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Ford Motor Co will display a new concept SUV at the forthcoming Tokyo Motor Show.
Called the Equator, it will hint at the next-generation of Ford SUVs. It is powered by a 3.0-liter V6 engine and features intelligent 4WD system.(Editor's note: there was another Ford Equator concept back in 2000 - but that was a Sport Utility Truck)
2005-09-28

FORD MIGHTY F 350 TONKA CONCEPT

Ford's F-350 Tonka concept's broad-shouldered, toy truck stance hints at the styling of the next F-series according to design head J Mays. Under the massive hood sits a concept 6.0-liter 32-valve V-8 turbo-diesel that produces 350 hp and 600 ft.-lbs. of torque with the help of a variable pressure turbo.

Innovation comes in the powertrain. Eaton Corp. collaborated with Ford to develop hydraulic launch assist, which is said to improve fuel economy by as much as 25 percent.The unit sits inline with the transmission and driveshaft. It captures wasted braking energy by storing power in the form of pressurized hydraulic fluid. The fluid is then released into a separate storage container, giving the engine a helping hand off the line. Heavy commercial vehicles will get the hydraulic assist first. A light truck application won't be seen for at least five years.-- Brian Reuwee

Lincoln Gets a Hot Rod
McLaren picks LSE for its first niche performance player

McLaren Performance Technologies’ future starts with a hot rod Lincoln.

“With all due respect to Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, when you think ‘Hot Rod Lincoln,’ we want you to think ‘McLaren Engines,’” says McLaren president and CEO Steve Rossi, who hopes to turn a Lincoln LSE into an American-built competitor for BMW’s M5 and Mercedes’ AMG E55.
“Our intention is not to put Mustang SVT brute and brawn into a Lincoln; it’s to provide BMW M5 engineering elegance in a Lincoln,” says Rossi. “At the end of the day, there is no serious American sports sedan. We want to be there.”