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Toyota GR Supra A91-CF Edition

Toyota GR Supra A91-CF Edition

Limited to just 600 cars, the GR Supra A91-CF Edition is the most exclusive Mark V Supra to date and only for North America

An exterior view of the Toyota GR Supra A91-CF Edition in wind-tunnel testing

The Toyota GR Supra A91-CF Edition elevates the lineup with a carbon fiber aerodynamics kit and a 382-hp 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine.  (All photos courtesy of Toyota)

BY MARK MAYNARD

Toyota teased Supra enthusiasts today with the first official images and details of the upcoming 2022 Supra A91-CF Edition.

Limited to just 600 cars, the GR Supra A91 Carbon Fiber Edition is the most exclusive Mark V Supra to date, Toyota said in a release. Pricing will be announced this fall. Get updates here.

A rear view of the Supra A91 CF to the show the duckbill spoiler

The functional carbon fiber body kit includes a duckbill rear spoiler.

The basic Supra

The fifth-generation 2021 GR (Gazoo Racing) Supra is sold in two turbocharged powertrains. The entry model has a 255-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder and the uplevel choice is a 382-hp, 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder. Both engines have an eight-speed Z-F8 automatic transmission with paddle shifters.

Current 2021 Supra pricing ranges from $44,085 for the entry 2.0 to $55,990 for the A91. Add $995 for the freight charge from Graz, Austria. The Supra is built at the Magna Steyr plant, which makes the BMW Z4 that shares its foundation with the Supra.

The front aerodynamic front splitter of the Supra A91-CF

The aerodynamic front splitter of the Supra A91-CF

Elevating the lineup

The 2022 GR Supra A91-CF elevates the lineup with a carbon fiber front splitter and larger winglet-like canards. In addition, carbon fiber side rockers define the lower side edges and more carbon fiber is used at the rear duckbill spoiler and lower canards.

This aero kit isn’t just for looks, Toyota says, and was engineered and tested to improve downforce and stability.

Other notable features include unique matte-black19-inch wheels. The black treatment helps set off the optional new paint color of matte-gray Phantom. Absolute Zero White and Nitro Yellow are the other color choices for the Supra A91-CF.

A tire and wheel of the Supra A91-CF Edition

Forged 19-inch matte-black wheels have red brake calipers.

Toyota GR Supra A91-CF performance

Stock GR Supra features the 382-hp inline-six with peak torque of 368 foot-pounds from 1,800-5,000 rpm. Toyota says the 3,400-pound two-seater can accelerate to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds.

G-Force control comes from an adaptive variable sport suspension and an active rear sport differential. Stopping force is competition-ready with large Brembo vented discs. The front rotors are 13.7 inches with four-piston red calipers and a silver Toyota Supra logo. The rear discs with single-piston calipers are 13.6 inches.

GR Supra A91-CF Edition has a red-and-black interior theme. The cabin is richly decked in Alcantara and leather with carbon fiber elements. The theme includes red stitching on 14-way power-adjustable and heated sport seats and a leather-wrapped three-spoke steering wheel.

Intelligent safety features include a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection and lane departure warning.

The rear canard of the A91-CF.

A rear canard of the Supra A91-CF.

Driving course

New owners can learn to wring the most from their GR Supra A91-CF with a free one-year membership to the National Auto Sport Association. Included with each sale, participants will receive expert high-performance driving instruction.

 

Fabulous Fords Forever

Fabulous Fords Forever

Fabulous Fords Forever, the largest all-Ford show on the West Coast, will be back June 13, 2021, at a new and larger venue

The poster for Fabulous Fords Forever

The Fabulous Fords Forever car show will be back June 13, 2021. The sprawling show was put on blocks last year at its longtime run at Knott’s Berry Farm ended when the park needed the space once used by the sprawling car show.

In a long search of suitable new sites, the Ford Car Club Council found the show’s new home at Irwindale Speedway.

The June 13 date will be the 35th anniversary of Fabulous Fords Forever.

The show will present 57 classes of iconic Ford Motor Co. cars and trucks. Expect 1,000 cars and trucks on display by exhibitors from eight states. And there will be anniversary displays of the Thunderbird, Bronco and others.

Also featured:

  • 2021 Ford product display and consumer drive event;
  • “Ford vs. Ferrari” display of movie cars;
  • Professional drifting in the speedway’s “drift box”

Fabulous Fords Show details:

When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 13, 2021

Where: Irwindale Speedway & Events Center, 500 Speedway Drive, Irwindale, CA 91706

Cost: $15 adults; 12 and younger admitted free.

