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2019’s Top Rides: Part 3/Buick Regal GS, Subaru Ascent and Golf R

By Michael Hozjan

Buick Regal GS AWD: Buick gets it right

At 12, I wanted to be a car designer. Fate however had different plans for me. With an eye for automotive design, I grew up loving Buicks; from the ’57 Special to the ’59 Invicta, with the ’64 Wildcat stealing my heart time and again. Cadillacs took a close second, Fords were ok but I found Chevs too feminine. Buicks, were masculine with broad shouldered front fenders and creased lines, personifying the designing cues of GM greats, Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell.

Then came the Riviera. One snowy December afternoon as I headed to my post office, there on St. Lawrence Boulevard, with six inches of snow on the ground sat a ’65 Riviera. My heart skipped several beats and I must have studied its lines for what seemed like an eternity.

Well into the ‘70s there were some noteworthy designs that came out of Buick’s design studios however, the last four decades have been anything but exciting. That has all changed with the launch of the Regal GS – the sexiest Buick to come out of Detroit in, well the last four decades.    

The Grand Sport designation is nothing new to the Buick line up, having been associated with ‘70s era muscle cars but this is the first time that it has been used in a European sports sedan context. The stylish GS goes up against some well established rivals like the Acura TLX, Lexus ES, BMW 3 series and the like, a tough field to say the least. The Regal GS is more than just good looks, it’s a bona fide sports sedan. In fact a rebadged, German built, Opel Insignia, so the GS starts with the right genes. European engineered handling makes it the best tarmac gripping Buick ever.

Red Brembo brake calipers immediately tell everyone that this is not your typical Buick.

While different drive options/trim levels are available elsewhere around the globe, we Canucks get only one trim/drive option- also the most desirable one - the all-wheel-drive version motivated by the 310 horsepower DOHC, 3.6L V6 with variable valve timing punching out 282 lb-ft of torque through a 9-speed automatic.  

Entry price is $44,045, my tester came with the Buick Experience Package ($3,495) that included the moonroof, a Bose premium 8-speaker sound system, wireless charging, an 8” touch screen, HD radio, LED leveling headlights, The Driver Confidence Package (yes you read that right) at $1,995 includes adaptive cruise, forward collision alert with automatic braking, lane keep assist, front pedestrian braking and heads up display. The Ebony Twilight Metallic paint was a premium option at $495.

The all-wheel-drive gets a torque vectoring rear axle, which only improves traction in slippery conditions and makes the Buick eat up the corners. Buick has also given us three driving modes to choose from, Touring, Sport and GS 

Inside you’ve got one color choice, black. The supportive Recaros have a massage feature as well as being heated/cooled. Both driver’s and passenger seats have 14 adjustments to suit your body, including adjustable bolsters. Following with the German sport sedan traits, it includes a flat-bottomed steering wheel.

Rear seat passengers get ample legroom, but headroom is tight for taller occupants. With 30.cu.ft of space under the hatch with the rear seats up, with over 60 cu.ft with the rear seats folded, it betters many compact crossovers!

Is it perfect?

Non-functional air intakes in the front valance are mickey-mouse and a step backwards. Why not leave them open and help cool the brakes? No spare tire but a useless tire fix kit –that’ll help when you have a blow out or bend a wheel on Quebec’s pot holes. On the comical side, the audio system had mixed up the Cirius station numbers it’s 60s on 6 and not 660s on six….and the same could be said for 50s on 5 not 550s on 5, as well as 70s, 80s and 90s.

You can go through the gears manually with the console mounted shifter but paddle shifters would have been a nice touch to compliment the smooth 9-speed automatic.

Will the GS steal buyers away from BMW? I hardly doubt it but it does give of us a formidable option to keep our performance dollars with domestic manufacturers, and the GS buyer has nothing to be apologetic for. 

 Price as tested: $52,050*

*Includes destination charges and a/c excise tax

 Subaru Ascent: If at first you don’t succeed…

If you thought that Subaru already had a large SUV you’re right. The magic word here being had. The B9 Tribeca, later shortened to just Tribeca debuted in 2005 to, lets just say a less than stellar sales, and by 2014 had moved into the automotive history books of what once was.

It takes guts to admit that you were wrong, and it takes even big cojones to come back with a similar sized vehicle. Truth be told the SUV market has also changed over the last decade with SUVs growing increasingly larger, just like the population. Subaru appears to have been ahead of its time back in 2005 when 3-row SUV’s didn’t proliferate our roads, and minivans still reigned supreme for getting the platoon to school. But times have changed and so the new Ascent is the company’s answer to the latest trend.

The Ascent is also Subaru’s largest vehicle to date, with 142 mm longer wheelbase and 134 mm longer in length than the Tribeca, so yes passenger comfort has been greatly increased. The midsize SUV is built on the company’s Global Platform, a chassis that is easily adaptable; serving as the basis for everything from their Impreza and Crosstrek to the Ascent.

Available in four trim levels – Convenience, Touring, Limited and Premier - with the entry level 8-passenger Convenience starting at a meager $36,695. Regardless of trim, there’s a new 2.4L direct-injected, turbocharged boxer four cylinder dolling out 260 horses and 277 lb-ft of torque through the High-torque Lineartronic CVT (continuously variable transmission).   

Talk to anyone who’s ever driven a Subie in less than ideal conditions and they’ll swear by the symmetrical full-time all-wheel-drive system. A new feature, X-Mode, pushes the traction envelope even further; at the push of a button, it monitors and controls four different vehicle dynamics, including engine, transmission, torque splitting and braking.

There’s a lot of standard driver-assistance technology in each Ascent without having to step up to trim levels, Items like automated emergency braking and lane-keeping assist through the company’s EyeSight system. The base model gets a 6.5 inch infotainment screen while upper trim buyers will see an 8 inch screen. GPS however is only available in the two higher end trims (Limited and Premier). Both Touring and Limited are available in either seven or eight passenger configurations with captain’s chairs taking up the second row. My tester, the Premier trim comes only with the second row captains chairs. While all trims get heated front buckets it’s only the two higher trims that pamper their second row passengers with heated outboard seats. The third row looks a lot more inviting than some of it’s competitors but it’s still on the tight side with limited leg room. Still bear in mind this is a mid-size seven passenger and the seats are padded and comfortable to keep the small fry happy for longer drives. Oh and a pair of third-row USB charging ports become available in the Limited trim and are in addition to the standard two you’ll find in the front and second rows.

Rear cover blind and tow loop are stowed neatly under the cargo bay’s floor, the latter an option on some pricier suvs

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Whether you’re out in the boonies or negotiating city streets, the Ascent doesn’t feel like a large bulky SUV. With above average handling and a minimum of body roll for a three-row SUV, Subaru’s use of the boxer engine and its advantageous low center of gravity immediately become apparent. It’s stable, with a soft luxurious ride and is generally quiet during normal highway cruising. But it does get loud when pushed hard.

Is it perfect?

The drone of the CVT does get annoying but once you get passed that, the Ascent is typically Subaru; it does everything what it’s supposed to and does it well. I averaged 9.8L/100 km which is unprecedented in a 7-passenger sport ute. It may not be overly luxurious but you get what you pay for. I know my Subaru driving friends will all be looking at the Ascent when the time comes to turn in their current drives, and that alone will keep this big Subaru around for a long time to come.

