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| Posted: 05 Aug 2011 12:58 AM PDT  Top 10 Car Names Recent research by insurance comparison site confused.com has revealed us Brits are a nation of softies, who feel are car is part of the family. Over a quarter of UK motorist even name their beloved cars and 33% even have daily conversations with their ride talking about everything from day to day events to relationships and personal problems. The survey shows that the average UK motorist considers there car to be female... |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2011 12:58 AM PDT  Mazda 2 1.300: il Test di Autoblog Mazda 2 2011 Presentata nel 2007 al Salone di Parigi, la Mazda 2 si è subito fregiata del riconoscimento "Auto dell'Anno" già nel 2008 ed un punteggio di cinque stelle nei crash-test dell'EuroNCAP, diventando una delle utilitarie più popolari in Europa, come dimostrato dalle 207.000 auto immatricolate. La Mazda 2 si presenta nella recente versione restyling aggiornata in molte delle sue componenti.... |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2011 12:58 AM PDT  Rowan Atkinson crasht in zijn McLaren F1 Jep, Mr. Bean heeft niet alleen een classic MINI maar ook een hele fijne McLaren F1. Tenminste, die had hij tot gisteravond toen hij meerdere keren spinde alvorens een lantaarnpaal en boom te knuffelen. (more…) |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2011 12:58 AM PDT  Foto spia Porsche 911 Le ultime foto spia della nuova Porsche 911 coupè ci mostrano un esemplare di pre-serie pronto ad essere spedito al Salone di Francoforte che avrà luogo in settembre: oltre alle solite camuffature depistanti, l'auto sfoggia delle protezioni specifiche di colore bianco per alcune zone "sensibili" della carrozzeria. Un'accortezza che generalmente non si riserva ad un muletto di prova e che tradisce lo scopo di quest'auto: è molto probabile che serve da... |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2011 12:58 AM PDT Infiniti Revises Their 2012 FX with New Frontage and Minor Boost in Price If you are thinking of buying a luxury crossover in October 2011, then don`t forget to check your local Infiniti dealer, they will have something that will fit your requirement. OK, we won't play more with you and will come straight to the point; Infiniti will be launching a revised model of their Infiniti FX, [...] |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2011 12:25 AM PDT  Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) estrella su McLaren F1, pero sale sano y salvo Filed under: McLaren La imagen no se corresponde con el accidente El popular actor y amante de los coches, Rowan Atkinson, que además apareció hace pocas semanas en Top Gear, y conocido por su papel de Mr. Bean, así como por tener en su garaje un McLaren F1, sufrió ayer por la tarde noche, sobre las 19:30, un tremendo accidente con dicho coche.... |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2011 12:25 AM PDT  Toyota Prius Pickup is snelste Prius ooit? Hoe minder Prius, hoe beter. In die gedachte kunnen wij ons wel vinden dus als iemand een kwart van zijn Prius wegzaagt kunnen wij dat alleen maar toejuichen! Maar kijken we hier niet naar een wolf in schaapskleren? (more…) |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:53 PM PDT  Ventas julio 2011: Portugal Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de julio las ventas de automóviles nuevos en Portugal cayeron en un 29,7% en comparación con el mismo periodo del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 14.269 unidades matriculadas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Dacia +87,1% MINI +2,8% Saab +500% BAJAN Citroën -47,3% Toyota -56,1% Mitsubishi -63,1% Continue reading Ventas julio 2011: PortugalVentas julio 2011: Portugal originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 05 Aug 2011... |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:53 PM PDT  RevoZport Bmw 1 M Raze P450 RevoZport ha collaborato con CP Engineering per realizzare la Raze P450 su base Bmw Serie 1 M Coupè. La vettura è stata alleggerita di 60 kg utilizzando nuove parti in fibra di carbonio per cofano, splitter anteriore, cofano bagagli, pannello del tetto, pannelli porta e diffusore posteriore, inoltre è stata modificata l'aerodinamica con l'adozione di un alettone posteriore dedicato e l'integrazione nello splitter frontale dei condotti per il raffreddamento dell'impianto frenante. A... |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:53 PM PDT Cadillac Teases Compact Car, Confirms New Fullsize General Motors Co. says it will begin building its new Cadillac ATS compact car next summer at its plant in Lansing, Mich. The company showed the first official images of the small car on Thursday at the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Mich. GM also confirmed plans to launch the [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:53 PM PDT New Lexus GS to be Revealed This Month Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus unit will take the wraps off the fourth-generation GS midsize sedan in two weeks at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California. Compared to the current GS, Lexus says, the new models is "more intense in every way." An obscure teaser image of the vehicle released on [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:53 PM PDT GM Mild Hybrid System Priced at $2,000 General Motors Co. says it will charge a $2,000 premium for its new eAssist package of fuel-efficient technologies. The technology, which can provide a 25% boost in fuel economy, will debut this fall on the Buick LaCrosse and Regal midsize sedans. The bulk of the fuel efficiency gain comes from an [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:52 PM PDT Range Rover Evoque Nabs Britain's Car-of-the-Year Honors Land Rover's Range Rover Evoque is the best vehicle in the U.K. this year, according to Auto Express. The British enthusiast magazine praises the Evoque, which also was deemed best compact SUV, for adding snazzy styling and improved fuel efficiency to Range Rover's traditional off-road capabilities. Winners were selected based on [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:52 PM PDT Chrysler Recalls 300,000 Minivans Again Next month Chrysler Group LLC will begin recalling 300,000 of its 2008-model Dodge and Chrysler minivans in North America to replace damaged circuit boards that control the airbag system. Chrysler began a recall of the same vehicles in January after discovering that moisture from the air-conditioning system could leak into the [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:52 PM PDT Hennessey Readies 1,000-hp Cadillac CTS-V Houston-based Hennessey Performance Engineering has developed a supercar version of General Motors Co.'s Cadillac CTS-V coupe with claimed output of 1,000 hp and 950 lb-ft