Ford Excursion lives! Get your 2011 model right here

The Ford Excursion lives, if not can be the fault of Ford, the clever craftsman at Custom cars from Tim every 2010 or 2011 Ford F-250 or F-350 in what looks like a factory perfect interpretation of what the field trip like, if he make not be deleted in 2005 flights. Buyers can get their monsters with four or six doors, and it usually takes Tim's crew about six weeks to get a car from a pickup to an SUV one. During this time the transaction takes place in 2005 a trip from the southwest, she pulls her shop in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and surgically removed the rear of the vehicle.

From there, the rear is installed on the new truck and a completely new interior grafted. The whole shebang costs $ 23,000 to the purchase price of your standard F-250 or F-350. Since the F-250 starts at $ 29,480, without destination, chances are you at a price of about $ 53,000 by the time looking all is said and done. We think we would just as soon stick with a Chevrolet Suburban, it was our chips on the table.

Disabled Aussie man has wheelchair banned from roads because... it's a tank?!

An Australian man has been by the local authorities said that he was not his own TC Mobility wheelchair technology on public roads because of its size it lands in the same category as a tank. The Department is working with two shock levels and a 24-volt electric motor, and it used to go to Jim Starr to the beach with his family. This was decided before the license agency office that the chair is too large to was classified as a typical wheelchair. With a weight of 485 pounds, weighs Starr's follow-engine 110 pounds more than the legal limit for motorized wheelchairs. It is also too wide.

As a result, Starr has from riding his all-terrain chair somewhere else banned as private land. The hang-up is that to make with regard to areas where it legally, the unit, he has to cross the public highway.

Starr used to bound as a landscape gardener from chronic arthritis, back and joint diseases him to a wheelchair in 1999 to work. Go to YouTube to (disabled embedding) the video of Starr in his tank Chair Clock.

Lamborghini reveals images of Murcielago replacement's suspension

During the visit of the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, we have to stop for a moment on the Lamborghini display to a word with Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann and Head of R & D Maurizio Reggiani have. At that time we have learned, the Lamborghini 834, the Murcielago Replacement Aventador different from the (probably) is known, would have a new suspension system.

Lamborghini revealed that his next super sports car, a push rod suspension with horizontal dampers would have - appear for the first time such a system on a production car is, after the automaker. The setup is the wheel in the perfect alignment of the entire range of suspension travel and a high-end Ohlins shock absorbers should last set of tires to keep the asphalt.

Lamborghini has now released the first row of pictures shows her new braces, along with a press release (where, after the break) to explain a number of technical details, why the new design is superior to the others. Convince stick to hold himself in the gallery below, until the official unveiling of the next big Lambo's Supercar at the Geneva Motor Show set.

Mazda to lease EVs in Japan next year

Mazda is preparing a fleet of electric vehicles, which will be available for leasing in Japan. Based on the Demio/Mazda2, these EVs use the automaker's new SKYACTIV drive technology. Mazda is for a 200-mile driving range shots (about 124 miles) and plans to begin leasing program in spring 2012.

The target group will be the vehicle for community groups and fleet customers. Mazda ultimate goal of the program is to refine his knowledge of electric vehicles by collecting data on EV requirements and drive technology. For full details, follow the jump for the automaker's short press release.

2012 Acura TL to debut at Chicago Auto Show

Acura has announced that it is the newly refreshed 2012 TL at the Chicago Auto Show debut next month. Details are slim as it was written, but the automaker says that the 2012 model continues to strengthen its position in the segment with aggressive, yet refined styling and performance. "

In its current form, the TL has been praised for its high-tech quality and cheerful interior, not to mention relatively impressive driving dynamics of the SH-AWD 6MT model. In particular, the angular front end - but the biggest deal-breaker for the current TL its styling, which collected a lot of praise has been negative. We are the full details of the 2012 TL closer to its official debut 9th February, so stay tuned.

