You know what staves off the kind of hangover that SEMA can leave you with? Something greasy, filling and made from only the finest cobbled-together bits of news that the Internet is excellent at delivering. Get the hot sauce and the aspirin ready, for the remedy for that swimming sensation in your head is hot and fresh and on your plate. Here’s this week’s Scrapple:
1. Karma Automotive seems to be anti-LS, as well…
Karma Automotive, otherwise known as the collection of meltdown material from the former Fisker, was going to reposer the Karma (model of car). But instead of going with GM LS power like speculation had many believing, instead Karma Automotive struck a deal with BMW to repower the reborn Fiskers. Expect something similar to BMW’s i3 and i8 hybrid setups instead of anything out of the M-car range to be stuffed into the front end…and here’s hoping that ElectroLux shaver grille disappears as well.
2. Ford is preparing Act II to the Focus RS
We only saw the damn thing in the flesh for the first time last week at SEMA, still haven’t driven it, and are still begging and pleading with Ford like a kid the week before Christmas for a favorite toy, but apparently Ford has been studying up on an even hotter version of the Focus RS. You know, because a 350 hp hot hatch with all-wheel-drive just wasn’t enough, right? Of course not. While there is some sorting that needs to be done, especially where the transmission and transfer case are concerned, chances are that it won’t be a power upgrade, but a power diet that will create the hotter version.
3. It’s not a Hyundai. It’s not a Hyundai…
It’s not a Hyundai…anymore. The Korean brand is spinning off a luxury brand, Genesis, and their first car, the G90, formerly known as the Hyundai Eqqus (you remember, the car that Brian drove that he got crucified for?) Apparently Hyundai has figured out that the name that brought you such winners as the Excel, Elantra and Tiburon isn’t helping the luxury car look. Not so sure if they realized that people have Internet and aren’t fooled by a name change.
4. Subaru And Toyota, Round Two: MORE POWER!
Surprisingly, Toyota and Subaru will continue their partnership for “a full model change” on the Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S/Toyota GT 86 rear-drive coupe. This confirmation, which was admitted to AutoNews via Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru) President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, comes hot on the heels of the discovery of patents filed for a performance version. Yes, yes and more yes…power is exactly what the Toybaru trio needed.
5. Hey, Volkswagen: Bite it!
Is that a touch of smugness coming from GM I detect? Yes it is. The Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, equipped with the 2.8L Duramax diesel engine, got rated for 22/31 MPG for the 2WD models and 20/29 MPG for the four-wheel-drive variants, all while holding the EPA Certificate of Conformity, something several boatloads of Jettas, Passats and Golfs tried to fly underneath. Add in a 7700-pound tow rating with the right options checked off, and you had better believe that GM is taking this win in stride…at least, until the next time someone says the word “recall” around an executive.
Its not a Hyundai?
That’s because its a rip-off of an Aston Martin old chap from those dammed dog-eaters…..
Hyundai is really pushing the angry fish look to the limit.
At least Hyundai has the balls to build a full size V8 car unlike Caddy or Lincoin.
Hyundai’s got an actual winner here. Not just performance-wise, but the interior… by golly, the interior of the thing is simply amazing. The fit and finish of the overall car is just insane. It’s a proper shift towards Korean cars being recognised as Actual Things You Want To Own, not just a shitty substitute for people movers that people want but can’t afford.
The times, they are-a-changin’