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pcssessicn · 4 years

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☆ . · . miguel bernardeau, twenty-one, male, he / him . · . ☆ fitzwilliam 'fitz' phénix-alvarez lives in that huge mansion over there! no, not that one. look for white stucco walls & terracotta shingles and that’ll be it. the nhl defenseman has offered occasional glimpses of soft yellow walls and an impressive collection of plants in the background of social media posts, but all of that is nothing compared to seeing the opulence in person. they’ve remained protective as ever since moving to tercet court two months ago, but it seems like they might’ve gotten a little more mistrustful too. maybe that’s why they’re rumored to have such a distant relationship with everyone else who lives on this street. ☆ . · . ooc info: ollie, they / them, 21, est . · . ☆ career claim: cale ma/kar.

BASICS

Full name: Fitzwilliam Phénix-Alvarez Nickname: Fitz Birth date: September 29th Languages: English, Spanish, Quebecois Francois Hometown:

PHYSICAL

Age: 21 Weight: 196 lbs Height: 6′2″ Body build: athletic, lean Eye color: grey-blue Faceclaim: Miguel Bernardeau Glasses or contacts: neither

Tattoos: a raven in flight over his left shoulder blade, monochromatic vines winding up his left bicep

Scars: most predominantly a thin scar near the base of his neck where a skate slashed him when he was fourteen ; several other smaller scars of less note, especially on his hands --- much less noticeable

PERSONALITY

Good personality traits: observant, calculating, protective Bad personality traits: mistrustful, dishonest, aggressive

Fitz comes across as very confident and in control, and at ease in his skin. The truth couldn’t be farther from it. He works hard to put forward the easy front he does --- and some days he can’t tell which one is more real. He has a dishonest smile that masquerades as honest, and a tendency to manipulate those around him when necessary to shed suspicion off himself. He can be almost charming at times, at least extremely amiable. Despite all this, Fitz is not rash or impulsive -- in fact everything he does is carefully calculated, though he goes to great lengths so it does not come across as so. The one place he feels truly effortless is on the ice.

He finds it hard to truly allow people close to him and to really see beyond the most superficial layers of himself. Furthermore, there is a deep-seated fear of not being enough and being forgotten ; he finds it easier to not let anyone close so there’s less chance of this happening.

THE STORY ( i rly was gunna try to write this nice and eloquently but... u get this instead 😔 )

— fitz was born to up and coming spanish actress reyna alvarez in chicago. the result of a messy one-night stand, but reyna ultimately decided to keep the baby. he is indeed named after fitzwilliam darcy from pride and prejudice bc his mother’s first breakout role was in a film adaptation of the book and she loved the book after reading it. how unfortunate for him.

— his birth father was never in the picture, but the man he would come to know as his father came into the picture a year or so after his birth. already one of the top architects in north america, paul robert phenix was in chicago for a conference and he and reyna fell in love. fitz has been told it’s was all very romantic. so then the happy family moved to pittsburgh where his father’s architecture firm was based.

— despite growing up with two parents who raked in a fair amount of cash, they made sure nothing was just given to fitz. they’d both had their humble beginnings and big believers in tough love, they made sure not to spoil their son. they did however make sure he was sheltered from the media when it poked around and the two things they did pay for without question were his education and sports.

— he started playing hockey when he was six after seeing a pens game on tv while they were out at dinner and knowing he just had to do it --- and never stopped. he got recruited to the us national team development program when he was sixteen and spent his last two years of high school in michigan living with a billet family most do who are with the program, which gave him a huge sense of “normalcy.” but really he was far from normal, his development taking great steps over those two years leading up to his draft year.

— queue the cale ma/kar career claim lads aka all the hockey development & logistics u can probably skip if u don’t care laksdjf:

one year before graduation and a draft, he vocally committed to playing at university of massachusetts - amherst. he went fourth overall to the la kings in the 2017 draft ( yeah technically irl that pick belonged to the avs but sh ), and proceeded to remain loyal to his commitment and play two years at umass despite his new top five prospect status. he was put into a first pair role from the start of his freshman year ( 2017-18 ), was a huge part in bringing the umass team up from the bottom of the standings. he plays for team usa in world juniors 2017 and 2018.

his sophomore year ( 2018-19 ), they make it all the way to the frozen four. fitz gets announced as the hobey baker winner and the day after they get knocked out of the tournament. not long after that he signs his entry contract with the kings and finishes out the season with them. he scores his first nhl goal on his first shot in game 3 of the first round of playoffs irl the kings don’t make playoffs but again shh. they get knocked out in the first round and fitz goes home and trains harder than ever.

he come back to kings training camp the next season ( 2019-20 ) more determined than ever to make the team. he does so out of camp and has an incredible rookie campaign. he gets injured in december and misses a few games but is back mid-january. fitz is given the calder ( award that goes to the best rookie in the nhl ) at the end of the season. technically cale hasn’t won this yet but we all know he will.

— la is a bustling city and fitz is a fan of one night stands : he just doesn’t feel like he has time for a relationship and hookups scratch that itch. he’s not an asshole about it, really. there is typically that understanding that this is a one time, no strings attached thing. but this one girl he sleeps with in march obviously does not get this memo and continues to not get the memo. she starts seriously stalking him in the following months and eventually he gets a restraining order against her ( use ur imagination kids ). he’s not really comfortable staying in his own apartment downtown for the time being though after he still sees her around. he stays with a teammate until the season ends, which then brings us to his connection to tercet court.

— paul robert phenix, now world reknowned architect, had a hand in designing several of the homes on tercet court, including one in the style of old money spanish mediterrianian villas that he designed with his wife in mind to be their new home. fitz’s mother had loved the house and moved in for a few years after the court opened but with her taking fewer roles up in the movie industry and getting exceedingly more lonely, she decided to embrace the more nomadic livestyle of her husband and moved out about a year and a half ago. since then the home stood vacant ( though certainly still cared for by several paid landscapers and maids ) until fitz’s dilemma arose a few months ago.

— a few phone calls and a begrudging agreement to pay the extremely steep taxes on the place for the year ( again, tough love and fitz may be a pro-athlete but he’s still making less than a million a year with his entry level contract ), and fitz moved in about two months ago ( say mid-may ).

MISC

— tri-lingual. father is french-canadian and his mother is spanish. needless to say he grew up a little confused. that worked itself out soon enough though. uses he uses quebois french in-season kind of frequently to talk to a couple teammates. really only uses his spanish to talk to his mother and family.

— since moving in fitz has filled the mansion with plants. he absolutely does not seem like a plant guy but he is... absolutely loves it. his major at umass was kinesology bc he thought it would be the most helpful and knew he wasn’t going to graduate but he snuck in some out-of-major classes on horticulture. truly just likes plants a lot. they don’t judge him.

— probably set up his own puck shooting pad in the backyard. why not there’s enough space. he had to retrieve a couple pucks from the bottom of the pool though which has been good incentive to not miss the net lmao. he also has revamped one of the rooms in the house to have synthetic ice.

— runs in the morning before it gets hot. skates a few days of the week in the afternoon. home gym in the house is definitely a perk but he prefers to work out with others because it feels more productive.

— probably drives like. a range rover.

— offensive defenseman. likes to jump up in the rush and is good at break out passes as well as zone entry. earned his place quarterbacking the first powerplay towards the end of the season. he can be quite physical when he needs to be though and don’t ever go after his goalie. ( his nhl.com player page )

— he’s not a recluse by any means, but he has no desire to built connections in tercet court so probably hasn’t actively reached out. they’re likely to have met outside of the small community or if your character forcibly came and introduced themselves. or if they knew each other already mayhaps??

— oh and he’s bi. like really really bi. obv not advertised given his career path but he’s not having some crisis over it either. it just is. probably has a stack of nda’s next to the condoms ready to go at anytime alsdkfj.

OOC

hey lads. i’m ollie !! for those around for round 1.0 of this rp i played alya ( the sports photog ). i am back and this time going back to what i do best : playing hockey boys 😔😔😔.

#linksintro #( this is..............#not my best work lads )#( but alas )

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gaadikey · 5 years

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The bold and gymnastic Range Rover Sport, by the Land Rover is a luxury treat for the off roaders. When it was launched, the Chief Design Officer stated that “The Range Rover Sport is a unique statement of performance with an assertive and powerful Design” . Very assertive and powerful, true to his statement, but its boldness lies in the gymnastic body and new aesthetic sporty touches. A true glamorous muscle man compared to its off springs.

Interiors and Exteriors

The Range Rover Sport comes with sturdy aluminum body with bonnet and fender vents to the refined, yet sporty wheel options 22-inch wheel with 9 split-spoke. Front and Rear Directional Light. Antiglare, Light suppression in side rear mirrors for a perfect night drive. Energy efficient exterior LED lighting which lights up one by one during start is a true grace to watch.

The Interior comes with new Leatherette finish, the front has a Touch Pro Duo screen which has two 10-inch-high-definition Touchscreens to ensure you stay connected and entertained. This is complemented by the 12.3-inch Interactive Driver Display with configurable touch steering wheel controls. Interiors also comes with exclusive stowage options, such as the additional upper glovebox, the front center console refrigerator compartment and a range of charging options, including up to 5 x USB ports, 4 x 12 V power sockets, and 2 x domestic plug sockets

The Legroom for the co passenger and the people sitting behind is quite ample for all the long-legged men, the storage option and climate control at the back seat is a great option. The boot space is dramatically huge with 489 L capacity. I can easily sleep in there 😊.

Technical Specifications and Test Drive

All engines in Range Rover Sport are coupled with an 8-speed Automatic Transmission which ensures fuel efficiency apart from the Eco Mode. The 3.0 l V6 Turbocharged Diesel provides 190 kW and an impressive 600 Nm of torque, for smooth, progressive performance. What we tried and felt was a great add on were the different modes. The sport featured Descent mode, which was spot on, we could let it free in the hill descent with a very good control. During the off roading, drifting and even in the city drive it outperformed our expectation.

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Safety and Security

The safety features offered by the Sport are Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), even during the drifting the Sport was in smooth control. Additionally, it features ABS, Electronic Brake-Force Distribution (EBD), Electronic Traction Control (ETC), Roll Stability Control (RSC), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) and Airbags on all the required sides.

Price Range

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Verdict

It’s a sure shot recommendation for all the features, spacious cabin and the kind of performance it provides. The only downside is the cost, if you are ready for such an investment – It is a must buy.

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emilia-lefebvre · 5 years

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Character Development

Character Development Questions

GENERAL:

Name: Emilia Hope Lefebvre

Nickname: mostly Emmie

Birthday: April15th

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Place of Birth: Launceston, MA, United States

Current Residence: Westminster, London, United Kingdom.