GM adding 750 jobs to build more heavy-duty pickups

General Motors has announced that it is a further shift in its Flint assembly plant to add production of more Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy pickups. The third layer is expected that a full 750 new jobs added, and the first wave of employees will begin arriving at the facility during the second quarter of this year. Production will ramp up in the third quarter. Currently employs 2,100 workers Flint Assembly, and last year churned out of the factory 115,000 vehicles. GM says that the first wave of workers of the positions that you are filled transferred to other institutions. The majority of workers are likely to come from Lansing.

The rest of the positions of people you have in other plants, including Orion, Willow Run and Warren made. GM is not any new staff for the third layer. Hit the jump for the full press release.

Video: James May on the Ariel Atom V8

The latest Ariel Atom Sport 500 hp from the supercharged 3.0-liter V8, but it weighs only 1,200 pounds. That adds up to about 900 hp per tonne, a ratio that is nothing to shame by a lotus, a Bugatti Veyron. Sounds riveting, and Top Gear James May had the honor of the exercise of the super fast machine in a very thorough manner.

Beyond the jump is 12 minutes from TG goodness with the Ariel Atom 500th Not only can its way to the atom, he then track day superstar against a Lexus LFA and a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera in a race from zero to 100 and back to zero. The super-atom then thundered round the TG test track in a one-on-one battle against the BMW S1000 RR, and of course, was handed over to the Stig for the proper performance lap. Hit the jump to look at the wedding of Top Gear Ariel Atom and the 500th

