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Sunday, 3 March 2013

Forza Horizon announces January Recaro Car Pack with LFA Nürburgring Edition

Forza Horizon announces January Recaro Car Pack with LFA Nürburgring Edition Another month, another car pack for Forza Horizon. This time it's the Recaro Car Pack featuring a motley gang of cars and trucks: the 1983 GMC Vandura G-1500, 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R, 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV, 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR, 2012 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition and 2012 Lotus Exige S.

Forza Horizon announces January Recaro Car Pack with LFA Nürburgring Edition

Forza Horizon announces January Recaro Car Pack with LFA Nürburgring Edition

Forza Horizon announces January Recaro Car Pack with LFA Nürburgring Edition

It'll be up for download on Xbox Live on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 for 400 MS Points. As usual, if you have the Forza Horizon Season Pass you can get them all free, and Season Pass holders will also get a bonus car that's not pictured: the 2009 Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster.

Forza Horizon announces January Recaro Car Pack with LFA Nürburgring Edition

The Pagani is everything opposite to that Vandura, but while you might not ever win anything with the van, you can always use the back of it as a place to give out free hugs. Check out the video and press release below for more details.

Forza Horizon announces January Recaro Car Pack with LFA Nürburgring Edition

Expect greater differentiation in GM's next-generation SUVs

Expect greater differentiation in GM's next-generation SUVs General Motors says its next-generation Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade models will offer shoppers improved interior differentiation. Car and Driver recently caught up with Chris Hilts, GM's creative manager of interior design, who said that the cabins will all feature unique instrument panels, consoles, center stacks and switchgear moving forward. Apparently GM is now aware that consumers may be bothered by the fact that today's $85,000 Escalade has effectively the same cabin as a $45,000 Tahoe. Hilts says SUV buyers want more refinement than their pickup purchasing counterparts – and those same buyers also want their SUVs to have more exterior differentiation between the company's Silverado and Sierra pickup lines. Shocking.

Expect greater differentiation in GM's next-generation SUVs

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum front 3/4 view

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum rear 3/4 view

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum front 3/4 view 1

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum rear 3/4 view 1

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum side view

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum front view

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum rear view

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum cup holder

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum dash

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum badge

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum engine

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum hybrid system info

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum headlight

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum rear seat television screen

2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum front 34 view 4

That all sounds good to us, but we've heard this song and dance before. GM made big waves about how different the new-for-2013 Silverado and Sierra would look from each other, but judging by what we've seen so far, GM's stylists are painting in shades rather than with the full spectrum. For more on the what to expect out of GM's new SUVs, click on the C/D link below.

Expect greater differentiation in GM's next-generation SUVs

GM recalls full-size truck, SUVs and vans over faulty shifter mechanism

GM recalls full-size truck, SUVs and vans over faulty shifter mechanism Twelve different General Motors vehicles from the 2013 model year, up to 54,686 units in total, are being recalled over two potential issues with their steering columns. The models in question, all full-size trucks, SUVs or vans, are the: Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Savana, Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL.

GM recalls full-size truck, SUVs and vans over faulty shifter mechanism

2013 Chevrolet SIlverado 2500 HD Bi-Fuel front 3/4

2013 Chevrolet SIlverado 2500 HD Bi-Fuel rear 3/4

2013 Chevrolet SIlverado 2500 HD Bi-Fuel front

2013 Chevrolet SIlverado 2500 HD Bi-Fuel side

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2013 Chevrolet SIlverado 2500 HD Bi-Fuel CNG Fill 1

2013 Chevrolet SIlverado 2500 HD Bi-Fuel CNG Fill

2013 Chevrolet SIlverado 2500 HD Bi-Fuel CNG nozzle

The affected vehicles were built with a fractured parking lock cable or "a malformed steering column lock actuator gear in the lock module assembly." As a consequence, they could shift out of park without the brake pedal being applied or with the key removed or in the off position.

GM recalls full-size truck, SUVs and vans over faulty shifter mechanism

A bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that the recall should begin on January 17. GM will notify owners, at which time they can take their vehicles to their dealers for repair free of charge. Have a look at the bulletin below for more information.

GM recalls full-size truck, SUVs and vans over faulty shifter mechanism

2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra show all their sides in Detroit

2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra show all their sides in Detroit There could hardly be more riding on the next-generation General Motors full-size pickup trucks, so the automaker has wisely made sure to have a selection of different models on hand at the Detroit Auto Show to show off. The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and 2014 GMC Sierra were both officially introduced last month at a stand-alone reveal, and now they'll be on display for the public to see in various body configurations and trim levels.

2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra show all their sides in Detroit

2014 GMC Sierra Z71taillight

2014 GMC Sierra Z71front view

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 taillight 2

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 taillight

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 side view 3

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 side view 2

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 side view

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 headlight

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 rear view 1

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 rear view

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 front view 1

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 front view 2

2014 GMC Sierra Z71 grill

2014 Chevrolet Silverado

The Silverado LTZ Crew Cab and Sierra SLE Extended Cab are aimed at providing more of a high-end pickup experience, while the Silverado LT Z71 Extended Cab and Sierra SLT Z71 Crew Cab should have off-road fans scouting out their favorite trails. The crew cab trucks won't go into production until sometime during the second quarter of this year – with other bodystyles coming later in the year – but we have plenty of live images from Detroit for you to enjoy.