Nationality: American

Version: II Former: I Updated: 11/27/2019

FAMILY:

Grandparents: Adopted Grandparents -- Leonardo and Elanor Lefebvre, Biological grandparents -- unknown

Aunts/Uncles: NA

Parents: Cassandra and Martin Lefebvre

Siblings: An older brother names, Varden Levebvre and a younger sister named Océane Lefebvre

Relationship With Family: Emilia is so incredibly close to every single member of her family. She considers family one of the most important things in the entire world, and is so grateful that instead of falling into the hands of the Russians, she was adopted by a very happy family and raised alongside two amazing siblings.

Happiest Memory: All her happiest memories were before she found out that she was a product of prostitution and possibly rape. When she was simply just an innocent little soul who had not a care in the world. She used to smile so genuinely then.

Childhood Trauma: Her biggest trauma was learning the identity of her biological mother and what she went through. The Lefebvre’s wanted her to know where she came from and were as honest with her as they could be when she was old enough to understand.

Adult Trauma: Every single woman in need that got away from her. Especially in the early days of her shelter. There were women she would approach who would disappear after they spoke to her and it left her with a hole in her stomach.

MOB:

Occupation: Owner and operator of Inga Nowak’s Shelter for Women and Children

Affiliation(s): Strongly French

Loyalty Level: Complete.

Mob History: Starting fights with Russians

Notoriety: Quite a bit among the French and a little among the other families. Given she is the adopted daughter of a French Commandant, people remember her and know her name. She considers each person another member of her family.

Deviance(s)?: None.

Possible Ulterior Affiliation(s): None.

Rivals or Enemies?: Russians. Every. Single. One.

Strengths: empathy, understanding, openness, confidence, kindness

Weaknesses: anger, hate, self sabotage

Weapon of Choice: Her hands

Money or Murder: Money...but sometimes there could be an argument made for murder in the right circumstance.

PHYSICAL:

Height: 5’ 6”.

Weight: 57 kg (126 lb)

Build: Slender

Hair Color: It changes with her moods but right now she’s got dirty blonde hair.

Usual Hair Style: Soft curls around her face. She likes to wear her hair in a single braid at times and other times let’s it float around her naturally. She often runs her hands through her hair when she’s thinking about something.

Eye Color: Hazel, almost green.

Glasses? Contacts?: Contacts.

Style of Dress/Typical Outfit(s): She dresses professionally in her day to day life. Pant suits and suits in general. In her personal life she likes summer dresses and comfy jeans with big sweaters over her body.

Typical Style of Shoes: Her shoe style ranges from boho chic, to bobs, to louboutins. She’s got quite the selection

Jewelry? Tattoos? Piercings?: Two ear piercings on her earlobe

Scars: scar on stomach from appendix, scar on her collarbone from skidding on her bike when she was younger,

Unique Mannerisms/Physical Habits: Scrunching her nose when she gives a genuine smile, winking, pushing her hair out of her face, raising an eyebrow, narrowing her eyes when she’s concentrating.

Athleticism: She’s got self defense training thanks to her older brother, she’s rather adequate when it comes to yoga, and she likes working out but she doesn’t do it all the time. When she gets the chance she’ll run by the gym but that’s about it.

Health Problems/Illnesses: Depression, Anxiety, Anger Management Issues

INTELLECT:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree in Social Services

Languages Spoken: English, French, Spanish

Level of Self-Esteem: Somewhere in the middle. She knows she’s pretty but she doesn’t like to flaunt it all that much. She knows she’s a good person but she won’t toot her own horn about it.

Gifts/Talents: Empathy, social apptitude, plays guitar/piano and likes to sing.

Mathematical?: At times.

Makes Decisions Based Mostly On Emotions, or On Logic?: She’s a very emotionally driven person, she tries her best to be logical, especially when it comes to keeping everyone safe. Her emotions do get the best of her sometimes in her personal life.

Life Philosophy: Do unto others... Pay it forward

Religious Stance: She questions religion. She grew up in a christian family, so she’s got a basis in that.

Cautious or Daring?: She wants to be cautious but sometimes it’s daring.

Most Sensitive About/Vulnerable To: the shelter, prostitution, sex trafficking, her mother dying, being adopted, not having any real family,

Optimist or Pessimist?: Optimist

Extrovert or Introvert?: Used to be an introvert, but is now an Extrovert

RELATIONSHIPS:

Current Relationship Status: Single

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

Past Relationships:

Primary Reason For Being Broken Up With: Being too sensitive.

Primary Reasons For Breaking Up With People: Not understanding her work.

Ever Cheated?: No.

Been Cheated On: Yes.

Level of Sexual Experience: Normal or kind of minimal. She needs to get laid more that’s for sure.

Story of Loss of Virginity: First year in college, to a boy who dated her for all of 5 minutes. It wasn’t the best situation.

A Social Person?: Very Social

Most Comfortable Around: Her parents, her brother and sister, french loyalists, friends,

Oldest Friend: Rosalie LeComte, Eugene Moreau

Life Goals: To rid London of sex trafficking and prostitution

Dreams: ‘‘

Greatest Fears: failure, someone she loves getting hurt, her shelter being broken into,

Most Ashamed Of: ?

Secret Hobbies: Cooking, wine tasting, yoga

Emotional State: Every day is a new day

DETAILS/QUIRKS:

Night Owl or Early Bird?: Early Bird.

Light or Heavy Sleeper?: Light sleeper

Favorite Animal: Elephants

Favorite Food: Italian food, and mexican food. Which she doesn’t get much of in London

Least Favorite Food: Anything with peppermint in it.

Favorite Book: Gone with the wind

Least Favorite Book: ?

Favorite Movie: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Least Favorite Movie: Hereditary

Favorite Song: Gone Gone Gone, Phillip Phillips

Favorite Sport: Hockey

Coffee or Tea?: Tea.

Crunchy or Smooth Peanut Butter?: Smooth.

Type of Car He Drives: white Range Rover

Lefty or Righty?: Right-handed.

Favorite Color: Magenta or purple

Cusser?:At times. Mostly to herself,

Smoker? Drinker? Drug User?: She’ll drink sometimes, she’s done drugs but she’s not super fond of them. She likes mushrooms, though.

Biggest Regret: ?

Pets: ?

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Al Wehdah FC - Singapore’s Band of Brothers (Original Form)

About

Photo Credit: Al Wehdah FC

Al Wehdah FC is a completely All-Arabian social soccer team that comprises of Singapore’s very own Arab community all of whom are mainly Hadrami from Hadramawt-Yemen descendants. The Hadramawt-Yemen descendants are made up of Baalwies (Syed’s) and Masyaikhs (Sheikhs).

Their name - Al Wehdah, derived from a local community organization called The Arab Association Singapore, which is also known as Al-Wehdah Al-Arabiah bi Singhafura or Al-Wehdah for short.

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Formed on the 11th of November in 1946, this community organization has been actively participating in numerous Donation Drives, Bursary Award Ceremonies and even Campaigns like Eidul Adha’s “Gift of Love”, to name a few.

Its namesake albeit one that focuses solely around soccer and nothing more, Al Wehdah FC, was formed a couple years after the organization kick started.

Although the exact year remains a mystery to many including their current players, there’s a black and white photograph extracted from Singapore’s Berita Harian showcased an All-Arabian line-up clad in a somewhat vintage football gear coupled with the words “Pasukan Bolasepak Al-Wehdah Al-Arabiah bersama dengan jurulatih mereka” which translates to “The team Al-Wehdah Al-Arabiah with their coach”.

Photo Credit: Al Wehdah FC

The origins of this picture was shrouded in mystery. It surfaced across one of their social media platforms after a user chanced upon it. Nonetheless, it’s able to serve as a pivotal evidence over how this team had existed decades back, long before color photography entered the picture.

Despite existing for years, it may come as a surprise to some over how this team had actually been inactive for a certain period of time.

Just like their aforementioned history, the reasons that brought upon this period of inactivity is a conundrum. Rumors has it that it may be due to work commitments or other personal engagements.

Regardless, this particular period has long been shelved aside to make way for a reincarnated Al Wehdah FC team comprising of both old and new players.

A team that makes one question if their previous state of inactivity was merely a tale of fiction judging by how consistently active they’ve been in the social soccer scene these days.

The Players, Uniform & Logo

Their team now has a potpourri of both old and young players alike making their age range stretch from as young as 17 to 40.

Their determination to make this team a promising one is first seen via their uniform and logo revamps.

In 2017, they had a new set of jerseys with a completely blue ensemble. Today, Al Wehdah FC can be seen donning either their all red or white/red kits.

Photo Credit: Social Football Sg

Each jersey featured the community organizations symbol, a miniature Singapore flag at the upper left hand corner along with their brand new logo.

This logo was a tricky one for they had to think of what reflects them as players and how they fare on the field.

The outcome?

A lion.

Photo Credit: Al Wehdah FC

And not just an ordinary lion. It’s a lion equipped with a mane that features the crescent and five stars from Singapore’s flag thus making this logo self-explanatory as to what it represents.

The Matches

Al Wehdah FC is currently actively participating in two tournaments - Social Football League (SFL) and the all new Noah League Cup. The latter only started three weeks ago on the 3rd of January, 2019 featuring other teams like El Retador pitting against another called Smileys FC. More information on when Al Wehdah FC will compete in this Noah League Cup and against which team will be revealed soon.

Photo Credit: Al Wehdah FC

On the other hand, they’re currently placed forth on Division 3’s SFL scoreboard.

Apart from official tournaments like the aforementioned ones, Al Wehdah FC also organizes and participates in friendlies on a regular basis.

The most recent friendly match of theirs was done on 2018’s Christmas Eve and was called the International Friendly Xmas Special. It involved a team of Algerian players from Maghribe FC and just like their other tournaments, it was free for all.

Photo Credit: Al Wehdah FC

That match kicked off around 9.30pm and went all the way to extra time and penalties. It finally ended with a satisfying draw of 4-4.

An active veteran albeit not too ancient player who also happens to be one of Al Wehdah FC’s goal scorers in the International Friendly Xmas Special - Syed Mohamed Alkaff, was keen on providing more information about his teams activities.

Photo Credit: Syed Mohamed Alkaff

“Most of the tournaments are based in Singapore, basically for this team, it is just us Arab boys getting together for the love of football and togetherness.”, he explained.

When asked if Al Wehdah FC’s matches are, like the friendlies and aforementioned tournaments, strictly Singapore-based, he said, “We’ve had overseas tournaments in Malacca which happens yearly. 2017 and 2018. The Arab Association of Malacca, “Al-Wafaa”, were the main organizers for 2 years running and gets together all the Arab boys from different parts of Malaysia to represent their states. We were invited too.”, he elaborated.

