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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Calif. board expected to lower requirement for green autos WASHINGTON -- The California Air Resources Board is expected to vote Thursday to cut the number of zero-emission vehicles the top six automakers are required to build annually, beginning in 2012, but it is not clear how big the reduction will be. CARB Chairwoman Mary Nichols told reporters in a conference call Tuesday that the board is likely to revise a proposal its staff recommended last month that called for cutting the vehicle count 90 percent, from 25,000 to 2,500. She said the final proposal... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 08:09:15 Article Views Rating: 457 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Jenson Button takes the Civic Type R around the ‘ring Honda F1 star Jenson Button takes a Civic Type R around the famed German widow-maker, the Nurburgring, and just to make things a bit more interesting he does it while its raining and answering questions from an interviewer. Even for a man used to the fast pace of F1, the ride around the ‘ring is, in Button’s own words, “a rush”. Follow the jump to watch a video of the event in full. [source] Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:31:05 Article Views Rating: 201 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford planning Capri comeback? After bowing out of the market in the late 1980s, Ford’s European Capri sports coupe could make a return as a rival to Volkswagen’s rejuvenated Scirocco coupe. Several reports coming out of Germany claim Ford is prepping a new a concept to celebrate next year’s 40th anniversary of the original Ford Capri Mk1 from 1969. The concept will eventually spawn a new Mk4 version around 2012. In 2003 Ford gave a hint that a new Capri was on the drawing board with the unveiling of the Visos concept car... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:30:57 Article Views Rating: 219 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo C30 R-Design priced from $26,445 Click above to view high-res gallery of the Volvo C30 R-Design Following up on our story about the Volvo C30 R-Design at the New York Auto Show, Volvo announced pricing today for its sporty hatchback tunerish trim level. MSRP will be $25,700, plus destination charges of $745. Doing simple math, you can put one of these hot turbocharged Swedes in your garage at a base price of $26,445. Of course, most of you will want to add available goodies such as the DVD-based navigation, bi-xenon headlights, or the... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:42 Article Views Rating: 204 Main > Car Makers News > Infiniti > Infiniti announces the FX35... still not the FX37 Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Infiniti FXIt is official. The all-new 2009 FX50 will not share the showroom floor with a rumored "FX37." Instead, Infiniti has chosen to keep the less-powerful sibling designated as the "FX35." That means the engine is the award-winning VQ35HR right out of the Infiniti G35 sedan -- not the sweet 3.7-liter 330-hp gem from the G37 Coupe. Under the hood of the FX, the slightly smaller six-cylinder is rated at 303 hp down just a few horses from the sedan's... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:41 Article Views Rating: 611 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Flipside: Is crash safety endangering accident victims? Crash safety ratings are a big selling point – who's going to buy a car with just two stars? In pursuit of salable collision performance, automakers have turned to stronger metals and better construction, and consumers can reap the benefit by choosing from a panoply of highly rated vehicles. A problem arises, however, if that safety design is ever called upon to perform. Lots of vehicles now sport high strength steel in critical areas like roof pillars, and while it certainly helps protect... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:41 Article Views Rating: 221 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Autocar ranks 100 top F1 drivers of all time Autocar has listed the top 100 Formula 1 drivers of all time, as declared by British motorsport journalist Alan Henry. We won't spoil the top-of-the-list surprise for you, but of course, as with all of these things, some of the placings could be a little controversial. At least until one realizes that there haven't really been that many F1 drivers in the 62-year history of the sport. Still, Mika Hakkinen at #10 in front of Michael Schumacher at #11 strikes us as somewhat odd. And Barrichello and Button... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:38 Article Views Rating: 243 Main > Car Makers News > Other > "Twist the Throttle" motorcycle documentary series launches online Over the weekend, Dylan Weiss from Cry Havoc Productions, Inc. let us know that his latest motorcycle-specific documentary went live at Discovery's Turbo online site. We've spent some time watching the footage, and we think it's awesome. Focusing in on Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, BMW, Ducati, MV Agusta and Bimota, the crew took plenty of footage home with them and managed to ride some of the greatest modern sportbikes ever created along the way. Best of all, over four hours of video is available... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:38 Article Views Rating: 246 Main > Car Makers News > Mini > 2008 Mini John Cooper 2008 Mini John Cooper was presented on the Geneva Auto Show this year. Being a little vehicle it has 218 horsepower which is unbelievable for a tiny one like this. The 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine is turbocharged. Being designed as a racing car from the beginning Mini Cooper still has fog lights, but its bumper was remodeled and got deeper providing more aerodynamics to the car. The wheels got some tuning. You can see low-profile run flat tires on 17-inch wheels. These super light weight wheels were... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:36 Article Views Rating: 401 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... 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