Author Archive for Tim Esterdahl
Associate Editor Tim Esterdahl is a married father of three who enjoys all things automotive including wrenching on his collection of old pickups. He also plays an absurd amount of golf. Like really absurd.
New Toyota Supra Price Concern
The next-gen Supra is on the drafting board waiting for a green light but that, contrary to a recent Motor Trend report, the hesitation has less to do with FT-86 sales and more to do with sales.
If a new Toyota Supra is developed rumor has it it will look a lot like this Toyota FT-HS concept.
VIAIR 400 Portable Air Compressor – An Overview
What It Is and What It Does: The VIAIR 400 Portable Air Compressor can pump up vehicle tires and anything else that needs air with a 12-volt battery.
The VIAIR 400 Portable Air Compressor helps you with tire issues wherever you end up.
The Future of Tires – Bridgestone Airless Eco Tires
Recently, Bridgestone demonstrated a new prototype tire that requires requires no air and is supposed to be greener to make and recycle.
Bridgestone Airless Eco-Tires has spokes that take the place of air making them into true non-flat tires.
Do Seniors Suffer Substantially Different Injuries in an Accident? Toyota Wants To Know
Automobile safety has advanced in leaps and bounds since the early days of motoring, but room for improvement still exists. Studies conducted by large automobile manufacturers such as Toyota continue to search for ways to reduce the risk of injury to drivers and passengers in accidents. A recent study conducted by Japanese researchers found that seniors were more likely to suffer abdominal injuries in an accident.
Toyota has joined up with Virginia Tech University to determine whether seniors suffer different accident injuries.
New Nissan Titan Delayed
For those awaiting the updating of the Nissan Titan truck, it appears your wait is not yet over. Nissan has recently announced that due to the March earthquakes in Japan, the update won’t happen at this time. The earthquakes have caused many problems and damages at facilities there that they have now had to put the plans to update the Nissan Titan on hold for awhile, most likely until the year 2014…meaning the updated Titan could be a 2015 model.
A new Nissan Titan has been delayed due to recent earthquake in Japan.