He was referring to the annual Arab Futsal Cup. Their participation for this particular cup in 2018 appeared fruitful for they emerged seven hundred dollars richer after securing third spot which was no mean feat what with the strife competition around them.

Photo Credit: Al Wehdah FC

Arab Futsal Cup 2018 also shared a special place in the hearts of Al Wehdah FCs players for one of them, Wafy Bentaleb, for whom they touted as “our one and only Mo Salah”, became the top scorer of this tournament and was awarded a Golden Boot Plaque thanks to his eight goals.

Photo Credit: Al Wehdah FC

Syed Mohamed Alkaff

Photo Credit: Syed Mohamed Alkaff

Syed Mohamed Alkaff has always been interested in sports. He was known as the boy who is adapt with his feet.

Now, at the age of 28, he is a Recruitment Consultant who knows no such thing as ‘being tired’, especially when football is involved. Juggling with work, personal life and of course, Al Wehdah FC league games and friendly matches, it’s a wonder how he manages to handle all that without either jeopardizing one of them or being drained one bit.

Photo Credit: Syed Mohamed Alkaff

He first joined Al Wehdah FC when he was merely 16 years old.

“It was around the period of time when the team got “revived” after years of inactivity.”, he quipped.

Fast forward to 2019 sees him as a loyal veteran player who has been steadily featured as one of Al Wehdah FC’s key players and even has a hand in managing the teams affairs.

Adel Alkaff

Al Wehdah FC is also known to be forward thinking. They already have a list of players that are slated to join their team in the near future. One of them is none other than Syed Mohamed Alkaff’s very own cousin, Adel Alkaff.

Photo Credit: Adel Alkaff

This 29 years old man has had experiences of playing with Al Wehdah FC as a goalkeeper but he did so on a rather inconsistent basis due to work and other personal commitments.

Photo Credit: Adel Alkaff

Nonetheless, his contributions albeit sporadic, must have left an impact for the team since no one was against the idea of him being a permanent member.

That idea will soon become a reality for he’s slated to be an official member come February or March this year.

Coach

Although they have members aplenty be it at this moment and in the future, one thing seems missing in the Al Wehdah FC’s soccer equation - the coach.

They’re a team with no coach but they do have three passionate volunteers - Syed Mohamed Alsree, Hussain Harharah and of course Syed Mohamed Alkaff himself, all of whom manages the administrative side of the team – both on and off the pitch.

“We don’t have an official coach. But we do have a contact person. Who oversees the team stuff and all.”, Adel Alkaff explained.

He also added, “Just senior players and stuff. But sometimes, we have Malek Awab coming down to support and all.”

Malek Awab

Malek Awab is a former Midfielder for Singapore’s National team from the 1980s to 1990s. He also played for Tampines Rovers, Home United and Woodlands Wellington consecutively - all of which are S. League teams.

Photo Credit: Malek Awab Facebook

His stint as a professional Midfielder came to an end in 1999 as to which he proceeded to work at a sports equipment company called Pacific Sports Pte Ltd. whereby he headed all of the football equipment distribution department. He has been working there even till today.

Photo Credit: Four Four Two

His name may ring a tune of familiarity to some, for he, just like Fandi Ahmad, is one of the familiar figures when Singapore’s football scene is in question.

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He is, after all, not only a Midfielder but a Vice Captain of the National Team who managed to win the Malaysia Cup not one or two, but four times.

He is also the man behind the record for the most number of international caps for Singapore.

Hence, when Malek Awab comes to observe Al Wehdah FC, he doesn’t just view them like an astronaut fanatic does during a stargazing session. With his vast amount of experience and knowledge about all things football, he imparts pearls of wisdom that no matter the quantity, is equivalent to being coached for Al Wehdah FC.

What to Expect Next

Al Wehdah FC is slated to have their first match for the Noah Leagues Cup on the 29th of January, 2019 at Tampines Hub.

They will be going against a team that goes by the name of Ezu Pelaajat FC.

Photo Credit: Social Football SG

This tournament is free and will occur from 9pm onwards.

If you are feeling financially constrained or have some time to spare, go ahead and witness this tournament for it’ll certainly yank you off from the throes of boredom, all without the need to spend a single penny.

Written By: HZCA.

#writing #sports #singapore #soccer #mywriting #my writing

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orbemnews · 3 years

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How Naomi Osaka Became Everyone’s Favorite Spokesmodel LOS ANGELES — In today’s world of celebrity branding, captions speak louder than words. But Naomi Osaka’s are decidedly understated. “Keep on keeping on,” the 23-year-old tennis champion posted on Instagram under two on-court photos after making it through the fourth round of the Australian Open (which she went on to win). For a slide show that began with a shot of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose Costume Institute Gala she will co-chair, in September: “oh we lit.” Below a portrait of herself draped in Louis Vuitton and Nike (both sponsors of hers), simply: “yo.” Her nonchalance, perhaps, is a way of guarding herself on social media, where many more loquacious celebrities have made unforced errors. “You don’t really know people, by looking at their profile,” Ms. Osaka said recently. “You feel like you can sort of catch a glimpse into their life, which, in a way, is a bit wrong.” She said she has to remind herself to post on Instagram: “My mind hasn’t been able to keep track of it.” But certainly her profile, well outfitted as it is, provides a glimpse into her business — and like the meme decrees, business is boomin’. Ms. Osaka is covering everything from ears to rears, making headphones with Beats, athleisure with Nike and denim with Levi’s. Dresses? She designed them with Adeam, a Japanese-American brand. Swimwear? She crafted a collection with Frankies Bikinis. In April, she announced that she would serve as C.E.O. of her own company: Kinlò, a line of skin care made for people with melanated skin tones, produced with GoDaddy. According to Forbes, she made $37.4 million in endorsements and tournament prizes between May 2019 and May 2020, the most a female athlete has ever earned in a single year. “She’s the first professional tennis player we’ve worked with,” said Jen Sey, the brand president of Levi’s, “but for us, she rises above that. She’s such a powerful voice, the way she’s encouraged others to speak out about equality. She’s outspoken. That’s what we like about her. There’s no point in partnering with someone if you’re just going to tell them what to do.” With Nike, she founded an academy to introduce more young women to sports; with L.V.M.H., she joined a judging panel to choose an emerging fashion designer worthy of a 300,000-euro grant. Her imprint seems to be suddenly on everything from enterprise management software (Workday) to water (Bodyarmor). “She is the perfect storm,” said Cindy Gallop, a brand consultant who has worked with several of Ms. Osaka’s sponsors. “She’s a spectacular athlete. She has a strong sense of social justice, she’s prepared to speak her mind.” “Thirdly,” Ms. Gallop said, “she’s female, and fourthly, she’s not white. I hate, loathe, and detest terms like this, but she is, in quotes, diverse. She ticks every box. You can practically hear the brand managers thinking: ‘She is absolutely the right person to sponsor, right now.’” Serving Salad Tennis stars of the past hawked rackets, pain medication, watches (which Ms. Osaka also does, for Tag Heuer) and the ever-changing category of fast food. On a Monday in March, Ms. Osaka found herself in the Los Angeles test kitchen of the chain restaurant Sweetgreen, the Supreme of salad, trying to wrap her head around the notion that one of the restaurant’s dressings — rémoulade — would soon be disappearing from the menu. “What’s in it that makes it seasonal?” Ms. Osaka said. “The pickles,” said Katelyn Shannon, a research and development chef of Sweetgreen. Ms. Osaka nodded. She was wearing a face mask and a high bun; green and black sweatpants poked out beneath her apron. She had more questions: “Are the other dressings seasonal, too?” “What is a salad ‘hack’?” “What’s more popular, kale or romaine?” “How quickly does Sweetgreen go bad?” (Answers: mostly, no; it’s a way to reverse engineer an ingredient, like a seasonal dressing; kale; after two days, stir fry it for 10 minutes for a whole new meal.) Last year, Ms. Osaka signed a deal with Sweetgreen that gives her equity in the company and makes her its first celebrity sponsor. While both parties declined to disclose the terms of the arrangement, Nathaniel Ru, a founder of Sweetgreen, said the company “wanted to make sure she had some skin in the game.” “We’re not going to get a logo on her shirt, maybe we’ll get a salad on the sidelines,” Mr. Ru said. Ms. Osaka stars in a new Sweetgreen ad campaign, on billboards and the internet, that features four sides of her personality (two of the lesser known: “the gaming mogul,” “the meditation master”). The goal, Mr. Ru said, is to “shift the paradigm of what fast food can be.” Traditionally, salad has not had a sponsor; perhaps the closest it came was 10 years ago, when the blog post Women Laughing Alone With Salad went viral. Most of those women were white; perhaps none of them compelled anyone to eat a salad (unironically, anyway). “Representation is important,” said Ms. Osaka, who is Haitian and Japanese. (Part of the proceeds of a salad she designed for Sweetgreen — with baby spinach and tortilla chips, among other ingredients — will go toward nonprofits working to increase food access in Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities.) “It’s important for me to represent things I actually believe in,” she said of her brand partnerships, “that I actually eat. I would never do, like, McDonald’s or Coca-Cola, because I don’t consume them. I consume Sweetgreen once every three days. It’s not something that you can fake.” She added, “you can always tell when someone’s lying.” So radical is her authenticity that it seems to override any desire to appease. When a Sweetgreen employee asked her what she eats on the road, Ms. Osaka said, “at tournament sites they have a salad buffet, so I like to make my own salad.” “Is it sad?” the employee said. “‘Is it sad?’” Ms. Osaka repeated. “Is the salad buffet sad?” the employee clarified. “Oh,” Ms. Osaka said. “Wimbledon has a really good one.” Sister Act In September, Ms. Osaka won the U.S. Open while declaring solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement through her face masks. From a corporate sponsorship perspective, this was a turning point: taking a stance increased her brand value. She shortly thereafter teamed up with Basic Space, an online swap meet for hype beasts (sample items for sale include a St. John coat and a Range Rover) to sell 500 masks designed by her 25-year-old sister, Mari. They sold out in 30 minutes, with proceeds going to UNICEF. “We have a mutual appreciation and respect for what we’re all trying to build,” said Jesse Lee, the founder of Basic Space, “something cool, unique and authentic.” It was he who introduced Ms. Osaka to the founders of Sweetgreen. The Osaka sisters returned to Basic Space last month to auction off a series of N.F.T. artworks, with the final bid for one, “The Unsuspecting Player,” reaching $150,000. It is a Mangaesque imagining of a brown-skinned woman with a tennis racket and a cascade of pink hair not unlike a wig Ms. Osaka wore in a recent Instagram post. “I’ve always felt like my sister knows me best,” Naomi Osaka said during an April interview on Clubhouse, the audio broadcasting app. “I’ve grown up watching her draw and do digital art and paintings, I always wanted to find a way to use my platform to showcase that.” “Though maybe not exactly how I am,” she added, “she captured me well.” It was Ms. Osaka’s first time on Clubhouse, and she did not hide her bemusement when the volume of Mari’s audio dwarfed her own. “I’m literally right next to my sister, so I don’t get why I have a bad connection and she doesn’t,” she said. Many of her brand partnerships involve Mari. They collaborate on sketches for clothing Ms. Osaka designs with her fashion sponsors, like an upcoming capsule collection with Levi’s. “I draw really badly, she can make it look good,” Ms. Osaka said. “She’s able to interpret. Sometimes we don’t even have to talk for her to understand what I’m thinking.” Before the pandemic, Ms. Osaka visited the Levi’s workshop in West Hollywood to conceptualize the pieces, which include an obi-inspired bustier and denim shorts with crystal fringe. When in-person meeting became impossible, she went on Zoom, signing off on 10 designs before they went into production. “As a little kid, I would watch ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and ‘Project Runway,’ and those were sort of scratching the surface of what goes on behind the scenes,” she said. At Levi’s, she said, she could see the process, “how technical they are about buttons and cutting fabric.” Far from the celebrity sponsorship model of yore, in which stars of syndicated TV shows claim to color their own hair at home, Ms. Osaka does not want to work with a company unless she’s learning on the job. As companies scurry to make up for decades of underrepresentation of races other than white, Ms. Osaka is aware that she may seem like the golden ticket. “I don’t just want to be a figurehead, or someone used,” she said. “If I’m with a brand, I want it to be from my heart instead of just trying to promote a message, just for money.” Surely, some thirsty brands have offered some pretty sweet deals? Ms. Osaka laughed. “That’s really a him question,” she said, gesturing at Stuart Duguid, her agent and manager. “She’s not taking incoming calls,” he said. Back in the test kitchen, Ms. Osaka had cast herself, convincingly, as student in salad master class, asking about the pros and cons of various greens, what ingredients go together, watching and learning as Mr. Ru, the Sweetgreen co-founder, demonstrated the proper way to mix with tongs “You’ve got to do the twist,” he said, flipping his wrist. Upstairs, in a makeshift conference room, she photographed a mood board taped to a concrete wall. She gazed at the unfinished ceiling and a rattling screen window. “Really pretty architecture,” she said, sincerely. . Many celebrities are more keen on checking their texts than looking around the room. That’s not Ms. Osaka, or her brand. “I’m very curious about a lot of things,” she said. “Being curious is one of the happinesses of life, because if you’re not curious, that means you’re sort of settled. I feel really humbled, that I play tennis but I’m able to have all these new experiences and opportunities, like getting to make a salad here. I don’t think a lot of people can say that.” “I’m really good at tennis,” she added, “but I’d like to be really good at other things, too.” Source link Orbem News #Everyones #favorite #Naomi #Osaka #Spokesmodel