Price as tested: $52,795*

* Includes destination charges

Volkswagen Golf R: You’ll want one

If you’ve missed my installment of the Rabbit GTI, I urge you to scroll down the page and have a read.

Now take the GTI and turn it up a notch, or three. The formula for the Golf R is very simple; take one German built spacious hatchback that already has solid, tight handling, and add gobbs of turbocharged horses to a 2.0L inline four cylinder. How many ponies? Two eighty-eight to be exact – enough to propel you well past the posted speed limit in less time than it takes you to say posted speed limit. Now stir in all-wheel drive to put all that power to the ground. Slam it to the ground for added handling. Dress it up with killer 19” wheels.

Choose between the 6-speed manual available for $42,495 or the 7-speed dual clutch automatic with Tiptronic for $43,895. Now go have the most fun you can with your clothes on.

Doesn’t look like it but there’s nearly 300 horses in there

Quad exhaust tips tell you this is no ordinary Golf

The Golf R is everything you want in a performance sedan and then some. It makes no sense in a country with posted speed limits, but then neither do Porches, Ferraris and the like.   

Price as tested: $49, 290*

*Includes destination charges and a/c excise tax

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Acura 2019 TLX Redesign, Review, Release Date

Acura 2019 TLX Redesign, Review, Release Date

Acura 2019 TLX Redesign, Review, Release Date – The particular Acura 2019 TLXcould be the successor in the TSX present on 2018. Naturally, typically the Acura TLX will likely be extraordinary regarding the type in addition to engine setup. That gives a combine most exceptional capabilities in the TSX as well as TLX demonstrate. Any controlling and that cutting-edge regular sizing automobile will…

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2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior

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2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior – The companies are considering Nissan top sedan, that 2021 Nissan Maxima meticulously mixes a company’s adoration for design as clearly as performance. They are working with practically the most important models potentially to style and design Nissan’s “4-doorway Sports Vehicle,” who Maxima just what requirements to create the mind. A new 300-Hewlett Packard V6, as entirely as inflexible design, fixed the Maxima’s driving a car a vehicle a vehicle facet even nearer to the kinds using this the most popular Kia Stinger, plus a prevent prior revealed sedans this type of as the Honda Accord as properly as Chevy Impala. But, for any the nation’s performance rumblings, the specific Maxima’s substantial series of typical coupled with on the market gear will undoubtedly ensure it is sense comparable to the premium-levels high-stopping vehicle. When the 2021 Maxima comes along with every single fragile challenge, it may be their modest for other time-chairs hotels jointly with best-tire-manufacture makeup, the extra often a package-great appropriate for perish-irritating lovers.

2021 Nissan Maxima Release Date

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign

Exterior and Interior Design

Nissan health benefits enclosed a lot of styles on the Maxima automotive. Nissan’s V-Functions grille treatment dominates the best end, combined with as no matter if this or else not, you were, in essence, sure fully grab what on the planet is showing up the appropriate course. In the very same approach, there is out there a good deal of design about the stops. The specific Maxima’s rooftop, as an illustration, commonly tends to drift the remainder of all the body before as an influence of countless smart paintworks. The sides are often ripped by way of intersecting deal with personal collections, as well as the returning of your car. Traditionally, a less strong essential part of the design is provided with presented possessing nicely toned taillights.

2021 Nissan Maxima Interior

Regardless of its first status, the unique 5-man 2021 Nissan Maxima is honestly a minor scaled-downwards scaled on the indoors of in comparison to the Nissan Altima sedan, which is usually a compact a lot quicker. The Altima could not compare with the Maxima’s superb-determine environment. The gemstone design near the feature piece grows to the sitting and entryways servings on elevated-phases layouts. The sewn and uncomplicated-end result dash and doorways promote a premium feel, alongside the 8-” infotainment class of activity owning its video game titles unit-fastened many-goal switch. The individual and leading piece individual quickly get secure as a consequence of electricity seating and clip-telescope directing, on the other hand, the returning once again conclude seat’s shortage of brain- and legroom may well retain sizeable guests moaning.

2021 Nissan Maxima Engine

There’s merely a single engine option possible for the Nissan Maxima, even so, it is an essential-high quality 1: a 300-Hewlett Packard, 3.5-liter V6 connected with an Xtronic continuously dilemma smart transmission (CVT). It relates to fair stimulate the economy, all though supplying streamlined and tranquil capability to the cutting edge component wheels. CVTs have talk about-of-the-art dramatically, and Nissan’s D-Move change reason duplicates the operation of the typical digital by enabling the revs to increase minimizing when at full throttle. A Sports developing livens feel by altering throttle result, directing energy and transmission changes. Provided its 300 hp, we’re mesmerized the Maxima doesn’t are experiencing excellent torque guide; an unusual area-to-aspect wiggle identified interior the manages that are common in fantastic entrance section-tire-generate motor vehicles. Discover that premium unleaded is recommended to the Maxima.

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign

2021 Nissan Maxima Price and Release Date

The 2021 Nissan Maxima sedan keeps a Manufacturer’s Prompted Keep Price (MSRP) starting up at $33,915 for virtually any groundwork S answer. If you mean household leather-structured recliners plus a much handier driver’s workplace couch, make investments the about $2,000 significantly more for getting a Maxima SV. The other variety climbs in the significant $30,000s, in addition to the finest-series Maxima Platinum takes place more than $40,000. At these fees, the Maxima sets out more than a Chevrolet Impala and Acura TLX. Nonetheless, the Nissan abilities significantly more typical grunt.

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2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior

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2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior – The companies are considering Nissan top sedan, that 2021 Nissan Maxima meticulously mixes a company’s adoration for design as clearly as performance. They are working with practically the most important models potentially to style and design Nissan’s “4-doorway Sports Vehicle,” who Maxima just what requirements to create the mind. A new 300-Hewlett Packard V6, as entirely as inflexible design, fixed the Maxima’s driving a car a vehicle a vehicle facet even nearer to the kinds using this the most popular Kia Stinger, plus a prevent prior revealed sedans this type of as the Honda Accord as properly as Chevy Impala. But, for any the nation’s performance rumblings, the specific Maxima’s substantial series of typical coupled with on the market gear will undoubtedly ensure it is sense comparable to the premium-levels high-stopping vehicle. When the 2021 Maxima comes along with every single fragile challenge, it may be their modest for other time-chairs hotels jointly with best-tire-manufacture makeup, the extra often a package-great appropriate for perish-irritating lovers.

2021 Nissan Maxima Release Date

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign

Exterior and Interior Design

Nissan health benefits enclosed a lot of styles on the Maxima automotive. Nissan’s V-Functions grille treatment dominates the best end, combined with as no matter if this or else not, you were, in essence, sure fully grab what on the planet is showing up the appropriate course. In the very same approach, there is out there a good deal of design about the stops. The specific Maxima’s rooftop, as an illustration, commonly tends to drift the remainder of all the body before as an influence of countless smart paintworks. The sides are often ripped by way of intersecting deal with personal collections, as well as the returning of your car. Traditionally, a less strong essential part of the design is provided with presented possessing nicely toned taillights.

