truck a brand new morechiseled Rams head but designers have kept the are AM lettering here on theback with the rebel package in fact the rebel package the more sporty ER of thetrim levels still has the big wheels and tires still has the taller suspensionlift on it’s about one inch higher whether you get the brand new coilsprings availability on the rebel package or you get the four corner airsuspension but the big news quad cab configuration here on the rebel willmake this a much shorter wheelbase and much more sporty or vehicle to take onthe trails but here’s the big design change here you get the power the powerbulge hood so this is brand new still has the vents just like the Mopar sporthood from the previous generation but nowidentifies this rebel as a half-ton here up up on here up on top and also whatengine is underneath finally here at the grillyou have the very familiar swoop over the RAM lettering but this is acompletely redesigned bumper and skid plate if you’re looking for something alittle more Street stealthy maybe this Laramie sport black packages is whatyou’re interested in it’s got the sport hood it’s got a black out front grillestill has the big Ram lettering but you get black inserts here in the headlightsyou get unique wheels you also get blackout mirrors door handles and alsoon the tailgate you get the blackout design here the Rams head but alsoblackout four inch dual tailpipes for power trains they’re gonna offer mildhybrids both for the 3. 6 liter Pentastar v6 and the 5. 7 liter Hemi that’s whatthis is right here this is the motor generator a 48 volt system that actuallyhas a 300 watt battery pack that allows this new pickup truck to have start/stopcapability and to provide 90 foot pounds of additional torque with the v6 and ahundred and thirty additional foot-pounds of torque for the 5. 7 literv8 the frame itself this is all new it’s fully boxed it’s got these splayed framerails here in the front so it has better front head and collision crash-testingand offset crash testing it’s got these tire breaker bars here in the back but Idon’t want to forget this either upper control arms here on the frontsuspension these are composite lower a arms are aluminum the entire weightsavings on this brand new frame is about 90 pounds when you compare it with the2018 model Ram half-ton pickup truck still has the same number of crossmembers this particular example has the four corner air suspension where youhave the compressor tanks here in the back and here at the back a muchstronger crossmember configuration here where you have the tow hitch now it’scapable of towing a maximum 12700 pounds a lot of big changes herein the interior as well brand-new gauge cluster here anInformation Center here for the driver tilt and telescoping steering wheelvery cool reconfiguring storage area here almost looks like a giant monsterminivan storage bin but the big story a completely redone information screenhere that can control all of your AC your radio your climates and evenprovide some Netflix Lite ordering features that you can do if you sign upfor the Sirius XM 360 l package but this is a very cool gigantic screen that youhave and also new leather materials dual storage bins here in the glove boxes andlet’s take a look in the back a lot of changes there too here in the back ofthe crew cab you can get a completely flat load floor and you can get anoptional heated and cooled seats for rear passengers you’ve got the RAM binbut now it’s twice as large as it was before and the seats themselves havethis amazing center console here plenty of storage cupholders also the seatsthemselves and slide forward so I get an eighth degree recline here if I want togo to sleep over these long-haul trips but very cool let’s take a lookunderneath you get even more storage in fact if you need a little bit more thanthis a couple flips put that up now great place to store fishing polesanother great interior feature is that you can literally see almost the entireoutdoors with this giant Sun roof and before we move on to cool features herein the center console one all sorts of mathematical calculations to calculateangles or mathematical equations also here at the bottom at the back end hereon this little flip up four generations of side view styles of the RAM half-tonpickup truck and we’ve only scratched the surface with this video of the 2019ram 1500 but if you want more information go topickup trucks dot-comyou


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Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series


Black is back! After months of speculation and countless spy photographs, Mercedes-Benzhave officially revealed details for the new SL 65 AMG Black Series. With its sensationalgood looks, unbelievable performance, thisnew Bi Turbo V12 coupé is truly a supercar thoroughbred.


