It lands in Chevrolet dealerships with — and I'd wager this to be true — the same earth - shattering style that 1950s people must have thought when the second -
generation model arrived.
The Mercedes - Benz C - Class L was originally launched in 2014, when the current
generation model arrived in China and is locally produced at the automaker's facility owned by Beijing Benz Automotive joint venture, owned by Daimler and BAIC Motor.
The Rondo was discontinued before the second -
generation model arrived.
While Toyota has equipped the Sequoia with its full suite of safety equipment, including blind - spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, adaptive cruise control and lane - departure alert, not a whole lot else has significantly changed since the second -
generation model arrived some 10 years ago.
The second -
generation model arrived in 1995 as simply a sedan and station wagon - the same two body styles available with the third - generation E-Class that succeeded it in 2003.
The second -
generation model arrived in 2004.
In 2008, the third -
generation model arrived, this time with a 5.7 - liter V - 8 engine under the hood and the LX 570 badge on it rear tailgate.
Its 138 - hp, 148 lb - ft, 1.4 - liter turbocharged Ecotec inline - four, and six - speed automatic (with front - or all - wheel - drive) carryover, so the Chevy Trax won't get an engine from General Motors» new four - cylinder engine family until the second -
generation model arrives.
In other words, we're dealing with a regular facelift created with one thought in mind: keep the car fresh until the next -
generation model arrives.
The only downside of the 370Z is that it is significantly heavier than the Miata at 3,232 pound, and that's not likely to change until the second -
generation model arrives.
Exactly why Hyundai India took almost two years to bring the Elantra facelift to the country, which is essentially a stop - gap measure to keep the sales momentum going until the next
generation model arrives in 2016.
Thus the update won't be a substantial one as Volkswagen is giving the Polo really minor changes before the sixth
generation model arrives in 2015.
Aimed at keeping the car relevant until the new -
generation model arrives stateside, the three new styling packs bear the self - explanatory names of Sport Black Trim Package, Two - Tone Package, and Abarth Roof, Mirror Cap and Body Stripe Package.
Nissan has given the Micra a facelift, which is a mid-life update before the next
generation model arrives a couple of years down the line.
Audi first introduced the TT as a sporty compact two - door in the late «90s, with the latest third -
generation model arriving in 2014 at the Geneva International Motor Show.
Not exact matches
If a woman pastor
arrives at retirement age with her pastoral identity intact, she will likely become a revered
model for the next
generation of women clergy.
2015 will likely be the last
model year of the current -
generation Toyota Prius hybrid before the redesigned 2016 version
arrives next year, and Toyota is releasing a Prius Persona Special Edition to add some interest to this aging gas - electric hatchback.
Unfortunately, customers will have to wait until the next -
generation model to
arrive in 2014 for a TDI version that's powered by a 2.0 - liter turbo - diesel four - cylinder.
Honda finally pulled the plug on the car in 2006, announcing a second -
generation model would
arrive... in 2009.
As was the case for the second -
generation Continental GT, the 12 - cylinder
model arrives first.
Branding exercise aside, a strategy revision is likely of more interest to German hot - rod enthusiasts: Where RS
models during the past decade - plus tended to
arrive at the tail end of a given car's life cycle — and even skip certain
generations of those cars — they will now
arrive within the first year or two of a new
model's introduction, and RS badging will be present on 10 different vehicles by the end of 2018, with the new RS5 up next at the beginning of the year.
Arriving this summer, the second -
generation CX - 9 will feature an all - new Signature edition
model designed to undercut rival three - row luxury offerings.
The new, seventh -
generation Volkswagen Golf, which is just now being launched in Europe, won't be
arriving in North America until the spring of 2014, likely as a 2015
model.
VW dealers in the U.S. have on average a four months» supply of the current -
generation Golf, Wicks says, allowing for an orderly rampdown of the old
model as the new one
arrives.
