America’s leader in truck manufacturing, Ford pioneers yet another innovation. This time we are talking about the so called Pro Trailer Backup Assist, which will be included for the 2016 Ford F-150. The system itself helps for easier the backing up a trailer. But the good part is, that the system is precisely designed to help both professional drivers and inexperienced drivers. Cool, huh?
The system itself lets customers to steer the trailer with a special knob, while the truck steers by itself and reduces the overall vehicle speed. But it is much more easier, that it sounds. Check it out!
To operate the Pro Trailer Backup Assist, the driver tweaks a special knob and controls the intensity of rotating and turning the trailer. The system helps to park the truck for less time and with more confidence. In fact, Ford team uses a special camera to monitor the whole process and furthermore, the system earned five patents for the technology. Another interesting fact is that the system took 10 years to be fully developed.
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And after the ten years of development, the Pro Trailer Backup Assist will be included in the pack of technologies for the latest 2016 F-150 vehicle. Other systems, included in the pack are the Curve Control System, that activates, when the truck takes a turn with too much speed. What it does is helping the driver to take control of the vehicle by reducing the torque and activating the brake system.
Other additions in the pack include the Lane-Keeping System, that is especially designed to prevent drifting outside the driving lane. What the system does is detecting the left and right hand of the road via special camera and alerts the driver, when he accidently leaves his line.
In fact, we have told you a lot about the F-150 vehicle, that now comes with even more confidence and even more gadgets. This is a machine, that you should definitely check out!
Source: Ford
The latest Volvo V40 Carbon is the first model to be geared with the latest generation of Polestar Performance Optimisation. In fact, the model will be limited edition and will be called Volvo V40 Carbon. The engineers at Polestar have done some optimization and development changes, that result on wonderful control, performance and pleasure of driving. Oh, yeah. And one more thing. The Volvo V40 Carbon will come with the latest and most advanced drivetrain, that Volvo brand ever produced.
Fiat unveiled the latest Compact Sedan, especially designed in Italy and crafted in Turkey. The model is named Fiat Ægea, which is actually a tribute to Turkey, that has always played important role for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and for the representation of the symbolic bridge between the East and West.
Both Volkswagen Golf and Passat models are been tested by safety experts at the Thatcham Research Centre, who noticed a total of 45 per cent drop in third party personal injury, thanks to the auto-emergency brake system. As you know, the latest generation of Golf is on sale in UK since January 2013 and almost all models are geared with the Adaptive Cruise Control, Front Assist and emergency brake system. Thanks to all these gadgets, injuries with the latest Golf models are halved down.
Toyota team is ready to take the HiLux mode to the next level with the premiere of the latest next-gen model. The global debut will be staged simultaneously in Australia and Thailand and what the latest HiLux model has to offer is advanced safety, comfort and convenience features. Additional features will include an even stronger frame, four powerplants, improved towing capacity and payloads of up to 1240kg. And as always, Toyota team will demonstrate a vehicle with even better off-road performance, compared to the old model, upgraded suspension and handling. Toyota Australia’s execute director sales and marketing Tony Cramb is convinced, that the HiLux will continue the proud tradition to demonstrate what unbreakable means.
BMW decided to pay tribute to the legendary ZHP Performance package with releasing details for the latest 2016 BMW 435i ZHP Coupe Edition. As you know, the original ZHP code was created by BMW as an additional tech pack for the 2003-2006 E46 3 Series and included M-Tech II body kit, a special ZHP shifter knob and shifter, a better suspension, output of 235 hp (172 kW) and many more. And now the 435i ZHP Coupe Edition demonstrates a wonderful collaboration between stock features and many more additions, that come with BMW M Performance Accessory list. What is special about this car, is there will be only 100 units offered on the market.
Abarth‘s sporting 595 Competizione range expands with a higher level performance technology, that brings up to 180 hp ( 132 kW) and will be part of the standard equipment. The Record Monza exhaust system, 17-inch alloy wheels, Brembo brakes, Sabelts seats and Xenon headlamps are only part of the features of the latest model.
Bose announced, that the MX-5 Miata roadster will be blasting out music from an even better audio system. With all the further improvements, the 2016 MX-5 will grant its drivers the pleasure of high and smooth performance, along with high-quality audio experience. Let’s see what’s the different this time in the latest Mazda family member.
McLaren North America, along with brand’s exclusive distributor in Canada, Pfaff Automotive Partners announced pricing for the latest Mclaren Sports Series. Now, the focus is onto the 570S Coupe, that was unveiled at the New York International Auto Show in April: pure sports car, that brings incredible levels of performance and optimizations and the McLaren 540C, that is the most attainable McLaren yet and has the same genes, that models from Super Series and Ultimate Series have. Let’s see what do both models have to offer.
Do you know what is incredibly annoying and incredibly useful at the same time? You guessed it, the seatbelt alarm. Imagine a situation, where you are in charge to get your kids from school or to go to that really important business meeting or you are just late for your appointment and you get finally in your car. And then you hear it. The one and only bing-bing-bing-bing signal, that reminds you for your seatbelt. It really is interesting how this unmistakable sound pisses off people, but at the same time reminds you, that you have responsibility for your life.
Mazda team aims for a 25 per cent increased fleet sales in 2015/2016 and managers are convinced, that they have just the right range model to achieve this goal. In fact, fleet decision-makers, that attended the Fleet Show at the Silverstone complex were attracted to the brand, when they saw stylish vehicles, reliability, wonderful performance and low CO2 emission, that are result of Mazda’s innovative SKYACTIV technology.
Smart and JBL brands showed the world, that you can create a concert hall in a Smart car. The cooperative work of both brands managed to squeeze the incredible 5720 watts in Smart ForTwo. Everyone knows how good the small cars are. But no one knows how good a small car with crushing audio force is. And this is not all: the engineer team created a mobile amplifier, especially designed for street musicians and live concerts.