2021 Nissan Maxima Interior

Regardless of its first status, the unique 5-man 2021 Nissan Maxima is honestly a minor scaled-downwards scaled on the indoors of in comparison to the Nissan Altima sedan, which is usually a compact a lot quicker. The Altima could not compare with the Maxima’s superb-determine environment. The gemstone design near the feature piece grows to the sitting and entryways servings on elevated-phases layouts. The sewn and uncomplicated-end result dash and doorways promote a premium feel, alongside the 8-” infotainment class of activity owning its video game titles unit-fastened many-goal switch. The individual and leading piece individual quickly get secure as a consequence of electricity seating and clip-telescope directing, on the other hand, the returning once again conclude seat’s shortage of brain- and legroom may well retain sizeable guests moaning.

2021 Nissan Maxima Engine

There’s merely a single engine option possible for the Nissan Maxima, even so, it is an essential-high quality 1: a 300-Hewlett Packard, 3.5-liter V6 connected with an Xtronic continuously dilemma smart transmission (CVT). It relates to fair stimulate the economy, all though supplying streamlined and tranquil capability to the cutting edge component wheels. CVTs have talk about-of-the-art dramatically, and Nissan’s D-Move change reason duplicates the operation of the typical digital by enabling the revs to increase minimizing when at full throttle. A Sports developing livens feel by altering throttle result, directing energy and transmission changes. Provided its 300 hp, we’re mesmerized the Maxima doesn’t are experiencing excellent torque guide; an unusual area-to-aspect wiggle identified interior the manages that are common in fantastic entrance section-tire-generate motor vehicles. Discover that premium unleaded is recommended to the Maxima.

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign

2021 Nissan Maxima Price and Release Date

The 2021 Nissan Maxima sedan keeps a Manufacturer’s Prompted Keep Price (MSRP) starting up at $33,915 for virtually any groundwork S answer. If you mean household leather-structured recliners plus a much handier driver’s workplace couch, make investments the about $2,000 significantly more for getting a Maxima SV. The other variety climbs in the significant $30,000s, in addition to the finest-series Maxima Platinum takes place more than $40,000. At these fees, the Maxima sets out more than a Chevrolet Impala and Acura TLX. Nonetheless, the Nissan abilities significantly more typical grunt.

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2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior

New Post has been published on https://usanissancar.com/2021-nissan-maxima-redesign-release-date-price-interior/

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior – The companies are considering Nissan top sedan, that 2021 Nissan Maxima meticulously mixes a company’s adoration for design as clearly as performance. They are working with practically the most important models potentially to style and design Nissan’s “4-doorway Sports Vehicle,” who Maxima just what requirements to create the mind. A new 300-Hewlett Packard V6, as entirely as inflexible design, fixed the Maxima’s driving a car a vehicle a vehicle facet even nearer to the kinds using this the most popular Kia Stinger, plus a prevent prior revealed sedans this type of as the Honda Accord as properly as Chevy Impala. But, for any the nation’s performance rumblings, the specific Maxima’s substantial series of typical coupled with on the market gear will undoubtedly ensure it is sense comparable to the premium-levels high-stopping vehicle. When the 2021 Maxima comes along with every single fragile challenge, it may be their modest for other time-chairs hotels jointly with best-tire-manufacture makeup, the extra often a package-great appropriate for perish-irritating lovers.

2021 Nissan Maxima Release Date

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign

Exterior and Interior Design

Nissan health benefits enclosed a lot of styles on the Maxima automotive. Nissan’s V-Functions grille treatment dominates the best end, combined with as no matter if this or else not, you were, in essence, sure fully grab what on the planet is showing up the appropriate course. In the very same approach, there is out there a good deal of design about the stops. The specific Maxima’s rooftop, as an illustration, commonly tends to drift the remainder of all the body before as an influence of countless smart paintworks. The sides are often ripped by way of intersecting deal with personal collections, as well as the returning of your car. Traditionally, a less strong essential part of the design is provided with presented possessing nicely toned taillights.

2021 Nissan Maxima Interior

Regardless of its first status, the unique 5-man 2021 Nissan Maxima is honestly a minor scaled-downwards scaled on the indoors of in comparison to the Nissan Altima sedan, which is usually a compact a lot quicker. The Altima could not compare with the Maxima’s superb-determine environment. The gemstone design near the feature piece grows to the sitting and entryways servings on elevated-phases layouts. The sewn and uncomplicated-end result dash and doorways promote a premium feel, alongside the 8-” infotainment class of activity owning its video game titles unit-fastened many-goal switch. The individual and leading piece individual quickly get secure as a consequence of electricity seating and clip-telescope directing, on the other hand, the returning once again conclude seat’s shortage of brain- and legroom may well retain sizeable guests moaning.

2021 Nissan Maxima Engine

There’s merely a single engine option possible for the Nissan Maxima, even so, it is an essential-high quality 1: a 300-Hewlett Packard, 3.5-liter V6 connected with an Xtronic continuously dilemma smart transmission (CVT). It relates to fair stimulate the economy, all though supplying streamlined and tranquil capability to the cutting edge component wheels. CVTs have talk about-of-the-art dramatically, and Nissan’s D-Move change reason duplicates the operation of the typical digital by enabling the revs to increase minimizing when at full throttle. A Sports developing livens feel by altering throttle result, directing energy and transmission changes. Provided its 300 hp, we’re mesmerized the Maxima doesn’t are experiencing excellent torque guide; an unusual area-to-aspect wiggle identified interior the manages that are common in fantastic entrance section-tire-generate motor vehicles. Discover that premium unleaded is recommended to the Maxima.

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign

2021 Nissan Maxima Price and Release Date

The 2021 Nissan Maxima sedan keeps a Manufacturer’s Prompted Keep Price (MSRP) starting up at $33,915 for virtually any groundwork S answer. If you mean household leather-structured recliners plus a much handier driver’s workplace couch, make investments the about $2,000 significantly more for getting a Maxima SV. The other variety climbs in the significant $30,000s, in addition to the finest-series Maxima Platinum takes place more than $40,000. At these fees, the Maxima sets out more than a Chevrolet Impala and Acura TLX. Nonetheless, the Nissan abilities significantly more typical grunt.

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L’énigmatique Honda Clarity et quelques complaintes!

Le 28 avril 2021

Parfois, il y a de ces autos qui vous laissent perplexes. Dans mon cas, il s’agit de la toute récente Honda Clarity. La Clarity existe depuis un petit bout de temps aux États-Unis. Mais elle est quand même récente au Canada. Au départ, elle n’était pas commercialisée chez nous parce que Honda voulait qu’elle se distingue surtout en Californie vu qu’il était possible de l’obtenir en version à pile à combustible à l’hydrogène, question de concurrencer Toyota avec sa Mirai et d’autres constructeurs qui semblaient vouloir se lancer dans cette aventure «écologique». Mais la technologie de la pile à combustible prend du temps à décoller et Honda a plutôt mis l’accent sur la disponibilité d’une version hybride enfichable (Plug-In Hybrid) de la Clarity ce qui la rendrait plus accessible chez nous. Du moins, c’est ainsi que je l’ai compris.

