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Chevrolet has announced pricing for the upcoming Colorado ZR2 Bison. Built with the help of American Expedition Vehicles, the Bison takes the capable ZR2 and adds some more features to allow it to go further in the bush. But it will set you back a fair amount of cash. When it arrives at dealers in January, the Extended Cab will set you back $48,045. The crew cab begins at $49,645. Both prices include a $995 destination charge. That represents a premium of $5,000 to $6,000 when compared to the standard ZR2. That price premium may seem a bit much, but it is going towards some proper upgrades. The includes new skid plates protecting key items such as the oil pan and transfer case; steel bumpers, and 17-inch aluminum wheels wrapped in 31-inch Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac off-road tires. A snorkel will be available as an option. It will be interesting to see Chevrolet can draw some buyers away from the Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro. View full article

Not from the factory.

While I don't like most Airbus twin aisle products, I like the Airbus 340 a lot. Earlier versions were smaller -200 and -300 series. The last version is a -600 series. I believe they were released in 1993 or 1995. It's a great set-up ... 2-4-2 seating in steerage, and 4 engines. The smaller engines on the -200 and -300 look just right. I have flown on those via Lufthansa. I saw one darting around FRA airport and the upward sweep of the wing from behind is beautiful. As for the -600 series, it was a flight on Iberia. The -600 engines are massive and have a lot of thrust. These -600s barrel down the runway and rotate very quickly with a full house aboard. The Airbus 340s are considered gas hogs, hence the twin engine Airbus 330. Same thing as the Airbus 340 inside, more or less, but with two engines. - - - - - Iberia Airbus 340-600 outbound - boarded via a connection at Chicago O'Hare Iberia Airbus 340-600 outbound - early arrival in Madrid at dawn - look at those engines! Iberia Airbus 340-300 return - Madrid - these are the smaller engines on an older bird Iberia Airbus 340-300 return - Madrid - boarding via bus and stairs; notice how hot and dry it is outside Iberia Airbus 340-300 return - I'm almost sure this is right over Las Vegas McCarran, since LAX would only take 30 more minutes and the runway layout looks familiar and like the one on the city map. Iberia Airbus 340-300 return - in an unlikely place ... over the California desert Iberia Airbus 340-300 return - a window seat view on the San Gabriels, with LAX in about 15 minutes Iberia Airbus 340-300 return - DTLA to the left, as the flaps start doing their job to land the plane Iberia Airbus 340-300 return - on the ground at LAX over 11 hours later (I think Iberia has retired the -200s and -300s ... not sure.)

@Robert Hall @trinacriabob @A Horse With No Name OK peeps, where is the story, wait I found it! More pics at the story link. https://fighterjetsworld.com/2018/11/07/boeing-747-400f-suffered-a-runway-excursion-after-landing/ GOOD NEWS: No lobsters were lost, all will make it to China for Dinner. QUOTE: Airport spokesperson Theresa Rath Spicer said the Sky Lease Cargo plane coming from Chicago was making a scheduled landing to pick up live lobster and then fly to China, with a stop in Alaska along the way. Rath Spicer said the lobster was instead picked up by Gateway Aviation to be transported to its destination. This cargo jet was to be loaded with live lobster and head for China, but it went off the runway upon landing. (Steve Lawrence/CBC)

I remember that well. The a 340 is also a bird I like. Something about the look of a four engine plane is just classical. I need to get away on a vaccation somewhere. Taking our debate team to illinois this weekend. So far we were quarterfinalists at Lafayette university in PA...won the tournament outright in Clarion...and lost in the final round at ST Anslem. I really like ST. Anslem. Neat university. Was going to try to get togeher with Sixty Eight Panther when I was there last year but it did not work out.

It would be safe to assume that not many people thought the Jaguar F-Type could make for a rally car. But the British automaker decided to give a shot. Jaguar built two F-Type rally car prototypes to honor the 70th anniversary of the Jaguar XK 120, a sports car that won a number of rallies in its time. They are much more than a convertible with extra lights and off-road tires. Jaguar installed a set of hand-built competition suspension components that can take the abuse of a rally stage; limited-slip differential, hydraulic handbrake, larger brakes, and an FIA-certified roll cage. One area Jaguar hasn't messed with is the engine. Both vehicles use the base turbocharged 2.0L four-cylinder with 296 horsepower. Jaguar is planning to bring both of the models out to various events in the coming months. Gallery: Jaguar F-Type Rally Car View full article

Here's a radical idea..maybe some of the automakers with 4 dr coupes will do 2dr versions of them! That would be a game changer, like an Audi A7 2dr coupe or Mercedes CLS 2dr...

