Ford Motor Co.'s Triton modular V-8 engine family, launched with the '97 F-Series pickup, has been one of the company's most successful engine designs. Ford says it is ready to release a substantial upgrade. Already in production for certain Ford...
The California Air Resources Board, which seemed intent on banning the diesel engine from the face of the earth, appears to be re-evaluating its position. In July, California Gov. Gray Davis signed legislation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions...
Scotsman deserves better Jerry Flint needs to learn the history of Studebaker (see WAW Oct. '02, p.72). The Studebaker Scotsman was not a strippo failure. The corporation sold more Scotsmans in 1958 than any other of the Studebaker car lines. It...
GLENEDEN BEACH, OR The all-new '03 4Runner represents a big shift in perspective for Toyota Motor Corp. Unlike the four previous generations of the 17-year-old SUV, it's designed specically for the U.S., which is expected to be the truck's biggest...
45 YEARS AGO On Nov. 7, 1957, the Sachenring Automotive Works in the East German city of Zwickau rolled out the first of its new series of plastic-bodied minicars, the Trabant Sputnik. It was the second in a series of all-new plastic-body cars...
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to produce a double cab version of its popular Tundra fullsize pickup, WAW has learned. The new version, to be unveiled at January's North American International Auto Show, will hit the market in about a year as an '04...
PARIS Paris in September: When one's automotive thoughts wander to the whimsical and the exotic. Lovers of sheet metal used the romantic city to escape the real world and gaze upon ultra-luxury offerings such as the new Maybach and the Volkswagen...
Flint fan club Mr. Flint has struck another chord about interiors (see WAW Aug. '02, p.64). Maybe Mr. Flint and I are the same age, but I agree with him. Today's interiors leave a lot to be desired. At present I am ordering new cars for my wife...
The production version of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.'s upcoming fullsize pickup will be unveiled this January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Nissan sources say. The fullsize pickup will go on sale next year as an '04 model...