Details: fabulousfordsforever.com

Mark Maynard

1936 Chevrolet Assembly Line Video

An insider’s look at the Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan

Reader Greg Gieselman onpassed this link for a 9:39-minute video of a Chevrolet car assembly line in 1936.

He said it “is certainly a history lesson in only a few minutes about where these things we find so important came from years ago.”

Ergonomcs? We don’t need no stinkin’ ergonomics in the 1936 workplace!

View more Maynard’s Garage videos here.

Mark Maynard

Genesis announces pricing for 2022 GV70 SUV

Genesis announces pricing for 2022 GV70 SUV

The Genesis GV70 starting price of $41,000 includes AWD and suite of  advanced driver-assist technologies

2022 Genesis GV70 compact SUV front view.

The compact-class Genesis G70 SUV will have standard AWD. (All photos courtesy GenesisUSA)

The 2022 Genesis GV70  will have a starting price of $42,090, Genesis Motor America announced today. Pricing includes the $1,045 freight charge from Ulsan, South Korea.

The compact-class, five-seat luxury SUV will go on sale this summer in two engine configurations: a 300-horsepower, 2.5-liter turbocharged gasoline four-cylinder or an optional 375-hp, twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6.

It will be sold in three trim levels of Standard, Advanced and Prestige.  A Sport package adds such unique features front and rear fascia, dark chrome trim and exclusive wheel and interior designs.

2022 Genesis GV70 compact SUV interior.

Standard equipment includes a 12-way power driver’s seat, smart key locking with push button ignition and wireless device charging.

All G70 SUVs will have standard all-wheel drive with an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Competitors of the GV70 include the Acura RDX, Audi Q5, BMW X3, and Mercedes-Benz GLC.

Starting prices for the GV70 2.5T range from $42,090-$45,690. Starting prices for the GV70 3.5T range from $53,645-$58,545 for the Sport Prestige.

Standard equipment includes leatherette upholstery and 12-way power driver’s seat, eight-way power front passenger seat and a leather-wrapped steering wheel.

Other special features include smart key locking with push-button ignition and remote start, a 9-speaker audio system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and a 14.5-inch multimedia display. Other features include a rearview camera with guidelines, wireless device charging, fingerprint recognition and over-the-air updates.

GV70 safety

The compact SUV has a suite of driver assistance and safety technologies. Safety features include eight air bags, smart cruise control with stop and go, forward collision avoidance-assist, lane keeping assist, blind-spot collision-avoidance assist and rear cross-traffic collision-avoidance assist.

Reserve a 2022 Genesis GV70 at genesis.com.

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Assembly of the 1962 Ford Fairlane

Assembly of the 1962 Ford Fairlane
A shift change at the 1946 Ford Rouge Complex where the 1962 Fairlane would be built.

This 1946 photo shows Ford’s  River Rouge plant where the 1962 Fairlane would be built. (Ford)

Watch how a 1962 Ford Fairlane was built back in the day from this 10:54-minute that I found on YouTube. The video shows the Fairlane assembly line at Ford’s River Rouge plant.

The color video shows the pouring of molten steel into molds to the final vehicle check at the Ford River Rouge Complex assembly facility in Dearborn, Mich.

With some theatrical music and old-school news narration, viewers are steered through the assembly process from raw materials, the engine build, paint booth, suspension and final testing.

The closing comment: “Built to order by the men, the women, the mills and machines in this dynamic, industrial city: The Rouge.”

Rouge History

Ford Motor Co.’s River Rouge Complex was commonly known as the Rouge Complex, River Rouge or The Rouge, according to its page in Wikipedia. The sprawling complex was built in Dearborn, Mich., along the River Rouge.

Construction began in 1917 and finished in 1928. At the time, it was the largest integrated factory in the world, surpassing Buick City, built in 1904.

The titanic Rouge was able to turn raw materials into running vehicles. The complex measuresd1.5 miles wide by 1 mile long. The facility includes 93 buildings with nearly 16 million square feet of factory floor space.

It had its own docks in the dredged Rouge River, 100 miles of interior railroad track, its own electricity plant and an integrated steel mill.

“Today, the Rouge site is home to Ford’s Rouge Center. This industrial park includes six Ford factories on 600 acres of land. There also are steelmaking operations by AK Steel, a U.S. steelmaker.

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