DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The new 2009 Ford F-150 remains the most capable full-size pickup on the market, delivering towing capability of 11,300 pounds across all cab configurations and payload of 3,030 pounds. Ford built upon the F-150's capability by strengthening the frame while making it...
The two Joe Gibbs Racing cars that have dominated the Nationwide Series this season likely will face stiff NASCAR sanctions after team members were caught deliberately trying to mask the horsepower in their powerful engines. NASCAR inspectors found magnets under the gas pedals of the No. 18 and...
Local & state: KU golfer wins tournament in Manhattan Kansas sophomore Jennifer Clark took home the victory at the Collegiate Players Tour/Manhattan Collegiate Open on Wednesday. Clark carded a three-round 217 at the Manhattan Country Club for a four-shot win. KU teammate Alyssa Rainbolt...
IRVINE, Calif. -- Ivan "IRONMAN" Stewart needs no introduction to off-road racing fans. His credentials are off the charts with over 83 career off-road race wins and a record seventeen Baja 500 wins! What does Ivan drive? A Toyota TundraObut not just any Tundra; this is a 504+ horsepower...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One of my favorite newspaper comic strips as a child was the Katzenjammer Kids, about two mischievous boys who were always getting caught red-handed and spanked. The final frame of the cartoon often showed a wily kid named Rollo, who would point to the wailing...
Even as gas prices rise, more automakers are breaking the price barrier on what used to be a privilege for the rich: the 300-horsepower engine. On Wednesday, Hyundai unveils the production version of its 2010 Genesis sports coupe with a 306-hp V-6 engine that the company...
CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) -- Fourth quarter net income was $114 million up from $35 million in 2006 -- Fourth quarter diluted EPS was $0.48 up from $0.15 in 2006 -- CNH Equipment Operations remains net debt free at year-end -- Full year 2008...
LAS VEGAS -- Shelby Automobiles and Kenne Bell Company have developed an optional supercharger kit for the "Super Snake" package that will increase the power of 2007 and 2008 Ford Shelby GT500 coupes to 725 horsepower. A limited number of Super Snakes will be built per model year at the...
If, indeed, a picture is worth a thousand words, the following image speaks volumes about the urbanization of the American auto industry: Gracing the cover of DUB magazine, Big Boi, half of the hip-hop duo OutKast, was swathed in bling. He had a 120-diamond bracelet wrapped around his wrist and...
LAS VEGAS -- The world's all-time best-selling car is going high-tech. Toyota says the all-new Corolla compact will become the smallest non-luxury car with XM satellite navigation for real-time traffic information when it goes on sale in February. Until now, the feature in Toyotas has only...
Do we really need all this horsepower?" That's the question Don Robey posed for years before sky-high fuel prices finally convinced others the answer was, "No." Once given the okay to reduce it, Robey developed and implemented an innovative yard locomotive program estimated to save 12.5 million gallons of fuel...
Iveco Motors' N45 MST is a 2-valves-per-cylinder, turbocharged, liquid-cooled, diesel engine with a 4-cylinder inline configuration. The engine features a mechanical injection system and a narrow gear train with balancers located in the bottom of the crank case to cancel out vibration. The N45 MST has a displacement of 4.5...
Suzuki added 33% more engine displacement and 36% more horsepower to this year's XL7. The 3.6-liter V6 puts out 252 hp at 6,400 rpm and 243 lb-ft of torque at 3,200 rpm. That's up from 185 hp and 184 lb-ft for the 2.7-liter '06. The 24-valve DOHC...
NEW YORK -- Automakers have set up camp in Manhattan's Javits Center for the annual New York International Auto Show. Plenty of cars and trucks -- some ready for production, others still in the "could be" stage -- are on display through Sunday. Here's some of what's being shown. ...
The Hustler FasTrak 48/54 has all of the same features as the original FasTrak plus new decks, more horsepower and more commercial components. It is available with 48- or 54-inch welded-steel not stamped decks and Kawasaki V-twin, Honda V-twin or Kohler Courage engine options. It boasts commercial hydrostatic transmissions for...
Byline: Dave Boe Daily Herald Auto Editor Toyota's subcompact, front-wheel-drive Yaris is an urban warrior boasting industry-topping fuel mileage numbers at a time when squeezing every drop of available petro is fashionable. Available in a three-door liftback and four-door sedan, the former bodystyle is...
Byline: Bob Kocher Special to the Daily Herald As a mid-size sedan, the new 2008 Dodge Avenger is bold with aggressive styling that hints all over of Dodge heritage. My first drive with the 2008 Dodge Avenger, in high desert of Arizona, was also bold...
Eighty-six Years and Going Strong The Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory NTTL was established in 1920 in response to the Nebraska Tractor Test Act of 1919, which required all agricultural tractors sold and advertised in Nebraska to have manufacturers' performance claims verified by the Nebraska Tractor Test Lab. The...
The 1030 walk-along trencher is designed for residential and short-run commercial service line work lines requiring trenches up to 6 inches wide and 30 inches deep. Choice of Kohler or Honda air-cooled overhead valve gasoline engines produces 11 net horsepower. Features include: mechanically driven digging chain;...
A long laundry list of new features that highlight 2007 cargo van models from GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler include a choice of more powerful engines, alternative fuels and new engine technologies as standard components. General Motors (Chevrolet Express/GMCSavana) Two major additions to the 2007 Chevrolet Express Conversion Van/GMC...
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