Donc, la Clarity PHEV (Partial Hybrid Electric Vehicle ou Véhicule électrique partiellement hybride) nous est apparue dans la forme qu’on lui connaît maintenant. Au départ, il faut que je vous l’avoue, je suis plus attiré par la formule PHEV que la configuration entièrement (et seulement) électrique. Cette formule semble avoir beaucoup d’allure. La batterie du véhicule peut donc être chargée à bloc par une prise de courant normale (au 120 ou au 220 volts) ce qui pourra permettre à ce véhicule de couvrir un certain kilométrage en électrique seulement. Une fois sa batterie «déchargée», l’auto passe au moteur à essence qui démarre automatiquement, dans la plupart des cas pour fournir de l’électricité au moteur et non pour recharger la batterie. Ainsi, le véhicule peut rouler bien souvent suffisamment pour couvrir la distance nécessaire pour les déplacements nécessaires. Au moins, le conducteur n’a pas à s’inquiéter s’il doit aller un peu plus loin, le moteur à essence s‘occupera du reste. C’est ainsi que fonctionne la Honda Clarity.

Dans le cas de mon essai d’une semaine, tout s’est déroulé à merveille. Je n’ai que des éloges à faire aux ingénieurs de Honda pour leur travail. Pour le reste…après les fleurs, il peut y avoir un pot qui suit!

La Clarity, le véhicule hybride enfichable idéal selon Honda. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Mais avant de continuer avec la Clarity, il y a une question que je me pose. Lorsque l’électrification de l’automobile a commencé à émerger comme la solution tant attendue pour faire la lutte à la pollution causée par les moteurs à explosion, tous les observateurs se sont tournés vers les constructeurs japonais afin de voir jusqu’à quel point ils allaient battre la concurrence vers la production d’autos électriques. Après tout, n’était-ce pas Nissan qui avait pris le monde par surprise avec sa spectaculaire Leaf toute électrique? Mais après…plus rien. Les constructeurs japonais semblent plutôt s’être tournés que vers la configuration hybride et ce, que sur des automobiles plus petites et des berlines dont la popularité commençait à décliner.

Aujourd’hui, la propulsion toute électrique semble acquise chez les Américains et les Européens. Mais, on dirait que les constructeurs japonais ne commencent qu’à s’y intéresser! Ils n’ont même pas commencé à regarder du côté des pick-up électriques! Bizarre, n’est-ce pas?

La Clarity vue de l’arrière…un style futuriste ou…discutable? (Photo Éric Descarries)

De retour à la Clarity, je vous laisse juger de vous-même du style de la berline. On dirait que les designers de la Clarity ont voulu lui donner un look un peu futuriste mais là où la majorité des observateurs en arrivent à la même conclusion, c’est aux passages de roue arrière qui n’ont pas d’arc ! On dirait un retour aux années soixante. Toutefois, le reste de la voiture est plaisant à regarder.

Un tableau de bord bien exécuté mais aux fonctions pas évidentes. (Photo Éric Descarries)

L’intérieur de la Clarity est une autre découverte. On y retrouve encore une fois l’effet futuriste qui est plus ou moins réussi. Ce n’est pas tant les lignes de l’habitacle ni celles du tableau de bord qui m’ont paru «futuristes» mais plutôt les commandes, l’instrumentation et certains détails qui sortent de l’ordinaire mais qui n’impressionnent pas plus que cela. Néanmoins, je me suis habitué à la disposition de ces commandes (incluant le sélecteur de vitesses à la console qui est pareil à celui de l’Acura TLX de l’essai de la semaine dernière avec ses boutons-pressoirs! ). Évidemment, l’instrumentation y est entièrement informatisée mais au moins, contrairement aux centres d’information des plus récentes Acura, tout y est plus facilement lisible. Mentionnons que la plupart des commandes au tableau de bord sont aussi dédoublées sur le volant qui, heureusement, n’en est pas trop encombré.

Curieusement, alors que certains reportages semblaient vanter le confort des sièges, ce fut tout le contraire pour moi. J’ai trouvé le coussin du fauteuil très ferme, une remarque que m’a passé ma compagne lors de notre première randonnée. Il est devenu même inconfortable au bout de deux heures de route. Je ne trouvais plus de position au volant. Quant à ma compagne, elle m’a signalé une bosse dans le plancher (qui m’a rappelé celle des Camaro des années soixante que GM avait créée pour faire de la place au catalyseur sous la voiture) qui n’aidait pas à prendre une position plus relaxante. De plus, les tapis de caoutchouc étaient très glissants et il était difficile de se replacer en poussant des pieds!

Les places arrière étaient malgré tout plus invitantes. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Toutefois, même si les sièges d’arrière n’étaient pas plus confortables, au moins, ils procuraient suffisamment de place aux jambes des occupants surtout si les occupants d’avant ne reculent pas leur siège au maximum. Jugez-en de vous-mêmes sur la photo (cinq personnes peuvent prendre place à bord de la Clarity).

Le coffre est assez vaste et il le sera plus si l’on rabat le dossier des sièges d’arrière (60/40). Pas si mal si l’on doit composer avec une grande batterie pour hybride sous le plancher ! (Photo Éric Descarries)

En ce qui a trait au coffre, il est quand même utile avec une certaine profondeur qui permet d’y glisser des objets encombrants. Vous aurez certes remarqué cette petite lunette supplémentaire placée sous la ligne de ceinture de l’auto. Elle peut devenir utile en manœuvres de stationnement mais je me fie plus à la caméra de recul!

Le petit moteur à quatre cylindres de 1,5 litre sert plutôt de génératrice au moteur électrique. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Techniquement, toutefois, la Clarity est intéressante. Cette auto à traction avant est mue par un moteur électrique de 181 chevaux avec une batterie de 17 kWh combiné à un petit moteur thermique à quatre cylindres à cycle Atkinson qui développe 103 chevaux. Une fois combinés, ces deux moteurs affichent une puissance totale (calculée selon une méthode spécifique aux véhicules hybrides) de 212 chevaux. La boîte de vitesses est plutôt une transmission à variation continue (CVT) mais son fonctionnement nous donne des sensations de boîte auto régulière. On peut même y passer les «rapports» avec les palettes au volant. Comme c’en est le cas pour plusieurs véhicules aujourd’hui, le conducteur a la possibilité de choisir entre les modes de fonctionnement régulier, économique et sport. La direction est à assistance électrique et les freins sont à disques.

Sur la route

En général, conduire un produit Honda est une expérience plaisante. La Clarity n’y échappe pas mais il y a certains petits aspects qui pourraient devenir agaçants. Par exemple, pour une voiture de ce prix, je me serais attendu à moins de bruits des pneus (des Continental d’hiver sur jantes de 18 pouces) sur l’autoroute. Il y a certes un manque d’isolation…Question performance, passer du point mort à 100 km/h demande environ huit secondes alors que les reprises peuvent être un peu timides selon les circonstances. Mais là où la Clarity excelle, c’est en conduite urbaine.

Dès le départ, il faut le dire, la Clarity est plus appréciable en ville. Son ensemble électrique peut fonctionner sans l’aide du moteur thermique jusqu’à environ 75 kilomètres ce qui serait amplement suffisant pour des déplacements d’une journée en condition urbaine. Lorsque le moteur thermique doit entrer en action, il le fait avec discrétion et efficacité. Remarquez qu’il ne sert presque qu’à produire de l’électricité pour le moteur électrique. Rarement il ne devrait être en contact direct avec le reste de la mécanique.  Le temps pour recharger la batterie (si elle est vraiment à plat) variera d’environ deux heures et demie si la prise est de 220 volts à une dizaine d’heures avec une prise de 110 volts (ce qui pourrait être nettement suffisant pour un usage courant).

