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Infiniti Details a Quartet of New Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

This fastback is promised as the brand’s first all-electric model, an interesting tack given the market’s insatiable appetite for SUVs and crossovers. We’ll reiterate that Mercury was way ahead of the game 40 years ago with its light bar on the original Sable. Speaking of, Infiniti also promises a Vision QXe in due course.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIII)

The Truth About Cars

An intentional move on the company’s part, the plan was to catch a more elevated customer than those persuaded by the Fox body trio: Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar, and Lincoln Mark VII. In 2003 the InTech appeared in its only SUV usage, as the motivator of the new and doomed Lincoln Aviator.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIX)

The Truth About Cars

Two tunes of the V8 continued: There was a lower power and torque figure for standard Mark VIII trims (280 HP, 285 lb-ft) while the LSC version was tuned to 290 horses and 295 lb-ft of torque. This revised version was used on all 1998 cars and was shared by the likes of the Town Car, F-150, and Mercury Cougar. liter Intech V8.

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UCS Hybrid ScoreCard Dings Automakers for Forced Features in Hybrid Offerings

Green Car Congress

Size was not an issue, since UCS awarded high ratings to vehicles ranging from compact cars to luxury sedans to full-sized SUVs. But muscle hybrids, such as the GMC Yukon Hybrid and Lexus LS 600h L, which emphasize power over increased mileage and reduced emissions, have much lower hybrid value, according to the group.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

Charged EVs

More knowledgeable shoppers may even be able to name some upcoming EVs from GM: the Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup , the Cadillac Lyriq luxury SUV, or the EV versions of Chevy’s Equinox and Blazer compact crossover utilities. Just like, say, Ford—which was then in the process of killing Mercury, to leave it with only Ford and Lincoln.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

The Truth About Cars

There was little difference between the two by the end as the Blass adopted LSC features and power. There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. Only trim remained to tell them apart. But the idea was scrapped, as it was decided the development would be too costly.

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Details of Ford’s green car strategy

Green Cars News

US car maker Ford has some hard work ahead if it is to meet new CAFE regulations and still sell the SUVs and pick-up trucks that are so popular across its home country. The manufacturer has already added full hybrid versions of the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan to its existing Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids.