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Your Daily Automobile updates From Around The World [img]  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [img]( [The Automobile News]( [Autonomous Driving sets a New Trend in Automobiles – Ford 150-Mustang 2021 and Mach-E]( The USA along with the entire world seems to be looking forward to automatic cars. This could lead the automotive sector to the new standard of technology and will provide people with an exposure to the new world, a world of hi-tech. US-based companies like Ford, General Motors, Lexus, Tesla etc could be the top nominees for a new trendsetter. Fully automated cars are not down in the market but companies are on the path of it. Various technologies like cruise control are ensuring the partial self-driving feature in the cars. This is a game of sensors and artificial intelligence. It is not an easy game to play, it could require heavy costs and hence the rates and prices will be high too. Automakers are ready with their partial self-driving technologies and have revealed in the market as well. Consumer reports convey that General Motors’ supercruise is better than Tesla’s Autopilot mode. Driver monitoring infrared cameras are added to the likes of the CR. Elon Musk is also trying something new with the Beta testers to give birth to a new fully automatic driving technology. A healthy competition of technology would result in something innovative in this world. Autonomous driving and self-driving are two different features, self-driving features like cruise control, lane changing assist etc. already started coming in the cars. These features assist you in your hands-free mode of driving but someone has to be there on the driving seat. Autonomous driving is an ‘order and go’ driving feature that is super advanced and the world still has to go a long way to achieve it. Automakers have started to construct something like that and the results are highly awaited.  Ford 150-Mustang 2021 Ford is coming with the new Active drive assist in the new Mach-E and 150-Mustang. This technology brings Ford one step closer to automated automobile technologies. This feature gives you real-time hands-free driving experience. It also enables expanded hands-free zones as per the customer patterns. This new driver-assist will be featured in these two Ford cars in 2021 and will and is included as a standard feature on certain models. The company expects a sale of 100,000 150-Mustang and Mach-E models in the first after launching. Everything depends on how affordable this feature would be for the customers. The policies of the new Mustang have still not been completely revealed. If active drive assist is not kept as a standard feature the prices would be according to the competitors. For F-150, Active Drive Assist will be available as a part of the Ford Co-Pilot 360 Active 2.0 package for $1,595. The Ford Co-Pilot 360 Active 2.0 package is standard on F-150 Limited and for Mustang Mach-E, it will come standard on CA Route 1, Premium and First Edition variants. It’s also available on Select trims for $3,200 as part of the larger Comfort and Technology package, which includes features such as a 360-degree camera, heated front seats and heated steering wheel. Ford has announced an update for serving this new technology, the customers that purchase Ford 150-Mustang or Mach-E, the new Active drive assist with front-facing camera and sensors will be provided through Ford’s Co-pilot 360 Active 2.0 package. The customers who are willing to purchase the software for $600 will be served with the feature through an ‘over-the-air’ update next year. These over the air updates are efficient and better than the old once. It’s quick, capable and improves the ownership experience. In the second half of 2021 customers will be able to purchase the hardware and software together. The working of Active driver assist is based on cameras and sensors. It functions cruise control, lane control and speed recognition that allows you to operate your car in a totally hands-free mode. A front-facing camera keeps a track on the driver’s eyes to make sure that driver is paying attention to the road. It comes with hands-free zone driving that makes ease to drive for long distances on highways. At the end of 2021, the Active driver-assist will hit the market and Ford may keep a subscription pack to unlock all the features of the software. The post [Autonomous Driving sets a New Trend in Automobiles - Ford 150-Mustang 2021 and Mach-E]( first appeared on [TheAutomobileNews.com](. [Read Full Story]( [New Toyota Innova Crysta Facelift Revealed with New Features: India launch in 2021]( The 2021 Toyota Innova Crysta facelift has been revealed in the Indonesian market. The model is sold as the Kijang Innova in Indonesia and the update gives the Innova Crysta a new look and features. The 2021 Innova Crysta facelift is expected to arrive in India sometime early 2021. This would make it the first major update for the second-generation model Innova Crysta since it was introduced back in 2016. The changes to the vehicle are merely cosmetic while mechanically, the vehicle is the same as before. However, to bring the vehicle upto date with the latest trends, Toyota has given the updated model a list of new features. 2021 Toyota Innova Crysta design changes Overall, the design of the facelift doesn’t drift too far away from the older model. The front, however, has been updated with a revised front grille with a new multi-slat design. The bumper has been reworked with anew faux skid-lay design at the chin and a reworked fog lamp housing design. The headlamps although have the same design, now come with LED DRLs. The 16-inch allow wheel design has been redone with a new dual-tone finished diamond cut look. At the rear, the look remains identical. However, there is a black hexagonal section between the tail lamps that helps break up the flat boot lid design. 2021 Toyota Innova Crysta new interior features The cabin is pretty much unchanged from the older model. However, upon close inspection, one can find a revised instrument cluster for the driver. An all-black six-seat layout, a new 9-inch touchscreen infotainment system that supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are now available. There will also be a built-in air purifier. However, the Indonesian market also gets a screen in the middle over the centre console for the rear passengers. Whether this feature will also be available for rear passengers has not been confirmed. 