With Land Rover, Aston Martin, Jaguar and now Volvo gone, Ford may expand Lincoln globally
Ford has gone through some serious remodeling over the past few years. They have sold off Land Rover, Aston Martin, Jaguar and is in the process of selling off Volvo. With all of these luxury brands now gone, Ford is left with but one: Lincoln. According to an Automotive News report, Ford will only consider taking Lincoln globally after their North American operations has turned around. 2009 was one of the worst years for Lincoln in nearly 30 years, but going forward they have one of their freshest lineups of all time. Hopefully the new MyLincoln Touch screen will help Ford make the decision to try and spread Lincoln’s reach, but for now, head on over to Autoblog.
Ford, GM and Chrysler all land at least one spot on Automobile magazine’s All-Star list!
Automobile magazine named it’s list of 2009′s All-Stars and the list has some big names on it. Cars from Audi, BMW, Porsche, and Jaguar all made the list. The surprises are the 4 domestic cars that made the list! The Dodge Ram 1500, Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Flex and Fusion all made the list! This just shows you how good these cars really are! What I can’t seem to put my finger on is which automakers are not in the 10 All-Star list…lets see…oh wow, NONE of the Japanese automakers made the list! That’s SOO weird! I thought their cars were the best of the best??? This surely must be a mistake. Or the magazine just knows what true car fans know, that the Japanese cars are too boring to be All-Stars. For more on the list, head on over to Automobile magazine.
(Image source: Automobile magazine)
Jaguar pulls XFR out of CTS-V Bob Lutz challenge due to poor brakes…
Apparently Jaguar has decided to pull the XFR out of the competition with the Cadillac CTS-V that was to take place against GM’s Bob Lutz. Jaguar’s PR Stuart Schorr said they aren’t afraid that the XFR would lose to the Caddy. No, their reason? That the brakes couldn’t hold up to track duty for 5 time attack laps and could pose a danger to the driver. It seems that the only car willing to take on the CTS-V is the CTS-V itself. The Jag was originally going to be piloted by Jalopnik’s Wes Siler, but it appears they will now use Lutz’s V or a Mitsubishi EVO that they drive up in. For more, head on over to Jalopnik.
On a side note, the picture is from a comparison between the XFR and CTS-V, in which case the V won.
(Image source: Motor Trend)
That’s right folks, the challenge was thrown by Bob Lutz for anyone to step up who thought they (and their car) could beat Lutz himself in a race in a CTS-V. Well the cars range from a BMW M3, to a Jaguar XFR, and a few other nice ones in between. Hopefully the race takes place soon, all the hype is killing me! For more, head on over to Autoblog or Cadillac Notes.
