Tag: reality check
Reality Check: Ford Adaptive Steering
- Ford is bringing to market in the next 12 months a new motorized steering wheel they say will make vehicles easier to maneuver at low speeds and at higher speeds more agile and fun to drive. - Called Adaptive Ste...
Reality Check: Ford lowers MPG ratings on 2013-2014 models
Ford owners are getting a reality check this week, in the mail in fact ranging from $150 to over $1000 as good will payments as it lowers fuel economy ratings on several cars. Already having been stung by incorrect...
Reality Check: 2017 Ford Super Duty Frame Test
In our Reality Check, those crazy truck guys are at it again with huge cranes and circus acts to show us how tough the 2017 Ford Super Duty actually is. Ford unveiled their new F-Series Super Duty pickups at the Te...
Reality Check: Four-Cylinder Luxury Sedan Club
Call it a sign of the times or a sign of technology, but if you've been looking at a luxury sedan lately you noticed something new under all their hoods. BMW has long been known for their silky inline six. Competit...
Reality Check: 2017 Fiat 124 Spider
It was announced a couple years back that Fiat and Mazda would collaborate on their next roadster, sharing the next Mazda MX-5 Miata platform. Fiat unveiled their version at the LA Auto Show this week, the new 124...
Reality Check: Dodge Viper GTC 1 of 1 program
This week Dodge launched a new online program where you can not only design your custom 1 of 1 Dodge Viper GTC, but you can print it in 3D. Well the 3D printing part, what I mean is you can actually have them build...
Reality Check: Ford virtual reality manufacturing
In our Reality Check segment this week we look at how Ford is applying motion capture technology and virtual reality to refine their manufacturing process. Outfitting their employees with immersive graphic headsets...
Reality Check: Hyundai launches Genesis luxury brand
You knew it had to happen soon, and this week Hyundai finally announced they would break off their Genesis line of cars into an all-new stand alone luxury brand similar to Lexus and Infiniti. It makes sense as ...
Reality Check: Cadillac Flagship Named CT6?
We talked last week of the new Cadillac flagship sedan to come next year, and this week America's luxury brand hit us with two more headlines. First, Cadillac announced they are breaking their design and brand mark...
Reality Check: Mustang passwords on the internet
In our Reality Check this week, a new study says that Mustang is more popular than Superman or Batman, but it's not what you might think. The study by SplashData reveals that the name Mustang is actually the 16th m...
