2024 Toyota bZ3 "Toyota bZ3 uses the e-TNGA vehicle platform to achieve more pleasant driving, including more responsive performance, with a low center of gravity and excellent handling stability. The driving position is configured to minimize muscle strain, reduce fatigue over long distances, and create an enjoyable driving experience. Moving, turning, and stopping have been finely tuned utilizing Toyota's expertise honed over its decades of experience in car-making and motorsports. The result is a more comfortable ride for both the driver and passengers" Image Unavailable, Please Login
HOW CLOSE WAS LINCOLN TO PRODUCING THIS ANTI-CADILLAC? I say they went too far aiming it at LEVEL 5, if they would have left in driver's controls they could have gone after the Cadillac Celestiq. https://**********.com/2022/10/the-lincoln-model-l100-concept.html
And the 'hits' keep coming from Toyota! Image Unavailable, Please Login 2023 Toyota Crown *US* While Toyota Crown's overall height stands out, coming in at 60.6-in. compared to 56.9-in. for Camry, Toyota engineers also wanted its ride to provide confident handling and supreme comfort. A combination of lightweight, high-strength materials, like a ring frame structure, a combination of plate spot and laser welds on the body, and the use of structural adhesive support rigidity. The steering gearbox is mounted directly to the suspension member for a direct steering feel that minimizes line correction. And aero-stabilizing underbody panels with a "stepped" texture help control airflow under the car, supporting downforce for a firmly planted ride
That went over well! 88% of Avalon owners think the Crown sucks! Image Unavailable, Please Login Here's the kicker…a lot of Avalon owners say they are not happy with the new Crown and would not change over if money was not a problem. On Facebook’s Toyota Avalon Owners group, I posted a poll to see if people would switch over to the new 2023 Crown if money was not the question. Surprisingly, 88% of participants who own a Toyota Avalon said they would not switch over to the Crown if money was not an issue. I keep saying “if money is not an issue” because we do not yet know any of the prices for the 2023 Toyota Crown. Let’s take a look and see why these owners would not switch. https://www.torquenews.com/17612/avalon-owners-say-they-would-not-switch-2023-toyota-crown-why
Art Center Brubaker (among other cool stuff) by Evan Klein ... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Strange that they were asked whether they'd change over "if money were not an issue" and one of the reasons cited for not changing was that the tradeoff of 5mpg wasn't worth it to get AWD and an additional 25bhp. They didn't mention range as a utility issue, they mentioned fuel economy which is a money issue. A survey of people who didn't understand the question doesn't seem all that helpful. All the best, Andrew.
My take is that they are going mostly on the stubby Crown "looks." Of course, the current Avalon grill opening is no beauty either.
Crown prices, specs, and first test drive just released: Image Unavailable, Please Login https://www.motor1.com/reviews/618239/2023-toyota-crown-first-drive/?utm_source=US%20Motor1%20Insider%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_M1_20221025_InsiderNL_197&_kx=KJSsZqYREzaS0-eKceGxdPAd8n-ERLVXDDGiLMjiQGM%3D.QWPKxN https://www.motor1.com/news/618240/2023-toyota-crown-pricing-fuel-economy-official/?utm_source=US%20Motor1%20Insider%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_M1_20221025_InsiderNL_197&_kx=KJSsZqYREzaS0-eKceGxdPAd8n-ERLVXDDGiLMjiQGM%3D.QWPKxN
I wish they had been a bit more vocal about this event. All I hear from Art Center is that they want money.
Not quite the 'luxo-barge' of yore. It will interesting to see if the Emperor moves on from the more dignified version to the egg -
The GAC Group has inaugurated the GAC R&D Centre Europe in Milan, its first design centre in Europe. Intended to consolidate the group’s design tradition, the innovative space in Milan’s Via Tortona “design district” will be a global hub, a breeding ground for talent, ideas and innovative projects. Heading the Milan studio is Stephane Janin, a French designer with experience at Renault, Dacia, Alpine, Infiniti and Nissan and a graduate of the UK’s Royal College of Art. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Nothing strange about this at all if you've ever met anyone who owns an Avalon. Avalon buyers want the most boring design / dental chair aesthetics. Most if were shown their exact same car and told it's the next generation would find it offensive. The only surprise here is that were able to find an Avalon owner who wasn't napping and able to partake in the survey.
A short article from Designboom Aug 2014 on Bertone studio for JM (and you all know why by now) https://www.designboom.com/art/benedict-redgrove-bertone-concept-cars-08-17-2014/
It's come to this: The United States Postal Service is getting new delivery vehicles. They also look very silly because of a very strict set of design parameters from the government. We've only really seen them in images from the USPS, though. That changes now. Finally, we're seeing test vehicles out on the road and, well, they look even funnier than in the official photos. The images we're seeing today were taken by Dalton Priebe, a car enthusiast in Colorado. He posted them online, and we couldn't stop looking at them. Cartoon car, Pixar mail carrier, mail truck in a planet run by ducks, all of these phrases could be used to describe it. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Dalton Priebe The vehicle is formally known as the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle and it's produced by the Oshkosh Corporation, which makes many other vehicles primarily for the U.S. military. We've reached out to the company to see what these NGDVs were doing in Colorado. If the "test vehicle" labels on the carriers are any indication, they were probably out testing in high-altitude conditions and Colorado has plenty. It's unclear what drivetrain underpins these particular vehicles. It's possible these are some of the electric mail trucks we've heard so much about, but it's hard to tell. The underbody of either car is not visible and there is no visible tailpipe. At least half of the NGDVs produced will be electric. Regular gas-powered NGDVs receive a 3.5-liter V6 engine sourced from Ford. Image Unavailable, Please Login Oshkosh The first NGDVs will hit the streets sometime in 2023. Oshkosh will produce between 50,000 and 165,000 vehicles for the Postal Service over a period of 10 years. For reference, the USPS currently operates over 100,000 Grumman LLVs, the current iconic mail delivery workhorse. Got tips? Email the author: [email protected]
