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Test Car Information:

2014 Ford Fusion SE FWD
2.0L EcoBoost 4-cylinder engine;
6-speed automatic transmission;
Options: 202A Package, moonroof with garage door opener, 18-inch premium wheels
MSRP as tested: $29,400

Exterior

Most people will agree that the front of the Ford Fusion looks like an Aston Martin. Although Ford officially denied they “copied” the Aston Martin, but I believe the great look of this style is a big selling point for the Fusion.

The side profile of the Fusion give us an impression that it is a large sedan. In fact it is: the wheelbase of the Ford Fusion is 112.2 inches, just 0.9 inch shorter than the Mercedes-Benz E class sedan...

The 2015 K900 and Genesis is a big step forward for the Hyundai Motor Company. Not only because of its superb crash testing performance, but also some key components are all developed by Hyundai itself.

For example the AWD system (called “HTRAC”) are developed in-house, so does the 8-speed transmission. Especially for the 8AT, its design is totally different from the ZF, GM and Aisin units. The Hyundai 8AT uses 4 planetary gear sets and 7 shifting elements (5 clutches, including a one-way clutch and 2 brakes). It is more complicated than any of the other similar units...

Yesterday the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) release crash test results for the new generation Hyundai Genesis sedan.

From the compartment intrusion measurement data on small overlap front test, moderate overlap front test, the performance of the Genesis sedan is superb. Look at the below photo after the small overlap front test, there is minimal shape changes for the safety cage; from the actual measurement data, the Genesis small overlap front intrusion is even better than some other cars’ moderate overlap test result.

For the side impact test, the Genesis performs OK, not bad but not the 1st class one...

No, the following images are not Photoshopped. It is a real car: the Mini Cooper Paceman Adventure, based on the Paceman S ALL4, and a 184-hp turbo four engine.

Mini claimed this truck is strictly a one-off. But we know, the market talks. Do you remember previously Rolls-Royce said they will NOT consider any SUV models? But look at what Peter Schwarzenbauer, BMW board member in charge of the Rolls-Royce brand, said to media recently: “There are long-term independent studies that say half the world car market – 50 per cent of everything – will be crossovers and SUVs. So it’s our responsibility to look into it. We are seriously analyzing a Rolls-Royce in the SUV area“...

Today is the last day of April, from our website statistics below are the most popular articles of this month.

Transmission Titbit Series

Aisin 8AT
GM 8AT
ZF 9AT

Luxury Sedan AWD System Series

Part 1 – BMW xDrive, Mercedes-Benz 4Matic
Part 2 – Lexus, Audi Quattro

HongQi L-Series Luxury Sedan

Family Story – L5, L7, L9
L5 Model – V12 engine design, specificatioins

Aston Martin Financial Trouble

Aston Martin new car less than $100k
Why Aston Martin sell new car less than $100k
2012 financial analysis
2013 financial result and discussion