Monthly Archives March 2015

Details about the AWD system on the Ford Focus RS has been debated for 2 months, since the day when Ford announced the new model in Detroit auto show.

Above image: 2016 Ford Focus RS on display in the 2015 Geneva auto show

Recently our friend who is working in Ford told us some design details of the Focus RS AWD system. Before we diving into the detailed analysis, please take a look at the below poster from Ford.

(Source: Ford Motor Company)

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The 2016 Ford Focus RS has been announced back in this January’s Detroit auto show, and we have extensively covered it in our reports. We have also fully analyzed its AWD system, and also compared it to the Subaru WRX STI and Volkswagen Golf R.

Today we bring you our live photos from the Geneva auto show, where Ford displays the blue Focus RS. Please enjoy the below gallery.

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Ford has announced the all-new 2016 GT back in January’s Detroit auto show. The Ford GT supercar is equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 engine, with output more than 600hp, mated to a 7-speed double-clutch transmission. For more details about this sports car please see our previous article here.

At the exhibition hall of the Geneva auto show yesterday, we met Mr. Dave Pericak, Director of Ford Performance. Mr. Pericak mentioned in the conversation that the Ford GT will be priced similar to the Lamborghini Aventador (which starts at $397,500). So it means we are looking at a MSRP in the ballpark of $400k, for the 2016 Ford GT.

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You may probably have heard of the Tesla Model X with the gullwing doors. Now Chinese auto maker BYD is going to build a SUV which is much more fancier, and it is called “S9”.

Above image: teaser image of the BYD S9

According to BYD, the S9 will be powered by a turbocharged gasoline engine, one main electric motor, and also another 4 independent electric motors for each of the 4 wheels, which makes a total of 6 engines in one vehicle. The S9 weights around 6,000 lbs, but with the help of the 6 engines, this heavy SUV can accelerate to 100km/h (62mph) in 3.9 seconds.

Obviously the S9 is an AWD vehicle with complete torque-vectoring feature on all 4 wheels, thanks to the i...

The all-new Honda Civic Type R is a hot topic int the past 2 weeks. Honda released all the detailed specs one day before the opening of the Geneva auto show, and you can see the numbers in our previous article.

Today we have thoroughly checked out the new Civic Type R, in the Geneva auto show.  We even managed to see the engine bay and get two high-resolution photos of the 2.0L turbo engine. Now please see our extensive gallery containing 66 HD photos of this legendary hot hatch.

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