Indholdsfortegnelse for February 2006 i MotorTrend

WHILE GM and Ford dither over performance vehicles, DaimlerChrysler is pushing to ensure its SRT franchise keeps getting bigger and better. SRT versions of two of DCX's big launches for 2006, the Dodge Caliber and Nitro, are already under development. The Caliber SRT4 is tipped to make its world debut at next year’s Chicago show. The scoops and vents on the hood of this mule confirm rumors the Caliber SRT4 will be powered by a turbocharged version of DCX's new 2.4-liter inline-four. Whispers out of Auburn Hills suggest the Caliber SRT4 will pack close to 300 horses. We also hear there's been fierce debate over whether the car should be all-wheel or front drive. The front-drive faction wants to keep the car's sticker low, but taming all that power will…

1. 612 Scaglietti-style grille is key part of the Pininfarina design, executed under the direction of Frank Stephenson, now Fiat’s design chief. 2. Lightweight all-aluminum chassis is similar in construction to that of the 612 Scaglietti. 3. Rearview mirrors are from the F430. Parts sharing helps keep development costs under control. Expect weight to be under 4000 pounds. 4. Car will make its public debut at the Geneva show in March. 5. Capacity of the V-12 has been bumped from the 5.75 liters of the Maranello to 6.0 liters. Power is said to be at least 575 horses. 6. Sophisticated underbody aerodynamics result of F1 wind-tunnel work. Ensure high-speed stability without ugly wings. 7. Six-speed transaxle at rear of car helps weight distribution. Will feature the latest iteration of Ferrari’s…

letter of the month outside the box I'm wondering if this archaic thinking is common in the automotive industry ("Technologue"). Why is everyone suggesting how to make a better-accelerating engine when CVT technology is on the rise? Want fuel economy? Try a constant-speed engine, optimized to run at only one speed and mated to a CVT. Add in such technologies as direct injection to increase efficiency; toss such ideas as variable valve timing, which adds weight to the valvetrain thus lowering efficiency. Turbo lag also could be completely eliminated. Fuel efficiency could easily outperform a hybrid's, and straight-line acceleration could eclipse that of most sports cars by eliminating gearshifts and by the increased peak power at the designed running rpm of the engine. CVT technology still isn't up to the…

IT WAS ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME UNTIL CHRYSLER PULLED THE 1970-1974 DODGE CHALLENGER OFF THE RACK TO GIVE IT A NEW LEASE ON LIFE NO MANUFACTURER has played the conceptcar game better than Chrysler. It reinvigorated the notion of dream machines with the late-1980s Portofino design study and hasn't stopped since. The Tom Gale era ushered in the notion of “hiding the future in plain sight,” and it's worked time and again. Gale, Chrysler’s design chief at the time, also demonstrated there’s no reason not to make hot-looking cars and trucks—something the American car business forgot about for a while. Some of these turntable toys have been flights of fancy; others have foretold, or led to, production models such as the Viper, PT Cruiser, and hot-selling 300. Chrysler design…

THE BLOWS just keep coming in the Ford/Chevy rivalry Here, Chevrolet's 2007 Tahoe LTZ and Ford’s 2006 King Ranch Expedition—four-wheel-drive full-size SUVs, fully loaded—hash it out, nose to nose, mano a mano. Power: The engines are well matched. Chevrolet’s 5.3-liter Displacement On Demand V-8 was given healthy power increases for 2007. The Tahoe has 20 more horses, but has 25-pound-feet less torque. The Tahoe beats the Expedition—it has smoother, more responsive power delivery, and better fuel economy, and is almost a second faster to 60 mph. Ride and handling: Both body-on-frame SUVs ride well, but neither has carlike canyon-carving handling. And they shouldn’t: These trucks are built for work. The Ford’s independent rear end would seem to have a natural advantage here. However, Chevrolet has done a fine job revamping…

BASHING AN OLD Toyota FJ on the rocks of the Rubicon Trail isn’t for the faint of heart—while this sport/utility icon is durable and reliable, parts become harder to find every year. Caring for an FJ40 doesn’t have to be expensive, but it’ll get more difficult as time goes on. California-based TLC, a company that specializes in restoring and modifying classic Land Cruisers, has designed and built a new-age FJ that could solve this problem and also takes the platform way beyond what was possible when it was new. Its Icon embodies the classic styling of the FJ40 and uses durable, modern components, with readily available parts. Initially, all Icons will be based on pre-1975 FJ40 chassis, keeping them 50-state legal and smog exempt. The all-new steel and aluminum body…