2021 Toyota Innova Crysta facelift engine options The Indonesian market gets a 2.4-litre diesel and a 2.0-litre petrol carved over from the older model. In India, the current line up for engines including the 2.4-litre 150hp diesel and the 2.7-litre, 166hp petrol would most likely be offered. Manual and automatic gearbox options will continue to be offered as before. Toyota is currently gearing up to introduce the new Fortuner facelift in India. The Fortuner is expected to be launched around the festive season. After the introduction of the SUV, the new 2021 Innova Crysta is expected to follow sometime early 2021. [Read More]( The post [New Toyota Innova Crysta Facelift Revealed with New Features: India launch in 2021]( first appeared on [TheAutomobileNews.com](. [Read Full Story]( [This Is One Of The Most Tuned Up Brabus Mercedes-Benzes Of All Time]( In 2006, Brabus launched the Rocket – the fastest street-legal sedan in the world. The three most prolific upscale German brands – Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz – have been engaged in the sports car competition for decades. Mercedes’ contenders have only gotten more powerful over the years. Audi’s RS7 wagon now makes nearly as much power as a McLaren F1, and the M5 Competition can outrun a 458 Italia at the Nurburgring. Brabus is an institution in German tuning. They’ve been around since 1977 and like a lot of tuners, they have their preferred marque. Callaway has Chevy, Hennessey has Dodge, Shelby has Ford and Brabus overwhelmingly works Mercs (and the occasional Smart car). The firm has a sedan tradition stretching back to 1996 when they crammed a 7.3 liter V12 into the E-class and made the Brabus E V12, a car that had a higher top speed than a Lamborghini Diablo. For that ten-year anniversary, Brabus decided to ring in 2006 by once again bringing a battle-ax to the knife fight. Brabus Goes Ballistic Counter-intuitively, Brabus did not use Mercedes’ lightest sedan at the time, the C-class, which at most weighed 3700lbs. Instead, they used a Mercedes-Benz CLS, which was a good 100lbs heavier. They got rid of the base model’s 5.4 liter V-8 and dropped in a 5.5 liter twin-turbo V12 from the SL 600, which kicked the weight up to about 4400 lbs. The V12 Biturbo engine transplant wasn’t the end of it. Brabus bored out the engine from 5.5 liters up to 6.3, adding forged pistons and a custom crankshaft. The cylinder heads were modified, as was the ECM system. They added more aggressive cams, along with all-new intercoolers, a four-pipe exhaust system, a five-speed automatic transmission, and larger turbochargers. The end result was 730hp and 811lb-ft, at 2100rpm. The Rocket had modified suspension, brakes, and even alloy wheels to help deal with the momentum of throwing something as heavy as a ‘71 Buick Riviera around at such speeds. Yokohama provided custom tires for the world record run. Brabus also performed a handful of aerodynamic modifications and, weirdly, a set of LEDs on the side of the car that could be remotely illuminated with the key. The end result went from 0-60 in under 4 seconds and 0-100 in less than 10.5 seconds. The car’s quarter-mile was estimated at under 12 seconds, and the top speed was 225 mph – 10 mph faster than a Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce. Brabus wasn’t satisfied, however, so they performed another run and managed to reach 227mph at Nardo. The Fastest Four-Door The 2011 model, the Rocket 800, upped the ante. Most of the same modifications were present – twin turbos, a bored-out engine with forged pistons – but there were a number of additions. Firstly, instead of the CLS’ single intercooler, the Rocket 800 used four. The car was also fitted with a carbon-fiber ram-air intake. It used the new seven-speed automatic plus Brabus’ own limited-slip differential with multiple drive ratios available, and a Brabus spoiler. Torque remained limited to 811lb-fit, but power was now at an even 800hp (hence the name). The second-generation Rocket could do 0-60 under 3.7 seconds and 0-100 in under 9.8 seconds. Ultimately, the 800 managed to push up to 230mph. As far as we know, 2011 was the peak of the Rocket’s potential top speed. Nobody has performed a run with a non-speed-limited Rocket 900 yet, but in principle, it should be even faster. It seems, however, that Brabus decided to take to heart Gordon Murray’s wistful hope that designers would focus on overall performance instead of chasing top speed numbers. The newest iteration of the Rocket weighs a massive 4600lbs, but it does 0-60 in under 3.7 seconds and maintains the limited 217mph top speed for street models. The extremely limited edition Rocket 900 One of Ten is much faster: tuned to 900hp and capable of doing 0-60 in under 2.8 seconds, though its top speed is governed to 205mph. An Increasingly Refined Offering Modern luxury sport sedans typically boast a somewhat sportier profile: the lithe gymnastic build of the Porsche Taycan, or the clean lozenge form of the Tesla Model S. The first Rocket, by contrast, looks more like an old-timey strongman – just generally big and a bit round. Hilariously, even the heaviest Rocket is actually significantly lighter than either of the above-listed competitors. Maybe that’s part of the fun. Like the Alpina B7 or the Audi RS2, it’s not immediately apparent that it’s been tuned. Performance wheels and a spoiler? Guys in Espanola County slap performance wheels and carbon fiber spoilers onto sun-bleached Integras with purple windows and soup-can exhausts all the time, that’s hardly a giveaway. The newest Rocket represents the peak of the line’s power and acceleration – and if the limiter were removed, maybe it would set a new record. However, this is now, where sport sedans are a big enough fad that Dodge sees fit to make a Charger that can exceed 200mph. Back in 2006, no sedan was even remotely that fast. SSC has said they want to figure out how to make a sedan capable of 220mph – the Rocket would be a good place to start. [Read More]( The post [This Is One Of The Most Tuned Up Brabus Mercedes-Benzes Of All Time]( first appeared on [TheAutomobileNews.com](. [Read Full Story]( ------------------ You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](        ------------------ Connect with TheAutomobileNews on Facebook and Twitter [fb](  [tw]( ------------------ You received this email because you operate or create content for a website/service and based on your website it seemed like this could be important information to you and your users. TheAutomobileNews daily newsletter is managed by [Postbox Consultancy Services Pvt. 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