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Posted by in Audi, BMW, GM, Mercedes on 02 5th, 2012 | Comments Off
BMWBLOG Track Review: 2012 BMW 335i Sport
Pinned to the bolstered seat, I see a Melbourne Red blur streak, belting out a mechanical howl, by the left side of my car and, in a single motion, sweep down across the nose of the Titanium Silver 335i I’m riding in. This seems to only encourage my driver further. A second later, I’m...
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Posted by admin in Auto Blog, Auto News, general, GM on 02 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off
Chinese, Indian Companies Apparently Lining Up to Buy Pieces of Zombie Saab
Saab apparently is not dead —it’s just in a persistent vegetative state. A total of five parties have stepped forward to bid on all or parts of the Trollhättan-based automaker as a bankruptcy court in Sweden manages the sale of the company’s assets. The aim is to...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in GM, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids on 02 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off
Will VW’s Jetta hybrid succeed where the TDI has failed?
Can the hybrid version appeal where TDI has not? Can hybrid technology lift VW’s US sales? Back in college an old girlfriend drove a Volkswagen Jetta. I loved it, although I was glad I had the privilege of just driving it, not owning it. That Jetta seemed to need more servicing than normal, and...
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Posted by in Acura, Auto News, BMW, GM on 02 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off
2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI, 2013 BMW 7-Series, Honda Recall: Car News Headlines
Today at High Gear Media, Chevy helps you figure out how much you’ll save by owning a 2012 Volt while Acura wants to know what you’d swap for a new NSX. Ferrari shows off its new 2012 Formula 1 race car, and we spy the refreshed BMW 7-Series. All this and more in today’s car news,...
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Posted by Maria Palma in BMW, GM on 02 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off
MINI Highgate Convertible
For MINI fans looking to combine open-top driving fun with sophisticated individuality and an essential dose of Brit-cool, the MINI Convertible Highgate provides the perfect stage. The new special-edition variant of the soft-top four-seater seizes the limelight with its innovative and precisely coordinated...
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Posted by in BMW, GM, Hybrids on 02 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off
The Spun Bearing – unlucky # 13
The Spun Bearing: 500cc Combustion Chamber, Wave Disc Generator, and Leather vs Cloth The 500cc Combustion Chamber BMW is migrating towards a common combustion chamber for its upcoming 3, 4, and 6 cylinder engines. BMWBLOG covered Innovation Day last year and reported on this engine architecture in...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto News, GM on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
2013 VW Beetle TDI Announced, Mileage a Bit Lower Than Expected
2013 VW Beetle TDI Announced, Mileage a Bit Lower Than Expected
The Chicago Auto Show is just around the corner; the media days take place on February 8th and 9th. Volkswagen isn’t waiting until then to introduce the latest engine variant of the Beetle, the TDI model. VW has probably championed the diesel engine in the U.S more than any other company in recent...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto News, GM on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
History of Lamborghini Video Series
History of Lamborghini Video Series
Many of you seen the Lamborghini special of Ultimate Factories, or many of the other “How Lamborghinis are Made” videos floating around, but not nearly as many videos have been made about the actual history of the Italian company, and even fewer go into detail about specific models and the...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in GM, Hybrids on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
China might have already won the plug-in vehicle revolution
2020: More e-bikes in China than cars in US 100 million electric vehicles strong and growing fast Back as the Internet bubble was beginning to froth, I remember some very smart people making the argument that no one was ever going to challenge Microsoft without government intervention. The government...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto News, GM on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
2013 Fiat 500L Revealed Before Geneva Debut
2013 Fiat 500L Revealed Before Geneva Debut
We’ve been hearing a lot about the Fiat 500L lately. It just got that name a few weeks ago, and we’ve been hearing it is a product geared toward the United States. With Fiat dealers here only having the 500 and the Abarth model to sell, new product is clearly needed. Now Americans traditionally...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto News, GM on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
2013 Fiat 500L Revealed Before Geneva Debut
2013 Fiat 500L Revealed Before Geneva Debut
We’ve been hearing a lot about the Fiat 500L lately. It just got that name a few weeks ago, and we’ve been hearing it is a product geared toward the United States. With Fiat dealers here only having the 500 and the Abarth model to sell, new product is clearly needed. Now Americans traditionally...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto News, general, GM, Honda, Hybrids on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Car owners wins lawsuit over Honda Civic Hybrid mileage claims
Heather Mills took on corporate giant Honda in a southern California small-claims court over the fuel economy of her 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. And she won. A former lawyer, Mills chose not to join a class-action suit that would reportedly pay out $100-$200 per owner and include a $1,000 credit toward...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in GM, Honda, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Smart buy: Many hybrid cars are an Intellichoice
GM's eAssist makes sense according to Intellichoice Toyota dominates list of 2012 Best Values You know the line. Hybrids just don’t add up. The hybrid premium isn’t made up for decades, long after the car has expired. Blah, blah, blah. Yet, over and over numerous forms of analysis regarding...
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Posted by Maria Palma in GM, Mercedes on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
car2go for Lyon
car2go for Lyon
Continuing on their promise to expand their services to a wider base, car2go has announced the availability of this innovative service in Lyon, France, starting Feb 1st. car2go Europe GmbH will make available 200 low-emission Smart ForTwos for use in the flexible rental scheme that has become very popular...
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Posted by in Auto News, Dodge, general, GM on 02 1st, 2012 | Comments Off
January 2012 Car Sales Are Strong–Except At GM
While nearly every automaker reported brisk, upbeat sales numbers for the first month of 2012, General Motors didn’t have much to cheer. GM sales were off by 6 percent last month, while its crosstown rivals were up, strongly in the case of Chrysler, which reported a sales increase of 44 percent,...
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