YOU’RE PROBABLY wondering why we included the Ram 1500 in our 2006 Truck of the Year competition, especially since it looks nearly identical to the 2005 model. How different could it be from the previous year? A lot, to say the least. Besides minor alterations to the exterior—new headlights, a full chrome grille, revised bumpers, and a tailgate spoiler—the 2006 Ram has received significant upgrades under the skin, namely a fresh frame. While still hydroformed, the new architecture is stiffer—17 percent in bending, 5.5 percent in torsion—features a larger front crush zone and offers replaceable rail tips, similar to the Dakota's frame, for easier fender-bender repair. Bolted to the Ram’s stronger bones is a heavily revised suspension, which sports retuned springs, bushings, and monotube dampers, as well as a new…

LINCOLN’S SECOND foray into the pickup market is a much better execution than its first. Remember the Blackwood? The Mark LT is a more down-to-earth design, with practical capabilities that allow it to work like a truck if needed, something the Blackwood wasn't able to offer. Based on a fully equipped Ford F-150 SuperCrew platform, the Mark LT is identical in structure. Included are the obligatory unique grille, badging, chrome accents, and wheel options—nice, but perhaps not differentiated enough to merit the Lincoln nameplate. There is enough interior opulence here to attract buyers wanting something other than a Cadillac Escalade EXT. Available in 2WD and 4WD, the Mark LT's most significant changes involve Ebony wood accents and a cream-color Nudo leather (black is available as well). The interior layout is…

THINK OF THE TERM SPORT SEDAN AND THE BRAIN SCULPTS BAVARIAN SHEETMETAL WITH A BLUE-AND-WHITE ROUNDEL WILDFIRE. For one to occur requires three basic ingredients fuel, heat, and oxygen Minus one of those elements, there is no combustion, no phenomenon manifested as the alluring and dangerous flame For a wildfire to be. well, wild and spread like a U2 bootleg in a college dorm depends on three weather components: temperature, wind, and moisture. Sensing a theme here? Thought so Wildfire and the number three are like Tommy Lee and Pam Anderson—their need for each other compulsive, their behavior destructive. In the automotive landscape, there's no segment as inflammable as that of the compact, luxury sport sedan. It’s a sector that heats up quickly, often, and intensely. BMW invented the segment…

FINALLY! It’s been more than a year since we first sampled the feisty new European-spec fifth-generation GTI (MotorTrend, December 2004), which has been on sale across the continent since June 2005. But at long last, the U.S. model is on its way, and it’s nearly identical to the terrific Euro version. The smooth, 200-horsepower, 2.0-liter turbocharged FSI four-cylinder engine (which Audi A3 owners have already been enjoying for the past year) is a good match for the 3300-pound three-door (a five-door version is coming in 2007), which is 374 pounds heavier than a comparably equipped Gen-IV 2006 GTI 1.8T. Note:Two different 2006 GTIs, generations four and five, will share showroom space for a few months. With the weight gain comes 20 more horsepower and a 34-pound-foot torque increase—plus a standard…

WHILE THE new Eclipse alone can’t save Mitsubishi, it’s nonetheless an important vehicle for the brand. If the Eclipse sells well, Mitsu could be on the road to recovery in the U.S. that much sooner. If it doesn’t, well…it’ll just be a longer crusade. The first- and second-generation versions were icons in the sport-compact segment and still garner a vast, loyal following due to the extensive aftermarket support for the easily modified turbocharged 2.0-liter engine. While the third generation sold in significant numbers, it didn't gain the dogged passion of the first gen from Eclipse loyalists who were left without their beloved turbo motors or an all-wheel-drive option. We decided to add a GT version to our one-year-test fleet. Even though forced induction is still absent from the engine compartment,…

