Thunderbird Once Again?

Rather than starting with a base photo for this 2015 Thunderbird, I used a black Sharpie and did a quick sketch on paper. Then I scanned the illustration and "played" with it in Photoshop to work it up. This Thunderbird would be a 4-seat personal luxury sport coupe to pick up where the 1971s left off. Power would come from an EcoBoost family V6s with hybrid assist. Rear-wheel drive biased all-wheel drive standard. Aerodynamics would be managed extremely well with a cd in the low .20s.

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Cadillac 3-Window Business Coupe for 2014

The re-emergence of a bygone bodystyle

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2014 As more and more "coupes" debut with four doors, I'm reintroducing a bodystyle not seen since the early postwar years, the 3-Window Business Coupe. The space behind the front seats is beautifully finished with built in nacelles for the optional fitted luggage. The huge trunk, which may be opened as a hatchback or smaller, separate trunk lid, is also finished to a high degree with brushed aluminum, leather, wool carpeting and polished wood. And yes, it's a plug-in electric vehicle.

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Ford Taurus (2013)

 

ATOZY |Ford Taurus (2013) | Ford Taurus is the first car in the line for North America advanced 2.0-liter Ford EcoBoost ™, which combines turbocharging with direct fuel injection. The standard Ford Taurus 3,5-liter V6 is designed to deliver unsurpassed fuel efficiency among V6 segment competitors while providing improved performance from the expected 290 horsepower. The team has put special emphasis on the all-new model Ford Taurus with the steering response speed improved fit EPAS steering ratio and rigidly mounting the steering rack to the subframe. EPAS system also allows a high degree of customization Ford vehicle dynamics engineers to optimize steering feel, pleasing enthusiast drivers and serving as a trusted builder for beginners.

Ford Taurus seat cushions are made of a high concentration of soy foam, significantly reducing oil-based substances. My Ford Touch is a new version of the award-winning Ford Power System SYNC, combining voice control for vehicle functions, Bluetooth ® devices, MP3-players and a variety of external media. Ford Taurus quality begins with design refinement. Larger wheels and tires fill the wheel openings, etc. Ford Taurus is athletics. Without an increase in the size and weight of the vehicle, the investment, the new Ford Taurus looks more streamlined, substantial and sporty. Improving driving dynamics is a quality feel to the driver. The new Ford Taurus dynamics benefit from the moment vector control. This feature uses small - almost imperceptible to the driver - amount of braking force to the outside front wheel when accelerating in bends. As a result of a vehicle that feels smaller and easier to control, more control when increasing speed in the turns.

Vector control point - usually found in expensive sports cars - the Taurus is a class exclusive feature. The new Taurus adds Curve Control, a unique Ford braking control innovation to stop the vehicle if it detects that the driver accidentally into a curve too quickly. In general, all the new Ford Taurus get a bigger brake master cylinder with revised steering wheel adjustment, improve relations and significantly shorter than the foot pedal. Brake pad material resistance to discoloration and productivity increases. Taurus was. Artisan Interior Ford Taurus' rises through greater use of soft-touch, high-quality materials in the cabin.

The new Ford Taurus builds on the legacy of safety, as the current model earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick rating. Rigid structure Toro has very high strength and ultra high-strength steels, including boron Ford Taurus architecture features three elements Trinidad collision to absorb impact forces and progress are assigned a vehicle occupant.

Ford Taurus offers help and improve side protection cabin (SPACE ®) Architecture, hydroformed cross on the floor between the door frame is built. Additional resistance on the part of the door panel of the vehicle impact beams and boron B Lane column reinforcement also contribute to side-impact protection. In the new Taurus, airbag restrictions bind optimized ventilation and intervention forces widened prisoners belt size and seat position sensor status. In addition, Ford Taurus Safety Canopy ® with rollover sensor.

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2014 Audi e100 Coupe: Electric Boogaloo

Seeking to add a bit of old time drama and elegance to the electric car "scene," I submit my Audi e100 Coupe. Besides the unexpected pillarless greenhouse there are "hidden" C pillar windows behind the aluminum extruded roof louvers. The wheelbase is extended in the front for additional battery storage as well as giving a better front wheel-to-driver proportion and additional weight balance in the Quattro all-wheel drive system. Introductory color is Opalescent Pewter Mink.

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2014 Malibu Maxx: Reimagined Hatchback Coupe

 I think it's time to bring back a high-style 3-door hatchback to the intermediate class. Clickable thumbnail enlarges to almost full-screen, as always.

The cool 5-door Malibu Maxx hasn't been in the Chevy lineup for almost 5 years. It was produced on the 6th generation 'Bu platform from 2003-08. For this chop, I decided the Maxx could be updated into a very glassy 3-door hatchback with a very glassy roof. The original Maxx had a stationary glass roof over the backseat, so this 3 door just extends that glass panel over the front seat, too. For the profile, I looked WAY back to the 1970s Chevy Monza, an Italianate body hung over a slightly modified Vega platform. The louvered B pillar and "pointed" greenhouse evoke that cool Monza in a way Chevy never has.

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2014 Lincoln Continental. 21st Century Flagship

Artandcolour's admittedly over-the-top Lincoln flagship, the 2014 Continental sedan. Besides dwarfing its contemporaries in wheelbase and interior room, Lincoln's aluminum and carbon-fiber construction allows it to be the lightest in weight among its competitors. Add in a twin-turbo V12 Eco-Boost Hybrid drivetrain capable of 0-62 in 5 seconds and a combined city/highway mileage of 45mpg, and you have a very capable performer well able to carry the mantle of this vaunted brand. Polished aluminum fender shields, a new Lincoln styling cue, are thermostatically controlled engine compartment vents as well as inlets for the HVAC system. 22" wheels are aerodyamically designed for maximum brake cooling.

• For the next 2 weeks, several of my cars are posted at Autoextremist.com. Peter De Lorenzo is gracious as always to allow my work to be seen by his audience. Scroll down, here.

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