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Judging by the latest shots of the ’12 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor—supplied by the photographers at Brenda Priddy & Co.—it appears that Ford has a couple of updates in store for its meatier, off-road version of the F-150.
A quick look at the photos of the prototype reveal a new set of wheels and a new graphics package on the side of the bed. Priddy says that Ford will add a front-view camera to the Raptor for 2012, which is visible on this prototype between the "O" and the "R" on the front grille.
The team at Brenda Priddy & Co. expect this new ’12 model to go on sale sometime within the next few months.
Photo Copyright: Brian Williams/Brenda Priddy & Co.
Judging by the latest shots of the ’12 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor—supplied by the photographers at Brenda Priddy & Co.—it appears that Ford has a couple of updates in store for its meatier, off-road version of the F-150.
A quick look at the photos of the prototype reveal a new set of wheels and a new graphics package on the side of the bed. Priddy says that Ford will add a front-view camera to the Raptor for 2012, which is visible on this prototype between the "O" and the "R" on the front grille.
The team at Brenda Priddy & Co. expect this new ’12 model to go on sale sometime within the next few months.
Photo Copyright: Brian Williams/Brenda Priddy & Co.
SEMA submitted comments to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles in support of a proposed regulation that would exempt classic vehicles and classic rods, among other hobby vehicles, from emissions testing if the owner certifies that the vehicle has not been driven more than 5,000 miles the previous year. Currently, these vehicles are subject to a 2,500-mile-per-year limit to qualify for an emissions exemption and must pass an initial two-speed idle-emissions inspection to qualify. The proposal is the product of legislation passed earlier this year by the Nevada State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Brian Sandoval.
For more information, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.
SEMA submitted comments to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles in support of a proposed regulation that would exempt classic vehicles and classic rods, among other hobby vehicles, from emissions testing if the owner certifies that the vehicle has not been driven more than 5,000 miles the previous year. Currently, these vehicles are subject to a 2,500-mile-per-year limit to qualify for an emissions exemption and must pass an initial two-speed idle-emissions inspection to qualify. The proposal is the product of legislation passed earlier this year by the Nevada State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Brian Sandoval.
For more information, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.
In a move welcomed by SEMA, President Obama directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw its proposal to tighten the national air-quality standards for ozone—the main ingredient in smog. Ozone forms when nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compound emissions from smokestacks, tailpipes and other sources combine in sunlight. Smog is created when particulates are added to the mix. The current ozone level is 75 parts per billion. The EPA was seeking to reduce the level to 60–70 parts per billion, contending that this range was necessary to address heart and respiratory illnesses associated with smog.
The President cited the need to reduce regulatory burdens and uncertainty while the economy continues to recover. The standard could have cost as much as $90 billion a year to implement, with manufacturers, oil refiners and utilities bearing most of the costs. A number of counties across the nation would have been in noncompliance and forced to implement new strategies to reduce ozone. The rule could have translated into additional pollution controls at gas stations, factories and power plants and potentially spurred state or local vehicle scrappage programs.
SEMA has joined with a number of other businesses and organizations in seeking a moratorium on new, costly regulatory burdens that hinder job growth and economic expansion.
For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.
In a move welcomed by SEMA, President Obama directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw its proposal to tighten the national air-quality standards for ozone—the main ingredient in smog. Ozone forms when nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compound emissions from smokestacks, tailpipes and other sources combine in sunlight. Smog is created when particulates are added to the mix. The current ozone level is 75 parts per billion. The EPA was seeking to reduce the level to 60–70 parts per billion, contending that this range was necessary to address heart and respiratory illnesses associated with smog.
The President cited the need to reduce regulatory burdens and uncertainty while the economy continues to recover. The standard could have cost as much as $90 billion a year to implement, with manufacturers, oil refiners and utilities bearing most of the costs. A number of counties across the nation would have been in noncompliance and forced to implement new strategies to reduce ozone. The rule could have translated into additional pollution controls at gas stations, factories and power plants and potentially spurred state or local vehicle scrappage programs.
SEMA has joined with a number of other businesses and organizations in seeking a moratorium on new, costly regulatory burdens that hinder job growth and economic expansion.
For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.