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Two points of interest. One is the 1.8-liter diesel mill with a variable geometry turbocharger that together kick out 130 hp of jam with 206 ft-lb. The other is that it looks, well, super! We love the EVO front end with the gaped maw for the intercooler and the functional brake-cooling inlet ducts. Even though traditionally we are less than enthralled with trucklettes, we really dig the cut of the cX's jib. Like, lots. And then you got AWD and the DSG TC-SST tranny, we're thinking Mitsubishi really ought to build the Concept cX. Course, the last person who followed our advice woke up in Tijuana without any pants on. Still, we know more about cars better than we do about [CENSORED]. Go for it Mitsubishi. While you're at it, how 'bout a new Starion? Anyway, happy 25-years in the US. You've come a long way since the Cordia. galleryPost('cxconcept', 3, 'Mitsubishi Concept-cX');
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Audi pulled out the huge guns to reveal a car that has as much of a chance hitting showrooms as Dennis Kucinich does defeating Ron Paul for President of the Internet. How big? NBC's Today travel editor Peter Greenberg emceed the whole shebang and even managed to semi-hardball some $100 a barrel, $4.00 per gallon petrol questions to Audi folks. Not big enough? OK, how about Frank Gehry, the world renowned architect and designer of LA's own exploded artichoke Walt Disney Concert Hall. Mr. Gehry acknowledged that while he tries to build great buildings, Audi does the same when it comes to cars. Oh, the Cross Cabriolet quattro? Well, it has a 3.0-liter, 240 hp diesel mill that stumps up an impressive 369 ft-lb of the twisty stuff. It will hit 60 mph in 7.2 seconds, was designed in Santa Monica and is painted in a Sunset Blvd. inspired color called, "Sunset Copper." And... that's about it. Ah, right, funny Audi-speak phrase of the year from Chairman Rupert, "We are...
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