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Welcome Back FT Fans! VizX here as usual and the reason for the title of this post is because this is another week where go-mod’s take the back seat. What I’m covering today has a navigation feature to it which is a real trick addition for a car’s head unit! Yes, its an addition to the head unit, screen and all!

The item is the JVC KD-NX5000, its a single DIN unit so dont sweat if it will fit or not, it should fit most applications of course with a dash kit. JVC is a good company with awesome products and have been providing some of the most cutting edge technological products since 1977 when JVC introduced the VHS recorder to the public before anybody! JVC goes back a long, long time(1927 to be exact) but anyway enough of the company’s history. If you want more history on JVC, check out Wikipedia and you will find more then enough.

This head unit im covering(kd-nx5000 pictured below)

This has a TON of awesome features to it!! Here, ill throw some at you and think on it..

• 40 GB Hard Drive with 13 Million Points of Interest.
• 24 GB of free space for Hard Drive Music Server/16 GB for Map Data.
• Built-in 3.5-Inch Wide Monitor.
• Holds up to 460 Albums of music
• Built-In RDS-TMC Real Time Trafiic Tuner
• 2D/3D Map Views
• Power Output:200W Max. (MOSFET 50W X 4), 20W X 4 RMS
• Ready for Bluetooth® and iPod adapter’s
• Satellite Radio Ready
• Steering wheel remote control ready
• DVD Video/Audio, MP3/WMA/WAV Capable
• JPEG Display

And There is more but I wont go into it! If your interested, please check it out at JVC Mobile Audio

For their car/truck/suv fitment guide on this headunit, please see Fitment Guide

Well thanks for coming by today! We always love bringing you whats hot on the market to modify your Car/Truck/SUV/Limo/Boat whatever ya got that it will work with lol This Head unit I would have to say is the end all be all in single din’s, I mean c’mon… DVD video, Nav, Sat radio, hook up your ipod to it, hook it up to your steering wheel to work with existing stereo controls too and more features as well? Seriously, end all be all Do understand though for the features like the ipod, sat radio steering wheel hookup will need extra parts, but the JVC website for this unit will give you all the answers you need and tell you the things you need to know as well.

Its been real! See you monday in the automotive corner!!

Well here it is again, Chrysler whom is owned by Cerberus Capital Management, will most likely say goodbye to the Jeep Commander SUV, which was introduced in 2005 after sales on this model crashed tremendously.

Production of the the worst selling Jeep will most likely end in mid-2009. The Commander would be the 5th vehicle canceled by Cerberus in its attempt to bring life back into the automaker, which was purchased in August for….(insert Dr. evil voice here) “$7.4 billion dollars!!”. Hehe, sorry, I couldn’t resist. Chrysler has 11 SUVs, with six Jeeps in that line,and they are dumping the SUV’s that compete with each other for the same customers. I myself don’t think its a great idea to wipe them out totally, i think its a little thing called Variety, and I think its a good thing, but then who am I?

Chrysler whom is the 3rd largest U.S. automaker, chose to put the commander out to pasture rather than redesign it after the lovely gas prices caused a 43% decline in its sales this year. The large Jeep, which has 3 rows of seats can actually, comfortably seat 7 people!! For a jeep, that is huge, and with all that it averages about 17MPG with their 4.7L V-8 engine.

Now this vehicle was introduced just in ‘05 and its cancellation is coming in ‘09, talk about a short life span for a vehicle! “Mainstream models generally are allowed to make it at least through one full product cycle, or the seven or eight years between significant redesigns” said Tom Libby, a Troy, Michigan-based analyst with J.D. Power & Associates.

I guess some things work and some just don’t, thats the way the automotive market is I guess, I mean the Chevrolet Suburban for example, its been selling since 1936! Thats 72 years!!! Toyota also, they brought out their Land Cruiser back in 1954, is now in it’s 7th generation!

Sales of the Commander hit a high ‘06, which was its first complete year on the market, but unfortunately sales started dropped 29% in ‘07.

The automaker also announced that in November, that they were also going to put out to pasture the other following vehicles: Dodge Magnum(introduced in ‘05), Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible(introduced in ‘05), Chrysler Pacifica(introduced in ‘04) and Chrysler Crossfire(introduced in ‘03).

Well as we can see Cerberus is going to make a lot of changes all across the board, what is to be canceled next?? Seriously? I just hope that vehicles other established models like Wrangler, or Ram don’t fall under the chopping block with Cerberus thanks to the gas prices we have in this day and age. We Need To Find an Alternative for Fuel! But I think we all knew that already huh.

