Showing posts with label 2002. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2002. Show all posts

Sunday, July 14, 2024

2002 Buick Rendezvous Versatrak CXL 1:24 Maisto










The Buick Rendezvous is a mid-size crossover SUV that was sold by Buick for the 2002–2007 model years. Introduced in the spring of 2001, the Buick Rendezvous and its corporate cousin, the Pontiac Aztek, were GM's first entries into the crossover SUV segment. The Rendezvous featured a four-speed automatic transmission with a V6 engine and optional all-wheel-drive (Versatrak). The SUV used the same platform as GM's short-wheelbase minivans, the Chevrolet Venture and Pontiac Montana. The Rendezvous provided a passenger- and load-carrying capacity not seen in the Buick lineup since the discontinuation of the Buick Roadmaster Estate station wagon in 1996.
It was Buick's first truck in its lineup since 1923, and the Rendezvous was billed as a combination of the best attributes of a minivan (large cargo capacity, seating for up to seven), a luxury automobile (ride, handling, smoothness) and a sport utility vehicle (truck styling and available all wheel drive).
The Rendezvous was produced at General Motors' Ramos Arizpe, Mexico assembly plant, where it shared an assembly line with the Pontiac Aztek. Like the Pontiac Aztek, the Buick Rendezvous is based on a shortened version of GM's second generation U platform minivans. In lieu of four-wheel drive, the Rendezvous offered Versatrak, a full-time, fully automatic all-wheel drive system which provided sure-footed traction in inclement weather and could handle moderate off-road surfaces.
Buick benchmarked their Park Avenue sedan as the prototypical target for ride and handling for the Rendezvous. In order to provide a luxurious and responsive car-like ride, all Rendezvous came equipped with a fully independent rear suspension system regardless of optional content or trim level.

Monday, August 14, 2023

2002 Ford Thunderbird Show Car Maisto 1:25












The eleventh generation of the Ford Thunderbird (internally codenamed M205) is a two-seat convertible manufactured and marketed by Ford from 2001 to 2005 for model years 2002 through 2005. It followed a five-year hiatus of the Thunderbird after the 1997 discontinuation of its tenth generation.

Evoking the exterior styling of the earliest Thunderbirds, the eleventh generation features a removable hardtop with a prominent porthole window, power folding fabric top, and vinyl tonneau cover. Sharing mechanicals with the Lincoln LS and using Ford's DEW platform, it has a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with a 3.9-liter (240-cubic-inch) V8 engine and a five-speed automatic transmission.

Part of a retro-styling trend in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the concept was introduced by Ford in 1999. The production model debuted two years later, winning the Motor Trend Car of the Year award for 2002. Despite this, the eleventh-generation Thunderbird never achieved its sales projections and was discontinued after 2005. After studying alternatives, including the closely related Lincoln MK9 concept, Ford declined to introduce subsequent generations of the Thunderbird.

The eleventh generation reach a production of just under 70,000 over four model years. Critics attributed the lackluster sales to poor marketing.

Sunday, June 21, 2020

2002 Brian´s Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Fast & Furious Jada 1:24












El Nissan Skyline GT-R 2002 (generación R34) marcó el final de la producción de este icónico modelo, lanzando versiones especiales de despedida: V·spec II Nür y M·spec Nür (1003 unidades totales), que contaban con mejoras en motor (RB26DETT) y suspensión, inspiradas en carreras. Es considerado uno de los vehículos más codiciados y raros por su alto rendimiento y estatus de culto.
Características y Ediciones Especiales (2002):
Versiones Nür: Llamadas así por el circuito alemán de Nürburgring. Incluían turbocompresores mejorados y especificaciones del motor N1.
Producción final: Fue el último año del R34, con 718 unidades del V·spec II Nür y 285 del M·spec Nür fabricadas.
Motor: RB26DETT, motor de 2.6 litros biturbo de seis cilindros en línea.
Rendimiento: El R34 GT-R declaraba una velocidad máxima de 266 km/h, con una aceleración de 0 a 100 km/h en 4.6 segundos.
El Brian´s Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) de la marca Jada escala 1:24. Este modelo en particular tiene mala calidad en acabados, se puede apreciar en las fotos, que lastima que hayan bajado la calidad comparada con los primeros modelos Jada fabricados hace más de 10 o 15 años.

Tuesday, April 7, 2020