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V2019 SUPER DSP3 ODOMETER CORRECTION VEHICLE LIST

Comparing v2017 Super DSP3 mileage programmer, the newest V2019 Super DSP3 adds newer vehicles, including Audi/VW/Skoda/SEAT MQB platform and Benz/Land Rover/Jaguar/Volvo/Porsche 2010-2017 models.

2019 Super DSP3+ Odometer Correction Car List:

ManufactureModelVersion AdapterActvatedVWGolf Sportsvan06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2Yesgolf mk706.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2Yespassat b806.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2Yespolo06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2Yestiguan06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2Yestouran06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2YesAudiA306.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2YesQ206.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2YesSkodaFabia06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2YesRapid06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2YesOctavia06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2YesSuperb06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2YesSeatIbiza06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2YesToledo06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2Yesleon06.2014-up nec35xx diagobd2Yes*Attention:The above new updates are for car models with platform mqbab-(continental/vdo) from 6/2014.

ManufactureModelVersion AdapterActvatedMaseratiquartoportequartoporte-95160 diagobd2Yesghiblighibli-95160 diagobd2Yeslevantelevante-95320 diagobd2Yes

DSP III+ (model supported by DSPIII) fully supports Audi/VW/Skoda/SEAT/Bentley/Benz/Land Rover/Jaguar/Volvo/Porsche 2010-2017 models, as follows:

ManufacturerModelVersionAdapteractivatedAudiA3NEC24C64 06.2014 upOBD AdapterYes2014 NEC35XXX VDOOBD AdapterYesA42013 UPOBD AdapterYesA52013 upOBD AdapterYesA62012-up (SMART TFT) DIAGOBD AdapterYesA72010 up DIAGOBD AdapterYesQ82010 up DIAGOBD AdapterYesQ32013(NEC+24C64) BIN ModeOBD AdapterYes2013(NEC+24C64) DIAGOBD AdapterYesQ52013 upOBD AdapterYesS52013 upOBD AdapterYes

ManufacturerModelVersionAdapterActivated

VAG

AmarokNEC24C64 06.2014 upOBD AdapterYes2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYesBora2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2014 NEC34XX V1OBD AdapterYes2014 NEC35XX V2OBD AdapterYesCC2013 VDO DIAGOBD AdapterYes2014 VDO DIAGOBD AdapterYesGOLFGTI 2013 BIN ModeOBD AdapterYesGTI 2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYesVARIANT 2013 VDO DIAGOBD AdapterYesCross 2013 VDO DIAGOBD AdapterYesGOLF 72014 NEC35XX VDOOBD AdapterYesGTI 2014 NEX35XX VDO 5thOBD AdapterYesGRAN LAVIDA2014 NEC35XX V1OBD AdapterYes2014 NEC35XX V2OBD AdapterYesJetta2014 NEC35XX V1OBD AdapterYes2014 NEC35XX V2OBD AdapterYesLAVIDA2014 NEC35XX V1OBD AdapterYes2014 NEC35XX V2OBD AdapterYesPassat2013 BIN MODEOBD AdapterYes2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2014 VDO DIAGOBD AdapterYesPOLO2014 NEC35XX V1OBD AdapterYes2014 NEC35XX V2OBD AdapterYesSantata2014 NEC35XX V1OBD AdapterYes2014 NEC35XX V2OBD AdapterYesSagitar2013 up BIN modeOBD AdapterYes2013 up DIAGOBD AdapterYes2013 up PRE-BIN ModeOBD AdapterYesScirocco2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYesSharan2013 BIN Mode DIAGOBD AdapterYes2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYesT52013 BIN Mode DIAGOBD AdapterYes2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYesTiguan2013 VDO DIAGOBD AdapterYesTouareg2010- up DIAGOBD AdapterYesTouraColor 2013 BIN ModeOBD AdapterYesColor 2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYesUP2013 MM DIAGOBD AdapterYes2015 MM DIAGOBD AdapterYesVento2014 NEC35XX white color V1 VDOOBD AdapterYes2015 VDO DIAGOBD AdapterYes

ManufacturerModelVersionAdapterActivated

Skoda

CITYGONEC24C64 06.204 upOBD AdapterYes2013 MM DIAGOBD AdapterYes2015 MM DIAGOBD AdapterYesFabia2014 NEC35XX VDOOBD AdapterYes2015 NEC35XX VDOOBD AdapterYesOctavia2014 NEC35XX V1OBD AdapterYes2014 NEC35XX V2OBD AdapterYesRapid2013 VDO DIAGOBD AdapterYes2014 NEC35XX V1OBD AdapterYes2014 NEC35XX V2OBD AdapterYesSuperb2014 DIAGOBD AdapterYesYeti2013 NEC24C64 DIAGOBD AdapterYes

ManufacturerModelVersionAdapterActivatedPorsche9182015 DIAGOBD AdapterYesCayenne2010 DIAGOBD AdapterYesPanamera2010 DIAGOBD AdapterYesVolvoS602010-2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYesS802010-2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYesV402013 V1 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2013 V2 DIAGOBD AdapterYesV602010-2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2013 V1 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2013 V2 DIAGOBD AdapterYesV702010-2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYesVolvo OBD22010-2007 V1OBD AdapterYes2000-2007 V2OBD AdapterYes2000-2007 V3OBD AdapterYesXC602010-2013 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2014 UP DIAGOBD AdapterYes2014 UP V1 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2014 UP V2 DIAGOBD AdapterYesXC902010-2013 V1OBD AdapterYes2010-2013 V2OBD AdapterYes

ManufacturerModelVersionAdapterYesJaguarF-type2015 DIAGOBD AdapterYesXE type2015 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2016 DIAGOBD AdapterYesXF2015 UP DIAGOBD AdapterYes24C64 DIAGOBD AdapterYesXJ2010 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2016 DIAGOBD AdapterYesXK24C64 DIAGOBD AdapterYesXKR24C64 DIAGOBD AdapterYes

Land rover

Discovery 42010 DIAGOBD AdapterYesEVOQUE11 UP DIAGOBD AdapterYes15 UP DIAGOBD AdapterYes15 UP Recovery EEPROMOBD AdapterYesFreelander 22013 DIAGOBD AdapterYesRange Rover2010 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2015 DIAGOBD AdapterYesRange Rover Sport2010 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2014 DIAGOBD AdapterYes2016 DIAGOBD AdapterYes

VAG MQB Platform odometer reset vehicle list:

vw/golf sportsvan 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

vw/golf mk7 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

vw/passat b8 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

vw/polo 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

vw/tiguan 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

vw/touran 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

audi/a3 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

audi/q2 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

skoda/fabia 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

skoda/rapid 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

skoda/octavia 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

skoda/superb 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

seat/ibiza 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

seat/toledo 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

seat/leon 06.2014- nec35xx diag by obd2

#SUPER DSP3

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Best Cars of the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

