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Main > Car Makers News > Subaru > Perrin-powered Subaru Impreza WRX With cars like the new GT-R and IS-F getting all the attention, Japan’s other performance thoroughbreds, the Impreza WRX and Evo X, have quickly fallen out of the limelight. However, American tuner Perrin Performance hasn’t forgotten about the potential of one of the world’s most popular modified engines, Subaru’s turbo boxer, and has developed an exclusive new kit for the top end WRX STI. The goal of engineers was to develop an entire range of performance and handling mods, from the... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:53:56 Article Views Rating: 189 Main > Car Makers News > Subaru > Subaru announces EV partnership with N.Y. Power Authority Subaru used the backdrop of the New York Auto Show to announce a formal partnership between it and the New York Power Authority for the start of a new testing program of R1e electric vehicles in the U.S. Based on the R1 petrol minicar, Subaru’s new R1e has been in testing in Japan since 2006 and now two of the cars will be used to rack-up some miles in North America. The R1e is described as an electrical vehicle aimed at city dwellers looking for an environmentally friendly and fun to drive... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:24 Article Views Rating: 216 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Sneak peek: Porsche Cayenne Hybrid The hybrid version of Porsche's Cayenne will likely be powered by a 3.6-liter V6. Its hybrid power plant is expected to offer at least a 15% fuel savings -- possibly up to 25 or 30 percent depending on applications -- compared to a non-hybrid V6. First shown in concept guise in LA and announced as a 2009 model, speculation has the Cayenne down for the 2010 model year. [source] Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:32 Article Views Rating: 178 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford officially takes over Romania plant BUCHAREST, Romania -- Ford Motor Co. formally took over the Romanian plant Automobile Craiova from the Romanian government on Friday. Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu handed the factory's key to Ford of Europe President John Fleming, saying that Ford's investment of about $1 billion would allow Romania to become the biggest car producer in southeastern Europe. Last year, Ford bought a 72.4 percent stake in the state-owned company, paying about $88 million and vowing to invest $1 billion to upgrade... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:33 Article Views Rating: 170 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford officially takes over Romanian auto plant BUCHAREST, Romania -- Ford Motor Co. formally took over the Romanian plant Automobile Craiova from the Romanian government today. Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu handed the factory's key to Ford of Europe President John Fleming, saying that Ford's investment of about $1 billion would allow Romania to become the biggest car producer in southeastern Europe. Last year, Ford bought a 72.4 percent stake in the state-owned company, paying about $88 million and vowing to invest $1 billion to upgrade and... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:34 Article Views Rating: 224 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Opel Redesignes Astra for 2010 In about a year and a half Opel plans to present a new Astra that will be sold as Vauzhall in Britain, Saturn in North America, Opel in Germany and Holden in Australia. Right now Germans are testing its new features. The new model of the car is going to be redesigned to become a good competitor to Volkswagen Golf VI and Ford Focus. Astra is going to be bigger and more comfortable. It is planned to be made in a variety of models: three- and five-door hatchback, sedan and station wagon. Due to this factor... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:36 Article Views Rating: 253 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > New Honda Plant in Japan The Honda company announced they wanted to work more on mini-vehicles and decided to build a new plant in central Japan. They think the vehicles with the engine size 660 cubic centimeters are going to stay popular for the next years. For a long time little fuel-efficient cars have been popular in Japan. After the gas-prices went high, the demand on these vehicles grew worldwide. Since Honda already has a plant producing mini-vehicles, they plan to share the production with the new one. The old plant is... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:36 Article Views Rating: 237 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2008 Road Trip Vehicles of the Year as chosen by Thule There are few words in the English language which can conjure up as much meaning, and likely so many memories, as these: road trip. We've all been on them before; some are the highlights of your life and some... well, not so much. But having the right vehicle can make all the difference in the world. Thule, maker of "transportation accessories", has added its name to the ever-growing list of companies that have invented an "__ of the year" award. For this particular honor, Thule has broken the... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:38 Article Views Rating: 233 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mark LaNeve: Camaro won't be positioned as a muscle car The hits just keep on coming for fans of the Chevy Camaro. Just yesterday, we quoted Bob Lutz as suggesting that the Camaro could get a four-cylinder engine option. Now we hear that Mark LaNeve, VP of sales and marketing for GM North America, says that, "We won't position it as a muscle car," speaking again of the 2010 Camaro. Sure, you could spend hours debating the terms "muscle car" and "pony car", but we're pretty sure that very few ever thought of the Camaro as a fuel-efficient option. But, that's... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:38 Article Views Rating: 313 Main > Car Makers News > Hyundai > Fast and Furious 4 will include a Hyundai Genesis Coupe Click above for full high-res gallery of the 2010 Hyundai Genesis CoupeAccording to Inside Line, movie-goers should expect to see more tire-burning action from Hyundai's new Genesis Coupe than what's already been shown. It seems that the Korean car company has already sent Universal a bright red Genesis Coupe SE powered by the turbocharged four-cylinder engine. This news lends some credence to our opinion that the turbo mill will likely be the tuner's choice, though the big six cylinder is likely to be... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:41 Article Views Rating: 204 |
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