WE’RE NOT sure who bagged this amazing grab shot, but we know it was a Motor Trend or Petersen Publishing staffer who paid a visit to the Ferrari factory in Modena, Italy. In this casually arranged happy snap taken in late 1955, as best as we can tell, he captured seven historic machines. The sport racer in front is a 500TRC, which predated the 250 Testa Rossa. In the background, from left, is the one-off 375 America built for Fiat chieftain Gianni Agnelli, a 250 GT Competizione, a 375 Mille Miglia, two more competition-spec 250 GTs, and a 410 Superamerica. The cars are 1954,1955, and 1956 models, and all were V-12-powered, of course. The good news is that most of these cars still exist and each is historically significant. Value?…

IN TRUTH, the 300C was probably a Hail Mary play for DaimlerChrysler. The company had nothing to lose by gambling on a reardrive sedan with swaggering style and a Hemi under the hood. That it's turned out to be a huge hit probably continues to surprise a few folks in the quieter offices at DaimlerChrysler's Auburn Hills headquarters. It shouldn't. They need only look at the sales of pickup trucks over the past 20 years to realize Americans never really lost their love affair with V-8s, rear drive, and expansive sheetmetal. Surprised or not, DaimlerChrysler has now realized it's onto something here. While GM dithers over the Zeta platform and Ford consigns DEW98 to the dumpster (the Lincoln LS goes out of production this year), DCX product planners are looking…

SVT ENGINEERS are busy putting the final touches on what'll unquestionably be Ford's most wanted car for 2006—the Shelby GT500. Under the hood is a supercharged 5.4-liter iron-block V-8 widely believed to produce somewhere between 450 and 480 horsepower. However, some Ford insiders hint the GT500 badge isn't merely a reference to the iconic 1967-1970 Shelbys of the same name, but an indication of the engine's real output. SVT engineers have long maintained they've wanted to keep some distance between the GT500 and the Ford GT, which has an all-aluminum supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 rated at 550 horsepower. But with the GT—which our dyno testing (December 2005) showed was actually producing closer to 600 horses—now out of production and no plans for a successor, Ford may be tempted to give the…

NOW YOU can drive your sports car to the golf club and take your sticks with you, thanks to Autolinx, a new travel case for golf bags that attaches directly to your vehicle's trailer hitch. The tough, all-weather case locks securely and flips open to allow easy access to your clubs (an adapter also allows you to attach the case to your golf cart). Each case goes for $295; depending on hitch and vehicle size, up to four can be mounted behind the vehicle. Contact Autolinx for ordering info: 877/545-3277; www.drivelikeapro.com.…

IS THIS HYUNDAI concept hinting at the coupe version of a range of reardrive sport sedans? Hard to tell until it's unveiled at the Detroit show this month, but the dash-to-axle relationship on the Hyundai HC-9 Talus looks long enough for rear drive. Hyundai says the Talus points to its new direction for sports cars. The Tiburon, which will end production after the 2008 model year, will be replaced by a slightly larger rear-drive coupe, based on the 2008 BH, a "poor man's Bimmer," with V-8 power and rear drive. The illustration's four-door-coupe look is confusing, although it's likely super-aggressive Hyundai is exploring that emerging trend (Mercedes CLS, upcoming VW) as well. What we do know is that a rear-drive coupe will launch for the 2009 model year, a year…

MASERATI’S Coupe/Spyder replacement has, after much internal wrangling, restarted development. The new coupe, a 2009 model expected to launch in 2008, will be bigger and more expensive—a car to tackle the Bentley Continental GT, according to one insider. This means it's likely the current Coupe will continue for some time after the launch of the new coupe, which will use a shortened version of the Quattroporte platform and an enhanced version of the glorious Ferrari-related V-8 engine currently rated at 390 horsepower from 4.2 liters. The engine has considerable scope for uprating, enabling the 0-to-60-mph time to fall to near 4.5 seconds. The Quattroporte's rear transaxle, which Maserati boss Karl-Heinz Kalbfell describes as integral to the brand, also will be retained, in this case with a six-speed Cambiocorsa sequential shift.…

WITH SPIKING fuel prices, an onslaught of import competition, hurricanes, and a spotlight on hybrid and crossover alternatives, the full-size truck market—traditionally the source of most of GM's profits—has been hard hit. Several models in the company’s full-size range have experienced double-digit sales losses (in some cases 40-percent monthly sales declines) compared with last year. And the incentives just to move the iron are large and expensive. To its credit, the General saw the impending problems early in the development process of its upcoming fullsize sport/utilities and pickup trucks, which are based on the all-new GMT900 platform. Insiders said the new SUVs had to be considerably better than the current segment players if GM wanted to maintain dominant share position. As incentives disappeared and employee discounts lost their charm, GM…