This is the year the future arrived at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Yes, there are plenty of interesting and significant production debuts – Bentley’s new Continental GT, BMW’s new X3 and M5, Porsche’s new Cayenne, Hyundai’s small Kona crossover, and Ferrari’s Portofino, to name a few – but the buzz is all about hybrids and electric vehicles and autonomous driving. This is the Frankfurt show where Mercedes-Benz, the company that – with some justification – claims to have invented the automobile – announced it would soon be building an electric-powered one that didn’t have a steering wheel or pedals. Loud, colorful, and with the swaggering might of the German auto industry on full display, Frankfurt 2017 is indeed an auto show to remember. Here are our picks of the best from the show floor. Star of the Show: Mercedes-AMG Project ONE There are faster hypercars. There are sexier hypercars. But there has never been a road-legal hypercar with an actual Formula 1 powertrain. Only Daimler, rich, powerful, and at the top of its game, could have the audacity – and the technical knowhow – to create a car like the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE. It shares most of its powerpack with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas grand prix racer that took Lewis Hamilton to victory in the 2015 Formula 1 World Driver’s Championship, and with more than 1000 hp on tap, it will be quicker than a Bugatti Chiron to 124 mph. The mere fact this car exists at all, complete with an airbag in the F1-style steering wheel and an air-conditioned cockpit, is cause for celebration. It’s the car at Frankfurt everyone wanted to see. –Angus MacKenzie Star of the Show: Kia ProCeed Concept As a child of the ‘60s, I’m exceptionally drawn to this car’s true four-door pillar-less door glass design. Sure, there is zero hope of providing adequate side-impact protection this way, but c’mon! Concept cars are supposed to be flights of fancy. I also love all the raw innovation in this design, from the “brightwork” surrounding the side glass that indeed glows with a remarkably uniform white LED light, to the seat fabric, which consists of 100 square meters (!) of black fabric that ends up looking a bit like shag carpet or something. This car is yet another milepost along the Korean automaker’s road from a “fast follower” copying designs and trends, to trend setter. We should be so lucky as to get anything nearing this car’s coolness on American roads in the near future. –Frank Markus Star of the Show: Kia ProCeed Concept The Kia Proceed is liquid lust in hot red. The four-door wagon concept looks like it is racing down the street even as it sits stationary on the stand. Unfortunately it will not be in motion on U.S. streets as this concept hints at the next generation of Kia’s Cee’d family for Europe. The look is clean, elegant, with beautiful proportions. The hood actually appears shorter than it is alongside the long body with no B pillar and the sharkfin trim at the C pillar. Inside, a tangle of shaved and unshaved ribbons on the seats: 100 square meters of black fabric in total. –Alisa Priddle Best Gotcha: Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Jaguar says it’s planning a one-make race series for the forthcoming all-electric I-Pace, and to prove the point showed a concept of what the racecar would look like on its Frankfurt show stand. Except the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy isn’t exactly a concept. Keen-eyed showgoers comparing it with the I-Pace concept will notice the race car has different exterior mirrors, different side windows, and slightly different styling around the rear hatch. They’d also notice the creases in the bodywork aren’t quite as sharp as those on the white concept, and that a pair of wipers are nestled at the base of the windshield. Yep, hiding in plain sight on the Jaguar stand is the production version of the swoopy I-Pace. Strip away the rear wing, the side skirts, the race-face front fascia, and the racy wheels and tires, and you’ll see exactly what the twin-motor I-Pace with around 400 hp and an anticipated EPA-rated range of about 220 miles will look like when it launches in the second half of 2018. –Angus MacKenzie Best Production Car: Bentley Continental GT At last, Bentley’s gran turismo gets the extravagant proportions it deserves, courtesy of the new VW Group MSB architecture it shares with Porsche’s Panamera. MSB, which is VW Group’s front-engine, rear and all-wheel-drive architecture, has allowed Bentley design boss Stefan Sielaff and his team to place the front wheels ahead of the engine, giving the new Conti GT the extended dash-to-axle ratio that’s been a hallmark of great British sports and luxury cars since the 1920s. The new Conti GT looks lower, sleeker, and more luxurious than its pug-nosed predecessor, with crisply tailored surfaces. Inside is an interior that ups the Bentley ante for knurled metal, rich leather, and beautifully finished wood, and does it in a thoroughly contemporary manner. –Angus MacKenzie Best Production Car: Land Rover Discovery SVX This is the first Discovery to get Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations treatment. The SUV gets a version of Jaguar Land Rover’s 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 engine, tweaked to generate 517 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque. The SUV has an eight-speed automatic transmission and two-range transfer box. Not only will it be quick and powerful on the road, the SVO team gave it more ground clearance to go anywhere. The winch is standard and it will be hand-built at the SVO technical center with some unique body panels once it becomes available in 2018. –Alisa Priddle Best Production Car: Ferrari Portofino I never liked the California’s Nicki Minaj junk-in-the-trunk design, and the fact that this one’s basic hard points have changed so little and yet the overall look has transformed so thoroughly—and looks equally fabulous, hard-top up or down—is a real testament to the design geniuses now employed within Ferrari (not at go-to design house Pininfarina). The fact that its twin-turbo V-8 gets a 39-horse bump to within kissing distance of 600 hp is just icing on the Amaretti Cake. –Frank Markus Best Concept Car: Borgward Isabella concept The gorgeous two-tone coupe, with the darker blue on top and lighter shade below, has lines along the hood and headlights that are reminiscent of the original and stunning Isabella from the 1950s and early ‘60s. But this concept is a statement of new elegance and beauty with its sculpted sides and stylized greenhouse providing a fresh side silhouette with a C pillar that passes over the body. In addition to the wraparound taillights are headlights in an intriguing pattern that makes a yin yang pattern of Nike swooshes. Inside is a three-piece steering wheel that is appealing its simplicity and a touchscreen that cascades down from the center of the dash. Elements of the Isabella could make its way into future sedans from a company that has resurrected the past with this emotional design. –Alisa Priddle Best Concept Car: Honda Urban EV Concept With its clean, simple surfaces, and fenders flared over big wheels at each corner, the Honda Urban EV riffed on classic European hot hatches of the ’70s and ’80s, like the original Volkswagen Golf GTI and Peugeot’s 205 GTI. With a look and feel very much inspired by product design principles rather than styling whimsies, the tiny Honda—it’s four inches shorter than a Fit—is a welcome breath of fresh air from a Japanese automaker whose recent production vehicle designs have tendered to suffer from too much surface entertainment. Honda boss Takahiro Hachigo says the Urban EV previews a brand-new EV platform from the company, and a production version of the car will be on sale in Europe in 2019. –Angus MacKenzie Sketchiest Concept Vehicle: BMW X7 iPerformance Concept Oh dear. This one looks like the design team just stood back and said, “Welp, there’s gonna be no hiding the fact that this is a great big gigantic SUV, so let’s just own its gargantuan-ness.” Every design detail seems to have been chosen to accentuate the vehicle’s vertical bulk, from the disturbingly tall and toothy interpretation of the double-kidney grille to the giant L-shaped fender vents and rear fascia details. The incredibly fine pillars on the greenhouse end up looking insufficient to support the bulk of the body should the truck ever turn turtle. Here’s one we’re eager to see changed substantially on its way to production. –Frank Markus Biggest Head-Scratcher: Mercedes-AMG Project ONE Suspension Inside the spectacular Mercedes exhibit hall—which is arranged just like its museum in Stuttgart, in the round and spiraling down from several stories up—was a naked chassis of the highly anticipated F1-inspired hypercar. But after studying the front and rear suspension for 10 minutes or more, I could not for the life of me work out how the pushrod-actuated spring-damper units worked. That’s because both of them interconnect both pivot points. I look forward to watching an animation of them in action. –Frank Markus Most Innovative Parking Solution: Renault Symbioz Concept This concept takes integration a step further: the car talks to the house and the two become one. The demonstration shows the autonomous car with an interior where passengers face each other. Once at home, the car raises on a giant round pedestal to the inside of the home where it doubles as another room of the house and the two can share their energy, with electricity flowing to whichever needs it more. It is an extension of Renault’s long-running well-being theme, updated to a new tagline: French design, easy life. As a car, it is self-driving and a quick one with 670 hp and 487 lb-ft of torque. –Alisa Priddle The post Best Cars of the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show appeared first on Motor Trend.

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Press Releases: MotorWeek Names Jaguar I-PACE Drivers’ Choice “Best of the Year”

MotorWeek Names Jaguar I-PACE Drivers’ Choice “Best of the Year”

MotorWeek’s 2019 “Best of the Year” Unveiled: Jaguar I-PACE

TV series' annual Drivers' Choice Award winners announced at Chicago Auto Show

CHICAGO – Jaguar’s first all-electric vehicle, the I-PACE, is MotorWeek’s 2019 Drivers’ Choice Award winner for “Best of the Year,” announced today at the Chicago Auto Show, the nation’s largest consumer automotive showcase. Over an unprecedented 38 years of bringing weekly automotive news to consumers, MotorWeek has evaluated thousands of distinctive cars, but only a handful deserving of their “best of” moniker. This year’s winner brings every bit of nuanced luxury into the future all while making it the car for right now.

The Jaguar I-PACE luxury utility keeps the family-resemblance and driving character strong in this eco-friendly iteration of its brand. With all-wheel drive, a familiar Jaguar grille, and an open interior that luxuriously manages both occupants and their gear, along with a generous 234 mile plug-in range, the I-PACE is the new benchmark for five-passenger utilities.

“Jaguar has managed to engineer an electric vehicle (EV) whose creature comfort quotient is high but with all the advantages and technology we’ve come to expect from the new age of electrified models,” says MotorWeek creator and host John Davis. “The I-PACE totally delivers as an EV, besting our expectations with outstanding style, range, roominess, as well as performance handling, acceleration, and braking. As a total package, the I-PACE not only is a standout luxury utility, it is a clear winner among all new passenger vehicles.”

“We are honored to have the Jaguar I-PACE named 2019 Drivers’ Choice Award for ‘Best of the Year’ by MotorWeek,” said Joe Eberhardt, President and CEO, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. “The Jaguar I-PACE has been a game changer for the brand. Being recognized as the ‘Best Luxury Utility’ vehicle and win ‘Best of the Year’ is a testament to the pioneering spirit and dedication of the design and engineering teams at Jaguar.”

Luxury buyers who sample the I-PACE will be impressed, while driver and passengers will bask in the shelter of serenity that electric vehicles provide. With an absence of engine noise, there is still an exciting element of surprise with so much effortless power and road prowess on tap. MotorWeek testing proved that point with a 0 to 60 mile per hour sprint of just over 4.2 seconds. With ‘oomph’ married to great balance and maneuverability, drivers know they are in the cabin of a Jaguar.

Jaguar has inaugurated its latest dual-screen infotainment system in the I-PACE that features a pair of instrument panel touchscreens called InControl Touch Pro Duo. While the I-PACE doesn’t ‘scream’ new technology from its ultra-plush interior, the Jaguar’s ergonomic control center is intuitive and easily within reach.

“These are only some of the reasons the I-PACE won our staff’s vote in the ‘Best Luxury Utility,’ category,” says Davis, “which then put it in the running for our ‘Best of the Year’ honor.

Watch MotorWeek’s Jaguar I-PACE roadtest (Episode #3810)

All Drivers’ Choice Award winners are featured on Motorweek.org, and will appear on a special episode of MotorWeek (#3823) airing on public television stations beginning February 9, and on cable’s MotorTrend Network beginning February 19. MotorWeek and the 2019 Drivers’ Choice Awards are nationally sponsored by The Tire Rack®, WeatherTech, RockAuto, and State Farm. Additional support for the 2019 Drivers' Choice Awards has been provided by Rain-X.