Malgré les quelques notes négatives que j’ai pu apporter à cette auto, la Clarity pourrait s’avérer un bon achat ne serait-ce que par la qualité de construction démontrée par Honda (la Clarity est assemblée au Japon). Toutefois, elle peine à se faire adopter par la clientèle nord-américaine (à peine 744 unités ont trouvé preneur au Canada en 2020, une baisse comparativement aux 911 unités de 2019 selon GCBC) qui est plus axée vers les camionnettes et les VUS de tout gabarit. Pire encore, je n’ai aucune idée de la valeur de revente (et surtout de la facilité de revente) de cette auto après quelques années. Pourtant, elle devrait correspondre à ce qui est considéré comme la formule la plus efficace de propulsion automobile au niveau de sa consommation. Justement, en ce qui concerne celle-ci, mes déplacements mi-autoroute, mi-ville m’ont donné une consommation (calcul à la pompe) de 4,326 l./100 km ! Cette seule observation serait suffisante pour justifier l’attrait envers la Clarity.

Ce qui n’aide surtout pas à sa popularité, c’est son prix (assez élevé pour son gabarit) de 46 320 $ qui peut aller jusqu’à 50 320 $ pour la finition Touring dont il est question ici. Évidemment, il y aurait, selon Honda, des rabais incitatifs de 8000 $ au Québec et de 5000 $ du gouvernement fédéral pour la version traitée dans ce reportage pour un total de 13 000 $. Mais encore, faut-il plaire aux clients.

Ce n’est pas toujours facile de «critiquer» une voiture aussi «avant-gardiste» que la Clarity. Ici, je ne peux que vanter l’ensemble «technique» de l’auto. C’est plus au niveau du design et de certaines observations de l’intérieur que je suis plus sévère. Puis, il y a le choix du marché. Une telle auto pourrait paraître excitante au Québec…mais ça demeure une auto…pour un continent plus intéressé par les «camionnettes» !

Une courte visite chez PBK

Cette période de confinement de la pandémie m’empêche de visiter, tout comme vous, des amis et des personnes intéressantes, surtout celles qui gravitent dans notre monde de l’automobile. Toutefois, il y a quelques semaines, vacciné et bien «armé» de mon masque, je me suis arrêté chez Patrick Briand de Laval, cet artiste qui peint des casques de course (de hockey, de football et autres sports) sous le nom de PBK ( https://www.facebook.com/PBKreation).

Patrick, le fils d’un de mes bons amis, a ce petit atelier derrière sa maison de Laval où il crée des peintures incroyables sur des casques protecteurs ce qu’il fait durant ses moments libres lorsqu’il n’est pas à peindre de véritables avions de ligne! De nombreux pilotes locaux et américains lui ont confié leur casque, un élément qui les distingue des autres pilotes lors d’une présentation.

Une des multiples créations de Patrick Briand… (Photo PBK)

Patrick est l’image même du type d’artiste qui produit de tels chefs d’œuvre. Seul dans son petit atelier, il s’affaire avec minutie à créer des designs uniques qui ne passeront certes pas inaperçus. Toutefois, toute image vaut (plus de) mille mots. Allez faire un petit tour à sa page Facebook et, surtout si vous êtes un pilote ou un sportif ayant besoin d’un casque original, pourquoi ne pas entrer en contact avec cet unique Lavallois. Plutôt qu’encourager un «étranger», pourquoi ne pas confier vos rêves à un artiste québécois ?

L’artiste à l’œuvre! (Photo Éric Descarries)

Montréal? Pas facile!

J’ai encore eu besoin, une autre fois, de rouler dans Montréal pour des courses personnelles. En fait, j’ai roulé de Laval à la Petite Italie (boulevard Saint-Laurent) en plein…samedi après-midi.

Mais qu’a-t-on fait des grands boulevards de Montréal? Ils ont rapetissé à cause de voies cyclables (très larges) qui retirent des voies de circulation ce qui oblige les automobilistes à n’utiliser qu’une seule voie! Résultat? Des bouchons que l’on voit normalement lors des heures de pointes sur semaine! C’est ce que sont devenues les rues Saint-Denis, Christophe Colomb et autres. Même les petites rues latérales ont leur propre piste cyclable ! Mais avons-nous vraiment besoin d’autant de pistes cyclables?

Et les lignes peintes sur le pavé…Elles s’effacent en moins de quelques semaines. Je ne vois pas l’utilité de les faire repeindre chaque année parce qu’il faut que les municipalités utilisent des peintures «écologiques» qui disparaissent presque au soleil! Un spécialiste de la réparation du revêtement pavé me disait qu’il y avait des produits nettement supérieurs sur le marché qui devraient durer beaucoup plus longtemps mais qu’il est impossible de convaincre les fonctionnaires de les utiliser parce qu’ils coûtent plus cher! Ils coûtent plus cher à l’achat mais ils durent plus longtemps! Pourquoi ne pas les adopter? La main-d‘œuvre pour appliquer des peintures plusieurs fois supplémentaires ne coûte-t-elle pas plus cher, elle? La situation est encore plus loufoque dans Laval surtout sur le boulevard Saint-Martin entre le boulevard des Laurentides et l’autoroute 25 où l’on repeint les lignes chaque année alors que très peu de cyclistes n’utilisent les voies cyclables sur le boulevard alors qu’il y a déjà une autre piste cyclable le long du trottoir… «Your tax money at work»!

Décidemment, alors que l’on croit améliorer la qualité de l’air en voulant diminuer l’utilisation des véhicules moteurs en ville, à mes yeux, on la rend plus mauvaise en forçant les automobilistes à rouler au pouce à pouce et en causant des embouteillages polluants pour respecter des pistes cyclables à peine utilisées (allez constater de vous-mêmes sur Saint-Martin !).

Ce n’est pas le bien des citoyens que l’on veut! Ce sont leurs votes! Et l’on se plaint après que les gens fuient Montréal et que la ville se vide! Pas surprenant! C’est mon opinion…et je la respecte!    

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Improved 2021 Acura TLX missed its chance for greatness

Few buyers care about Acura’s sedans. They come for the crossover SUVs. The solution? A sharp-looking sport sedan in the form of a redesigned 2021 TLX. Previewed in 2019 as the Acura Type S concept, the 2021 TLX rides on a new architecture with a new suspension and an attractive design that brims with emotion. But it won’t be enough. I recently spent a week with the 2021 Acura TLX, pushing it…

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2021 Acura TLX long-term introduction: This one deserves a double take - Roadshow

2021 Acura TLX long-term introduction: This one deserves a double take – Roadshow

We’ll have better photos to show off the rich color soon, we promise. Steven Ewing/Roadshow Now more than ever, the Acura TLX deserves your attention. The redesigned sedan is a more premium, better-driving car than it was before, and it’s finally got the chops to truly battle Germany’s luxury-sport stalwarts. That in mind — and right on the heels of saying goodbye to our long-term 2019 BMW 330i…

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Kelley Blue Book recently named Acura the Best Value Luxury Brand. Curious to know what makes 2019 Acura models so exceptional? There are six unique 2019 models to select from, including the TLX, RLX, and ILX, which are luxury sport sedans; the RDX and MDX, which are state-of-the-art SUVs; and the NSX, a high-end electric car. Here are some of the luxurious Acura features that led to this award.

