Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Subaru

We’ve feature whatever reports lately having to do with Toyota’s FT-86 rear-wheel intend sports coupe, but we mustn’t block that Subaru module be effort its possess edition of this newborn two-door – it is a render venture, after all. Our spies hit captured this apparently Subaru-bodied slipper discover investigating in Death Valley, display that things are ease on road for the “Toyobaru” to become to mart in the nearby future.

Details are ease rattling thin on what Subaru’s edition of the FT-86 module offer, and disobedient to the brand’s image, the newborn coupe may not be acquirable with all-wheel drive. If that’s the case, Subaru module hit to substance a aggregation more in the artefact of styling (and perhaps power) to evolve it from its Toyota sister. This stylish image has sprouted a cowl incurvation not seen on earlier effort cars, suggesting that a top-mount intercooler could be underhood, though it’s also doable that this is meet the termination of whatever WRX/STI parts existence utilised for concealing purposes.

Toyota is due to start its edition of the FT-86 in Nov of 2011, so ready your fingers decussate for Subaru’s edition to modify around the aforementioned time. For now, wager a looking of what’s to become in our high-res room of wrecker shots below.

[Source: KGP Photography]

Spy Shots: Subaru investigating its edition of FT-86 “Toyobaru” coupe in the Death Valley heat originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Performance, SUV, Europe, Volkswagen

Last instance we talked most the next-generation Volkswagen Touareg R it was to passage rumors that the high-performance SUV strength drop the automaker’s venerable 5.0-liter diesel V10 TDI engine in souvenir of a V8 organism powertrain. Car and Driver is advise the ball the another artefact with a inform that the incoming edition of the Toureg R module indeed ease be a diesel, though carrying over the V10 belike isn’t in the cards.

Instead, C/D reports that VW module be using its newborn 4.2-liter diesel V8 already acquirable in the dweller Touareg. For Touareg R duty, the lubricator burner module probable be tense up from its underway 340-horsepower production to 380, along with delivering sufficiency force to advise the SUV with slaphappy abandon. That’s more noesis than the V10 TDI produced in the older Touareg R at 350, and belike sufficiency for the newborn Touareg R to ready measure with another high-performance SUVs in the segment.

The large programme is that C/D claims the next-gen Touareg R module actually be acquirable for understanding in the U.S in 2012 as a 2013 model. The newborn 4.2-liter diesel V8 module ostensibly foregather underway U.S. emissions standards, at small when installed low the cowl of a Touareg R.

To date, the exclusive R help ever offered by VW in the States was the Golf-based R32. We’ve never had a effort at a Touareg R, though VW did intermittently delude a edition of the last-generation Touareg here with the aforementioned diesel V10 TDI as the R help in aggregation (also titled the R50), though adjusted for inferior noesis and harmful the action goodies.

[Source: Car and Driver]

Report: Volkswagen Touareg R module be oversubscribed in U.S. with a diesel by 2012 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:32:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Recalls, Safety, Ferrari

After a past flowing of engine fires, Ferrari has officially issued a request of the 458 Italia.

According to the automaker, an agglutinate utilised to confiscate a modify armour low the side framework crapper combust low broad temperatures, directive to a large blast in the engine bay. We’ve seen at small quaternary cases on the internet of colourful 458s same this one, and patch we can’t feature for certain, it would seem this agglutinate is the probable cause.

Ferrari has fashioned a newborn modify armour that attaches with rivets, negating the requirement for the adhesive. Naturally, 458 owners are urged to call a moneyman to schedule an designation for the liberated fix.

Ferrari 458 Italia recalled over blast risk originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Crossover, Ford, Police/Emergency

When Ford took the wraps soured of its Taurus-based Police Interceptor sedan early this year, we were told that a second, utility-oriented personnel motion container would be reaching downbound the pipeline. Enter the Police Interceptor Utility, supported soured the 2011 Explorer crossover. A Flex-styled paddy auto would hit been cool, but the Explorer’s higher connector clearance makes it more varied for accumulation enforcement officials who visit all-terrain capability.

Unlike the sedan, which module be acquirable with digit assorted powertrains, the Explorer Interceptor exclusive comes with Ford’s 3.5-liter Ti-VCT V6, delivering “at small 280″ H.P. and matched to a six-speed semiautomatic transmission. Both front- and all-wheel-drive configurations are available, and it appears that the Explorer’s terrain direction grouping module not be offered on the Police Interceptor. The stylish patron of programme aids same flex curb and Ford’s AdvanceTrac Roll Stability Control are accepted on the Interceptor Utility, as are large brakes, a tougher support and 18-inch poise wheels.

Inside, newborn way hit been fitted up face with reductions in lateral bolstering to alter an officer’s programme belt, and the equipment stagehand is today mounted on the article in visit to wage expanse for machine equipment in the edifice console. Much same the person Interceptor, author specifically fashioned the arrangement between the way to secure that existing personnel equipment crapper be carried over to the newborn vehicles without issue. Things aren’t just voluptuous in the side way (duh), but occupants discover backwards do intend their possess status curb grouping (Ford says this is saint for K9 units) as substantially as effort plates in the face centre backs to ready the programme and traveller safe.

Ford has also absent the player travel to work whatever of the Explorer’s inland functions to meliorate meet personnel needs. The control rotate buttons, for example, are remappable and crapper be programmed to control a patron of helper functions (lights, sirens, etc.). What’s more, Ford’s SYNC grouping is on assistance and crapper be utilised to voice-activate the assorted personnel act and frequence equipment.

Don’t wait to wager the Police Interceptor Utility discover on the agency until 2012 at the earliest. author says that creation module begin in New 2011 alongside the litter at the automaker’s metropolis gathering plant. For now, analyse discover our high-res galleries of both springy and authorised images, and study the move for the presser.

Live photos Copyright (C)2010 Steven J. Ewing / AOL

[Source: Ford]

Continue datum Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility prepares to help and protect

Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility prepares to help and protect originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Videos, Hatchback, Ford, Porsche

When it comes to a German-American face-off, you could do a aggregation worsened than pitting the BMW M3 against Ford’s 5.0-liter V8 supercharged Mustang. How such worse? How most a comparability effort between a humble Porsche Boxster and Ford’s turbocharged, torque-steering Focus RS.

Granted, the explanation for the shoot-out came downbound to cost. Across the lake both the Boxster and the Focus label for most the aforementioned amount. But that’s most where the similarities end. Almost.

While the Focus channels over 300 H.P. to the face wheels, it also tips the scales 3,200 pounds. Compared to the 2,900-pound, 255-hp, rear-driven Boxster, Ford’s hottest reproduce comes soured as kinda portly, though both control to separate to 60 indication in low sextet seconds.

But beyond the stats and the all-too-important travel time, the actual discourse is how prizewinning to pay your sports automobile money and which container is the most diverting to drive. For that, you’ve got to jump.

[Source: AutoExpress]

Continue datum Video: AutoExpress pits author Focus RS against Porsche Boxster

Video: AutoExpress pits author Focus RS against Porsche Boxster originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:01:00 EST. Please wager our terms for ingest of feeds.

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