TUNNING CAR: 12/14/10

Nissan Frontier Specs

The D40 Navara has undergone Euro NCAP slam testing as well as the Mitsubishi Triton and Isuzu D Max, and received one star with a strikeout; yet, following retesting with enhanced PC programming it went from the most minimal in the bunch to the highest (generally speaking) with 3 stars. Right around the situations revealed the same time as the test was deferred airbag sending and inadequate seatbelt restraint, which were settled with the product enhancement.

Nissan Frontier

Nissan Frontier

2011 Nissan Cube

The 2011 Nissan Cube is a hip auto composed to speak to youthful drivers in want of a reasonable metropolis driver. The Cube is confident to meet anticipations. Its hilter kilter outer surface styling is unlike anything else on the business, and the Cube has an interior to match. Granted that value is a small underprivileged, Nissan gave the Cube a ton of tasteful touches, for instance a main event that mimics ripples shaped by a sprinkle drop. This topic echoes throughout the lodge.

This freight car isn’t compelling, but it handles well in the burb and on the highway and has no situation maneuvering done and finished of carports. Aside from its love me or abhor me outside, one of Cube's most excellent hindrances is its fuel economy ratings that just touch 28/30 mpg city/highway. This mean is the highest near other competitive boxy autos, but its without a doubt flat examined in relation to the Ford Fiesta and Honda Civic.

2011 Nissan Cube

2011 Nissan Cube

MRolla Project Launch

With much fanfare (none), Paul and I met for breakfast Saturday to discuss the issues we need to resolve to graft the front of an '89 Corolla GTS onto the V-RAM MR2, then we started taking measurements. Cutting should start soon. By the May Reno race we should have something exactlyish like this:

Here are a few of the bigger issues we are faced with:

Where to join the cars: Just behind the Corolla firewall, keeping the Corolla pedals and steering shaft.
Transmissions: Manual at one end and automatic at the other.
Throttle: One pedal linked to both engines. Simple.
Cooling: Put a radiator on the roof or over the rear for the rear engine.
Fuel: Separate tanks and pumps.
Brakes: System just needs to be spliced.
Exhaust: Exhaust from the front engine must be routed.

Ford Escort Mk2

Welcome to my new blog.
Here, I will show you cars left to rot somewhere, compared to what they looked like when they were new.
Sometimes, I will also write about abandoned car dealerships, showing pictures and telling as much of their story as I can reconstruct.

This first post is about the Ford Escort Mk2 you see here:

(Photo by paul70allen, click on the picture for a higher resolution)
This car is standing on a car graveyard and somehow looks like it's been shot at.
The Escort Mk2 has been produced from 1974 to 1980.
Here you see the 3-door-version, that was also available as the sports-model "RS2000", which looked a bit different and had 110hp. The Escort was also sold as an estate or with 5 doors.
When it was new, it looked like this:

You can still recognize the original rims and some chrome parts on the abandoned car. The mirror is on the right side, because the car is British.

Mazda 6s GT Luxury Sleek Sport Sedan Car Design 2011

Luxury and elegant new car design concept in 2009, Mazda 6s GT is an innovative vehicle concept ant the most sport sedan car that people looking for. The 2009 Mazda 6s GT sleek design starts up front with angular headlamps which stretch around the corners of the six and finish up high to accent the bulging front fenders. The car roof-line is pushed back toward the shortened rear deck lid. A handy gadget in 2009 Mazda 6s GT is the keyless, push button start. The leather trimmed seats and elegant comfort interior design are provide a good amount of support for the driver and front passenger, with front seats receiving a heating function as well. Rear passengers will benefit from more leg room as well. The 2009 Mazda 6s GT large cabin grants ample leg room and headroom, and a power sunroof allows more light to flow into the greenhouse. The Mazda6 GT packs a 3.7-litre V6 with 272 horsepower and is a more than capable power plant. This car can move. Driving dynamics are superb, with nice light steering and nimble handling.

It was 7 years ago when we had our last long-term 2009 Mazda 6, a new for 2003 model car which replaced Mazda’s then-aging sedan lineup of 626 and Millennia. With a option between a 2.3-liter, 160 horse powerful engine four cylinder (6 i) and a 3.0-liter, 220-horse V6 (6 s), we opted for the 6 s paired with a sporty car five speed manual system technology. So for 2009, the Mazda 6s GT evolved to meet those demands: in size, engine offerings, and accoutrements. This new 24-valve gem, which, in its basic form also, serves duty in the Mazda CX-9 sport/utility and some Lincoln models, is paired solely to a six-speed automatic and delivers respectable EPA mileage ratings of 17/25, which equal those of the last gen’s much smaller 3.0 liter.