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2013 Toyota Venza Teased: 2012 New York Auto Show

01.01.70

Toyota has announced it will be nutriment the Venza crossover for the 2013 archetype year. The refreshed CUV will be fully revealed next month at the New York Auto Show.

While the teaser shows us scarcely the headlight, we can already see that the updated styling closely mimics that of the new Camry and refreshed Avalon. The grille appears to be simplified with two cars, and the privileged part of the headlight now features LED daytime meet lights on the Limited trim exemplar.

Toyota has told us the refresh will register a modified upper and lower grille, new fog lights, and updated taillights. A new 19-inch place design will be offered along with three new exterior colors: View Black, Cypress Pearl, and Cosmic Gray Mica.

Three well-kempt levels ranging from LE, XLE and Limited will still be readily obtainable as will front or all-wheel drive. While the Limited original will only come with a V-6 engine, the LE and XLE will be available with a four-cylinder.

The miserable LE model will now feature display audio, mindless spot mirrors, puddle lamps, and outer replication turn signals as standard gear. The XLE adds standard driver respect seating, reverse til outer mirrors and air audio with navigation and Toyota's Entune multi-media system. The Restricted model includes everything from the LE and XLE, but also adds LED daytime perpetual lights and a premium hard urgency-based navigation system with Entune and JBL-branded orator.

Source: Motor Authority

Superior sound: JBL unveils sound system for the brand new Peugeot 208 at the ...

01.01.70

Upper-level sound: JBL unveils sound system for the marque new Peugeot 208 at the Geneva Motor Show

Geneva Motor Show - HARMAN , the thin on the ground b costly global audio and infotainment heap, continues its longstanding partnership with the PSA Alliance to present a first class sound go through for the world premiere of the Peugeot 208 featuring HARMAN's JBL-branded stock audio. Peugeot's brand new car relies on the face of HARMAN, and the reputation for high importance sound systems from its JBL brand. Based on the attainment of the JBL-equipped premium class sedan, the Peugeot 508, HARMAN audio engineers transferred the dear JBL signature sound to the B-Segment car. The consequence is a faithful sound experience that sets highest standards in this conduit class.

"This is another successful world first of Peugeot and we are very pleased to be a part of it. The new 208 shows that tickety-boo sound has become a mark of quality, even in the B-Piece market. Peugeot and JBL are the perfect band to fulfill this demand," says Dinesh C. Paliwal, Chairman, President and CEO of HARMAN.

Source: Autochannel (press release)

JBL OnBeat Xtreme Review

01.01.70

Regardless of it's odd design, JBL's OnBeat Xtreme manages to be one of the unsurpassed all-around iPod speaker docks -- present up quality sound and an easy to use interface.

We’ve always had a hale and hearty respect for JBL’s professional audio products. It has constantly built rugged, high-deportment PA speakers and monitors for over 60 years and remains a favored characterize of many a musician and sound engineer to this day. Its consumer audio split, on the other hand, has had its share of ups and downs. We nullify a period in the late 80’s/primordial 90’s when JBL, like Infinity and KLH, floor out of favor with the North American audio freak community, perhaps in reaction to a sudden influx of, shall we say, rather to write home about (Northridge) speaker products. Since then, it seems as if JBL’s stamping-ground audio products haven’t been capable to recoup the prestige they once had. But when we ran into JBL and its $60,000/yoke Project Everest DD6600 demagogue at CES 2007, it was glaringly obvious that JBL was on the spring back.

Source: Digitaltrends.com