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Friday, January 11. 2008Cadillac Cts: Luxury and Safety into One
Joining the list of the safest cars in the industry, the latest Cadillac model, which is the 2008 CTS, gains the Top Safety Pick Award by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Cady receives achievement and good remarks both from reviewers and buyers since it was launched in August. One confirmation for this is the rise for its sales since September, reaching to 59.5 percent. To earn the IIHS Top Safety Pick Award, a vehicle must outdo the stringent frontal, side and rear crash tests ...
Friday, January 11. 2008Ford Mustang Tapped for Knight Rider Fame
Former and current Knight Rider fans are in for a treat. NBC is set to air a special two hour backdoor pilot of the iconic Knight Rider on February 17. The two hour movie stars Justin Bruening (All My Children), Deanna Russo (NCIS), Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Veronica Mars) and Bruce Davison (Close to Home). Original Knight Rider hero, David Hasslehoff will also appear in a special character appearance as Michael Knight, his former character in the series. Startlingly enough, a Ford has replac ...
Thursday, January 10. 2008
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It seems that car makers all over are getting serious about non-renewable resources. Recent developments in the automotive industry are apparently aimed at environment and consumer conscious innovations.
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Tuesday, January 8. 2008The Next in Mobile Technology:driverless Driving
Yet another cool reason to upgrade to a better mobile phone unit. You might be handling your mobile phone instead of the wheels the next time you find yourself driving. For the past months, Delphi has been working on developing such applications for the currently popular iPhone, smartphone and Blackberry. But don’t get over excited yet. The concept was just presented by Delphi in this year’s Consumer Electronic Show (CES). Done thru Bluetooth, Delphi’s Wireless Vehicle Access softwar ...
Tuesday, January 8. 2008Audi Set to Unveil First Diesel-ran Sports Car
Here is another first from the luxury car maker, Audi. The German brand is said to release, if ever, the first diesel powered supercar. The much anticipated diesel-run sports ride is set to be unveiled on the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The German brand’s latest venture will feature a design concept called R8 V12 TDi. The car will feature a slight modification from the brand’s famous V8 engine. The 500 bhp diesel-power supercar will be a twelve cylinder version o ...
Friday, January 4. 2008Toyota Bumps Ford off 2nd Post in Sales
It still looks like foreign companies are out to conquer the U.S. auto-market as Toyota bumps Ford Motor Company off the 2nd spot for most car sales with 2,620,825 sold units. Ford suffered a defeat with a 12.7% decrease in sales and 2,572,599 units sold. Ford has again failed to pull itself up from the sales slump it has been experiencing for almost a decade now. General Motors is still strong in the lead with 3,866,620 sold vehicles. However, GM’s world’s biggest car producer title i ...
Friday, January 4. 2008Classic Ford Mustang Now on Sale
How about owning the first Ford Mustang ever produced? You’ve read right. The first Ford Mustang produced and sold is now on sale. ClassicMuscleCars.com is offering the public a chance to own the 1964 ½ Ford Mustang Convertible. Other Mustangs before this one were produced mainly for testing and racing purposes. The 1964 was produced on March 9, 1964 and is first of its kind to be offered to the general public. Raves about this model spread sooner before its official launch. In fact, th ...
Thursday, January 3. 2008The New Low-emission Ibiza Ecomotive
Aside from Volkswagen, SEAT also has its lowest carbon dioxide emission model offered in United Kingdom. The latest Ibiza Ecomotive features a cleaner output and goes beyond other brand’s low emission models like that of VW, hybrid Toyota Prius as well as Honda Civic. It is a bit more efficient than that of VW since the Ibiza could only emit 99g/km of carbon dioxide whereas the VW air conditioned version achieves 104g/km of CO2. The Ecomotive doesn’t need to pay vehicle excise duty inc ...
Wednesday, December 12. 2007Feedback Remains Positive for Tata's Bid
Just to keep you updated on the ongoing bidding and negotiation war on who gets to be the new owner of Jaguar and Land Rover, the Tata Group is said to be the candidate that is producing the highest positive feedback. 'Unite', Britain's main trade union in the automotive sector, has very well addressed its stake on the matter, issuing a statement that the Tata Group is their preferred choice. When asked to comment on the matter, Ford spokesperson John Gardiner has this to say: "We understa ...
Wednesday, December 12. 2007Honda Cr-v Plagued by Inadequate Auto Parts Supply
Dongfeng Honda Automobile (Wuhan) Co, a successful Shanghai-based joint venture between Honda Motors and Dongfeng Auto, are now experiencing difficulties in meeting the high demand of its well-liked SUV and CR-V model due to an inadequate supply of the essential imported auto parts. Liu Yuhe, Dongfeng Honda Deputy General Manager, admits such a problem within the company: "Dongfeng Honda currently produces 13,000 vehicles a month (5,000 Honda CR-V vehicles and 8,000 Honda Civic Vehicles), ...
Wednesday, December 12. 2007Land Rover Releases Limited-edition Defender Svx
As commemoration to Land Rover's 60th anniversary, the automaker is releasing a limited edition of its Land Rover Defender aptly called the SVX. Unveiled at the British Red Cross Ball, the Defender SVX can be seen as a modified adaptation of the Defender 90 soft-top and 90 station wagon. The very first model was actually donated to the Red Cross for auctioning. Indeed, Land Rover shares quite an affable relationship with the charitable organization, wherein its connection dates back to the ...
Saturday, December 8. 2007Nissan Recalls 714,000 Cars
It must be the season of recalls. Aside from Volvo, Nissan has also come forward to announce its own set of callbacks. As it goes, Nissan has publicized its recall of about 714,000 units in North America due to a faulty engine system. The affected units are the 2002 and 2005-2006 Sentras and Altimas equipped with 2.5-liter engines, wherein the problem is a defective crankshaft position sensor that can overheat and cause the engine to stop its operation. The precise figures concerned in suc ...
Thursday, December 6. 2007Volvo Recalls 56,000 Cars
Bad news for Volvo, and even worse news for its owners. It has been a couple of weeks already that Volvo has announced its decision to recall about 56,000 of its vehicles due to material and equipment blunders. The 56,000 figure was actually divided into two batches. The first group consists of 38,000 diesel cars from the 2006 models of the V70, S60, XC 70 and XC 90. With these, the problem stems from a material error that could trigger the motor to fire up. To be more specific, Volvo cars ...
Wednesday, December 5. 2007Audi A4 Receives Golden Steering Wheel Award
The Golden Steering Award is considered to be one of the most distinguished awards in the automotive industry, thus Audi is extremely honored with such an award being granted to its Audi A4 model. Bild am Sonntag, Germany’s top newspaper, has voted the new Audi A4 as the best vehicle in its category amidst the fierce competition in the midsize class. The win came from the Audi A4’s exceptional and prevailing qualities of comfort, equipment, and design. As its customary process, the jur ...
Tuesday, December 4. 2007Nissan’s Innovative Paint Feature
Talk about technology in techni-color. This is what Nissan’s latest product is all about, as the car company has developed an innovative form of paint that allows the car to change its body color with just a mere flick of a switch. To be more technical about it, an electric current glides over the paramagnetic paint to trigger its chameleon ability. Meanwhile, the paint integrates in its makeup a substantial amount of Iron Oxide crystals, which in turn is responsible for reacting to the ...
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