Tweet TweetThe Acura carmaker has sent its 2016 RDX model to 2015 Chicago Auto Show, which is actually a mild facelift of the 2013 and not the model`s seconds generation. But the Acura RDX facelift comes with some interesting changes as well, meaning a new design and fresh features inside, while under the hood, the model has also received a new engine. Talking about engines and power, let`s have a look under the hood to check out the new powertrain. It is about a 3.5-liter i-VTEC V6 unit, with Variable Cylinder Management, the same found on the 2016 Honda Pilot as well. The unit develops 279 horsepower and 342 Nm of torque and sends all the power to all wheels via the Intelligent Control AWD. As for the design of the 2016 Acura RDX, the model is now looking different, coming with a sharper body language, complemented by the Jewel Eye LED projector headlights, LED taillights and a few more. Inside the model is also updated. The cabin is now wrapped with silver and black trims, heated … [Read more...] about 2015 Chicago Auto Show: 2016 Acura RDX Goes Official
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2017 Kia Niro Hybrid at Chicago Auto Show
Tweet TweetIt’s a HUV. If you search this abbreviation on internet, you’ll probably find “Homeless Utility Vehicle”. However, it’s not the case here: the Koreans say it’s a Hybrid Utility Vehicle. So what exactly offers the Niro? It offers an un-hybrid design, which is good. I must admit that most of the people say “hybrid cars are ugly”. No, not all of them look odd. In fact, Niro looks quite dynamic, thanks to the low roof line and short rear overhang. Surely, it’s not the most aerodynamic hybrid, with its 0.29 drag coefficient, but sometimes sacrifices are necesary. It is the first Kia to be built on the all-new eco-car platform, which will help the Koreans to triple the green car line until 2020. Later, it will receive a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Another interesting fact: unlike most of the hybrid car manufacturers, Kia spent lots of time and materials to develop a quiet interior, regardless of the increased weight of the … [Read more...] about 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid at Chicago Auto Show
2017 Chicago Auto Show: This Is the All-New 2017 Mitsubishi`s Outlander Sport Limited Edition
Tweet TweetLast previewed about a week ago in a first batch of photos, the all-new 2017 Outlander Sport Limited Edition from Mitsubishi has been finally presented in Chicago, at the long-expected 2017 Auto Show, the model also coming in new live photos. Once it will arrive in dealerships in the United States soon after the auto show, this special edition of the standard Outlander will cost $21,995, coming with lots of features at the exterior as well as inside. Concerning the arrival of the 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Limited Edition, Don Swearingen, MMNA Executive VP, has also declared in an official press release that the standard Outlander Sport stands at the very basis of the Limited Edition, the model coming with exquisite highlights that allowed for extra goodies. ”We’ve now taken that approach one step further by integrating additional standard equipment and technology into the Limited Edition, at a price point that is unprecedented within the broader CUV … [Read more...] about 2017 Chicago Auto Show: This Is the All-New 2017 Mitsubishi`s Outlander Sport Limited Edition
2015 Chicago Auto Show: 2016 Kia Rio Sedan
Tweet TweetI am not much of a Kia fan, but in a strange way, I was kind of attracted to a particular model that has been recently launched at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. I am talking about the revised 2016 Kia Rio Sedan, the model receiving some slight changes at the body and inside, apart from the engine, which is the same as the previous model. From an aesthetic point of view, the 2016 Kia Rio Sedan is now coming with the Digital Yellow and Urban Blue paintjobs, as well as a revised front grille with fog lights, amongst other things. The same slight tweaks also include the interior, where the cabin is now coming with some high-tech goodies. The high-tech gizmos include the UVO e-Services system, the now premium center console with the piano black trim, or the lovely bezels surrounding the air vents, now being wrapped in satin. In case you want more, there is also the EX Designer Package available, meaning improved features. Under the hood, the 2016 Kia Rio Sedan will use the same … [Read more...] about 2015 Chicago Auto Show: 2016 Kia Rio Sedan
Looking Back At Chicago Area Racing History
CHICAGO – Before getting too far along into the new racing season, let’s take a look back at Chicago area racing – 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. The years were 2008, 1998, 1988, 1978 and 1968. 2008 – Mike White garnered his fifth late model stock car championship at Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Ind. White posted two feature wins on his way to another title at the northwest Indiana speed plant, besting 2007 champ Jeff Cannon and Mike Monroe in the final points tally. Another Illinois veteran, John Nutley, was the track’s limited late model champion. Brett Sontag was the top gun in the late model ranks at the Grundy County Speedway in Morris. Winner of seven feature races, Sontag bested 2007 Grundy titlist Tom Smith for the year’s championship crown. It was Sontag’s third late model championship at the third of a mile paved oval, the Friday Night Racin’ Place. Jerry Gille was the 2008 Rockford Speedway late … [Read more...] about Looking Back At Chicago Area Racing History