Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
The 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 & the GMC Sierra Denali 3500
Read in on Autonet.ca
Both badges are powered by a Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo diesel, outputting 397-horsepower and wait of it… 765 lb-ft of torque COME on.
Assume the position: trucker stance.
The hood and I are the same height.
So arty.
Dichotomy.
Big-night-out-city-girl here.
After I publish this, it’s onto the last draft of next week’s column, “About Funeral Processions“. Earlier this week, I spent an afternoon chatting with funeral directors, they were a surprisingly funny bunch.
This happened today – the paper added a new section to our website, Autonet.ca.
“Featured Author”, and a link to my latest article, permenently above the fold, nice.
Tomorrow will conclude the first 2 weeks working at my new job. Think I’ll be ready to blog all about it by end-of-the-month.
Because blogging something, it’s like, it makes it official. It’s hard to explain, I’ll add it to the videos-to-make list. Basically though, the message is, “the internet keeps you accountable“.
I am loving it, to be clear.
It shows in my desk dancing.
I hope you desk dance, too.
Dismantled the ‘sticky note epiphany‘ wall.
Documented them all, here are some.
Found this shot of me driving Nissan’s Hybrid Pathfinder, when I blogged the Nashville story yesterday.
Nice change from the grainy selfless I usually post, eh.
So grainy. Like I blogged before, I still wonder if these phone camera lenses have built-in degradation.
Counter-argument is I probably take way more photos per day, than the average user. And like, imagine the wear & tear from one car show…
kk I have to go write, I’ll cheers you TTYT
Behind the scenes of the gif.
Smoke and mirrors.
Lincoln has been re-inventing their image, “we haven’t committed this much money or people to the brand in decades”, said Jim Farley, Executive VP of Global Marketing, Sales and Service, Lincoln.
This includes a brand new design studio, an all-new styling, and reverting to their original 1922 name, “The Lincoln Motor Company”.
I think it’s working, it’s classy, elegant.
The automaker is also focusing on improving their service. All their dealerships were renovated this year, and they hired the world’s best concierge organization – ‘Les Clefs d’Or’ of Paris France – to re-train all their sales staff.
Their all-new luxury crossover.
2.0L Turbo EcoBoost AWD – 240 hp & 270 ft.lbs
2.3L Turbo EcoBoost AWD – 275 hp & 300 ft.lbs
See the 5 buttons running down the left of the screen? That’s the gear shift! It’s a new shift-by-wire system, which frees up a lot of space in the centre console area. Here’s a video I made of the same system in the MKZ.
All soft-touch materials; sharp stitch lines on the doors; paddle shifters are standard; the wood detail is porous and gorgeous; transmission is a conventional auto not a CVT; 3 adaptive suspension settings (comfort / normal / sport); volume knobs NICE; and the liftgate is one piece of metal, formed by water, difficult to do, a Canadian company figured it out (AMINO in St. Thomas, Ontario).
Designed and engineered by the ladies!
Lisa Drake, Chief Engineer MKC and Soo Kang, MKC Chief Interior Designer
2015 Lincoln MKC on sale next summer.
Ford C-MAX Hybrid SE (base model) – $25,132
I had it only for one weekend, the booking just worked out that way.
Plenty of pickup from the 2.0L Hybrid Electric eCVT engine, that provides 141 hp with 129 lb.-ft of torque.
Then the handling surprised me… it responds really quickly upon initial steering input, and it’s tight and stable cornering. This car was quite fun to drive.
The interior is a bit busy for my taste. Too bad I didn’t notice the pole until blogging the photo.
Ample rear leg room, would tranposrt 2 adults comfortably.
Few manufacturers add secret compartments in. Ford introduced one to their new 2013 Escape.
It’s behind the passenger seat.
The leaves on the right: I have a vague memory from a Ford event last year, something about the more leaves the better your eco driving is; you want to grow the most leaves.
The car’s stated fuel economy is 4.1L/100km, I got 7.0L.
I wouldn’t listen to me about anything fuel economy-ish. Everything gets left in Sport mode.
Features: Power lift gate, back-up camera, heated seats and panoramic roof are options; leather wrapped steering wheel with audio controls come standard.