The
model is based off the second -
generation Leaf that
arrived in U.S. dealerships earlier this year.
Mazda has not specified when Mazda6 production will end in Flat Rock, but the next -
generation sedan likely will
arrive for the ’14
model year.
This
generation of the Lexus IS first
arrived in the U.S. in 2013, and was updated for the 2016
model year with a new 2.0 - liter turbo - four as its base engine.
Eyebrows were raised when Mazda announced that its second -
generation CX - 9, launched for the 2017
model year, would
arrive with a turbocharged 4 - cylinder engine.
The
model recently got a refresh at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show to hold it over until the next -
generation GLA45
arrives with even more power.
It will be the 2015
model year before the redesigned next
generation arrives.
When the next -
generation Infiniti QX50 crossover
arrives next year as a 2019
model, it will be powered by a 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder engine introducing a technology never seen before in a...
With further investment set to increase production capacity at the Leipzig plant when the third -
generation Cayenne
arrives in 2017, company boss Matthias Müller has brought the coupe variant of Porsche's strongest - selling
model into its new
model development program.
As has been the case with every
generation of BMW 7 Series, the new 2013
model brings with it a host of innovations and enhancements all designed to ensure that, when it
arrives in US showrooms this Summer, the BMW 7 Series will continue to set the standard for performance, efficiency, luxury and safety.
Models took a year to
arrive in North American and European markets with less stringent emissions laws continuing, using carburetors throughout second
generation production.
The second -
generation Toyota Supra
arrived in the United States for the 1982
model year.
For instance, Toyota's line of hybrid
models has expanded from the first -
generation Prius, a pipsqueak that
arrived in the United States in 2001 with a 70 - horsepower gasoline engine and a 44 - horsepower electric motor, to include larger vehicles such as the Highlander, a hybrid utility wagon with a total of 268 horsepower from its gas and electric power plants.
An all - new Mazda 3 is on the way, but the existing
model has about a year left to run — so the Japanese brand is trotting out the special editions to keep up interest until the next
generation arrives.
When the next -
generation Mitsubishi Lancer
arrives, it probably will look a little different from the sedan that was last produced for the 2017
model year.
For 2010, the 4Runner
arrives as a new fifth -
generation model.
The fourth -
generation CR - V went on sale for the 2012
model year and a facelifted version of the crossover is expected to become available by the time the new Kia Sorento
arrives.
Eyebrows were raised when Mazda announced that its second -
generation CX - 9, launched for the 2017
model year, would
arrive with a turbocharged 4 - cylinder...
But the navigation system in particular highlights the aching need for Honda's next
generation Civic, due to
arrive as a 2012
model.
Soul: The next
generation of Kia's funky subcompact crossover is slated to
arrive stateside in late summer 2013 as a 2014
model.
The first
model to
arrive on the market will be the new
generation Quattroporte - a sports luxury sedan that will continue the 50 - year success story that began in 1963.
The current Lexus RX is the fifth
generation, which
arrived as a 2016
model.
The third -
generation model currently on sale
arrived in early 2014 and received a facelift earlier this year.
Critical Knowledge: Revised 3.5 - liter V - 6 engineSecond -
generation Xtronic CVT transmissionFront - or all - wheel drive (FWD or AWD) Offered in five well - equipped modelsSafety features include six standard air bagsAll Nissan Murano
models meet ULEV emission standardsAvailable January 2008IntroductionLaunched as a 2004
model, the first -
generation Nissan Murano
arrived at dealerships in 2003: a 5 - passenger car - based crossover SUV.
Then, when the second -
generation Explorer
arrived in 1994 as a 1995
model, the Explorer became the hot player.With its new
model, Ford added a second air bag.
Arriving completely redesigned from the ground up as a 2010
model year, the second -
generation Buick LaCrosse hasn't received many upgrades since the last four
model years.
The next
generation Golf family will
arrive in late 2018, likely as a 2019
model year.