2012 Ford Focus equipped with brake-based torque vectoring

The 2012 Ford Focus is set to hit dealers early next year, and in addition to a cadre of standard and optional features, Ford is equipping every new Focus with its new breed of “torque vectoring control.”

For the uninitiated, torque vectoring systems actively split power between the two driven wheels to maximize traction and increase performance. Some higher-end systems manipulate the output to each wheel through a set of electronically controlled gears, while others apply a subtle amount of braking to the inside wheel, causing more power to be sent to the outside wheel, thus helping rotate the vehicle through a turn. Ford is using the latter on the 2012 Focus, the first implementation of its kind on a Blue Oval model in North America.

Thanks to the continued implementation of standard traction control systems, these torque vectoring setups are becoming more common and have finally reached the compact segment. While the benefits generally outweigh the negatives, we’ve found other brake-based systems have a tendency to overheat the pads, rotors and fluid when flogged long and hard enough (ahem, GTI). We’ll be able to test it out for ourselves soon, so look for a full driving report in just over a month. In the meantime, get the full details in the press release after the jump.

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Ford Focus equipped with brake-based torque vectoring

The 2012 Ford Focus is set to hit dealers early next year, and in addition to a cadre of standard and optional features, Ford is equipping every new Focus with its new breed of “torque vectoring control.”

For the uninitiated, torque vectoring systems actively split power between the two driven wheels to maximize traction and increase performance. Some higher-end systems manipulate the output to each wheel through a set of electronically controlled gears, while others apply a subtle amount of braking to the inside wheel, causing more power to be sent to the outside wheel, thus helping rotate the vehicle through a turn. Ford is using the latter on the 2012 Focus, the first implementation of its kind on a Blue Oval model in North America.

Thanks to the continued implementation of standard traction control systems, these torque vectoring setups are becoming more common and have finally reached the compact segment. While the benefits generally outweigh the negatives, we’ve found other brake-based systems have a tendency to overheat the pads, rotors and fluid when flogged long and hard enough (ahem, GTI). We’ll be able to test it out for ourselves soon, so look for a full driving report in just over a month. In the meantime, get the full details in the press release after the jump.

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2012 Ford Focus equipped with brake-based torque vectoring

The 2012 Ford Focus is set to hit dealers early next year, and in addition to a cadre of standard and optional features, Ford is equipping every new Focus with its new breed of “torque vectoring control.”

For the uninitiated, torque vectoring systems actively split power between the two driven wheels to maximize traction and increase performance. Some higher-end systems manipulate the output to each wheel through a set of electronically controlled gears, while others apply a subtle amount of braking to the inside wheel, causing more power to be sent to the outside wheel, thus helping rotate the vehicle through a turn. Ford is using the latter on the 2012 Focus, the first implementation of its kind on a Blue Oval model in North America.

Thanks to the continued implementation of standard traction control systems, these torque vectoring setups are becoming more common and have finally reached the compact segment. While the benefits generally outweigh the negatives, we’ve found other brake-based systems have a tendency to overheat the pads, rotors and fluid when flogged long and hard enough (ahem, GTI). We’ll be able to test it out for ourselves soon, so look for a full driving report in just over a month. In the meantime, get the full details in the press release after the jump.

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2011 Honda Odyssey specifications and features with price details

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2011 Honda Odyssey Specifications and Features

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Honda returned to work hard to create a minivan with a distinctive character. So many models have released Honda makes some consumers puzzled to know just the latest model. Including the Odyssey. Maybe the company should make the hierarchy model Honda. Trim Level Odyssey is a 2010 from Honda. With entry-level model badged LX, EX, EX-L, EX-L EX-L RES and NAV.Odyssey is equipped with various advanced electronic devices that make it superior to other similar vehicles. Can be in check, the space filled by a variety of navigational instruments such as multi-information display on the dashboard. Eight-inch QVGA screen on the series and the EX-L EXL-Res or VGA trim or partners on the EX-L Touring trim. Both are capable of displaying images on a net basis.

For convenience there are cool Box support that can be used to cool food & beverage to keep it fresh. In LX trim the series there is a dual zone of control. Odyssey infotainment system very well, even in the simplest type. Audio 229 watt power system, radio AM / FM / CD system with five speakers.Specification of the machine does not need to doubt. 3.5-liter V6 with 24 valves is the source of great value, that is 248 horsepower and 250 pound-feet of torque.

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2011 Fiat Palio specifications and features with price details

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2011 Fiat Palio Specifications and Features

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Fiat Palio Stile has arrived, the fuel-efficient version of the Palio heartthrob which went out with a thud a few years back. Fiat India last month launched the Fiat Palio Stile in two petrol versions 1.1 and 1.6, both billed as fuel-efficient. The earlier Fiat Palios - regular palio, NV and Sport - kissed the dust in India because of their fuel guzzling, despite great looks and a peppy engine. This time around, Fiat is determined to make an impression with the Palio Stile.

there is lot of competition around in the small car category, and more is coming up. Fiat has launched the Palio Stile 1.1 litre in the range of Rs 3.49 lakh to Rs 3.90 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi prices. The top-end Fiat Palio Stile 1.6-litre model is priced at Rs 4.31 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

It is also stipulated that the engines of the new Palio will abide by the Bharat Stage IV emission norms. The car is expected to carry forward the same price tag of Rs 3.45-4.5 lakh as the current Palio.

• Palio Stile 1.1 SL 3,49,978
• Palio Stile 1.1 SLE 3,70,133
• Palio Stile 1.1 SLX 3,90,399
• Palio Stile 1.6 Sport 4,31,952

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C7 Corvette rendered by design student with good ideas

It isn’t easy redesigning an icon, especially one as popular and well-known as the Chevrolet Corvette. Nevertheless, a seventh-generation Corvette is coming, and while rumors of an exotic mid-engine layout for America’s supercar are unlikely to pan out, it’s possible that the Bowtie brand’s designers could take the Corvette’s look in an entirely new direction.

Student designer James Robbins has his own ideas for what the C7 Corvette will look like. His renderings look like a logical next step in the car’s design evolution, though we’re not fans of some of the details. We particularly like the rear end’s reimagination of the Corvette’s signature round taillamps, albeit perhaps without some of the edgy detailing on the car’s hood. What say you? Check out the rest of the renderings in the gallery below and let us know what you think of Robbins’ C7 Corvette.

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Porsche Boxster, Cayman to be built alongside VW Golf?

It’s good to know that even as the year winds down, the rumormill is still cranking along at full capacity. Auto Bild is suggesting that Volkswagen may be looking to share a production facility between models like the Golf, Boxster and Cayman. According to one insider, the company’s factory in Osnabrück is being geared up to take overflow production of the two sports cars should the need arise. That would mean that the Osnabrück plant would only start minting Caymans and Boxsters once the production at Porsche’s Zuffenhausen facility has maxed out.

The news comes courtesy of Ludger Teeken, CEO of the Osnabrück plant. Teeken says that steps have already been made to prepare the plant to be able to produce Porsche models should the need arise. Meanwhile, Golf production is set to kick off at the plant in early 2011.

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