of torque. Teaming the twin-turbocharged 7.0-liter V-8 with a six-speed transmission allows the supercar to zip from zero to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds and [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT  Carlsson CGL45 Carlsson presenterà al salone di Francoforte la CGL45, un allestimento speciale derivato dalla Mercedes GL Grand Edition. La vettura sfoggia un kit aerodinamico widebody con allargamenti delle carreggiate, propone kit di elaborazione per i propulsori ed una serie di modifiche totalmente personalizzabili per gli interni. Esteticamente è facilmente riconoscibile per la vistosa mascherina e per le nuove luci LED diurne anteriori, integrate nel paraurti, mentre al posteriore spicca l'impianto di scarico... |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Lear Sales, Earnings Improve Lear Corp. says its second-quarter sales rose 21% to nearly $3.7 billion, and consolidated net income grew 12% to $205 million. Pretax income of $205 million compares to $183 million a year earlier. Sales by the company's automotive seating unit climbed 19% to $2.9 billion, mainly because of new business and [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Oil Prices Tumble 6% Crude oil futures dropped $5.30 per barrel on Thursday on the New York Mercantile Exchange to settle at $86.63, the lowest close since mid-February. Petroleum prices have declined nearly $13 per barrel in the past seven trading sessions. Analysts attribute the steep decline to growing pessimism about the major global economies. |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Visteon Posts Profit As Revenue Grows 15% Visteon Corp. posted net income of $26 million in the second quarter, reversing a year-earlier net loss of $201 million. Revenue of $2.2 billion compared to $1.9 billion in the same period last year. Operating income swung to $67 million from an operating loss of $36 million. The company—which makes climate [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Japan Steps in to Weaken Yen The Japanese government says it intervened in international currency markets on Thursday to stem the yen's sharp rise against the dollar. The country's Finance Ministry says it acted to counter "excessive" appreciation of the yen driven by speculators. The strong yen has been slashing the profits of Japanese exporters, thus threatening [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Magna Wouldn't Buy Opel if GM Decided to Sell Canada's Magna International Inc. won't be a bidder should General Motors Co. decide to sell its Adam Opel GmbH unit, Magna CEO Don Walker tells Wards. Magna led a consortium that was poised to buy Opel in November 2009 when GM abruptly reversed its decision to sell. Rumors have swirled in [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Chrysler Recalls 300,000 Minivans Again Next month Chrysler Group LLC will begin recalling 300,000 of its 2008-model Dodge and Chrysler minivans in North America to replace damaged circuit boards that control the airbag system. Chrysler began a recall of the same vehicles in January after discovering that moisture from the air-conditioning system could leak into the [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Cooper-Standard Hires New North America President Novi, Mich.-based Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. has recruited auto veteran Bill Pumphrey as of head of the partsmaker's North American business, effective Aug. 16. He previously was president of Tower Automotive Inc.'s Americas unit. Pumphrey succeeds Edward Hasler, who recently retired from the company, and will report to Chief Operating Officer Keith [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Japan Acts to Weaken Yen The Japanese government says it intervened in international currency markets on Thursday to stem the yen's sharp rise against the dollar. The country's Finance Ministry says it acted to counter "excessive" appreciation of the yen driven by speculators. The strong yen has been slashing the profits of Japanese exporters, thus threatening [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Car Sales Rise in Germany, Fall in Other Major European Markets July car sales in Germany grew 10% to 260,900 units last month compared to July 2010 says KBA, the federal motor vehicle office. But sales trailed year-earlier volumes in Europe's four other major markets. In France, passenger vehicle sales fell 6% to 159,900 units in July, marking the fourth consecutive drop [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT Bank of England Continues Interest Rate at 0.5% As expected, the Bank of England has decided to hold its key interest rate at a record low 0.5%. BBC News says economists expect the rate, which has been at that level since March 2009, to remain unchanged through this year but then rise to at least 1.5% by the [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:41 PM PDT  Lada 2107: va in pensione l'erede della Fiat 124 Nelle scorse settimane Lada ha terminato la produzione della 2107, berlina conosciuta come Zhiguli e realizzata a partire dalla mitica Fiat 124. Il costruttore russo ha dunque sacrificato una fra le sue vetture di maggior successo, tanto nel passato quanto nel presente: grazie agli incentivi statali, in vigore fino al termine di maggio, la 2107 si è rivelata la seconda vettura più venduta in Russia nel primo semestre 2011, preceduta dalla... |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:12 PM PDT Carlsson Mercedes GL Grand Edition Here we have the Carlsson tuned Mercedes GL Grand Edition called the CGL45 that is planned to be unveiled at [...] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:34 PM PDT  Zagato carga contra Scagliarini por su Fiat 500 Coupe Filed under: Fiat, Tuning y preparaciones, Subcompactos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Donde algunos vemos vagancia, otros ven una posible infracción de la propiedad industrial. Si como nosotros ayer te rascaste la cabeza al contemplar el desafortunado Fiat 500 Coupe de Scagliarini, y más aún, el descaro con el que usaba el nombre y el trabajo de Zagato en su "obra", no te sorprenderá saber que el carrocero... |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:34 PM PDT  Video: Subaru releases "Gunning for Gold" mini-doc on Rally America Championship Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Subaru Though Subaru no longer competes in the World Rally Championship, the automaker is still quite active in other forms of rallying. In fact, Subaru Rally Team USA recently captured the 2011 Rally America championship with driver David Higgins at the helm. That marks the sixth time in seven years that a Subaru has been the ultimate Rally America machine. Subaru created a mini documentary to highlight the 2011... |
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