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2020 Genesis G70 2.0T Manual Test Drive: A Dissatisfying End to a Species

It always feels a bit odd to drive a dead car walking—a new car that's still available on dealer lots, but just recently received its official execution date from the automaker. It's different from dealing with a special edition; the very core of a limited run is its ephemerality. But the end of a bloodline whether sudden or scheduled feels melancholic, even if the car isn't that great.

As you probably guessed, the last time this happened to me was during a stint test driving the 2020 Genesis G70 2.0T with the six-speed manual transmission. While spraying the bright blue four-door down at a car wash ahead of a photo shoot, I received a text from a coworker informing me of the three-pedal G70's demise after the 2021 model year, bringing the curtain down on the enthusiast-focused version of the compact executive four-door after just three model years.

2020 Genesis G70 2.0T: Show Me The Money Even to one of the few who did snag a six-speed G70 before the axe came down, this news should hardly come as a shock. Genesis sold fewer than 12,000 G70s in 2019, and has sold only 5,275 units as of July 2020, illustrating just how small a slice of the segment the G70 managed to carve, especially when compared to the 47,827 3 Series models BMW sold in 2019—and those numbers are for all G70s (and 3 Series variants), not just those bought with a manual transmission.

But BMW isn't selling manuals in this segment, either—the German automaker nixed the manual 3 Series from its lineup with the introduction of the G20-generation for 2019. If BMW can't justify a manual 3 Series due to disappointing sales, what do you reckon the take rate is for the G70 with the 6MT?

In all likelihood, the figures are abysmal. Now, if you want to pick up a new premium sedan with three-pedals, your options are…well, shoot. There aren't any more options. Turns out, the G70 was the last to the party, and the last to leave. Don't think you can find shelter in the warm embrace of a well-equipped six-speed Honda Accord either; production of the shift-it-yourself Accord halted back in December of last year, and no one noticed until Honda publicly announced the death knell for the manual Accord, along with the demise of the Civic Coupe and cheeky Fit.

So, not only was I driving a zombie car, but it was the last gasp of an endangered species that used to be multitudes. At least it went out with a bang, right? Surely there's consolation in the fact I could declare the six-speed G70 criminally underrated and press most of the blame on the shoulders of a driving public more interested in their phones than the journey.

2020 Genesis G70 2.0T: Mixed Signals It is with a heavy heart I report the manual-equipped, rear-wheel drive sports sedan winks out with peaky power, a deceptively numb clutch, rev hang, and a dull shifter. Had I not received news of the stick-shift G70's demise, my advice to interested parties is that they don't bother; just pick up the 2.0T with the mostly inoffensive, though only average eight-speed automatic transmission, or make the financial jump to the potent 3.3-liter twin-turbo V-6 G70 3.3T, which is—of course—only available with an automatic transmission.

Before we dive into what makes the six-speed G70 disappointing, let's take a second to appreciate the G70's merits outside of the rubbery stick protruding from the center console, lest you think the car is simply a sum of its parts. As we've discovered with every other configuration of the G70, Genesis developed quite the sports sedan here, with excellent balance and overtly handsome aesthetics that would be a welcome sight coming from any brand. It's well designed, well equipped, comfortable  both to drive and to ride in, and if you spring for the 3.3-liter twin-turbo V-6, a potent contender for the pedestal spot occupied by the BMW 340i and Audi S4.

Overall, it's a tidy car that's a valid alternative to anything else in the ultra-competitive luxury compact executive sedan segment. We liked the G70 when it launched for 2018, and I'm sure we're going to have plenty to praise when the refresh arrives in 2022. But by then, the G70 will have shed the one significant feature that set it apart from the crowd, and will be left as a less funky, more driver-oriented complement to the Lexus IS and, perhaps, the upcoming Acura TLX.

2020 Genesis G70 2.0T: What To Expect For now, you've got one-and-a-half model years to pick up the 2.0T with three pedals, if you so desire. The turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder is rated at a stout 252 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque, conceivably compelling figures for something with both a manual transmission and rear-wheel drive. Even Genesis realizes this should be alluring for an enthusiast, so checking the box for the stick also forcibly checks the box for the G70's Sport trim, adding a limited slip differential, Brembo brakes, and summer tires to the mix.

This is all excellent news, right up until you take it out for your first on-ramp blast. I don't know how Genesis managed to make 252 horsepower and 260 pound-feet feel like a nice, round 200 in each category, but based on my test drive, it feels significantly down on torque from a dig. Instrumented testing from our buds over at Motor Trend revealed the G70 2.0T with the six-speed manual transmission takes an astounding 7.2 seconds from 0-60 mph. I'm not usually one to call something that can do the deed in less than 8.5 seconds "slow," but essentially the premium leaders in the segment—BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz—typically handle that scramble in less than six seconds.

2020 Genesis G70 2.0T: Slower Than Expected There's significant turbo lag from the 2.0-liter four-cylinder, and when the impeller does get with the program, it's not revelatory or thrilling; even during full-throttle pulls, it never feels anything short of a steady, relatively slow climb. According to Genesis, peak power arrives at 6,200 rpm—no surprise there—but all 260 pound-feet are apparently on tap from 1,400 rpm through 4,000 rpm. Could have fooled me—there isn't much happening until the needle swings to the middle of the tach.

It's not as if it's much fun poking the engine through the range, either. The manual G70 has obnoxiously dull initial throttle tip-in, which, when combined with a vague clutch and apparent lack of low-down torque, leads to more-than-should-be-necessary clutch slip, herky-jerky starts, outright stalls, or a combination of all three.

Of course, operator error is always a potential part of the equation, but a quick seat-swap with a coworker confirmed at least the throttle tuning wasn't my imagination. Things get a little better in the Sport driving mode, but not so much that it fixes the dead zone entirely. Meanwhile, the shifter feels like something from a non-performance Elantra, which is not to say it's egregiously cheap or clumsy, but it doesn't really match the G70's premium/luxury intentions, especially with somewhat rubbery engagement and a plastic-topped knob.

Again, this hurts to write. I like the Genesis G70 a great deal, especially in 3.3T form. It's a fantastic little sports sedan for the money, and if I were in the market for a professional-appearing daily commuter, it would be near the top of the list. It's just such a shame the less-than-stellar stickshift G70 is the one to shut the door on the manual rear-wheel drive sport sedan species in the U.S.

2020 Genesis G70 2.0T Sport Manual Fast Facts The last rear-wheel drive premium sports sedan offered with a stick in the U.S. To be discontinued after 2021 model year Powerful and torquey on paper, but doesn't feel like it on the road A great car let down by a not-great manual transmission แทงบอลออนไลน์

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Acura’s NSX Hybrid Sports Car Gains Immunity Through 2022

If you lie awake at night worrying about the fate of low-sales-volume, high-performance supercars, well, you should probably cut that out. There’s a lot more pressing issues facing the world today. And besides, you can stop fretting over at least one such sports car—the Acura NSX, at least for a couple of years. A leak from an internal Acura dealer webinar revealed a chart detailing some of the automaker’s product plans for the next few years. A notable inclusion was the NSX, which is represented as part of the lineup all the way through 2022.

