2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicorn For Sale. The current Jeep Wrangler—chassis code JK—is not long for this world. An all-new model is due before the end of the year, but the JK isn’t going down quietly, with Jeep taking the wraps off the special Rubicon Recon Edition. Positioned above the off-road-ready Wrangler Rubicon, the Recon includes a number of upgrades such as a stronger front axle, cast front and rear differential covers, a half-inch lift, and more to make it even more capable off the pavement.
2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicorn For Sale
Visual tweaks include a hood with model-specific graphics, a black grille, and a set of 17-inch low-gloss black wheels wrapped in meaty 32-inch BFGoodrich tires. However, thanks to the Recon’s shorter side rails, the model can accommodate tires up to 35 inches in diameter. Changes abound inside the Recon, too. Each one gets a dash plaque, a distinct gauge cluster, and a host of red accents, including the seat stitching, storage nets, and switchplate covers for the axle locker and sway-bar-disconnect functions. As the top dog, it also gets several standard convenience features: remote keyless entry with remote start, a vehicle information display in the gauge cluster, automatic climate control, and more.
The 2017 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Recon Edition goes on sale this month with a sticker price of $40,140 for the two-door model and $43,940 for the four-door Unlimited, or $5500 more than the starting price of their Rubicon equivalents. Factor in the Recon’s additional equipment, though, and the premium falls closer to $3000. It’s up to buyers to decide whether this Jeep is worth the coin.
2018 Ford Expedition Price - 2017 Chicago Auto Show
2018 Ford Expedition Price - 2017 Chicago Auto Show. The Ford Expedition has been around since the late 1990s, and despite an overhaul for 2003, the company itself characterizes this all-new model as only the second generation of its biggest SUV. No matter how you count the versions, the Expedition’s revamp is long overdue, and it brings wholesale changes that are significant.
Like its pickup sibling, the Ford F-150, the 2018 Expedition has switched to an aluminum-intensive architecture for weight reduction. With its aluminum body panels attached to a redesigned steel frame, the new vehicle is said to be up to 300 pounds lighter than the outgoing model. And yet the Expedition is bigger—the 2018 short-wheelbase version is four inches longer than before, while the extended-wheelbase Expedition L is one inch longer than the previous model.
2018 Ford Expedition Price - 2017 Chicago Auto Show
Tech Turnup
Ford also added a lot of safety and convenience technology to the Expedition, including Sync 3 and Sync Connect with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capabilities, wireless device charging in the center console, and an available Wi-Fi hotspot with a 50-foot range. Six USB ports (two per row), four 12-volt power sources, and a 110-volt AC outlet are standard, while a 12-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system and a second-row headrest-mounted entertainment system is optional.
Ford claims the 2018 Expedition has 40 new-to-the-model features and optional driver-assist technologies. Maneuvering is made easier with a 360-degree camera, parking sensors, and trailer backup assist. It also will offer lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, pre-collision warning with automatic braking, and blind-spot monitoring.
2018 Ford Expedition Price - 2017 Chicago Auto Show
One Engine Fits All
The Expedition retains Ford’s EcoBoost-branded turbocharging and direct fuel-injection technologies, but the old twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 has been replaced with an updated, second-gen version found in the 2017 F-150, equipped with both port and direct fuel injection. In the F-series it makes 375 horsepower at 5000 rpm and 470 lb-ft of torque at 3500 rpm, but no output has been confirmed for the Expedition yet. Given that Ford says the engine was tuned differently here, the peak ratings may change.
In place of the outgoing truck’s six-speed automatic transmission, the redesigned version uses the new 10-speed automatic also found in the F-150 and co-developed by Ford and General Motors. Ford ditched the traditional shift lever for a rotary gear selector. Just below it is a drive-mode switch that offers Normal, Sport, Tow/Haul, Eco, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Sand, and Mud/Rut settings. An available electronic limited-slip differential also is new.
Both the 2018 Expedition and the extended-wheelbase Expedition L will be available in three trim levels—XLT, Limited, and Platinum (there’s also an XL for fleets). The new model goes on sale this fall; pricing should be announced by the end of summer, but don’t look for the new truck to move too far away from the current range, which spans from roughly $48,000 to $72,000.
