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Ford's forgotten T-Drive program

Digital boss Andy Stoy recently passed along this little piece of nearly forgotten Ford history from the early 1990s. We know that our girl Murilee Martin dug this up way back in 2010, but the wonder of the Ford T-Drive system is worth revisiting. According to Drivingenthusiast.com, “T-drive is a system consisting of a transversally located inline engine, a transmission and associated packaging.” The transmission is mounted to the side of the engine, or the back, depending on how you look at things.

New Hyundai SUV to show at Geneva

And now Hyundai is looking to make an impact on the compact SUV market, with the announcement of an “Urban Nomad” concept (whatever that is) to be shown at Geneva next month. Hyundai HED-6 SUV Concept will show at Geneva It looks like Hyundai are trying to create an aggressive and contemporary looking vehicle that can be utilised in today’s urban landscape for a multitude of uses. Sporting chunky 21″ wheels, angular style lines, swept-back headlights and a very stylised rear window made of  Lexan plastics instead of glass.

Chrysler, Nissan and GM lead industry to 8 percent gain

UPDATED--Chrysler Group, Nissan North America and General Motors led the industry to an 8 percent U.S. sales gain in August. The seasonally adjusted sales rate slipped to 12.13 million from July's 12.24 million as a stagnant economy, last week's U.S.