Review: 2011 Nissan Juke

2011 Nissan Juke - above for high-res image click Gallery Nissan seems to be a war path every last ounce of white space in the automotive spectrum to fill. The company has a flood of vehicles that range from playful to downright confusing unleashed. At first glance, the 2011 Nissan Juke would seem to fit into this category. With styling that shakes two away from Robo-Reptile friends, packed the small crossover high power, high ground clearance and a small footprint in a sub-$ 20,000 package. If you can avoid pigeonholing the Juke, you will notice that the engineers at Nissan succeeded in secret, their own interpretation of the hot hatch on the market without raising the wrath of the company bring Accountants.
We would not blame you think for a tunnel behind a lug pattern on this one, but your peepers with a few details and you will see what we mean. The Juke weighs less than 3,000 pounds in front-wheel-drive trim and packs a turbocharged, direct injection 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine, which is good for 188 hp. For reference, results of their own Sentra SE-R is the scale with an additional 88 pounds to his waist, and 11 ponies less at his command. Opt for the manual transmission in the Juke, and things even easier. Intrigued? We were too.Perhaps the biggest compliment that we pay is the design of the 2011 Juke say there is nothing to compare it to the automotive food chain. Sure, there are elements taken from the 370Z in the rear lights and there are more than a little Kia Soul at the roof line, but by and large, the Juke his own machine. This is no small praise considering manufacturers were tons of vehicle concepts for well over 100 years.
Until recently, the Juke is up something like a puzzle with its lighting array. This stylized approach to lenses lighting up is not important as you think compulsory. Instead, they prefer to care both markers and turn-indicator do work, set so that lights detail to the pie plate-sized lens in the front end low. If that's not confusing enough for you, higher trim levels also get fog lamps placed even closer to the ground.From the page, the Juke is a serious bulging fenders front and rear, and a short wheelbase of only 99.6 inches. In fact, from stem to stern measures of crossover a mere 162.4 cm, or shorter than the admittedly small Versa hatchback. Fortunately, the Juke comes from the factory stylish 17-inch alloy wheels, also in the base configuration. This substantial roles give the Juke a little more attitude and are used to prevent the risk of us like an econobox ... uh, harness. Throw in a set of hidden rear door handles in the C-pillar and the Juke replaced as the three-door from a distance.
The back of the Juke shows more of a traditional CUV or crossover design with rounded hatch, tail lights and sculptures, a small roof spoiler. Despite his abbreviated package used, a fairly large aft deck for loading food and the like, and we expect that the painted bumper cover more than a little abuse at the hands of careless owners.Jump inside and suffer the Juke provides an interior with a more Attention to detail, as we are used usually by Nissan. The driver is a sport steering wheel with contours in the right places and quality texture that feels a galaxy or two before the pole covered in the Rogue. Large, easy-to-use buttons make it easier to work with cruise control, audio settings, and calls from the Bluetooth system. Door panels with plastic parts, color bits on the unique "motorcycle tank" matched center stack are decorated and large, rounded chrome handles add a bit of brightwork to an otherwise dark cockpit. Our testers were cut in S, which means that the trick I-CON center of the SV model stack for more pedestrian dials and buttons victims. Base cover net buyer does an iPod interface when navigating the menu structure using the controls on the dashboard and steering wheel is nothing less than confusing.
Otherwise, the Juke is a surprising amount of space is given its tiny size. There is enough space to comfortably ferry four adults in the city without someone Accordion knees, and there is a deceptively large space behind the rear seats for stacking up to luggage or groceries. We are winding on good authority that several propane tanks and several bags of food can fit back there at the same time a lack of straps and hooks provide a lot of noise when the thing goes.
The eggs are never the best things about the trim home.One structure with the Juke is that no matter what configuration you choose, you are guaranteed a very capable four-cylinder engine under the hood to find. Our bare-bones test uses the same direct-injection, turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder as the rest of the cast. That is, we were fortunate to play with a full 188 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. While we were itching to get a full week's worth of time with the six-speed manual transmission, our tester came to drag the Nissan CVT transmission in front-wheel-drive configuration.
But that is not as bad as you think. Nissan has sent the Juke with the same "switchable" CVT programming as in the likes of the maxima found decorated. Nudge the shift lever and the transmission will provide you with a quick jump in ratios that are good for your favorite jump-off along the mountain road. Speaking of piercing is front-wheel drive net driver a torsion-beam suspension in back, although as many inexpensive small cars these days, the rear bar does not seem to hold back the Juke when it comes to the tach tango.Keep had over 2,000 rpm and the Juke like shipping a lot of asphalt with little argument. The tailgate kicks very little understeer, if you manage to keep out of the throttle. Really mash the skinny pedal, however, and the vast pack horses will do their best to the torque-steer you away from your planned route of flight. The result is a small car that you keep hammering asks, despite its high ground clearance. The brakes are tight and when the electric power steering is a characteristic of light, it is not enough to dampen the giggle factor.
It is worth noting that our particular testers a pre-production unit with plenty of hard-earned miles on the Clock in the hands of the dark car was journos. That is, we have a pretty rough idle notice, especially when the engine is not operating. At highway speeds, the car is suffering from road and engine noise, but not enough to look after us. This is a vehicle with an MSRP lighter than its own weight, after all.
The EPA says, you should equipped to be able to net 27 mpg city and 32 mpg highway from a CVT, combined front-drivers like our tester, even after a full week's jump-off for the countryside, we saw a measly 22 mpg. Remember, kids: small turbo engines drink fuel like its larger, naturally aspirated counterparts, if you bury your foot into the carpet. In this case, Nissan sucks down premium juice little strange, it would have to go pay a little easier on the fun pedal, you should decide to make a 2011 Juke in your driveway.And Park Nissan will ask how much for the pleasure of the Juke property ? Prices start at $ 18,960 S Trim, and buyers can expect power doors, locks, iPod connector, a six-channel sound system and Bluetooth hands-free for cash stack. The sticker price rooms of the Juke smack dab in between the Nissan Rogue $ 20,810 and the Nissan Sentra at $ 15,520. With decent (if somewhat theoretical) fuel economy and fun, which is more than one of the two options, the Juke is the perfect middle child in Nissan's lineup. While it may not be as functional as the villain, we take this sacrifice for the bump in power and handling hijinks.
The Juke is a modern hot hatch from Nissan in the area, as we are likely to get anytime soon, and it would be us, we would immediately start to receive with respect to the vehicle a little closer to the ground. If ever there were a car, which asked for the aftermarket to right his wrongs, the Juke it. The styling is not for everyone, but after a week with the five-door we grew warm, funky face. Hey, if people pug dogs welcome in their homes, they should have no problem opening the garage door for the 2011 Juke.