Well Ladies and Gents that’s all I have for you on this late edition of The Automotive Corner, What do you think about them Canceling the Commander? Think its a good idea as it seems or is it to early and they should give it another 2 or 3 years to see if a turn around occurs? Your comments are important to us at flytoyz, Drop us a line on something you seen that you liked or if you have something you think we should see, please let us know by clicking on the submissions button near the top right of this page, we would love to hear from you!

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You know, the ford explorer goes back many years and has many generations under its belt, Being this was going to be the replacement to the well known Ford Bronco/Bronco II it had mighty big shoes to fill! Dating back to the 1st generation explorer’s which hit the scene in 1991, they offered something right in the middle of the bronco’s, for those of you don’t remember The Bronco was a Full size SUV and the Bronco II was a compact SUV, so in 1990 Ford scratched the famous “Bronco” name from the blue oval and decided to venture something right down the middle, with a new name. Explorer. Little did Ford know, the explorer was going to take them to new heights in production and sales in the SUV world! We all Recognize the 1st generation Explorer(thanks to the blockbuster hit Jurassic Park) and believe it or not the name originally came as a trim package on the ford F-Series from ‘80-’86.

It came in two models a 2 Door and 4 Door and it sold very well actually its opening years between ‘91-’94, then came along a more rounded body 2nd generation explorer between ‘95-2001, then ford returned to that more boxy styling with the 3rd generation ‘02-’05, then what we have ‘06-present explorer that looks like a blend of the 3rd Gen explorer and current expedition.

The Ford Explorer Sport was a 2-door version of the Ford Explorer. It was produced from ‘91 to ‘03 and arrived as a trim level of the Ford Explorer, what most don’t realize is that it actually branched off and became its own model and no longer just a trim in ‘01! The second generation Explorer had moved on to being a 4-door-only for the 3rd generation model. There was only one Explorer Sport, but it being its own model gained its own trim’s! Ford Offered the Eddie Bauer (’91-’94), an XL (’91-’97), and the Expedition(’95 and we see where that name went lol).

Ford collaborated with SALEEN on two explorers which I personally were still being produced and thats the XP6(4L V8) and XP8(5L V8) The XP8’s are quite hard to find and if you want the XP6, good luck because those were made by mistake!! Steve Saleen when he ordered explorers to make more XP8’s somehow XLT V6’s made it in the shipment, so he did it anyway and made the XP6! Oh and Rare? Less then 150 Made.

Ford had a few of Explorer Spin off’s in their sister companies through the years with the Mazda Navajo, Mercury Mountaineer, Lincoln Aviator. Ford also jumped into the SUT(Sport Utility Truck) market with The Ford Explorer Sport-Trac which literally is an Explorer with a 6ft Bed!

Here are a few shots of the generations of explorer’s we have been blessed with:

• 1st generation
• 2nd Generation(shown in 2dr sport as a trim)
• The 3rd Gen And Actual Ford Explorer Sport Model
• 3rd Generation As A 4 Door
• 4th Generation Explorer We Have Today

and now we have a completely revised Ford Explorer dubbed the “Ford Explorer America” concept and WOW, talk about reinventing the SUV!

Not only does it look wild compared to the previous generations, but we are talking new motors, transmissions, dynamics and all! This Generation has anywhere between 20 to 30 percent better fuel economy than the current Explorer, and how did they do this? That new motor I mentioned called an “EcoBoost”. There are 2 variations of EB motors for this new SUV, a 275HP 2L Four, yes thats right a Four Cylinder! And a 340-horsepower 3.5L V-6!! How did they do this? Well with a name like ecoBOOST, you might have guessed it already, Turbo and its Direct injection at that!!

As you can imagine with the fall back of Ford’s SVT(special vehicle team) down to 1 Vehicle, that ford is starting to look at fuel economy, I mean c’mon gas is definitely not getting cheaper and if Mazda can do it with the CX7(2.3L turbo 4cyl) Why not Ford right?
This SUV does have seating for 6 so they havnt shrunk it down completely, just resized alittle and a new more fuel-efficient 6-speed trans with a feature called “auto shift control”. This allows the driver to select and hold a lower gear with just the turn of a dial(ok so a fancier low and high on the column i guess), They also put the v6 model on a 150LB diet to boot hanks to its downsized engine, as well as more lightweight materials, a different suspension and other goodies.

And When I mentioned different looks.. I meant things like a more defined power dome hood, wrap-around rear glass panel window and sliding rear door give the appearance that this concept is ready for tomorrows demanding SUV owner. Now The Inside has features including stackable sliding seats that allow for convenient access to the second row, a work table with seats that deploy from rear tailgate and a three-dimensional… oh yes 3-D compass with navigation containing a topographical map built right into the instrument panel!! You have to see it to believe it and ya know what, i have those photo’s for you.

Enjoy Ladies and Gents. The Ford Explorer America Concept.

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