2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Interior For Sale
2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Interior For Sale. As Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter sees it, the new Grand Sport is “the purist’s Corvette.” You won’t hear us argue that point, but we think his description of the basic Stingray is even more apt for this model: “the essential Corvette.” It brings to mind greatest-hits albums that showcase a given artist’s best work in one tidy package—and that’s what this car is at its core, combining as it does the Stingray’s LT1 small-block V-8 with the Z06’s brash bodywork and ludicrously capable chassis hardware. (The Z06 is “the ultimate Corvette,” so think of that one as the comprehensive box set.)
In the Grand Sport, the 6.2-liter V-8 is equipped as standard with the Stingray’s available dry-sump lubrication system—the better to keep the engine’s internals slippery during high-g cornering and braking—and deep-throated dual-mode exhaust. It makes 460 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of torque, which, if you take a moment to examine the specifications panel accompanying this story, you’ll see is quite sufficient. The Grand Sport accelerates to 60 mph from rest in 3.8 seconds, 0.1 second quicker than our top time for a 460-horse Stingray with the same seven-speed manual transmission, and through the quarter-mile in a blistering 12.2 seconds.
2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Interior For Sale
We’ve previously published our first drive of the Grand Sport, and you can dive deep into its equipment and sundry changes there. Our test car had the $7995 Z07 package, which nabs the same carbon-ceramic brakes and gummy Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 ZP tires fitted to the Z06, as well as the aggressive $2995 Stage 2 aerodynamics package with all manner of angry-looking splitters, spoilers, and vanes to augment the mile-wide fenders. What you won’t find on the GS options list is the adjustable clear piece for the spoiler of the Z06’s Stage 3 aero kit, as it was determined to generate too much drag for the Grand Sport’s power level. Still, the Grand Sport dug into our skidpad for 1.18 g’s worth of grip and hauled itself to a stop from 70 mph in a retina-stretching 129 feet.
In addition to our test track, we also had the chance to experience all that grip—oh, the glorious grip—and stopping power at Atlanta Motorsports Park, a tight, technical, and undulating 1.8-mile road course draped over the northern Georgia hills. There, the Grand Sport’s eye-popping performance numbers became tangible, as we lapped to the soundtrack of a thunderous bass riff blatting from the quad tailpipes. The car is easy to drive fast, as its deep affection for traction allows you to steadily progress to the limit without fear of breaking loose, and the chassis and P285/30ZR-19 front and P335/25ZR-20 rear Cup 2 rubber clearly communicate exactly how much grip remains at both ends. In addition, all Grand Sports are equipped with the electronically controlled limited-slip differential that’s optional on Stingrays.
2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Interior For Sale
As in other Corvettes, the steering could use some more feel, but turn-in is crisp—to say the least—and the effort builds gradually without ever being overly heavy, while the carbon-ceramic brakes offer tons of feel and bite and none of the drawbacks (noise, lessened power when cold) of some other manufacturer’s systems. Juechter and his team have created a car that’s super-approachable and never hairy, even when using the more lenient settings of the Performance Traction Management system. At least in Z07 spec with those glorious tires, it’s hard to use too much throttle in the Grand Sport, lacking as it does the additional 190 horsepower of the Z06. This isn’t to say it won’t rotate, particularly in fast sweepers, but it does so gently and you only have to breathe off the throttle to tuck the car back in line.
Yet for all the wonderful things about the Z07 package, you will want it for only two reasons: You plan to track the car regularly, in which case it’s a must-buy, or you just can’t live without the full-bore junior-Z06 aesthetic. That’s because it basically adds nothing for the street, where the Grand Sport drives much like a regular Stingray, offering quiet composure, a comfortable and supple ride from the standard adjustable magnetorheological dampers, and the same functional interior.
In fact, you don’t really need much of what our test car included. To its base price of $66,445—$10K more than a starter Stingray—our coupe added the 3LT Premium package (heated/ventilated seats, the performance data recorder, head-up display, and navigation, among scads of other creature comforts, as well as leather slathered everywhere), the Competition seats, and a whole pile of cosmetic upgrades. Add all of this to the $10,990 in chassis upgrades mentioned earlier, and our Grand Sport stickered for $95,040. That’s a ton of coin that puts the car into Z06 territory—and sorry, but for 95 grand, we’re skipping the greatest hits and heading straight for the big poppa Z06 (which costs $89,390 in 3LZ trim).