Look, supercars that cost a lot to develop and produce while selling in small numbers don’t exactly represent slam-dunk business cases, thus threatening their very existence, and the NSX is an extreme example. Acura sold a whopping 238 copies of the car in 2019—hardly a sales hit, especially given how Porsche managed to move almost 10,000 911s in the same year. And yet, somehow, the NSX is being kept around for at least two more model years.

We reached out to Acura for more details, and this is what it had to say in response:

“We’ve expressed Acura’s steadfast commitment to Precision Crafted Performance since the launch of the second generation NSX. While this presentation is intended for Acura dealers and is not all-encompassing or definitive, it does demonstrate that we intend to deliver on that brand promise, step-by-step, starting with the 2021 TLX.”

Okay, so that doesn’t really clear things up, but neither does it deny the basic idea that the NSX isn’t in immediate danger. What neither the leak nor Acura’s response sheds any more light on is whether or not we’ll see the much rumored, higher-performance NSX Type-R in that two year time span (or ever). It is possible that plans for it were simply left out. As Acura said, the chart you see before you isn’t definitive.

We’ve been hot and cold on the NSX since it launched in 2017. Initially, we felt it could be sharper, quicker—more exotic, basically. Acura addressed some of that concern with some fine tuning as part of a 2019 refresh for the NSX, and the supercar now feels more of a piece, more worth its price tag, and a real contender its crowded corner of the sports car market. It’s good to know the NSX will (probably) be with us for a little while longer, then, and we look forward to whatever else Acura has in store for its novel sports car.

The post Acura’s NSX Hybrid Sports Car Gains Immunity Through 2022 appeared first on MotorTrend.

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2021 BMW 4 Series revealed with mild-hybrid power and, uh, that face

Yes, that face. BMW From its turbocharged powertrains to its robust cabin tech to its advanced driver-assistance systems, there are a lot of reasons to like the 2021 4 Series, which BMW officially revealed Tuesday. But the one thing everyone's going to get hung up on is the styling -- specifically, that enormous grille.

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Follow your nose

Yes, the 2021 BMW 4 Series has the enlarged kidneys first seen on the Concept 4 showcar from the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, as well as the all-electric i4. It's definitely... a look. And it's one we don't like, at least in photos. BMW says the grille "is framed by surfaces with a three-dimensional mesh structure," so there's at least some interesting detail, though it kind of loses any luster it might've had by bolting the European front plate in the middle. (It's going to look awful in US press fleet spec, with a bright yellow New Jersey plate smack dab in the middle.)The 2021 4 Series will be offered in 430i, 430i xDrive and M440i xDrive models, the latter of which gets darker exterior trim and larger side air intakes on the front fascia. LED headlights are standard across all models, and the shape just doesn't work with those giant buck teeth in the middle. Compared to an equivalent 3 Series sedan, the new 4 Series is 2.2 inches longer, 1 inch wider and 2.2 inches lower. But it rides on the same 112.2-inch wheelbase. See how it stacks up to its rivals in our spec comparison.Luckily, the rest of the 4 Series looks pretty darn good, with a tapering roofline similar to that of the larger 8 Series coupe. All 4 Series coupes come standard with 18-inch wheels, though a variety of 19-inch options are available, as are M Sport brakes with either blue or red calipers, an aero kit and a rear lip spoiler. The LED taillights have an interesting light signature not unlike that of the recently revealed 2021 Acura TLX, and honestly, we think the new 4 Series looks best from the rear three-quarter view.

2020 BMW 430i vs. 2021 BMW 430i

2020 BMW 430i 2021 BMW 430i Engine 2.0-liter turbo I4 2.0-liter turbo I4 Power 248 hp 255 hp Torque 258 lb-ft 294 lb-ft Transmission 8-speed auto 8-speed auto 0-60 mph 5.5 sec 5.5 sec Top speed 155 mph 155 mph Wheelbase 110.6 in 112.2 in Length 182.7 in 187.9 in Width 79.4 in 81.9 in Height 54.2 in 54.6 in Weight 3,574 lbs 3,578 lbs Cargo capacity 15.7 cu-ft 12.0 cu-ft

Tons of tech

Step inside, and the 4 Series' design is far less polarizing. The cabin is largely the same as what you'll find in the 3 Series sedan -- the 4 Series' four-door sibling -- with leather surfaces available in a range of colors, flush-mounted controls on the center console and several different wood and metal inlay options. Being a two-door coupe, the rear seats aren't super spacious, but they can at least be folded flat to accommodate longer items from the 12-cubic-foot trunk.The 4 Series comes standard with analog gauges and a 5.1-inch color display in the instrument cluster, as well as an 8.8-inch center touchscreen for the iDrive 7 infotainment suite. Opt for the Live Cockpit Professional package and you upgrade to a 12.3-inch fully digital gauge display, like the one offered in BMW's other models, as well as a 10.2-inch central multimedia screen. Regardless of models, navigation comes standard, with real-time traffic data from BMW Maps. And hey, both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard -- finally! -- and wirelessly, no less.As with the 3 Series, the 4 Series gets BMW's Intelligent Personal Assistant artificial intelligence tech, activated by saying, "Hey, BMW" -- kind of like the "Hey, Mercedes" function found in Benz's MBUX. Unlike MBUX, though, BMW's system is really just for controlling vehicle functions and working with the online navigation data. It's still useful, just not as robust. In other words, no, your BMW can't tell you a joke.Like the 3 Series sedan, the 4 Series can be had with a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster and a 10.2-inch infotainment screen. BMW Elsewhere on the tech front, the 4 Series gets the same driver-assistance systems as the new 3 Series. Standard equipment includes lane-departure warning, frontal collision warning, pedestrian detection, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, automatic high-beam headlights and speed limit information. You can add the company's Driving Assistance Professional Package, which gets you full-speed adaptive cruise control as well as Extended Traffic Jam Assist, a Level 2 driver-assistance feature that adds lane-keeping assistance to make highway commutes easier.A particularly cool tech upgrade is the optional Parking Assistance Package, which not only includes a 3D surround camera, but has a back-up assistant that actually memorizes the last 150 feet of your journey at speeds below 20 mph, and can automatically trace the same path in reverse. For the 4 Series, this package adds BMW's new drive recorder, which can automatically capture 20 seconds of video around the moment of an impact and save it to the car's hard drive. Your insurance claims adjuster will love it.

