Come one, come all: It's time for a rousing edition of Guess That Engine . Know a piston skirt from a pressure sender, a con rod from a cap screw? Here's a slew of engines for you to prove it. Auto shows usually have a healthy dose of engine porn , but the L.A. show had more than most. The eight powerplants in this gallery were found on the show floor, and each is available in a car sold (or about...
Key Competitors: Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue. Power: Theta II 2.4L 4-cylinder – 176-hp / 168 lb-ft. Transmission: 6-speed automatic. Fuel-economy: 23/31 mpg (city/highway). Availability: Dec. 2009. Pricing: TBA. At the 2009 LA Auto Show today, Hyundai unveiled its new 2010 Tucson, which will go on sale later this month. Hyundai says that the new Tucson follows the [...]...
Key Competitors: Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Escape, Dodge Nitro, Ford Edge, Mazda Tribute, Toyota Highlander, Honda CR-V. Power: 2.4L 4-cylinder – 175-hp / 169 lb-ft; 3.5L V6 – 276-hp / 248 lb-ft. Transmission: 6-speed automatic. Availability: January 2010. Pricing: TBA. Taking some cues from its big brother, the Kia Borrego, the 2011 Kia Sorento will hit dealerships next year. Looks wise,...
Competes with: Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 Looks like: A compact SUV for the Marines in "Halo" Drivetrain: 176-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder with six-speed manual or automatic transmission, front- or all-wheel drive Hits dealerships: Later this month Hyundai is in...
In the Chevrolet press conference at the LA Auto Show, a representative noted that the Chevrolet Malibu (33 mpg, with four-cylinder engine) and Equinox (32 mpg) were best in class for fuel economy. Of course, these are highway estimates, based on the EPA’s test criteria. But our own real-world fuel-economy tests paint a different picture. With the four-cylinder Malibu, for instance, we got 25...
Key Competitors: Nissan Rogue, Kia Sportage, Mazda CX-7, Ford Escape, Hyundai Santa Fe, Toyota RAV-4, Honda CR-V and Acura RDX. Power: 167-hp 2.4L 4-cylinder; 226-hp 3.0L V6. Transmission: 2.4L mated to 5-speed manual or CVT; 3.0L V6 mated to 6-speed automatic with Sports Mode sequential shift. Availability: On sale now. Pricing: $20,840. The 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander made its North American [...]
Azure Dynamics Corp. announced today that it has selected Johnson Controls-Saft to supply the Lithium-ion batteries for the AZD drivetrain that will power the Ford Transit Connect battery electric vehicle, an all-electric van scheduled to enter production in late 2010. The Transit Connect BEV - the first of four electric vehicles Ford plans to build in its global commercial vehicle program - has a...
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday that November U.S. sales were virtually flat at 123,167 vehicles, compared with 123,222 vehicles sold in the year-ago period. Sales of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars rose 14% to 42,479 vehicles, and total truck sales declined 6.7% to 76,057 units from last year. Sales of the Ford Fusion rose 54.5% to 13,774 cars and Focus sales rose 24.4%...
Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota , UK 2010 Prius - click above for high-res image gallery Last year, the first time WhatGreenCar gave out its Green Car of the Year award for UK vehicles, the Ford Focus EcoNetic won the title . That car managed to get a 33 on a WGC's hundred-point scale (lower is better) for, well, greenness. This year's winner for the U.S. market Car of the Year was the 1.8 liter, 4-cylinder...
Ford Developing Smart Charging System with Help From DOE and Utility Companies - All Cars Electric : "Next year Ford will launch the BEV Transit Connect followed shortly thereafter by the Focus EV and a PHEV by 2012. With electric vehicles in the lineup, the company has been working on its own recharging system that is designed to talk with the nation's electrical grid. The system was developed...
Engine(s) 2008: 2.3 L (140 cu in, 2261 cc)[2] 2009: 2.5 L (152 cu. in, 2488 cc) I4 DOHC 16-valve Atkinson cycle Transmission(s) Continuously variable transmission Wheelbase 103.1 in (2619 mm) Length 174.7 in (4437 mm) Width 71.1 in (1806 mm) Height 67.7 in (1720 mm) Fuel capacity 15.0 U.S. gal (57 L; 12.5 imp gal) Ford Escape Hybrid 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid...
Family-friendly Vehicle Bolstered by New Safety, Convenience Technology For 2010, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner add a host of new features that improve safety and make driving more convenient. Escape and Mariner also become two of the first Ford Motor Company vehicles to feature SYNC® with Traffic, Directions and Information – helping reduce distractions while accessing important route...
KeNosHousingPortal.blogspot.com TOP STORIES : Clunker' data show pickup-for-pickup trades - ( news.yahoo.com/s/ap ) Billed as a way for the government to put more fuel-efficient vehicles on highways, the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program mostly involved swaps of old Ford or Chevrolet pickups for new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal...
For those who want gas economy and environment friendliness, Ford came up with an Escape Hybrid which has earned the position of the planet’s most efficient SUV. For the extreme environmentalist, EcoTrek presents a Ford Escape Hybrid with the final “Environmental Integration” package.
For those who are always on the go, the 2009 Ford Escape provides driving fun with practical usefulness for both the city and the wilderness. The “Sport” Edition 2009 Ford Escape from HPA Motorsports provides an extreme mixture of off-road potential and urban performance in one great package.
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