One of the auto industry’s most coveted honors, MotorWeek’s Drivers’ Choice Awards were announced at the largest consumer-driven auto show in North America, the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. In selecting the annual Drivers’ Choice Awards, the MotorWeek’s editorial staff evaluates more than 150 cars, trucks, and sports utility vehicles every year. Winners are chosen based on driving performance, technology, practicality, fuel efficiency, and value for the dollar.

2019 Drivers’ Choice Award Winners:

Best Small Car Kia Forte

Best Family Sedan Nissan Altima

Best Convertible Mazda MX-5 Miata*

Best Luxury Sedan Genesis G70

Best Sport Sedan Volvo S60

Best Sport Coupe Hyundai Veloster N

Best Performance Car Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye

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2019 Infiniti QX80 Redesign

2019 Infiniti QX80 Redesign – A many of months agone, the Infiniti manufacturer has disclosed its luxury life-sized SUV that we tend to all grasp because of the QX80. It represents the 2018 model year that has undergone a gentle refresh this point. however, the newest reports indicate that the corporate is coming up with the new edition of this model that ought to enter the showrooms because of the 2019 Infiniti QX80.

2019 Infiniti QX80

The Infiniti QX80 could be a giant and capable SUV that you ought to definitively think about if you wish a vehicle which may accommodate up to eight passengers and it’s glorious towing talents. It additionally provides nice ride quality and sensible handling. within the cabin, there’ll be several areas, however, technology, particularly motion-picture show system is taken into account slightly obsolete.

The current, 2018 Infiniti QX80 has arrived with any necessary changes. the foremost noticeable modification is its the new exterior styling. To be a lot of precise, the XC80 has gotten totally reinvigorated front fascia which has new headlamps, bumper, hood, fender and fender vents still. On the rear, we have a tendency to may additionally notice revised semiconductor diode taillights and tailgate. There also are a lot of new color shades for the outside. moreover, the inside has additionally been improved with higher materials, upgraded motion-picture show system and revised handwheel that is currently wrapped in animal skin. within the engine department, this point there won’t be any mechanical upgrades.

The future 2019 Infiniti QX80 can in all probability hit the market unchanged from the 2018 model year that has simply been gently reinvigorated. Still, we’ll need to look forward to the official data to search out a lot of.

The competitors on the market can embrace Cadillac Escalade, Lexus LX570, Range Rover Sport, Lincoln Navigator, and Mercedes-Benz GL class.

2019 Infiniti X80 Redesign

Like the recently reinvigorated version, the 2019 Infiniti QX80 can still be supported a similar body-on-frame design that’s found underneath the Nissan fleet. On the opposite hand, Spanish Armada has a similar DNA because of the world Nissan.

Visually, the model can get pleasure from the recent updates that were organic process however refreshing. The model can have slim headlights with nice graphics that replaced previous, larger and lower positioned units. The grille version of the updated QX80 is additionally slightly completely different in form and that is additionally the case with the lower front fascia section. The rear of the model additionally has reshaped taillights connected with the chrome strip.

2019 Infiniti QX80 Redesign

The overall impression is that recent update created the 2019 QX80 to appear a lot of polished and fewer bulbous. The future version, on the opposite hand, may bring new color choices and exterior theme. The model can have commonplace 20-inch wheels and bigger 22-inch choice.

The 2019 Infiniti QX80 can continue with the planning of the 2018 model year that has simply been reinvigorated. The front facia currently options an extended hood, revised, a lot of upright grille and new semiconductor diode headlamps. The result’s a lot of aggressive and square look on the side. The fog lights have currently gotten semiconductor diode lighting and also the fenders also are reshaped. On the bottom, there also are new semiconductor diode taillights and a revised bumper. The new QX80 rides on 20-inch Al wheels whereas the larger 22-inch ones are going to be obtainable additionally. Moreover, their area unit 3 new exterior colors. Those embrace Mineral Black, transparent gem White, and Champagne Quartz.

The interior of the 2019 Infiniti QX80 is incredibly spacious and able to accommodate up to eight passengers in 3 rows of seats. The seat area unit upholstered in quality animal skin and area unit terribly comfy. The front seats are going to be heated too. The lading area provides the area of sixteen.6 cubes. With the third-row sunray flat, it offers the area of forty-nine .6 cuboid feet.The dashboard is going to be revised with the new leather-wrapped handwheel and also the larger touchscreen with the motion-picture show system. sadly, automaton motorcar and Apple CarPlay won’t be obtainable.

As for the instrumentation, it’ll come back commonplace with navigation, three-zone climate management, moonroof, USB, Bluetooth, power-tilt/telescoping handwheel, around a reading monitor and then on. moreover, there’ll even be many elective packages. The Deluxe Technology package can add Bose surround-sound system with fifteen speakers, a camera-based car mirror, the upgraded animal skin, seats and then on. the podium package can embrace twin 8-inch screens for the rear-seat passengers and wireless headphones. and also the Driver help package can supply a blind-spot warning, forward emergency braking, collision warning, active control, lane departure warning, and so on.

2019 Infiniti QX80 Engine

There is no a lot of final data concerning the engine, but the performance itself can have serious changes. there’s a word concerning combined hybrid power rain each with electrical drivetrains. A substitute technology of 2019 Infiniti QX80 is going to 5.6-liter and power V-8. With those numbers, it’ll have 400 HP and 413 ft of torsion. This engine is going to be ideal for exploitation 16mpg at town and 20mpg on the route considering that there’s substantial fuel economy that works for environmental savings. each choices area unit about to be paired with the 7-speed automatic drive on all-wheel drive.

2019 Infiniti QX80 Release Date and Price

We still don’t grasp once the 2019 Infiniti QX80 is going to be given to the world. Its value can in all probability be a similar because of the one in all the 2018 model. It starts at around $66,000.

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2019 Infiniti QX50 Essential AWD Four Seasons Introduction

In what can be considered a sign of the times Infiniti now offers more crossovers than cars in America. Nissan’s luxury arm, which has been up and running for close to 30 years here, jumped into the SUV game more than 20 years ago with the Pathfinder-based QX4. Since then, the marque has had its share of interesting models, most notably the super fast V-8 powered FX45 with its “bionic-cheetah” stance.

Today, though there are sadly no longer any cheetah-based models to be had, the Infiniti lineup consists of several solid, competitive crossovers and even an old-school SUV designed to meet all your haute hauling needs, with sizes ranging from a compact hatch (QX30) to a body-on-frame, XXL beast (QX80). We recently wrapped up a year with a QX30 Sport sprayed in Infiniti’s polarizing pinkish-metallic hue, and we greatly enjoyed our trouble-free time with it. But given that the QX30 is a Mercedes-Nissan mashup, we wanted to see what Infiniti has been up to on its own. So as one of the latest additions to our Four Seasons fleet, we chose the thoroughly updated second-generation 2019 Infiniti QX50. It’s a model that in many ways is serving as a vanguard vehicle for Infiniti, and it all starts with what’s under the hood.

Arguably the biggest reason why the QX50 piqued our interest (or, to use senior editor and techno-geek Nelson Ireson’s words, has us freaking excited) is that it’s the first vehicle to employ Nissan/Infiniti’s new VC-Turbo engine. VC stands for Variable Compression, and it uses a complex mechanical linkage that alters each piston’s stroke length while the engine is running. Boot the throttle and the stroke lengthens, lowering the compression ratio to 8:1; ease off the gas and the stroke shortens, increasing the compression ratio to as high as 14:1 and (supposedly) maximizing economy. In an age where most technological updates are software related, it’s cool to see something so novel and mechanical make it to market. We wanted to understand how well it works—and, more importantly, if it holds up to a year’s worth of spirited thrashing.

The VC-Turbo delivers 268 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque from just 2.0 liters (give or take, depending on what the variable-compression system is doing), and is paired with a continuously-variable transmission (CVT). We’ve never been big fans of CVTs, but they continue to improve and we’re eager to find out how well it meshes with the new engine.

As far as the trim level goes, we opted for the top-of-the-line QX50 Essential AWD model, and we didn’t stop there. The just-shy-of-$60k price tag includes nearly $13,500 worth of options, the biggest of which is the $7,500 Sensory Package. It bundles up a sensory overload of features, including a 16-speaker Bose stereo system, power tilt and telescoping steering wheel, 20-inch rims, and special cube LED headlights—some 19 different upgrades in all.

Then there are the Pro packages, the $2,000 ProActive and $550 ProAssist, with the operative words being Active and Assist. The ProActive package features ProPilot Assist (not to be confused with the ProAssist package), a combination of adaptive cruise and lane guidance that essentially lets the QX50 kinda-sorta drive itself (though unlike older iterations found in the Q50 and Q60, the QX50 requires a hand on the wheel). ProPilot Assist can also apply the brakes when cruise is not engaged. The system serves as an electronic co-pilot of sorts that senior editor Aaron Gold has dubbed the QX50’s “force field.” Checking the ProActive box also nets you Infiniti’s “steer-by-wire” Direct Adaptive Steering system, a head up display, and lane departure and blind spot warning features. The ProAssist package’s primary systems are rear cross traffic and backup collision safety nannies.

Also worthy of note is the $2,000 Autograph Package, an interior design bundle that the Infiniti press pack likens to a tropical vacation: “The rich chocolate brown replicates wood applications in the resort and the surrounding trees, followed by a creamy off-white representing the sand on the beach. The highlights of a cooler dark navy blue on the center console, reminiscent of the ocean water, strike the proper balance between warm and cool, creating a comfortable yet invigorating environment.” Marketing-speak aside, we’re most concerned with how those off-white quilted leather seats will hold up to normal wear and tear and the occasional kid and dog.

We’re also curious to get more reaction from the staff about the wild combination of the seats with the brown leather and blue suede on the dash and center stack. Editor-in-chief Mike Floyd for one digs the QX50’s digs: “I love this color and materials combination, it’s one of the more interesting interior executions I’ve seen in a long time.”

Almost as soon as it arrived, senior editor Gold swiped the QX50 for a drive from L.A. to Phoenix and back. “I didn’t like this thing much when I first reviewed it,” he wrote in the logbook. “To me, it seemed like a shadow of the old QX50/EX35. But the more I drive our Four Seasons car, the more I like it. No, let me put that a different way—the more I drive everything else, the more I like the QX50. I’ve recently spent time in Jag’s F- and E-Pace, BMW X3, Volvo XC60, and a well-heeled Range Rover Supercharged LWB. The QX50 compares favorably to all: It drives well, it’s quiet, it’s solidly built, and it’s supremely comfortable.”

