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Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda V8 coming... in 2015 "You've got to have the right tool for the job." "You can't bring a knife to a gun-fight." Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. We've heard it all before. Honda makes some excellent engines, there's no doubt about that, from small displacement four-pots that rev through the roof to gloriously smooth and reliable V6 units. Unfortunately, the fun stops there, as the Japanese automaker has steadfastly stuck to its guns, not building an eight-cylinder engine when it can do just as well with fewer pistons... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-29 08:01:11 Article Views Rating: 199 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > Gordon Murray - Reflections on the Acura NSX Gordon Murray is a renowned designer of Formula One race cars and the famous and ultra wicked awesome McLaren F1 supercar. This is a translated reflection on the ACURA NSX by the Automotive Rockstar Designer himself. To this day, the NSX is still a car that is near and dear to my heart. I put 75,000 Km on my NSX over the course of six or seven years. It’s very difficult to discuss the NSX using current values and sensibilities. When the NSX debuted, the word “supercar” was still a... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-28 09:12:51 Article Views Rating: 1535 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW switching to turbocharged M cars After two decades of normally-aspirated high-revving engines shoehorned under the hoods of its M cars, BMW is changing direction and will begin to offer direct-injection turbocharged powerplants in its future high-performance flagships. The German automaker is blaming tough environmental emission standards and the soaring manufacturing costs of the specialty-built V8 and V10 engines found in today's M3, M5, and M6 models for its decision. We also suspect the fact that both Audi and Mercedes-Benz have... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-28 08:53:57 Article Views Rating: 160 Main > Car Makers News > MG > Mercedes to open 175 AMG Performance Centers worldwide In case there was any doubt that demand for big-displacement, high-output machines continues unabated in the face of calls for environmentally-conscious hybrids and a faltering global economy, Mercedes has announced an ambitious expansion of its AMG performance division. Over the course of the next year, AMG will open a whopping 175 new "performance centers" catering to power-mad consumers around the world.The new outlets will allow an increased level of involvement for AMG customers as Mercedes moves... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-27 08:21:34 Article Views Rating: 263 Main > Car Makers News > Jaguar > Rendered Speculation? Jaguar XF Coupe breaks cover Hello Kitty, we've been expecting you. According to Auto Express, what you see here is slated to hit showrooms in 2010 and will go up against such luxury and performance stalwarts as the Mercedes-Benz C Class Coupe, BMW's 3 Series Coupe and the Audi A5. It's definitely got the looks to compete on equal footing, with the trendy high belt-line and minimal glass surface area. Where the XF sedan features slinky lines, this XF bulges in an exaggerated show of power, making the new Coupe a much more... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:13 Article Views Rating: 206 Main > Car Makers News > Other > IIHS releases list of 2009 Top Safety Picks Vehicles are getting safer according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which published its list of 2009 Top Safety Picks today. A total of 72 vehicles earned Top Safety Pick honors this year, which means each one earned the highest score of Good in front, side and rear crash tests performed by the IIHS, as well as offers electronic stability control. Ford and Volvo had the most cars on the list with 16 total, while Honda/Acura nabbed 13. The VW/Audi Group had nine models, and General Motors... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:13 Article Views Rating: 141 Main > Car Makers News > Daimler > Daimler trucks won't cut German production hours | The Detroit News | detnews.com STUTTGART, Germany -- The head of Daimler AG's truck business said it does not plan to cut working hours at its German plants in the immediate future, despite the economic downturn, but would not rule out further savings in the United States. Andreas Renschler told The Associated Press on Monday that the truck business isn't reducing its work week now for employees "and the way things look now, it won't come in the first half of 2009." The company is planning to cut back most of its part-time help by... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:09 Article Views Rating: 259 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Truck Monkee adds heavy carrying space | The Detroit News | detnews.com Richard "R.P." Miller owned a pickup truck when he was hauling all the bricks and other materials and tools he needed to build the patio behind his house in Chesterfield Township. But that truck had given way to a Toyota Corolla by the time his wife decided she wanted the patio extended around the corner of the house. "Now I have a Corolla and I need to rent a big machine to vibrate and stamp the sand base into place," Miller says. "Do I have to rent a truck?" Miller didn't want to spend that extra... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:08 Article Views Rating: 68 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo's S60 concept Just like they did with the XC60, this is pretty much what the new production version of the S60 will look like.I hear the car is larger than the current model. To distance itself from the S40.What we re getting at is that it s high-time for Volvo in order to introduce a brand-new s60 sedan. Volvo s shoulder-like design confession will get a slight postmortem regardless a double wave accent antique each wheel instead of just a straight shot from front to rear. We also see inevitable Audi and... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 08:00:33 Article Views Rating: 378 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo S60 Concept teased again ahead of Detroit Auto Show Click above to enlarge the Volvo S60 teaser image You would have to set your way-back machine to the year 2000 in order to witness the last time Volvo released a brand-new mid-size sedan. That is an eternity in the auto industry, and competitors from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and even Saab have all since received significant updates. What we're getting at is that it's high-time for Volvo to introduce a brand-new S60 sedan. With the last of the P2-based S60 sedans set to roll down the Swedish assembly... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 08:00:19 Article Views Rating: 155 |
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