It’s a classic case of art imitating life on repeat. This electrochromic green Chevy was jointly designed by GM and Hot Wheels to commemorate the latter’s first die-cast Camaro.
It looks like we are close to seeing the refreshed 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe in the buff. Hyundai announced the updated Coupe would debut November 12th in Korea and released a few teaser images of the car on its Korean blog.
Good news, everyone. The long-awaited Ford Focus ST is coming to the 2011 Los Angeles auto show. If you didn’t know yet, the Focus ST is essentially the same car worldwide (except for a wagon version that we won’t see here).
Click to enlargeIt’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button and sticker. Good luck!
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Click to enlargeIt’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence this shifter came. This week marks the 50th Name That Shifter contest, so to celebrate we’re upping the typical NTS prize ante. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a special Save the Manuals prize bundle that includes a T-shirt among other STM goodies. Good luck!
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Click to enlargeOn Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. A few of you figured out it belongs to the Toyota Van sold here in the 1980s. The first to correctly identify it as a 1984 model was Quen47, who will receive a Save the Manuals button and sticker as a reward.
The Van—yes, it was simply named “Van”— pictured here is from our June 1984 issue. Simple name notwithstanding, the space-oddball Toyota was anything but dull in execution. The Van boasted a mid-mounted, 90-hp, 2.0-liter four that powered the rear wheels. The interior of our test car featured two sunrooves, dual-zone climate control, and a drink cooler just ahead of the shifter on the center console. Some of you commented on the woefully inadequate-looking trio of “cupholders” next to the shifter; not quite full-on cupholders, the “coasters” nonetheless were intended to hold drinks—for how long, we’re not sure. One thing certain not to disturb any in-cabin drinks was the Van’s acceleration, or rather its lack thereof: the Toyota sauntered from 0 to 60 in 14.2 seconds.
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