Gold also noted that his stepmother’s poodle, Bounty, spent the hour-long drive from Sun City West to Mesa licking the blue suede on the center console. “Maybe he’s an Elvis fan,” Gold surmised. (Ewwww, we don’t care who he’s a fan of, please get that dog slobber cleaned off the suede, pronto.) As for the QX50’s interior room, so far it seems more than adequate for a midsize, two-row crossover in its segment, and it looks as though rear seat occupants won’t be doing any complaining. When carrying stuff is required, its 60/40 split rear seats easily plop down and fold flat at the pull of a tab from the cargo area to open up 64.4 cu-ft of space with them down (31.1 cubes with them up). Further amplifying the openness of the cabin is a massive panoramic and sliding tinted glass moonroof.

According to the EPA, the 2019 QX50 gets an estimated 24/30 mpg city/highway with a combined estimate of 26 mpg. So far we’ve only averaged 21.8 mpg, but it’s early days yet and we hope the QX50 will prove more efficient as we pile on the miles. Given that one of the supposed benefits of the VC engine is to better take advantage of situations where fuel can be saved, we sort of expect it quite frankly, even from a four-cylinder powertrain pulling around a not insignificant 3,857 lb.

Will the QX50 win our hearts like our last Four Seasons Infiniti? Will the VC engine be everything it’s compressed, er, cracked up, to be? Will more dogs like to lick the blue suede? Watch this space for more adventures and updates to come.

Our 2019 Infiniti QX50 Essential AWD

Overview

PRICE $46,145/$59,585 (base/as tested)

ENGINE 2.0-liter VC-turbo DOHC 16-valve I-4/268 hp @ 5,800 rpm, 280 lb-ft @ 1,600 – 4,800 rpm

TRANSMISSION CVT

LAYOUT 4-door, 5-passenger, front-engine, AWD SUV

Chassis

CONSTRUCTION Unibody

STEERING Engine-speed-sensitive variable assist Direct Adaptive Steering

TURNING CIRCLE 36.4 ft

SUSPENSION, F/R MacPherson strut/multi-link

BRAKES, F/R Vented discs

WHEELS, F/R 20-inch alloy

TIRES All-Season, run-flat, Front: P255/45R20, Rear: P255/45R20

Measurements

L X W X H 184.7 x 74.9 x 66 in

WHEELBASE 110.2 in

TRACK, F/R 64.4/64.2 in

HEADROOM, F/R 40/37.0 in

LEGROOM, F/R 42.6/38.4 in

SHOULDER ROOM, F/R 57.9/56.7 in

CARGO CAPACITY (SEATS UP/DOWN) 31.1/64.4 cu ft

WEIGHT 3,857 lb

WEIGHT DIST F/R 59%/41%

EPA MILEAGE 24/30 (city/hwy)

FUEL CAPACITY 16 gallons

FUEL RANGE 399 miles (est)

FUEL GRADE Unleaded premium

0-60 MPH N/A

TOP SPEED N/A

Equipment

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

Leather-appointed trim Power-adjustable steering column Paddle shifters 8-way power-adjustable front seats w/ driver power lumbar LED fog lights Head-up display Adaptive cruise control LED ambient lighting Automatic high-beams Lane-departure warning and correction Forward-collision warning and avoidance Blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic alert Power moonroof Rain-sensing wipers Roof rails Power tailgate Electronic parking brake LED headlights Forward Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection Predictive Forward Collision Warning Rear seats with slide, recline, and fold flat function

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

Sensory Package: $7,500—20-inch wheels with P255/45R20 tires, Semi-anline leather appointed seats, heated/cooled front seats, Advanced Climate Control System, 2-way passenger power lumbar, Motion activated liftgate, rear side window sunshades, LED headlights, adaptive front lighting system, ambient interior lighting, Bose premium audio w/16-speakers, Ultrasuede headliner, power tilt and telescopic steering wheel, heated steering wheel, Maple wood interior trim

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2018 BMW X2 vs 2019 Volvo XC40 vs 2018 Jaguar E-Pace

DEGGENDORF, GERMANY—Join us as Munich’s latest compact crossover, the BMW X2, takes on two other similar, all-new offerings by way of Sweden and Great Britain—the Volvo XC40 and Jaguar E-Pace—in a good old fashioned, pan-European shootout. For the three newcomers, it’s about projecting emotional values: image, prestige, desire, and street cred. Because while they all have their own unique attributes, in the end it’s more about how well they represent each of their respective marques in the segment.

They all certainly represent well in the design department. Their shapes blend seamlessly with their corresponding brand’s identity, their cockpits are stylish and well equipped, their cabins cosseting yet functional. The Volvo’s solid looks are punctuated by some funky details, the E-Pace is the upscale city-slicker of the bunch, and the X2 is a stylish urban guerilla with panache. Each is, of course, available with a wide array of standard and available features, and are flawless in terms of active and passive safety.

This being Europe, our test trio all came equipped with 2.0-liter diesel engines, but their overall packages were similar to U.S. trim levels. Our X2 was a 28i xDrive M Sport X with a premium tier package, which begins at $46,645 in the U.S. (The letter X denotes the X pack which combines dashes of contrasting gray paint with a neo-off-road body kit.) The E-Pace tester, a D180 launch edition with all-wheel drive, was on spec with an R Dynamic trim priced at $48,245. The Volvo invoice for the XC40 Momentum plus all available modern conveniences, including the eye-catching Red Cross livery, came to a relatively fair $39,820 (the Momentum trim starts at $36,195 in the U.S.).

The diesel fours powering the X2 and E-Pace we tested produce an identical 190 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque, while the Volvo mill mixes less grunt at 180 hp with a little more twist (317 lb-ft of torque). The same dead heat applies to the base gasoline versions. All are 2.0-liter turbocharged powerplants. At 228 hp/258 lb-ft, the X2’s engine is only marginally less powerful than the 246 hp/269 lb-ft of the Jaguar and the 248 hp/258 lb-ft of the Volvo. In the 0-60 mph sweepstakes, Volvo and BMW claim 6.3 seconds against the Jag’s 6.6. In terms of top speed, the 147 mph X2 narrowly leads the 144 mph XC40 and the 143 mph E-Pace. At least on paper, the transmissions are also remarkably similar. Munich and Stockholm opted for eight-speed automatic transmissions regardless of engine, while the team from Gaydon went for nine forward ratios.

This almost analogical overall specification extends to the on-demand AWD systems which operate smoothly and efficiently. Due to the absence of transfer cases and mechanical differential locks, in extreme conditions it’s up to the traction control, ABS, and ESP systems to help achieve optimum stability when grip starts to slip.

Although the X2 20d xDrive we drove is no rocket, it shrugs off its rivals on the autobahn with intriguing nonchalance. The optional sports transmission changes ratios that little bit quicker, the torque curve bypasses the typical holding pattern and shoots straight to the plateau at 1,750 rpm. While the redline makes itself heard at 5,000 rpm, you have another 800 rpm before the chip-controlled hangman steps in. Compared to the competition, the BMW engine boasts a notably broader rev window that helps reduce the number of gear changes, and kickdown orders are applied obediently. Having said that, this diesel knocks away like a woodpecker quartet when cold, the running characteristics are still more electric eel than pussycat, and when pushed hard the voice becomes loud and croaky.

As for the Jag’s diesel engine, there are minor deficiencies when it comes to picking up revs (the cut-out speed is a modest 4,900 rpm), an inherent harshness which prevails throughout the entire rev spectrum, and relatively rough working noises. This unit is not refined, but at least Jaguar had the courtesy to mate it to a long-legged nine-speed automatic, which is a real relief on the freeway. But the E-Pace’s biggest dynamic handicap isn’t the drivetrain but rather its hefty weight. The 180D AWD tips the scales at roughly 4,063 pounds. The XC40 is some 220 pounds lighter, while the X2 is trimmer and slimmer still at just south of 3,700 pounds.

In the Volvo, it’s the Geartronic eight-speed automatic which makes us frown with disapproval. The absence of shift paddles is no big deal, but why do you have to hit the gearstick twice to set this car in motion? Answer: because the black box considers neutral to be an independent ratio you must deal with however briefly on the way to drive or reverse. Even more disconcerting are the time-consuming upshifts and mushy kickdown action. Although selecting sport mode speeds up the stroke rate, it does precious little to improve the sluggish ramp performance, a drawback the XC40 shares with its contenders. Like the E-Pace, the Volvo permits some mid-range turbo lag which is more irritating than annoying.

Although perfectly capable of leaving the beaten track and embarking on junior grade adventure trails, these three are in reality too precious for such detours. You see, the shiny wheels cost a small fortune, the protective undertrays are of purely cosmetic nature, and the very first close-range mulberry bush is bound to leave nasty scratch marks on the glossy paint. No, the stages this cast performs best on are little-trafficked roads garnished with a few dozen interesting corners and a wide variety of surfaces from rutted and weather-beaten to polished and fast.

The B8 between Deggendorf and the Czech border is a wide-open playground, and here the XC40, E-Pace, and X2 stay much closer together than on the autobahn. Despite low-grip 17-inch winter tires, the BMW still edges the others thanks to enhanced cornering grip and confidence-inspiring steering feedback all the way to the limit. The sole serious flaw of the X2 is the unsettled ride, which can be downright harsh on broken pavement. Even in Comfort mode, the restless M sport suspension is an issue on all but the smoothest tarmac.

In this particular environment and against strong opposition, it’s the Jag that clinches the fine ride award. Unexpected, Yes. Undeserved, No. True, the E-Pace hates corrugations and dislikes manhole covers. Shod with 235/60 18-inch mud and snow tires, however, spring travel suffices to wade through potholes, damper action copes well with the wavy stuff, and the entire suspension setup feels more homogenous than the chassis of the Range Rover Evoque we brought along as a reference vehicle. Even though brake dive and body roll can be an issue when you start letting it all hang out, the E-Pace’s lateral, longitudinal, and horizontal movements are at peace with each other. The gap between Jaguar and BMW is—surprise, surprise—filled by the Volvo. The only entrant equipped with XXL 19-inch winter season tires, the Swede feels stiffer sprung, tauter damped, and more stilted and upright than the Brit. The low-speed ride isn’t as brittle as you might expect, and longer undulations are taken care of with aplomb. Successive transverse irritations are not appreciated across the board here.

It is easy to befriend the Volvo’s steering and brakes. Turning the wheel feels a bit more detached than in the BMW but not as artificial as in the E-Pace. Deceleration is an intuitive sequence of early bite followed by plenty of stopping power, which soon calls for more pedal effort. The handling characteristic fuses mild understeer with unambiguous response and unflappable stability. While the X2 and E-Pace clip apexes with more bravado, the XC40 scores brownie points for its relaxed cornering attitude and reassuring handling balance which borders, Volvo-style, on the anonymous. The E-Pace cultivates a more shirt-sleeved attitude, turning-in with extra zest and responding quite aggressively to throttle inputs when in low gear. It is always eager to brake a little later, then a little later still. Subjectively, it is no faster around bends, but its captivating enthusiasm stirs more emotions, especially in dynamic mode and through courage-testing corners where the extra weight is less of an issue.