Good question...I haven't heard anything concrete about future FCA products beyond MY 2019. From what I've read on Jeep forums, for instance, the next Grand Cherokee (WL) has been delayed until 2021. Maybe the next gen of Charger has been delayed also. Seems like 2020 will probably just be a carryover since 2019 is here already...

CVTs have built in slip that a conventional automatic doesn't and the belts that run them can't handle higher amounts of torque of bigger engines. Yes the 1.5T in the 2019 Malibu will be paired with a CVT.

Red Robin for lunch and this beauty was parked right there for me to check out. Needs a bit of TLC but very solid and cool.

Pics or it never happened...

Me think he will get a newer CPO Chevrolet.

I found an article. It had photos. Crazy. It was a 747-400 F (freighter). It has the winglets. The 400s were the best selling 747s. With the engines being sheared off and it breaking up, it's almost a miracle it wasn't worse. Being in Nova Scotia, it was being loaded up with lobsters to be flown to China. Some people made some offhand comments about the lobsters. I guess lobsters would be expensive if you need to have a 747 fly them to you. I think most of us remember what happened when an Air France Airbus 340 overran the runway in Toronto during heavy rain. That plane caught on fire and was laying on the embankment of the Canada 401 (?) expressway but everyone survived. All the slides opened up and people were getting the hell out of the plane and away from the aircraft. I'll never forget seeing that on the news. Yikes.

'70 (real: 242 code ) GTO, Ram Air III 366/400, 4-spd, A/C, hood tach car. Need to check the trunk & see if the Ram Air pans are in there. Correct block, have to check head numbers. Rough & beat all way around, top to bottom, but complete. Guy who owns it gave it to my buddy, wanted him to get it running/fixed up some, but the owner is currently living in his car, so that's completely unrealistic, me thinks. Going to be advertised instead.

It's the same around here. They're driving around with only the DRLs providing minimal forward lighting, and from the sides and rear, only the required reflectors provide any visual indication of their presence. Some manufacturers activate *only* the instrument panel lighting when it's dark, tricking many drivers into thinking their external lights are on. This is an extremely poor design decision, but I haven't come across any legal action yet.

And now the latest rounds of CVTs are going to have artificial steps in them to fool people into thinking they are regular automatics. I wonder if someone who is efficiency minded could go get those steps removed from the program to get ultimate efficiency.

Here's the 7+ PSI mechanical fuel pump, says it'll support 550 HP: These are the 1 7/8-in 'shorty' Riviera headers. Said to only lose I think 10-20 HP over full-length headers. Going to put the block/trans/heads together and see if they fit. I'm a bit nervous- have a fat steering box behind the crossmember... but my frame is 3-in wider than a Riviera frame. We'll see. Look at that bottom flange- it's a full 1/2-in thick!

I was going through old pictures today and found this one of GM's new 9-speed fwd auto.... With my cocktail for size comparison. Look how small it is.

GM's new 9-speed has all sorts of patents on it because they managed to get 9 forward gears while using about half the parts one would expect in a transmission with that many speeds. I don't understand the full technical ramifications of what GM did, but apparently it is fairly groundbreaking transmission design. It's seriously tiny as far as transmissions go. Physically, there's no reason they couldn't fit it in cars as small as the Spark or Adam, though they won't do it for cost reasons.

The CVT is the most efficient model out as it can pace the engine right on the power sweet spot no matter where it is. Nothing is more efficient. The down side is the CVT is not as strong or durable. They have made gains but the life and ability to take power is nil. That is why you only see them in the smallest and lightest cars ans why companies are now dumping more money into 8-10 speed trannys. While a CVT can slip some the ability to keep the engine engaged right on the most effective power spot makes up for it. The CVT can vary the ratio to where ever it needs to be and not to 8 or what ever geared fixed points. Now with more gears you cut down on the gaps and keep the RPM more even and constant for emissions and mileage. Ideally if we could get an engine to one RPM and let it remain there it would provide the most efficient power we could get. This is what they do on trains and the Chevy Volt. It is not as easy to use this in a car but like any generator a single RPM is where you can plant the sweet spot. Someday they may fix the durability but as of now they are still not where they need to be. A heavy more powerful vehicle would chew one up and spit it out.