But go easy on the options—like, skip almost all of them, considering that the Grand Sport can be spec’d into six-figure territory—and you’d still have a car sporting most of the handling capability and visual menace of the Z06 without the actual menace of being tempted to exploit said capability on the street. For non-track-rat types, we’d say that our test car’s only requisite option is the $795 Heritage package, which allows you to order fender hash marks in one of six colors, because what’s a Grand Sport without fender hash marks? We think the marks should be standard, but at least your 800 bucks also gets hashes etched into the center-console grab handle’s aluminum trim and a set of floor mats with the original 1963 Grand Sport racer embroidered on them. So there’s that.
Judiciously equipped—which means different things depending on how you’ll use it—the Grand Sport is actually something better than a greatest-hits album. It’s really more like a late-career masterpiece from an artist that’s sure of its capabilities and what it wants to be. Assuming this is one of the last major works of the C7 era, we can’t wait to experience C8. Source : caranddriver.com
2017 Pagani Huayra Roadster Price and Specs | Geneva Auto Show 2017
2017 Pagani Huayra Roadster Price and Specs | Geneva Auto Show 2017. Horacio Pagani is an obsessive. This trait manifested itself during his time as an engineer at Lamborghini, where he was responsible for the outrageous Countach Evoluzione, a 1987 concept that not only shaved an incredble 1,000 pounds off the weight of the standard Countach through the use of carbon fiber and Kevlar, but also became a rolling test bed for advanced systems like antilock brakes, four-wheel drive, and a computer-controlled adjustable suspension.
When Lamborghini wouldn't follow his suggestion and purchase an autoclave for making production carbon-fiber parts, he left and founded his own company. In the promotional materials introducing his latest supercar, the $2.4-million Huayra Roadster, he claims inspiration from no less than Leonardo Da Vinci, who sweated the details "down to the most minute component of the design."
2017 Pagani Huayra Roadster Price and Specs | Geneva Auto Show 2017
His compulsion is evident everywhere in the new vehicle. But where does this infatuation find its deepest resonance? After he unveiled the new car at this week's Geneva Motor Show, we stopped by to chat with Horacio, and he explained his car's most belovedly maniacal details.
On the silhouette: "First of all, I'm proud of the car itself. It's sculptured by the wind and it was the biggest and hardest challenge we've ever undertaken. I'm in love with the whole shape of it. Especially the fact that it doesn't share any body panel with the Huayra Coupe but it's still a Huayra, you can definitely recognize it, [which] testifies how much work has been involved into the project.
The engine: "Mercedes-AMG made the engine bespoke and together with us, this is quite an honor and something that makes me proud. It is truly something special to have one of the oldest and the most important car manufacturers in the world making an engine specifically for you.
2017 Pagani Huayra Roadster Price and Specs | Geneva Auto Show 2017
Aero: "The active aerodynamic system also. We brought this technology into the automotive industry back in 2011 with the Huayra coupe, and I'm happy to see it applied by a lot of manufacturers all around the world nowadays in many different projects and type of cars.
Materials: "The carbon fiber and composite material in general have always been one of the key features in our projects. The Pagani Huayra Roadster is the first roadster lighter than the coupe thanks also to the carbo Triax HP52, a new type of composite material which is 52-percent stiffer than the one we used in Huayra Coupè.
Inside: "The interiors also give me smile every time I sit in them – and the fact you can drive it without the roof gives me goose-bumps. Italy is the most beautiful country, so I imagined the Huayra Roadster as the perfect companion for traveling this open-air museum."
2017 Kia Niro Price and Interior | Geneva Auto Show 2017
2017 Kia Niro Price and Interior | Geneva Auto Show 2017. The Geneva Motor Show is usually a supercar event, but that didn't stop Kia from showing off the Niro hybrid. A new battery and some minor styling tweaks distinguish this Niro from the current model.
The important part here is in the back of the little crossover. The standard Niro's 1.56-kilowatt-hour battery is replaced with a much higher capacity 8.9-kWh battery. When we test drove the standard Niro, Kia's representatives told us this battery should propel the Niro PHEV about 25 miles on a charge. For the European release, the range is listed as 55 km, which converts to 34 miles. However, this is likely a quirk of European fuel economy testing, which often yields higher numbers than American testing. Regardless, the Niro will have an electric range in the same ballpark as the Prius Prime plug-in hybrid.
The new battery, besides offering more range, is also physically larger. It's placed under the cargo floor and rear seat, and the larger size means the cargo area shrinks by a little over 3.5 cubic feet. However, Kia says that the rest of the interior is unaffected. And an unusual note, Kia will offer a towing package that will allow the Niro PHEV to pull a trailer with brakes weighing up to roughly 2,900 pounds, although it's unclear if this is a European-only option.
