Posts Tagged ‘fuel economy’
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Though auto pundits and car enthusiasts alike have been calling on Acura to drop its ban on rear-wheel-drive and V8 engines, no one ever really expects the automaker to go through with it. It's the brand's identity, its thing, its shtick. Though an Acura may be down on torque and driven by the wrong......
Tags: 8l, acura, acura rear wheel drive, acura rl, acura rwd, acura v8, AcuraRearWheelDrive, AcuraRl, AcuraRwd, AcuraV8, automaker, car enthusiasts, climate source, cylinder deactivation, drawing board, flagship model, front wheel drive, fuel economy, holdout, la auto show, lukewarm reception, rear wheel drive, rears, set of wheels, sheetmetal, shtick, source claims, v8 engines
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery from this week's 12 Hours of Sebring practiceAn epic battle is shaping up for this weekend's running of the 12 Hours of Sebring. Audi versus Peugeot. The R10 TDI versus the 908 HDi. Diesel versus diesel. This will be the first and perhaps only time that these two tea......
Tags: 12 Hours of Sebring, 12HoursOfSebring, acura arx, american soil, andretti green racing, aston martin, audi peugeot sebring, audi sebring, AudiPeugeotSebring, AudiSebring, corvette racing, dindo, endurance race, endurance racing, epic battle, fuel economy, GT1, lap time, lap times, peugeot 908, peugeot sebring, PeugeotSebring, practice sessions, sebring raceway, spectacular images, stephane sarrazin, two cars
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Chevrolet Aveo Three-Door.What more can be said about the Euro-market Chevy Aveo three-door? Fortunately, not much. The new Aveo gets the reworked front fascia, complete with Anime eyes and gaping maw, while the shallow accent lines that flank the doors angl......
Tags: 3-door, 3Door, aveo, chevrolet, chevrolet aveo, chevrolet aveo 3 door, ChevroletAveo3Door, chevy, chevy aveo, compact class, europe press, fender vents, frankfurt show, fuel economy, fuel efficiency comparison, gaping maw, gasoline engine, gasoline engines, geneva, geneva 2008, geneva motor show, Geneva2008, GenevaMotorShow, hp 1, launch, litre engine, overhead camshafts, runabout, stable mate, three-door, ThreeDoor, world premiere
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The big news from Bentley in Geneva wasn't really about today -- but stay tuned for 2012. Bentley plans to have its wheel-to-well measure of CO2 emissions down to less than 120g/km, from 400 g/km now. How? By lightening the cars, by engineering better transmissions, and through powerplants able to t......
Tags: bentley, biofuels, cellulosic-ethanol, CellulosicEthanol, co2 emissions, Co2Emissions, crewe, environment, environmental strategy, environmental technologies, ethanol, franz josef, fuel economy, fuel engines, fuel vehicles, geneva, geneva 2008, geneva auto show, geneva motor salon, Geneva2008, GenevaAutoShow, GenevaMotorSalon, global warming, GlobalWarming, head dr, model range, powerplants, powertrain, renewable fuel, renewable fuels, specifics, transmissions, vehicle performance
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click the G8 for a high-res galleryThe G8 is the most important new model that Pontiac has had in many years, and it could in fact be a make-or-break car for the brand. For several years, GM has been planning to transition the "performance" brand to an all rear-wheel-drive lineup. However, new fuel ......
Tags: automotive news, campaigns, excitement, fuel economy, gm, high res, hype, ncaa, ncaa tournament, new model, old school, old style, performance brand, pontiac, pontiac g8, pontiac-g8-advertising, print ads, rear wheel drive, sad fate, shipman, web junkies
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click image for a hi-res gallery of the production TRD HiLuxToyota Australia is finally ready to unleash TRD HiLux. The concept version bowed a year ago, and while the production truck was shown at the Brisbane show earlier this month (supposedly its "official" debut), the officially official debut ......
Tags: additional photos, aspirated engine, chief engineer, double cab, fuel economy, hilux, hiluxtoyota, improving performance, lb ft, maximum torque, melbourne 2008, melbourne motor show, Melbourne2008, MelbourneMotorShow, new sport, official debut, petrol engine, place tomorrow, pound on, pulling power, sport truck, stephen castles, torque figures, Toyota Australia, ToyotaAustralia, trd, trd aurion, trd hilux, TrdHilux
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
We all know that keeping your tires properly inflated will prolong their tread life, help you burn less fuel and increase your safety. But finding a working air hose when you're away from your garage is like trying to find a working clock in an early-80's Buick.This is probably what led Coda Develop......
Tags: air hose, coda, coda development, coda self-inflating tire, CodaSelf-inflatingTire, commercial vehicles, fuel economy, impact safety, industry engineers, inflated tires, inflating tires, intravenous drugs, light trucks, new invention, passenger cars, passenger vehicles, peristaltic pump, prague czech republic, proper tire pressure, sae world congress, self-inflating tire, Self-inflatingTire, smart idea, spinning wheel, tire air pressure, tire inflation, tire inflation system, tire maintenance, tire pressure, tire safety, tire system, TireAirPressure, TireInflation, TireInflationSystem, TireMaintenance, TirePressure, tires, TireSafety
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The trio of Up! concepts foretell Volkswagen's re-entry into the ultra-affordable transportation business, and the interweb car lovers at World Car Fans may have cracked the name code of the cute mini. While Up! is catchy and adorable, the Germans may be playing mind games here, just like when the I......
Tags: blue source, car fans, car lovers, engined cars, frankfurt motor show, fuel economy, germans, grand entrance, india, iroc, lupo, mind games, Scirocco, source world, space up, SpaceUp, transportation business, two letters, up, volkswagen, vw, world car
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi TT 2.0 TDI quattroAfter Audi unveiled the almighty R8 V12 TDI at the Detroit Auto Show, I asked the obvious question and they made it clear that they had no plans to build a production version. Now that the disappointment has subsided somewhat, Audi is ......
Tags: audi ingolstadt, audi tt, audi tt roadster, audi-tt-tdi, AudiTt, breaking, consolation prize, coupe quattro, detroit auto show, diesel engine, diesel engines, diesel-sports-car, engine torque, four wheels, fuel economy, gearbox, lb ft, new audi tt, production sports cars, r8, ragtop, tdi engine, tt 2.0 tdi, tt coupe, tt roadster, Tt2.0Tdi, TtCoupe, TtRoadster, v12
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
A new, small sub-Lacrosse Buick luxury sedan could fit the bill to meet future federal regulations requiring an average fuel economy of 35 mpg by 2020. If given the go-ahead, General Motors would build the new car based on the upcoming Buick Excelle, itself set to debut in China by early 2009 and th......
Tags: Alpha architecture, AlphaArchitecture, autoweek, buick, buick excelle, china, compact sedans, corolla, excelle, fuel economy, general motors, GeneralMotors, gm, lacrosse, mpg, new car, photo courtesy, proclivity, rear wheel drive, rear wheels, small car, toyota, toyota corolla, wheel
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