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Thursday, 27 September 2018

Honda Insight Prototype: First Impressions — Cars.com


Honda fans know that whenever the automaker unveils a prototype of a carwell it’s gonna be pretty darn close to what you’re gonna see in productionversion in showrooms in the months or immediate years to come that appears tobe the case here with this the insight prototype which would reprise a thirdgeneration of Honda’s hybrid vehicle unlike the first two generations this isa very kind of normal-looking car it’s a sedan that Honda actually positions as apremium entry above the Civic kind of in its walk up in terms of hybrids thiswould still slot below the Accord Hybrid dimensionally very similar to the Civicin terms of styling the insight prototype has a fairly tidy rear endwithout too much going on back there in terms of just kind of adventurous cuesup front here Honda’s plunging grille here which we’ve seen in some form oranother on the Accord and the Civic it sort of fans out any of these adjacentheadlights here under the hood a very similar drivetrain we’re told to theclarity plug-in hybrid without the battery size and the hardware forplugging in that’s a 1. 5 liter atkinson cycle four-cylinder engine with a twomotor hybrid system capable of driving you at low speeds on electric poweralone honda says when you throw it all together the insight will get more than50 miles per gallon in one of the epa cycles although officials did not tellus exactly which cycle honda does say this is coming out at an auto show verysoon in production form so stay tuned for moreyou


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ICON 1965 Ford Crew Cab Reformer — 2017 SEMA Show


we’re here at the 2017 SEMA show where we caught up with Jonathan ward fromicon 4×4 because one of the standout vehicles to us is this reformer f250six-pack so Jonathan talked to me about the concept of what we have well I wantto build the most inefficient things I possibly can so this is part of thereformer lines you know we have the production fj’s and Broncos and thriftmasters and then once that standardized I hate to say it I like get a little bitbored and I love doing these one-offs because like constant discovery and youknow new challenges so this is a really good example of those it’s a 1965 f250crew cab and that’s factory build every one thinks that we mash it up and makeit wasn’t really factory that but they built them for like the railroads andthe military and stuff so they’re hard to find but all that remains of it isthe body shell the seat frames the door handles so the idea is with the reformerrevisit like everything I do classic design in a modern context so the ideais simply to make this a viable capable safe fast fun daily driver but likereally honor the the vintage style so it’s got the beautiful styling of a 65that will elaborate on that so like the plastic knobs it didn’t all kind ofmatch I’ll take some liberties pick my favorite one see and see it in stainlesscreate more continuity with the design then they just kind of geek out on everysingle to the tail it’s super fun so what’s under the hood so this one’srunning a five nine Cummins and then Gail banks has become a dear friend andwe’ve been working with her for years so we basically said to Gail just sendme whatever the heck you have for the five nine which you and I both know hehas kind of everything for it so it’s about probably 750 torque but totallymanageable daily driver and it just moves like a freight train and whosetransmission in fact so basically I cheatedI took a no seven Mega Cab 3,500 Dodge and built the truck upon that but it wasa client request because he doesn’t like the current generation Ford diesel buthas massive faith and experience and the Dodge so everything is dodge underneathaxles and suspension yeah I mean I did the core Fox off-road racing suspensionwe did ceramic coated stainless Gail banks exhaust upgraded the brakes andthe clutch but yes the primary architecture in fact even the referencethen the client if he needs to again we’re rolling to a Dodge dealer maybepiss them off confuse them a little bit but tell them hey it’s this all partnumber consistency can bus electronics obd2 everything is still consistent tothat VIN so we try and avoid the Johnny Cash specials you know where the clientdoesn’t know what to do where to get what and when you kind of use a wholeplatform you’re getting a lot of engineering and consistency by doingthat I know you’re all about the details so talk to me about the interior socustom leather buy more and she’ll she’s a common partner for me but I’m a majorleather geek hobbyist too so like why did the dye sample they made it for soit’s got this like funky red modded with black highlights the seat insertsI wanted to get something really durable and I like to go outside automotive soit’s actually Knoll which is like high-end architecturebut outside patio furniture so UV dry run of all that’s way better thanautomotive then like we had seat heaters we use tempur-pedic foam the steeringwheel is a vintage Ford wheel but from another app and then I hand-stitched andleather wrap did gauge shell looks stock so we kept the custom cab gauges andeven the exterior side trim they never did a custom cab crew cab butI used to own one and love them so then we Sheldon it’s all you know modern gutsbut with the vintage aesthetic hidden audio with Bluetoothyou know a/c and power windows but it looks like analog so like a little stuffman you know me I love that’s the last thing the bed itself that must havecreated some issues or problems what kind of solutions did you come up withwell when you’re doing these body swaps even with CAD control there’s thingsthat just kind of surprise you and give you new challenges so actually to getthe fitment right and the chassis balance correct because we don’t want toalter suspension or engine versus front axle center point we’ve actually cheatand raise that bed floor up so you’ll notice that when you drop the tailgateyou lost probably six inches of depth but that gave us better mechanicalengineering so we just let it have its very cool thank you for your time I knowyou’re running the show appreciate it thanks for the interest for more go topickup trucks comyou