2020 BMW 440i vs. 2021 BMW M440i

2020 BMW 440i xDrive 2021 BMW M440i xDrive Engine 3.0-liter turbo I6 3.0-liter turbo I6 Power 320 hp 382 hp Torque 330 lb-ft 364 lb-ft Transmission 8-speed auto 8-speed auto 0-60 mph 4.6 sec 4.3 sec Top speed 149 mph 155 mph Wheelbase 110.6 in 112.2 in Length 182.7 in 188.0 in Width 79.4 in 81.9 in Height 54.8 in 54.8 in Weight 3,827 lbs 3,977 lbs Cargo capacity 15.7 cu-ft 12.0 cu-ft The roofline is very similar to that of the 8 Series. BMW

Turbo power with mild-hybrid assist

The 430i comes with BMW's 2.0-liter turbo I4 engine, delivering 255 horsepower and 294 pound-feet of torque. Rear-wheel drive is standard but, as its name suggests, the 430i xDrive comes with all-wheel drive. These models accelerate to 60 mph in 5.5 and 5.3 seconds, respectively. Regardless of driveline, the 2.0-liter turbo engine is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission.The M440i xDrive, meanwhile, uses a 3.0-liter turbo I6 engine, which now has a 48-volt mild-hybrid battery, which delivers supplemental electric boost during acceleration and smooths out the action of the stop-start system. (The engine can now shut off below 9 mph rather than waiting until the car comes to a complete stop.) All told, the 3.0-liter I6 produces 382 hp and 369 lb-ft. Its standard all-wheel drive and M Sport rear differential allow the M440i to accelerate to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds. Once again, an eight-speed automatic is the only transmission available.All 4 Series models get the same hydraulic-lift shock absorbers as the new 3 Series, which we love. This hardware smooths out road vibrations and reduces body movement, but doesn't give up any overall feedback or handling prowess. Compared to the 3 Series, the 4 Series has increased damping forces, firmer springs and larger anti-roll bars, and the coupe sits 0.4 inches lower to the ground. The M440i comes standard with an M Sport suspension, with an even stiffer tune. Finally, the Adaptive M chassis option allows for automatic adjustment of the adaptive dampers, though if our experience with the 3 Series is anything to go on, we think most buyers will prefer the standard and M Sport suspension setups just fine. Speed-sensitive power steering is standard on the 4 Series, while M Sport and M440i models get variable-ratio steering.Yes, a proper M4 is coming, too, but we won't see that version until after the four-door M3 debuts, likely sometime in 2021.The rear three-quarter is definitely this car's best angle. BMW

Arriving in October

The 2021 4 Series will go on sale globally in October, and it'll be priced from $46,595 in the US, including $995 for destination. The 430i xDrive will come in at $48,595 and the M440i xDrive will cost $59,495. This represents a $650 increase over the 2020 430i and 430i xDrive coupes, while the 2021 M440i is a full $5,150 more expensive than the 2020 440i. BMW's two-door 4 Series will continue to fight its long-time rivals, the Audi A5 and S5, and the Mercedes-Benz C300 and AMG C43. The 4 Series convertible will surely follow in due course, as will the four-door 4 Series Gran Coupe. Rest assured, they'll pack all the same performance and tech. And they'll definitely have that huge grille, too. Read More Read the full article

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The Acura Type S Concept Is A Sports Saloon The World Needs Now

The Type S concept previews the next TLX while signalling the return of the Type S badge to production vehicles

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Honda-Acura akan Rilis Mobil Sport Terbaru Bulan Ini

Honda-Acura akan Rilis Mobil Sport Terbaru Bulan Ini

RiderTua Mobil – Honda akan meluncurkan mobil sport terbaru tahun ini. Lewat merek mobil mewah Acura, produsen otomotif ini menghadirkan model TLX Type S dengan sentuhan modern di Monterey Car Week 2019. Honda-Acura akan rilis mobil sport terbaru bulan ini.

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Acura will use 2019 Monterey Car Week to unveil the Type S Concept. The show car sets the stage for the launch of multiple Type S performance variants at the Japanese brand starting with a TLX Type S sport sedan. Maserati will launch both a new sports car and a redesigned GranTurismo, based on information released by the automaker's parent... Viknesh VijayenthiranAcura Type S Concept, next-gen Maserati GranTurismo, VW ID Crozz: Today's Car News https://ift.tt/2yv1tWY

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2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior

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2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign, Release Date, Price, Interior – The companies are considering Nissan top sedan, that 2021 Nissan Maxima meticulously mixes a company’s adoration for design as clearly as performance. They are working with practically the most important models potentially to style and design Nissan’s “4-doorway Sports Vehicle,” who Maxima just what requirements to create the mind. A new 300-Hewlett Packard V6, as entirely as inflexible design, fixed the Maxima’s driving a car a vehicle a vehicle facet even nearer to the kinds using this the most popular Kia Stinger, plus a prevent prior revealed sedans this type of as the Honda Accord as properly as Chevy Impala. But, for any the nation’s performance rumblings, the specific Maxima’s substantial series of typical coupled with on the market gear will undoubtedly ensure it is sense comparable to the premium-levels high-stopping vehicle. When the 2021 Maxima comes along with every single fragile challenge, it may be their modest for other time-chairs hotels jointly with best-tire-manufacture makeup, the extra often a package-great appropriate for perish-irritating lovers.

2021 Nissan Maxima Release Date

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign

Exterior and Interior Design

Nissan health benefits enclosed a lot of styles on the Maxima automotive. Nissan’s V-Functions grille treatment dominates the best end, combined with as no matter if this or else not, you were, in essence, sure fully grab what on the planet is showing up the appropriate course. In the very same approach, there is out there a good deal of design about the stops. The specific Maxima’s rooftop, as an illustration, commonly tends to drift the remainder of all the body before as an influence of countless smart paintworks. The sides are often ripped by way of intersecting deal with personal collections, as well as the returning of your car. Traditionally, a less strong essential part of the design is provided with presented possessing nicely toned taillights.

2021 Nissan Maxima Interior

Regardless of its first status, the unique 5-man 2021 Nissan Maxima is honestly a minor scaled-downwards scaled on the indoors of in comparison to the Nissan Altima sedan, which is usually a compact a lot quicker. The Altima could not compare with the Maxima’s superb-determine environment. The gemstone design near the feature piece grows to the sitting and entryways servings on elevated-phases layouts. The sewn and uncomplicated-end result dash and doorways promote a premium feel, alongside the 8-” infotainment class of activity owning its video game titles unit-fastened many-goal switch. The individual and leading piece individual quickly get secure as a consequence of electricity seating and clip-telescope directing, on the other hand, the returning once again conclude seat’s shortage of brain- and legroom may well retain sizeable guests moaning.

2021 Nissan Maxima Engine

There’s merely a single engine option possible for the Nissan Maxima, even so, it is an essential-high quality 1: a 300-Hewlett Packard, 3.5-liter V6 connected with an Xtronic continuously dilemma smart transmission (CVT). It relates to fair stimulate the economy, all though supplying streamlined and tranquil capability to the cutting edge component wheels. CVTs have talk about-of-the-art dramatically, and Nissan’s D-Move change reason duplicates the operation of the typical digital by enabling the revs to increase minimizing when at full throttle. A Sports developing livens feel by altering throttle result, directing energy and transmission changes. Provided its 300 hp, we’re mesmerized the Maxima doesn’t are experiencing excellent torque guide; an unusual area-to-aspect wiggle identified interior the manages that are common in fantastic entrance section-tire-generate motor vehicles. Discover that premium unleaded is recommended to the Maxima.

2021 Nissan Maxima Redesign

2021 Nissan Maxima Price and Release Date

The 2021 Nissan Maxima sedan keeps a Manufacturer’s Prompted Keep Price (MSRP) starting up at $33,915 for virtually any groundwork S answer. If you mean household leather-structured recliners plus a much handier driver’s workplace couch, make investments the about $2,000 significantly more for getting a Maxima SV. The other variety climbs in the significant $30,000s, in addition to the finest-series Maxima Platinum takes place more than $40,000. At these fees, the Maxima sets out more than a Chevrolet Impala and Acura TLX. Nonetheless, the Nissan abilities significantly more typical grunt.