Ford Australia Strikes Again with Ranger Pickup Truck-Based Torque Transformer

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/Ford-Ranger-Transformers-Torque.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ISTMGeaoJnE/UJMXAJEPXNI/AAAAAAAJ3a8/ooQAUmnfQ_8/s1600/Ford-Torque-1.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">After doing it the first time </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/less-than-meets-eye-ford-falcon-xr6.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">with the Falcatron</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> and seeing all the attention it received from the automotive and gaming worlds alike, Ford's Australian subsidiary and High Moon Studios, the developer behind the "Transformers: Fall of Cybertron" video game, came together to create another Ford-based Autobot. </span> <br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The new character is named Torque and is spun off the new generation of Ford's compact </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/10/all-new-ford-ranger-compact-pickup.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">pickup truck, the Ranger</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> in Wildtrak specification, which is not available for the North American market. </span> <br /><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/Ford-Ranger-Transformers-Torque.html#more">Read more »</a>

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The Real Steel: Kuratas is a Giant Transformers-Like Robot You Can Drive on the Road

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-real-steel-kuratas-is-giant.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QWZhfE4vGJI/ULzEeaWvLkI/AAAAAAAKenE/L4moGB4TDio/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><font face="Verdana">Here's one way to re-discover and bring the inner child that hides in you out in the world: it's named the Kuratas and it comes to us <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Japan">from Japan</a> – could it have been from anywhere else? </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Transformers">Transformers-like</a> Kuratas is the work of Suidobashi Heavy Industries (SHI) and in particular, artist Kogoro Kurata and robotics expert Wataru Yoshizaki. The 4.5-ton robot stands 4-meters (13.1 feet) tall and can be controlled either by a driver who sits in the cockpit or via a smartphone. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">It is capable of reaching speeds of up to 10km/h or 6mph on the road, with SHI also offering the possibility of fitting the robot with guns that in civilian form shoot plastic bottles or fire BB pellets. </font> <p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6XaOxuRQ9E/ULzEpKxDybI/AAAAAAAKenQ/i6V3dtRhx_8/s1600/Kurata-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6XaOxuRQ9E/ULzEpKxDybI/AAAAAAAKenQ/i6V3dtRhx_8/s130/Kurata-6.jpg" width="130"></a> <font face="Verdana">In an intro piece about the robot, the Japanese company tells us:</font> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>"'KURATAS' is an art piece. It is not a normal vehicle, so it doesn't guarantee your safety and comfort. However, it does makes your dream of becoming a robot pilot comes true." </em></font> </p></p></p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-real-steel-kuratas-is-giant.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Nissan GT-R Transformed Into a Robot for New Japanese Gaming and Film Franchise

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/nissan-gt-r-transformed-into-robot-for.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785236794292127330" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nmiK-ULepNA/UElKNoFNRmI/AAAAAAAI85w/9HDHl3n6T9M/s800/CarScoop-Gyrozetter-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Autobots and Decepticons move over because there's a new Japanese franchise about cars transforming into robots and it's named Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Well, actually, to be frank, it’s far too early to tell if the new franchise will have the success of the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Transformers">Transformers series</a> but the fact that it has licensed several cool cars like the Nissan GT-R, Mazda RX-8, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Toyota%20GT%2086">Toyota 86</a> (Scion FR-S in North America) and Mitsubishi Lancer EVO has certainly captured our attention. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V6ZoiqkUQVk/UElK2NTn4aI/AAAAAAAI858/08EfsfXG0Pg/s1600/CarScoop-Gyrozetter-24.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="112" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785237491479470498" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V6ZoiqkUQVk/UElK2NTn4aI/AAAAAAAI858/08EfsfXG0Pg/s200/CarScoop-Gyrozetter-24.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; cursor: pointer;" width="112"></a></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">After searching into the unknown depths of the Japanese gaming world (not knowing the language doesn't really help…) we found some basic information about Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The new franchise is the work of Japanese video game developer, publisher and distribution company Square Enix, which is mostly known for its Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/nissan-gt-r-transformed-into-robot-for.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Less Than Meets the Eye: Ford Falcon XR6 Gives Birth to Conceptual Falcatron Transformer

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/less-than-meets-eye-ford-falcon-xr6.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781839389090539522" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-62atZthjnvc/UD04SncaaAI/AAAAAAAIwEg/S22vy5vO-Jw/s800/Ford-Falcatron.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As much as Ford's <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Australia">Australian</a> division would have liked to see one of its models taking a role in the popular <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Transformers">world of Transformers</a>, this won't be happening any time soon. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">For now, however, Ford will make do with a design for a conceptual Transformers character named the "Falcatron" based on the Australian market Falcon XR6 Turbo, which in real life sports a 4.0-liter turbocharged inline-six that generates 362hp / 270kW of power. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/less-than-meets-eye-ford-falcon-xr6.html#more">Read more »</a>

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