OKAY, SO YOU’RE NOT a kid anymore. Intense Over here, officer graphics and subwoofers the size of tree houses are now mere flyspecs in the rearview mirror of your automotive existence. Replacing those bagatelles is a new appreciation of more meaningful driving values, like exhilarating quickness, invigorating agility and the all-important ability to head off irritable family syndrome by finding those qualities in a vehicle that treats others on board as well as it treats you. To help in that noble quest, we offer the new Mazdaspeed6 and Subaru Legacy GT spec.B, two highly polished road warriors that travel their own paths to that same ultimate destination. Each of these limited-production all-wheel-drive sedans wraps high-performance powertrain and suspension elements in sheetmetal that favors tasteful understatement rather than gratuitous overprofiling. Those…

WHILE IT’S NOT often the common truck buyer needs one vehicle to tow nearly 16,000 pounds, pamper rear-seat passengers with more legroom than in a Maybach, or rumble from 0 to 60 in under 10 seconds, it doesn’t hurt that Dodge now offers just such a hauler. With the Ram Mega Cab—available in the regular 1500 as well as the 2500 and 3500 heavy-duty configurations, with either a 5.7-liter Hemi or a 5.9-liter Cummins diesel (2500 and 3500 only)—Dodge has invented a new category, one that’s ideal for big families with big needs or Shaq and four of his teammates. Compared with the Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 in this competition, our Mega Cab 2500 4x4 tester overshadowed its little brother by 20 inches in length and nearly three inches…

MITSU is promoting the Raider as the only import V-8 alternative for buyers who don't want a full-size truck. It’s offered in a number of configurations, thanks in large part to sharing its underthings with the Dodge Dakota. Another in this year’s clone of-the-year competition (the others being the Lincoln LT and Isuzu i280/i350), the Raider 4.7-liter V-8 and five-speed combination didn’t perform as its displacement and cylinder number had us expecting, matching the Lincoln’s last-place quarter-mile time (17.3 seconds). Maybe this shouldn’t have been a surprise, as the engine offers only 10 more horsepower than the Isuzu 3.5-liter 1-5 and 17 horses less than the Ridgeline’s DOHC 3.5-liter V-6. It wasn’t the smallest or lightest truck in our test, but it had the smallest payload capacity at 970 pounds.…

LIKE A one-ton hornet, the Exige exploits its 10.6-pound/horsepower figure to an uncanny degree. While it’s no drag-racer (a still impressive 4.7 seconds to 60 mph), it’ll corner at over 1.0 g and put a track lap together on par with many race cars. This is the kind of machine that doesn’t make a lick of sense until you put a wheel on the track. Once you do, you'll come away with an appreciation of what Lotus is all about. One might think a mid-engine car weighing within a Thanksgiving dinner of 2000 pounds and with what appears to be a 36-inch wheelbase would be a sneeze away from a spin. Not so. What a glance at its specs doesn’t show is the fine-tuned suspension (the Elise’s Sport package is…

ALTHOUGH 2006 will mark the eighth year Saab has been building its flagship 9-5 sedan and SportCombi wagon on the same platform, Saab says it sees no reason to fix what isn’t broken. So, rather than bringing us a more competitive, all-new 9-5 platform to combat the latest and greatest from BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz, the quirky Swedish carmaker has opted to give the 9-5 a notable rework and a significant price slashing. The 9-5’s new front-end styling features projector-style headlamps set in a unique matte-black housing. Thicker anti-roll bars, better shock damping, a wider rear track, and a recalibrated steering box contribute to better on-road driving dynamics and a more compliant ride. Furthermore, handling prowess can be stepped up another notch or two by opting for the Sport Package,…

