Ford's F-150 is a silky bruteWAW's offices are not inhabited by an overwhelming number of pickup afficionados. So when Ford Motor Co.'s gregarious 5.4L SOHC "Triton" V-8 won a spot on 1997's Ten Best Engines list, it was with some grousing about...
AUSTIN, TX - Forget the purpleness of the Prowler, the vigor of the Viper. The 1998 Intrepid and Concorde are the cars with which Chrysler Corp. ultimately must win the hearts and minds of American buyers.Chrysler doesn't particularly want...
The Best Engines competition has emerged as one of the industry's most anticipated "award" events. Some early critics said naming each year's best engines is a fine idea, but that spending a week or two testing the engines provides scant...
Induction restriction is reduced through the use of a larger throttle body, larger intake take valves and a larger throat area. These refinements allow for increased airflow into the intake ports and combustion chambers. Composite manifold runner...
Here are four words you haven't seen put together much lately: "New engines at Chrysler."One won't get much argument that Chrysler Corp.'s doing killer work in styling, but for the better part of a decade the company has lagged desperately behind...
It's not in the Neiman Marcus catalog, but General Motors Corp.'s EV1 will go on sale before Christmas, at least at 26 Saturn stores in Los Angeles San Diego, Phoenix and Tucson.For those who must be the first on their block, Dec. 5 is the first...
Malibu, Ca - General Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet Div. has an all-new platform for its 1997 Malibu, and executives and engineers attending the new Malibu's press launch here believe the car perhaps represents Chevrolet's first legitimate chance at...
Say au revoir to the 2-stroke engine - at least as far as Chlysler Corp. is concerned.Engineers at the company's stroke engine "skunkworks" will suspend further development of the 2-stroke engine, work which began nearly a decade ago under the...
Several auto analysts believe 1997 to be a watershed year for the industry: If the model year sustains strong sales, it could be the first signal that the automotive sector, like a growing snake shedding its skin, is tortuously evolving away from...
Chevrolet's new Venture minivan will start at $20,495 (3 doors, regular wheelbase) and range up to $23,269 (4 doors, extended wheelbase). Pontiac's Trans Sport will initially sticker between $21,049 and $23,939, while Oldsmobile's Silhouette will...