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2019 Lincoln MKC: Design Updates — Cars.com


slowly but surely Lincoln’s new horizontally framed grill is making itsway across the lineup and now it graces the updated MKC which is Lincoln’s smallSUV as you can see here it replaces what used to be kind of a split vein grill itextended all the way after the headlights there’s a little bit ofseparation and we actually think this looks a lot better headlights also havebeen redesigned Lincoln says you come around the side there’s a few otherminor changes here one is the door handles they have this little chromestrip on them now and you come around to the tail and there’s another chromestrip here just below Lincoln’s badging here right in thecenter now the MKC already drives pretty well mechanicals essentially carry overfor the new updated version here so that should continue you can find out a lotmore closer to it’s on sale date in summer of 2018you


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2019 Volkswagen Jetta: First Drive


we’re here in Raleigh Durham North Carolina to look at the new Jetta and itreally is new new technology new platform new safety features new designeach others new styling is still a grown-up look but it goes for a bit moredrama and a bit more upscale feel as a larger grille more chrome sharpersculpting standard LED headlights and daytime running lights as well asstandard LED tail lights for those who want a sporty you’re looking a JettaVolkswagen offers the our line model a mid price model that has additionalfeatures including a piano black grille its own 17-inch darkened wheels pianoblack mirror caps and around back it has its own bumper with dual chrome exhausttips inside the our line has its own grand black seats and it has greatcontrast stitching on the seats and on the steering wheelanother thing that distinguishes the new Jetta design is a sharp character linethat runs from the taillights up and through into the front fenderunfortunately it ends at a fake fender vent I think we’re over those but italso has in profile a trendier coupe-like roofline that is not soextreme that it cuts into rear seat Headroom still looks good it also isn’tso extreme that it cuts into the trunk so much that you have trouble gettingthe trunk loaded a highlight of the Jettas new interior design is adriver-focused dashboard the instruments and touchscreen wrap around you you canfeel a little bit of Gulf DNA in this the touchscreen is now an 8 inch premiumscreen 6. 5 inches is standard and that’s still bigger than the largest screen andthe old model also the screen is moved up and into your line of sight whereasin the old model it was down below by the gearshift one new feature is achoice of 10 colors of ambient lighting that reps all around you through thedashboard and the doors and if you have a favorite color for that lighting youcan have it every time you get in the car thanks to a personalization featurein the Nuge which saves up to 4 profiles includingthe lighting but also your radio presets how you like to digital instruments avariety of other features another feature that’s a first for a Jetta and afirst for Volkswagen is a premium audio system that is a beats system 7 speakersincluding a subwoofer in the trunk Volkswagen has also designed a lot morecabin storage into the new Jetta that includes large door pockets front andrear a nice device bin in the front with a soft bottom and a larger console whichincludes thoughtfully a light interior so you can actually find things in thereone odd thing for the tech-savvy new car however is that it has only two USBports one up front one in the console plus a 12-volt while the interior of thenew Jetta is a lot more pleasant place to be most of it is about the front ofthe cabin the back seat is roomy enough it has plenty of legroom and Headroomfor six-foot adults but it’s just for to the new larger console intrudes into theleg room pretty much eliminating it for the middle passenger and also there’s asignificant drop down of the materials quality when you go from the front roadto the back road the old Jenna was already among the more fun to drivecompact sedans the new one is even better thanks to the new platform arevised version of the strong little 1. 4 liter turbo carries over but now it’smated to a new 8-speed transmission with well spaced ratios and crisp shiftingsteering was nicely weighted the brakes are confident cornering was tied downthere’s nothing not to like about it I’m not saying you’ll mistake it for a golfGTI but it is definitely competitive with the best in compact sedansincluding the Honda Civic and the Mazda 3overall the 2019 Jetta redesign is a much more satisfying vehicle updatedtechnology new style still fun to drive it could take the Jetta from being aniche player in compact sedans to a true mainstream competitor for moreinformation go to cars calm


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Ferrari V12 Engine


Ferrari V12 Engine Assembly. From start to finish, one technician is responsible forthe assembly… … . .


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