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Smart looks, poor manners: Fortwo is small on performance, ride -- but great for parking I wanted to like the 2008 smart fortwo. This cute and cuddly -seater from Mercedes-Benz has charisma and a certain kind of charm. It looks like it drove out of a cartoon with its Lego block . It's so darn cute; the pixie of putt-putts. I'm sorry, Mr. Penske, the man who has done more for Detroit without facing felony charges and the mastermind behind bringing the smart car to America; truth be known, the fortwo may look like a micro-champ, but it performs like a XXL chump. Please don't cancel the Grand... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:24:07 Article Views Rating: 107
Navigation system is portable A satellite navigation system is a handy thing to have in a car, truck, minivan or utility vehicle, though it can be a very pricey option, often in the neighborhood of $2,000. The up side of a nav system is the way it can talk you over the river and through the woods, whether you're going to Grandma's house, a sports event, a new restaurant, a new doctor's office, business appointment or on a cross-country vacation. The down side is how it can make you so dependent on its route-finding capabilities that... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:24:07 Article Views Rating: 93
Clean-vehicle contest may prove a nonstarter In this age of endless reality TV, it was bound to happen. Mix a jolt of Hollywood hype, private venture capital and the science community to help save the planet. In case you missed it, the X Prize Foundation -- the same California-based group determined to jump-start commercial space flight and lunar exploration -- is sponsoring a race to create a viable, affordable vehicle capable of going 100 miles on a gallon of gas, or energy equivalent. The winners -- one for a city car and another for a... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:24:07 Article Views Rating: 102
Sometimes car repairs are best left to the pros Dear Tom and Ray: My brother-in-law, Sam, thinks our wheel bearings are "going bad" on the right rear. My husband, James, and I don't hear any noises that would suggest a problem. But ever since Sam put the idea into James' head, he's been set on fixing it. We've done fairly simple repairs ourselves in the past, but I don't think we should do this one, for two reasons: 1 I'm not convinced there's anything wrong, and 2 it's too complicated to perform by ourselves with no experience at all in this area... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:24:07 Article Views Rating: 84
Auto sales plummet; worse may be ahead Detroit's automakers and their top Japanese rivals all suffered March sales declines in a market that sank to its weakest level since 2005 as the dual impact of a slowing economy and a credit crunch kept consumers away from showrooms. The weaker-than-anticipated sales led some auto executives to caution that demand might fall further before it starts to recover. "I'd like to be able to tell you that the worst is behind us, but I can't give you that assurance," said Jim Farley, global sales chief at Ford... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:24:07 Article Views Rating: 113
Electric superchargers ready for production Current hybrid technology uses electrical energy stored in a battery to power an electric motor connected to an internal combustion to drive a car’s wheels, but there are other ways of harnessing electrical energy to help save fuel. Engineers are now developing a new system where electrical energy can be used to drive a supercharger to help aid the car’s engine during high-load conditions and thus conserve fuel. Conventional superchargers are powered by a belt connected to the car’s engine. As... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:24:05 Article Views Rating: 117
New York City approves $8 congestion charge Though a bargain by any Londoner’s standards, the new charge will hit New Yorkers entering Manhattan where it hurts in an effort to help cut back on downtown traffic and pollution. However, the measure still has to face consideration by the New York state legislature, which has final say over the city’s ability to tax motorists. Backed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the congestion charge passed a City Council vote 30-20. The proposal would tax drivers entering Manhattan south of... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:23:25 Article Views Rating: 85
Leno fears Top Gear USA may suck NBC has officially purchased the rights to produce an American version of Top Gear, and seeing as it has one of this country's biggest gear heads on its payroll, it's a no-brainer that they would at least ask Jay Leno to host. In his most recent editorial for The Sunday Times, Leno recounts being asked by a corporate suit with practically no clue about of the hit British show to host the American version. It goes something like this. "Well, the network has bought the TV show... um... High Gear? Top... Article added: 2008-04-01 05:38:30 Article Views Rating: 94
Trucker's Association wants a 65-mph national speed limit... for everyone? The trucking industry spend $113 billion on diesel fuel last year, and the way prices are going up, the industry will shell out $135 billion this year. To help restrain that kind of runaway profit-loss, the American Trucking Associations has released a list of ideas on how the federal government can lower fuel prices.In addition to asking the government to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, open up currently prohibited areas for drilling, and fund the EPA's SmartWay program, the ATA wants... Article added: 2008-04-01 05:38:30 Article Views Rating: 72
NBC greenlights Knight Rider weekly series You'll see more of him this Fall. Click above for a gallery of the new KITT. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/NBC_greenlights_Knight_Rider_weekly_series'; The Knight Rider TV movie was not good. The updated, Shelby Mustang-based KITT looked undeniably cool when not in Ugly... er... Attack Mode, at least, but the acting was wooden and the writing was a horror show. Still, the ending completely set up a potential ongoing story. Today comes word that the ratings were apparently good enough for... Article added: 2008-04-01 05:38:29 Article Views Rating: 112 |
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