New York show briefs: Shelby GT350H reincarnated
Acura showing second-gen MDX Concept; Nissan to unveil new Altima
6:00 am, March 27, 2006
Nissan is using next month’s New York auto show as the stage for the world debut of its 2007 Altima. The next-generation model reportedly goes on sale this fall.
Details are scarce, but one thing to glean from the teaser photo above is that the new Altima’s taillights will be markedly different from the outgoing model’s, so expect changes to the new vehicle’s front and rear facias.
Also at New York, the second-generation Acura MDX will debut in the form of
an MDX Concept, a dead ringer for the 2007 MDX due this fall. The new MDX has been designed and developed by Honda’s research and development operations in the United States.
One more little teaser: We hear Ford is putting the finishing touches on a special throwback Mustang for New York, one that echoes the famed Hertz rental car Shelby Mustangs from the ’60s. Ford isn’t talking, but sources tell us the latest incarnation of the Shelby GT350H will carry the same gold-on-black paint scheme as the 1966 original. The new GT350H will also offer higher performance in keeping with the car from the past that, legend has it, was often rented and raced (though participation in SCCA events is unsubstantiated). Ford built 999 copies of the 1966 GT350H, which featured a 289-cid, 306-hp V8.
Stay tuned to AutoWeek.com for all the latest news from the New York show during media preview days April 12-13.
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