Just as you begin to admire the Volvo for its balance and the Jaguar for its ambition, the BMW is next in the rotation, and sure enough it takes us back to square one. Once again, the X2 confirms its ability to eclipse its rivals on just about every rung of the driving-pleasure scale. Its steering conveys an extra touch of accuracy, promptness, and transparency. Its brakes are relentless, energy-squashing pros. Its suspension hits the middle ground between Snow White and The Big Bad Wolf.

The BMW also snatches away The Golden Index Finger trophy for the most compelling ergonomics. In the midst of touchscreen hype, it retains the iDrive controller which warrants failsafe access to all the chipperies, and it has the fastest and most clever satellite navigation system. Volvo’s Sensus Connect and Jag’s InControl Touch Pro simply aren’t as accessible and talented as iDrive.

Inspired by the XC90, the XC40 conveys the same contemporary Scandinavian feel-good touch which trades in yesterday’s bright birchwood applications for tasteful man-made surfaces, darker colors, and that tricky trademark tablet. None of these vehicles are proper five-seaters. With the front chairs pushed back all the way, rear legroom ranges from marginal to non-existent. On the credit side, the split benches can fold forward to accommodate the essential utensils of the upwardly mobile. While fake leather already is a no-go, real leather is hopefully also on its way out, especially when it looks and feels as if provided by plastic cows. The Jaguar is sufficiently airy and spacious, but it cannot quite match the classy surfaces installed by BMW.

In essence, the X2 is a spiffier and sportier X1 and is our top choice. It is expensive (especially when well equipped), its ride is bound to be too firm for some, and the fat C-pillars impair rear-quarter vision. But it is more fun to drive than the rest, quicker and faster, digitally up-to-date, and really well made. This does not mean the XC40 and E-Pace are bad choices. Quite the contrary: in isolation, these two compelling contenders impress with abundant character, flair, and ability.

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One Week With: 2017 Mercedes-AMG G65

IRVINE, California — It’s no secret that we Russians are as drawn to Gelandewagens as we are to Adidas tracksuits (the Porsche Caynne and Range Rover are up there as well). As such, there was little debate as to who would be getting the keys to this $236,325 2017 Mercedes-AMG G65 first when it arrived at Automobile HQ. I’d driven several G-Wagens in the past, but a stint in the V-12-powered beast had eluded me.

As you can tell by the burning sensation in your retinas, it is extremely green. Mercedes calls the color “Alien Green,” but my brain dubbed it “Atomic Green” and refused to budge. Regardless, it’s a distinctive color that goes well with the black roof. I fully expected it to be the only G-Class west of the Mississippi to wear the shade—in part because it’s part of the $15,000 AMG Performance Studio Package that also adds the aforementioned black roof, as well as black fenders, bumpers, and spare tire cover surround, plus silver brake calipers (which clamp 14.8-inch discs up front and 13.0-inch discs at rear) and matching contrast stitching and carbon fiber trim inside. But Orange County has almost as many G-Wagens as Moscow, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when, through a glitch in the simulation, an Alien Green G63 happened to be in the same shopping center. One thing is for sure after that experience: I’m never doubting the odds again.

If you’re not keen on unwarranted attention, you’ll want to opt for the black, silver, or white shade chosen by most G-Class owners. It’s hardly a subtle vehicle to begin with, and the fit-for-a-Lambo shade makes it about as subtle as a punch to the face from Mike Tyson circa 1992. Depending on the situation, it may be visible from miles away; I certainly had no problem spotting it on shore while surfing a few hundred yards out at San Onofre State Beach, with even the quickest of glances immediately landing my eyes on the bright green Benz.

On the road, the aforementioned G63 and its aggressive twin-turbo V-8 are actually more noticeable. The G65’s twin-turbo V-12 does not growl, rumble, or howl. In fact, it’s quite drama-free for an engine that puts out 621 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque. But what it lacks in drama, it makes up in smoothness, sending almost zero vibration into the cabin. That power is sent through a similarly smooth seven-speed automatic, a long-overdue replacement for the five-speed auto that backed Mercedes’ V-12s for many years.

The powertrain’s smoothness belays the challenging job that it’s tasked with: moving nearly 6,000 lbs of brick-shaped sheetmetal with alacrity. It succeeds, somewhat, getting the big brute to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds. Not that long ago, that would be considered “stupid fast” for an SUV, but even the G63 is a couple tenths quicker, while the 550-hp Range Rover Sport SVR will get there in 4.5 seconds for half the price, while the new 2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo can get the job done in just 3.7.

Add in the G-Class’ body-on-frame construction and twin solid axle suspension—and the shaky, trucky ride that results in—and one fact becomes immediately clear: when looked at rationally, as far as high-end SUVs go, it’s straight-up obsolete. Unlike before, those with a quarter-million dollars burning a hole in their pocket now have choices like the Bentley Bentayga, which offers levels of refinement and opulence the G can only dream of.

Then again, the Bentayga is kinda funny looking and has a goofy name, while the Range Rover Sport SVR can barely be distinguished from any other Range Rover. And they’re not built like tanks. Besides, how often are new vehicle purchases entirely rational, anyway, especially in this space?

That brings us to the irrational. The G-Class is so unique and rich in character that it’s easy to overlook shortcomings that would be unacceptable in any of its more-conventional peers. Take the dated center stack, the awkward seating position, the limited interior storage space (there aren’t any cupholders up front, for example), the challenging-to-fold rear seats, the imperfect cargo space packaging, and the need to slam the doors to get them to shut all the way—including the tailgate, which feels like it weighs close to 100 lb with the spare on it. Then there’s its absurd thirst, with a gallon of fuel lasting a mere 11 miles in the city and 13 miles on the highway.

Given all that, you’d be forgiven for expecting that sales have dwindled to volumes rivaling those of slow-sellers like the Chevy SS or Kia K900, but you’d be wrong—U.S. G-Class annual sales have increased every year since bottoming out in 2009; 2015 and 2016 were both record years, with the latter’s 3,950 units being a six-fold increase over 09’s 662, and 2017 being up 8.7% YTD.

No other luxury SUV on the road, not even the Cayenne Turbo or Bentayga, has the presence of the G-Class—and the G65 is the ultimate expression. And until the arrival of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan and Lamborghini Urus, the range-topping G is the best means of telling the world “I’m filthy rich and I want everyone to know it” without the risk of getting stuck in a mud bog on the way to your dacha.

2017 Mercedes-AMG G65 Specifications

ON SALE Now PRICE $221,400/$236,324 (base/as tested) ENGINE 6.0L twin-turbo SOHC 36-valve V-12/621 hp @ 5,000-5,300 rpm, 738 lb-ft @ 2,300-4,300 rpm TRANSMISSION 7-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 5-passenger, front-engine, 4WD SUV EPA MILEAGE 11/13 mpg (city/hwy) L x W x H 187.5 x 80.9 x 76.3 in WHEELBASE 112.2 in WEIGHT 5,924 lb 0-60 MPH 5.2 sec TOP SPEED 143 mph

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2019 Jaguar F-Pace Turbo Rumor And Redesign

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2019 Jaguar F-Pace Turbo Rumor And Redesign

2019 Jaguar F-Pace Turbo Rumor And Redesign – Jaguar has released changes and updates to the XE, XF, and F-Speed models, and the big one is a brand-new Ingenium four-tube engine. It replaces an older several-tube which was in the XE series, and it will be the initially gasoline four available on both the bigger XF sedan and the F-Tempo crossover.

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2019 Jaguar F-Pace Turbo Future

Past the new engines, the XF and XE can also be presented with the new Configurable Dynamics functions. This method offers proprietors the capacity to set up the vehicle to accommodate their private driving preferences by picking in between Typical or Vibrant options for the engine, gearbox, and steering. Additionally, an ‘Adaptive Dynamics’ program is provided that allows the suspensions to get set up in a quantity of different methods.

2019 Jaguar F-Pace Turbo Exterior And Interior

A sports controls with heavier aluminum decorations and thumb bolsters, earlier only for the R-Sport and S, is now standard on the Reputation trim but with no additional badging on the bottom spoke. Two new car owner-assistance functions are recommended. Ahead Visitors Recognition, a camera- and radar-dependent notify method for visitors traversing at the entrance of the car, is also joined by Ahead Jaguar F-Pace Turbo Advice, which improves the in-dash feed from 360-education cameras with steering position overlays for pulling slowly and gradually into an auto parking area. Later this year, Jaguar owners can elect to fund gasoline at Shell stations through an onboard app without leaving their car. (No, the pumps won’t amazingly top off the container drivers will nevertheless need to exit the vehicle to, you know, put the gas nozzle to their Jag.) Contemplating how Jaguar’s infotainment method remains plagued by computer software errors, we’d suggest paying with plastic (or, gasp, document!) like everyone else.

2019 Jaguar F-Pace Turbo Engine

With a two-scroll turbocharger, adjustable device timing and raise, a new Jaguar F-Pace Turbo direct fuel injections system, and an exhaust manifold built-in with the tube brain, the Ingenium engine is claimed to come back greater efficiency and more quickly warmups. (EPA energy economy quotes for the F-Pace built with the new engine are forthcoming.) The turbo four’s 247 horsepower and 269 pound-ft of torque are up seven horsepower and 18 lb-ft above the now defunct Ford engine, and Jaguar promises it could punt the F-Pace to 60 mph in 6.4 secs. For reference, the final Jaguar F-Pace we examined was a six-tube, 380-hewlett Packard S, plus it did that deed in 5.1 mere seconds; we have however to test the 180-hewlett Packard diesel or a no-S V-6 model. We’ll verify Jag’s numbers in our testing, but the 4-cylinder’s performance is most likely peachy for Jaguar buyers who choose exclusive discounts over strength.

2019 Jaguar F-Pace Turbo Price And Release Date

For those with bigger budgets who wish the Jaguar F-Pace Turbo smelled more like a Range Rover, there’s the also-new-for- Profile trim level. The softer, extra-pleated Windsor leather-based chairs with 22-way adjustment and winged headrests are only of the Profile, which only comes with the F-Pace’s 340-hp V-6. Or else, the Profile is a Reputation filled on top of a few alternative deals, mind-up display, gloss ebony veneer, and 20-in. wheels. Jaguar wants a restricted showing, as it’s only presented in Yulong White-colored with Sienna Suntan upholstery and, at $64,195 to start, is now the most costly F-Pace in the lineup, topping even the stronger F-Tempo S.

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One Week With: 2017 Mercedes-AMG G65

2017 Mercedes-AMG G65 Specifications

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