The 2016 Ford F-150 Can Back Up a Trailer For You [w/ Video]
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––—
Posts From King World News
Sergio Sez: Next Jeep Wrangler to Feature Hybrid Construction of Aluminum and Steel!
When Sergio Marchionne suggested that the next Jeep Wrangler would be built of aluminum, the good folks of Toledo screamed, yowled, yelped, and otherwise lamented, as retooling the Ohio town’s plant, the historic home of the CJ-cum-Wrangler, would cost more coin than FCA could justifiably spend, ultimately necessitating the relocation of the ur-ute’s assembly line. – Now the Fiat-Chrysler helmsman says that the future iteration of America’s scrappy, capable four-wheeler
Cash Money Aeronaut! Honda Announces 2016 Pilot Pricing
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––—
This Jaguar F-Type Is the Bloodhound SSC’s Pit Car
There aren’t many cars that will outpace the Jaguar F-Type R, the 550-hp, AWD coupe from Coventry. But when this particular F-Type R coupe is put to service, it’ll look like it’s standing still—next to the Bloodhound SSC, a rocket-and-jet-powered land speed car aiming to break the 1000-mph barrier. – Every good race team needs a pit vehicle, and Jaguar bedecked this F-Type R in a livery to match Andy
2017 Chrysler Town & Country May Get Electric-Motor-Based AWD Option
– In the ongoing saga that is the development of Chrysler’s next-generation Town & Country minivan, we’ve seen everything from the likely death of the T&C’s Dodge sibling, the Caravan, to the promise that a plug-in hybrid powertrain option is coming. Between such learnings, we’ve spotted several 2017 Town & Country prototypes testing on public roads, but haven’t heard much more. That changes now, with a typically cavalier exchange between Fiat-Chrysler
Massive Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know, Including Full List of Affected Vehicles
– The automotive world and beyond is buzzing about the massive airbag recall covering many millions of vehicles in the U.S. from nearly two dozen brands. Here’s what you need to know about the problem; which vehicles may have the defective, shrapnel-shooting inflator parts from Japanese supplier Takata; and what to do if your vehicle is one of them. – * SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR FULL LIST OF AFFECTED VEHICLES
Islamic State says in full control of Syria's Palmyra after westward advance
By Sylvia Westall BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic city of Palmyra in Syria, days after capturing a provincial capital in neighboring Iraq, suggesting the growing momentum of the group which a monitor says now holds half of Syrian territory. The twin successes pile pressure not just on Damascus and Baghdad, but also throw doubt on U.S. strategy to rely almost exclusively on air
U.S. says South China Sea reclamations stoke instability
China’s land reclamation around reefs in the disputed South China Sea is undermining freedom and stability, and risks provoking tension that could even lead to conflict, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a conference in Jakarta. China claims 90 percent of the South China Sea, which is believed to be rich in oil and gas, its claims overlapping with those of Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan.
Gaddafi's home town falls to Islamic State in anarchic Libya
By Ulf Laessing SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Standing guard at his frontline post, Libyan soldier Mohammed Abu Shager can see where Islamic State militants are holed up with their heavy weaponry less than a kilometer away. The militants have effectively taken over former dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s home city of Sirte as they exploit a civil war between two rival governments to expand in North Africa. “Every night they open fire
Exclusive: Turkish intelligence helped ship arms to Syrian Islamist rebel areas
By Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall ADANA, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s state intelligence agency helped deliver arms to parts of Syria under Islamist rebel control during late 2013 and early 2014, according to a prosecutor and court testimony from gendarmerie officers seen by Reuters. The witness testimony contradicts Turkey’s denials that it sent arms to Syrian rebels and, by extension, contributed to the rise of Islamic State, now a major