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Mercedes reckons all-wheel drive is now a part of the admission price into the luxury-car market. Luxury car buyers want the year-round performance and peace of mind that come with all-wheel drive -a feature that, according to Mercedes, has benefits “beyond the snow” and the “potential to become the next safety standard.” This from one [...]
Now that Chris Bangle left BMW in 2009 to start his new Chris Bangle Associates S.R.L. (located among the vineries of South Torino, Italy), without doubt, we’ll see design elements of both GINA and VISION creeping into the future non-BMW designs. From a very pragmatic and financial perspective, GINA is of particular interest: The no-more-dings-and [...]
Interior Designed by Jochen Paesen, the interior revolves around the visual lightness concept. Notice the interior light and shade effects accentuating the light – Surface Flaming evolved? The body-contoured seats are made from a Kevlar shell, a backbone structure, and seat padding with personalized fillings. Also, note the novel instrument cluster’s positioning – serving as [...]
One button in the new Infiniti G25x Sport sedan became the most important feature in this auto during a January test drive: Snow Mode. With two major snowstorms in one week, I was really hoping for a Snow Day. But there was no excuse because the G25x, with its state-of-the-art all wheel drive system, still [...]
Vital Points The Efficient Dynamics is a 2+2 plug-in hybrid with a three-cylinder turbo-diesel engine – the 1.5-litre is essentially half of the 3.0-litre found in the 335d. The engine is paired with a six-speed DCT derived from the unit used in the M3 and Z4. BMW claims a 0-62 mph time of 4.8 seconds [...]
It’s an SUV! No, it’s a minivan! No, it’s a family hauler born to blur the differences. Think of the Pacifica as the product of wildcat drilling. Oil explorers map out existing wells, edge out into the maybe zone nearby, then send down the drill. Maybe they’ll hit a better spot in an existing underground [...]
In 1996, designers at the then Chrysler Corporation made a startling revelation: Providing rear side doors on both sides of a van enhances its usefulness. In terms of its impact on Western civilization, this breakthrough innovation ranks somewhat behind the invention of television but ahead of the Popeil Pocket Fisherman and the Clapper. What’s even [...]