2005 MAZDA3 Total mileage 19,098 IT’S ODD that the instrument-panel light dimmer adjusts only the gauge and center stack intensity and not the orange numbers on the gauge face. On dark, desolate roads, the numbers are too intense, and in all conditions, the uneven backlighting is annoying. Still, the 3 stands tall as the enthusiast choice in a segment known for colorless commuters. We're impressed with the zoom-zoom character that encourages the driver to dive deeper into turns and use the shifter to stir the soul. ■ Average fuel econ 26.7 mpg ■ Unresolved problems None ■ Maintenance cost $26.50 (5K service), $72.86 (10K), $44.28 (15K) ■ Normal-wear cost $172.98 for OEM replacement tire including mounting/balance 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING Total mileage 20,620 SO MUCH to say, so much to…

GM! IS seriously considering building a V-6 version of its Kappa sports car (aka Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky). But the scuttlebutt around Motown is that this version would get an all-new body, a Chevy badge, and one of the most Iconic names in the GM sports-car pantheon—Sting Ray. It would be positioned as a muscular, entry-level Chevy sports car priced under the current Corvette range, but above the higher-end Pontiac and Saturn models. Given the enduring success of the Corvette, the Sting Ray plan seems plausible—and profitable. Insiders report V-6-powered Kappa mules wearing Pontiac Solstice sheetmetal are already running around GM test facilities, even though the Sting Ray program has yet to be given official approval from GM brass. The V-6s Chevy is playing with are the 3.9-liter pushrod…

WE’VE BEEN talking about Audi's Lamborghini Gallardo-framed sports car for ages. Now, it finally has an official name. The production version of Audi's Le Mans quattro concept car will be called the R8 (thanks, Pontiac, for wasting "Le Mans" on a Daewoo). Named for the R8 endurance racer (as in 24 Heures du Mans), the most successful racing car of the modern era, the car will be built at Audi's Neckarsulm plant, which specializes in aluminum. The R8 shares its basic aluminum space frame, but no actual common parts, with the Gallardo. Engineers say it's designed to be much more day-today useable than the Lambo. That means more legroom, a bigger trunk, superior visibility, a smoother ride, and less noise. "It's our Porsche 911," a senior Audi source says. "It's…

GENERAL MOTORS is planning its next generation of Epsilon cars, which will use a reengineered version of the current platform. It's a truly global project that'll include the 2008 Opel Vectra in Europe, 2009 Saab 9-5,2010 Saab 9-3, 2011 Chevy Malibu/Pontiac G6, and 2012 Saturn Aura and Cadillac BLS. There also will be a Holden version for the first time. The basic platform development will be done at the General's Tech Center in Russelsheim, Germany, and the ability to build any Epsilon variant in any GM plant tooled up to build an Epsilon-platformed vehicle worldwide is a key goal of the program. Currently, U.S. and European Epsilon vehicles aren't interchangeable. These timings are provisional. An internal battle is going on to determine whether the Saab 9-5 or Opel Vectra will…

MASERATI is considering an additional bigger-volume model line, a cheaper vehicle to sit beneath the Quattroporte and Coupe/Spyder but above top-end Alfa Romeos. Feasibility studies for that third model include a sub-Quattroporte sedan, based on a stretched version of Alfa's new Premium platform, as in the Alfa 159 and Brera. It has a control-arm front suspension and multilink rear, a transverse engine/transmission, and a sophisticated variable torque-split AWD system. The plan calls for a BMW X5-size Maserati crossover, using the 2008 Alfa Romeo crossover as its mechanical basis. Again, the platform is the premium components set with permanent AWD using Alfa's Torsen C center diff, but with taller ground clearance and bigger wheel-housings than in Alfa's 159 sedan and Brera coupe. The smaller Maserati would get one of two V-6s…

WE WEREN’T the only ones interested in the new GMT9OO. During our early look and drive at a super-secret GM location, two-time Daytona 500 winner and multiple NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon, who owns GM dealerships and drives a current-gen Tahoe when not racing, stopped by to get behind the wheel. "I’m seeing a lot of Cadillac in here," he said, once in the driver’s seat. He ran his hands over the dash and grabbed at the gauge visor. “There’s not so much plastic here now—looks solid. And more visibility." But like any racer, he’s all about the drive: “Even on our race car, it seems like all we do, no matter what the track, is get the balance right at all four corners. I like what they’ve done to the…

WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT STYLE OR SUBSTANCE? THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE FJ OFFERS BOTH IN 1958, a no-nonsense, four-wheel-drive vehicle known as the Toyota FJ28V took a serendipitous boat ride from Japan to the United States. A late iteration of the Land Cruiser 20 Series, it marked the birth of a 25-year era of FJ utility vehicles in the U.S. From the Cascades to the Adirondacks, dirt roads were destined to know the name Toyota. Just that one FJ28V made it to the States back in 1958—giving new meaning to “tread lightly"—but two years later, Toyota introduced the Land Cruiser 40 Series, a line that launched with the original FJ40. The poster child of all FJs, the 40 featured a mesh grille and, when equipped with a hardtop, a…

THE BASIS for Chevy’ss Colorado and GMC’ss Canyon midsize pickups, all-new models last year, was originally designed over 10 years ago by Isuzu’s engineering team. General Motors took the project in-house to make the look more U.S.-market friendly. The 4WD transfer case, with the longest powertrain warranty in the segment (seven years/75,000 miles), and the buttons to engage it on the dash remained Isuzu designs—imagine what these trucks might've looked like if Isuzu had had more control over the finished product. Functionally and architecturally, these trucks are the same as the Chevy and GMC midsizers. Isuzu will get about 10,000 units of the i280 (four-cylinder) and i350 (five-cylinder) midsizers, split between extended and crew cab configurations. Our test unit was a fairly loaded LS Crew Cab with the "big" motor…

YOU’D IMAGINE the unanimous vote for the Honda Ridgeline would be a surprising conclusion to our 2006 Truck of the Year showdown. Truth is. after two long days thudding over concrete freeway expansion joints, howling around a tight handling course, and skittering along a stony off-road trail, this one was about as simple as it gets. Which only makes the truck market’s hesitance toward this newfangled but remarkable machine all the more puzzling. We’d wager more than a few of those check-writing hands have been frozen by the Ridgeline’s eye-of-the-beholder angular bodywork and bent-bed profile. We can understand that. Others have balked at its premium price, which ranges anywhere from $28,250 to $35,190 for our loaded, moonroof- and nav-equipped RTL example (the average out-the-door tab being about $32,000). Yet, it’s…

DRIVING A sport/utility vehicle on the track was once about as much fun as playing beach volleyball in loafers. No more. After taking the new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 around California’s Willow Springs Raceway, we can visualize a showroom-stock race series built on this remarkable new SUV. Not only was Jeep’s uber-ute an absolute hoot ripping off laps at Willow, it also scorched most of the competition in the sprints, muscling its way in between Mercedes-Benz’s mighty ML55 AMG and Porsche’s Cayenne Turbo as one of the quickest sport/utilities we’ve ever tested. The Grandest of Cherokees recorded a 0-to-60-mph time of 4.8 seconds compared with the Porsche’s 5.1, and the Jeep didn’t let up, beating the turbo Cayenne to 100 and in the quarter mile, 13.5 seconds at 101.6 mph…

THE AFTERMARKET is flush with tuner parts for the Chrysler 300C. Sad to say, though, it seems as if one in three 300s in Los Angeles abounds with 22-inch spinner wheels, chrome, and a booming sound system. Nice, but where’s the beef? Tuners now offer mods for the 300C’s robust 5.7-liter Hemi V-8, but frankly a pumped and juiced 5.7-liter barely matches the output of a stock SRT-8’s 6.1-liter, so why waste your time? Rather, check the option box for the SRT-8 package, and you get 425 horsepower, a heavy-duty suspension, huge wheels and tires, massive Brembo-sourced disc brakes, a custom interior, and special bodywork. Add to the SRT-8 package a shot of aftermarket horsepower, and now we're talking. GS Motorsports has several power packages for the SRT-8. We went…

A HARDY PICKUP is always a welcome addition to our long-term test fleet. Not only does it offer capability that other vehicles don’t but, unlike the barebones utilitarian trucks of the past, a modern pickup is a nice place to spend long hours. The F-150’s interior epitomizes that philosophy: Materials are eye pleasing and high quality, leather is soft to the touch, and noise dramatically reduced for the 2004 model. Our FX4 long-termer, which joined the fleet in honor of the F-150’s win as 2004 Truck of the Year, came with an Audiophile sound system with six-disc changer and captain’s chairs. Stepping up into the SuperCrew brought positive first impressions that this modern, chiseled interior has advanced the design of all half- and three-quarter-ton interiors. In other words: Its cabin…