2017 Kia Niro Price and Interior | Geneva Auto Show 2017
The Niro PHEV has a few minor styling tweaks as well. The chrome trim on the front and rear bumpers now has slim light-blue lines along the edges. The black rub strip along the doors on the normal model is now a metallic finish on the plug-in. The headlights are changed, too. Square-shaped projectors take the place of the round units on the standard model.
The Niro plug-in will go on sale in Europe in the third quarter of 2017. We were told by Kia representatives on the standard car's press drive that it would arrive here by the end of the year.
2017 Lexus NX 200t For Sale and Review. Overview: In our crossover-crazed times, there is no shortage of choices among compact SUVs, including those with a luxury bent. The NX is both a cost-effective and trendy path to Lexus ownership, and it’s proving to be a popular entry in the brand’s lineup. In 2016, 54,884 NX crossovers were sold in the U.S., roughly half the sales of its more established and larger stablemate, the RX, but 17,595 more than Lexus’s smallest sedan, the IS.
Lexus offers two versions of its littlest ute. The NX200t is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four making 235 horsepower. Its 258 lb-ft of torque routes through a six-speed automatic to either the front wheels or, as in the car we drove for this review, all four. For buyers seeking a bit more attitude, an F Sport model adds a sport-tuned suspension, a more aggressive grille, sport seats, and a g-force meter in the driver’s information display. The NX300h model is the sole hybrid offering among luxury-subcompact crossovers and uses a 2.5-liter four-cylinder, two electric motors, and a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) to deliver a combined 194 horsepower.
2017 Lexus NX 200t For Sale and Review
What’s New: Lexus introduced the NX for the 2015 model year and has endowed it with only a few changes for 2017. Most notably, the front-wheel-drive NX300h has been dropped from the lineup, making all-wheel drive standard equipment for gas-electric models. A new 18-inch wheel design adds a bit of optional exterior appeal for NX200t and NX300h models while two new colors—Ultrasonic Blue Mica 2.0 and Molten Pearl—are available for the NX200t F Sport. The NX200t is now also known as the NX Turbo, a naming adjustment that has been applied elsewhere in the Lexus lineup, too. For versions not equipped with the optional in-dash navigation system, the NX now features Scout GPS Link as standard. The software projects turn-by-turn directions from a compatible smartphone to the 7.0-inch dashtop infotainment display.
What We Like: Where the NX shines is in its ride comfort and cabin refinement, two categories that helped it snag a second-place finish in our latest comparison test. When compared with rivals such as the BMW X1 and the Mercedes-Benz GLA250, the Lexus offers the most comfortable seats in both the front and rear; in the context of the BMW’s firm, uncontoured, and unsupportive seats, the NX’s standard buckets are revelatory. The sport seats in the F Sport model add even more supportive bolstering, and this upgrade alone may be worth the $2100 price premium over the base model. Acceleration from the NX200t’s turbo four is adequate, and power delivery is relaxed and linear. The six-speed automatic provides seamless gearchanges. The NX300h, while perhaps not much more thrifty than the nonhybrid X1 and GLA, still offers measurably better fuel economy than the base car.
2017 Lexus NX 200t For Sale and Review
What We Don’t Like: The trade-off for the pillowy ride, SUV-like ride height, and easygoing powertrain is ho-hum performance and dynamic ability. In the aforementioned comparison test, an all-wheel-drive 2016 NX200t F Sport proved that it can’t hang with the Mercedes or the BMW. It circled the same 300-foot skidpad at 0.76 g, whereas the BMW X1 managed 0.86 g. In our acceleration testing, the NX200t needed 7.1 seconds to run from zero to 60 mph, a full second more than the Mercedes GLA250 4MATIC. The all-wheel-drive NX300h we tested was slower still, managing zero to 60 mph in 8.8 seconds. Enthusiast drivers simply will not be satisfied. And despite its luxurious interior, the NX suffers from one major ergonomic misstep: the infotainment screen’s infuriating touchpad. Located on the center console, it’s the primary way to interact with the system (voice commands work for some functions), but it’s imprecise and difficult to use on the go.
Verdict: The NX’s aggressive styling belies its relaxed road manners, but the cabin’s luxury is unquestionable.
