REVIEW: 2002 FORD RANGER XLT 4X4
Feb 24, 2002
By Bren/Mikele Hagin SPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price $ 26,165 Price As Tested $ 28,101 Engine Type SOHC 12-valve 4.0 Liter V6 w/SMFI* Engine Size 184 cid/2970 cc Horsepower 207 @ 5250 RPM Torque (lb-ft) 238 @ 3500 RPM Wheelbase/Width/Length 125.9"/70.3"/201.7" Transmission Five-speed manual Curb We ... Continue reading
Review: 2002 Toyota 4Runner 4x4
Feb 24, 2002
2002 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 4X4-By Brendan/Mikele Hagin SPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price $ 29,101 Price As Tested $ 34,123 Engine Type DOHC 24-valve 3.4 Liter V6 w/SMFI* Engine Size 207 cid/3378 cc Horsepower 183 @ 4800 RPM Torque (lb-ft) 217 @ 3600 RPM Wheelbase/Width/Length 105.3"/70.9"/183.3" Transmi ... Continue reading
Ford: Yeah Yeah That's It ...Lets use Da Boss In da Commercials
Feb 19, 2002
The WSJ said that the Ford Motor Co. will air a series of television commercials featuring William Clay Ford Jr., the company's chairman and chief executive and a member of its founding family, in an effort to restore the automaker's battered public image. The campaign comes as the No. 2 automaker is trying to overcome ... Continue reading
Review: 2002 DODGE STRATUS R/T COUPE
Feb 18, 2002
By Matt And Bob Hagin SPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price $ 19,483 Price As Tested $ 21,407 Engine Type SOHC 12-valve 3.0 Liter V6 w/ Sequential multi-point fuel injection (SMFI) Engine Size 181 cid/2972 cc Horsepower 200 @ 5500 RPM Torque (lb-ft) 205 @ 4500 RPM Wheelbase/Width/Length 103.7"/70.3"/190. ... Continue reading
Feb 16, 2002
By Annabelle Frankl In a town populated by SUV drivers, the Sequoia still manages to look down on the competition. This behemoth is guaranteed to be higher, and longer, than most of its competitors, but that doesn’t mean that it handles like a whale or is all show and no go. Indeed, the 4.7 liter V8 DOHC 32 valve ... Continue reading
John D. Ong Leaves Cooper Industries Board to Become U.S. Ambassador (To Bermuda?)("TLL")
Feb 14, 2002
Be sure to read our editorial opinion in "The Last Line" of this screen. HOUSTON, Feb. 14 Cooper Industries, Inc. today announced that it has reduced the size of its Board of Directors to 11 members. John D. Ong, chairman emeritus, The B.F. Goodrich Company, has stepped down from Cooper's Board of Directors effective i ... Continue reading
GM And TACH At The Olympics- Report From TACH European Bureau Chief
Feb 13, 2002
Dateline: Olympic Village, Salt Lake City, USA If this reads like a plug for the General, well that's exactly what it is. They are doing a superb job in Salt Lake City . It started with the torch relay several months ago. Apparently they've been to something like 47 of the American states including Alaska! It must have ... Continue reading
Review: 2002 Acura 3.2 CL Type S
Feb 13, 2002
By Annabelle Frankl My first time driving an Acura and what a pleasant surprise. Looks great, drives amazingly well, and has all the gadgets and gizmos one could possibly need. Indeed, a well-kept secret, from me, at least, if not from all those loyal Acura drivers. The Type S is Acura’s way of saying that you ... Continue reading
Feb 12, 2002
Courtesy LA Times Thousands are killed or crippled each year in rollover crashes. A former GM engineer says strengthening roofs would save lives, but auto makers say he's wrong. By MYRON LEVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER The videotape shows an older gent in a cable-knit sweater and tennis shorts, strapped into the frame of a c ... Continue reading
Forbes: Hey Mr. Ford Give Mercury Back Its Wings
Feb 8, 2002
Jerry Flint Writes On Forbes.Com The past few years I've written several times about the destruction of Mercury by Ford Motor 's management. Oh, they denied it, but it was true. The only auto business Ford executives seemed to care about were foreign luxury brands. Some of those managers have been thrown out. Bill Ford ... Continue reading
Morningside: Hot Cars Won't Drive Profits
Jan 23, 2002
Nots From The Detroit Auto Show by Pat Dorsey, Director of Stock Analysis Detroit and its foreign counterparts are turning out some of the most creative new designs in years, but whether this will benefit the automakers' share prices is still an open question. The Cars Anyone at the Detroit auto show could spot what wa ... Continue reading
Jan 23, 2002
By Jerry Flint The old days were simple: Detroit made sedans, coupes, hardtops (those were sedans and coupes without a center pillar between the front and rear windows), station wagons and convertibles. That was it. Oh yes, and a pickup truck for farmers and contractors. Today's vehicles are like wildly mutating bacter ... Continue reading
TACH European Bureau Chief Andrew Frankl 2001 Year End Report
Jan 17, 2002
It is very difficult indeed to talk about things purely automotive in view of the Sept 11 atrocities because apart from the appalling human tragedies the events also had serious ramifications for the auto industry as well. Don' t get me wrong-nothing but nothing was, is and will be as important as those totally innocen ... Continue reading
Guest Commentary: Technology Choices for Telematics Back-up Batteries
Jan 15, 2002
Emergency back-up batteries for vehicle telematics systems must be capable of providing instantaneous high power, have an operating temperature range of –40°C to +85°C, be safe for use within the passenger compartment of a vehicle, and have a shelf life of up to 10 years. These parameters narrow the choice of b ... Continue reading
Ford to Cut Capacity, Shut Up to 5 Plants
Jan 11, 2002
DETROIT Reuters Reports that Ford Motor Co.will announce on Friday it is slashing production capacity by 1 million units, shuttering up to five North American assembly plants, and cutting thousands of jobs as part of a sweeping restructuring plan, union and other sources said on Thursday. ``Their argument is they need ... Continue reading
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