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Ford Focus RS concept leaked?

Following the release of a pair of official teaser images for the European Focus RS last month comes new shots that are alleged to be official images of a near-production concept scheduled to be revealed at this month’s London Motor Show. As expected the latest RS model will feature a new kinetic designed front end […]

On The Road | July 3rd, 2008 | Continued

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GOTR - Diesel Facts

We recently published an article about diesel fuel and heard from a number of you that had questions about Diesel. So in an attempt to address your questions, dispel rumors and publish the 411, we bring you diesel facts!
Clean diesel technology combines clean diesel fuel, advanced engines, and effective exhaust-control technology into a complete […]

On The Road | July 2nd, 2008 | Continued

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Toyota plans $1 billion car plant in Brazil

 
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Toyota plans to build a new car plant in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state worth more than $1 billion, Brazilian business newspaper Valor Economico said on Thursday.  
Valor said Toyota’s second car plant in Brazil should be ready around 2010 and would produce over 200,000 small economy cars per year as well as […]

On The Road | July 1st, 2008 | Continued

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BMW Calls CAFE plan ‘not feasible’

WASHINGTON — BMW of North America is calling on the Bush administration to create an alternative fuel economy program for companies that would be hardest hit by proposed new standards in the 2011-15 model years.

The alternative would allow a company such as BMW to comply by raising the fuel efficiency of its products by 4.5 […]

On The Road | July 1st, 2008 | Continued

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Tesla plans mass-market electric sedan

Tesla Motors plans to produce its mass-market $60,000 electric sedan in the San Francisco Bay Area by the end of 2010.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tesla CEO Ze’ev Drori announced the decision at a press conference at Tesla’s Silicon Valley facility today.
“We are not a mere niche player with a car to the rich and […]

On The Road | July 1st, 2008 | Continued

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Web Service Lets You Lock in Gas Prices

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future.
There’s a new service out on the inter-web, called myGallons.com and it allows you to buy gas at todays price, and pump it in the future. So if you bought 100 gallons today at 4.60 per gallon, and […]

July 3rd, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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First Drive: 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC

With all the buzz about climbing fuel prices, and how current buyers are looking for new ways to increase their efficiency, it looks like Mercedes-Benz may have found a way to give its SUV buyers the best of both worlds. The second-generation M-Class came out in 2005 and was considered a bit heavy for its […]

July 3rd, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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Most product developments for ‘09 coming from Dodge

Dodge has the lion’s share of Chrysler LLC’s exciting product news for the 2009 model year.
Among the highlights:
– The expanded Challenger car line features a lower-priced V-6 version that might tempt consumers who are concerned about high gasoline prices.
– The Ram pickup undergoes an extensive re-engineering and restyling, along with the addition of an unconventional […]

July 3rd, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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Toyota struggles to meet hybrid, small car demand

DETROIT (Reuters) — The surge in popularity for small cars and fuel-efficient hybrids has left Toyota facing an unusual problem: deepening shortages of popular models such as the Prius hybrid.
A limited inventory of small cars hurt Toyota, which reported a 11.5 percent drop in U.S. sales in June.
In stark contrast, Japanese rival Honda reported a […]

July 2nd, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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Which is more dangerous, a cell phone or a Shih Tzu?

Will someone please explain to me why a driver talking with a cell phone to his ear is any more distracted than a driver putting a hamburger in his mouth? Or eyeliner to her eyes? Or a Shih Tzu on his lap?
And, yet, on July 1, California began enforcing Vehicle Code 23123, which bans using […]

July 2nd, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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Honda bucks U.S. downturn, sales up 1.1% in June

American Honda Motor Co. bucked the downturn in U.S. sales in June and posted a 1.1 percent gain over June 2007. Honda sold 142,539 vehicles in June, a new monthly record. For the first half of 2008, Honda sales rose 4.1 percent from last year to 798,358.
But Honda’s upscale Acura division faltered in June with sales […]

July 2nd, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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U.S. auto sales hit 15-year low

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales plunged in June to a 15-year low, but a month-end clearance sale helped General Motors Corp retain its No. 1 spot and steer clear of the wipeout many had feared, sending its shares higher.
Record gas prices and declining trade-in values for big trucks and SUVs hit truck sales hard […]

July 1st, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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Ford’s June swoon: Sales plunge 28 percent

DETROIT — With gasoline prices at record highs and consumer confidence at record lows, U.S. auto sales declined sharply in June.
Ford Motor Co. sales were down 29.5 percent in June compared to June 2007. It sold 173,462 vehicles last month. Ford sales were down 14.5 percent in the first half of 2008 compared to last […]

July 1st, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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Top Gear puts the Lexus IS220d against BMW’s 320d

In this episode, 5th Gear’s Tom Ford took the new Lexus IS220d to Rome to test it out. Fitted with a 2.2-liter, 4cylinder turbo-diesel engine that pumps out 177Hp /130kw, the IS200d can go from 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) in 8,9 sec while it reaches a top speed of 218 km/h (135mph). Its avg. consumption is […]

June 30th, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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Fuel economy drives down new-vehicle gratification

 
Luxury brands still top J.D. Power study results
Americans found their new vehicles slightly less gratifying this year than last year.
That decline was caused in large part by declining consumer gratification with the fuel economy of their new vehicles, according to this year’s J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout Study.
The average overall score […]

June 30th, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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GM prices Traverse crossover at $28,990

The 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, the brand’s key entry in crossovers this year, will go on sale in September for $28,990 for the base LS trim line.

That is almost the same price as the cheapest Ford Flex ($28,995), which will go head-to-head with the Traverse. The Flex went on sale this month.
Starting prices for the other […]

June 30th, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
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