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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Kelley Blue Book 2008 Brand Image Awards Influential auto resource Kelley Blue Book KBB and its marketing research team have compiled a list of vehicles based its consumer perception data. Researchers look at carmaker’s achievements in creating and maintaining brand attributes that consumers look for when buying a new car, and is one of the best indicators of how certain brands are perceived by the public. The winners were announced during a media event at this week’s New York Auto Show and include top picks for ‘Best Interior Design’... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:53:36 Article Views Rating: 347 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Majority of Londoners support £25 emissions charge In the latest round of the battle between London Mayor Ken Livingstone and Porsche over the UK capital’s new congestion charge, a survey has found that most of the city’s residents are in favor of the scheme. According to the results, 61% of Londoners support the updated scheme, which charges owners of high-emissions vehicles £25 $51 for driving through certain parts of the city. The survey, which polled 1,041 residents from the age of 16 onwards, also revealed that close to 70% think the charges... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:53:56 Article Views Rating: 270 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 > Other > Kelley Blue Book hands out 2008 Brand Image Awards Automakers work very hard at the branding process, which takes years and years of effort to achieve. For instance, when a consumer hears Porsche, he or she likely sthink of sports cars and iconic design principles -- despite the fact that the German brand sells plenty of SUVs, too. And when a brand starts to get a negative image, it can take years to overcome that bad stigma -- just ask Ford. So, with all of this in mind, Kelley Blue Book has announced the winners of its 2008 Brand Image Awards, which... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:41 Article Views Rating: 182 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche may use VW stake to avoid emissions rules Porsche has a major challenge on its hands in the form of strict new fuel-economy and emissions regulations set to roll in across the U.S. and Europe in coming years. Carmakers are being forced to improve their average fleet-wide mileage and carbon emissions levels and for a niche brand like Porsche, which sells a limited range of high-performance models, meeting these new standards will be near impossible given the current deadlines. To get around the new regulations, Porsche may be able to merge its... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 08:08:16 Article Views Rating: 177 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche may avoid CAFE penalty by buddying up with VW Porsche's forthcoming majority stake in Volkswagen has the potential to remove a CAFE-sized thorn from the automaker's side. After a failed bid in Congress to create an exemption for itself from the recently revised fuel economy standards, Porsche needed a way to increase its CAFE rating in the U.S. This might be achieved by combining Porsche and VW's emissions and fuel-economy numbers into one lump sum, thus preserving the automaker's performance heritage.While this certainly isn't anything new &ndash... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 08:09:17 Article Views Rating: 183 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > VIDEO: Porsche GT3 Cup Car vs. Cayman GTR... on 11th Ave. Click above to view videoLast week at the New York Auto Show we had trouble getting a cab in front of Javitz Center, but somehow the cats at Garage 419 were able to shut down 11th Ave. long enough to race a couple muscled-up Porsches. Pitted in a street racing battle are a Farnbacher Loles GT3 cup car and a Farnbacher Loles Cayman GTR. Both Porsches aren't lacking for power either, as the rear wheels pushing each Stuttgart stud are tested to the limits during the race and at the post-event dueling... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:10 Article Views Rating: 166 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Video: Aptera Typ-1 moves into production Already we’ve seen preproduction versions of Aptera’s aerodynamic plug-in hybrid reviewed by several major publications, on TV and on movie sets. Now the company is ready to move into production, having raised enough money to support the manufacturing process, the company is now beginning to hire workers and conduct advanced crash testing. It looks like Aptera just might achieve their goal of delivering the first customer Typ-1 in 2008. The plug-in hybrid has already established a place for... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-28 05:33:28 Article Views Rating: 136 Main > Car Makers News > Bentley > Bentley, and luxury cars generally, face life or death struggle One headline made me do a double-take at the annual Geneva Car Show early in March. "Geneva 2008: Bentley to go 120 G/km by 2012" Let me try and explain some of that gobbledygook. "G/km" is short for grammes of carbon dioxide CO2 per kilometre. That's European shorthand for how much a car apparently threatens the climate with its emissions of CO2. This formula is simply a more opaque way of expressing a more familiar measurement of miles per gallon. After quickly consulting my conversion table I can... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-28 05:33:56 Article Views Rating: 186 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche 911: Ultimate car from the '80s? Growing up as a child in the '80s had its ups and its downs. Sure, every generation looks back at its past-self and wonders-out-loud, "What were you thinking," from time to time. Still, our generation sure did have plenty of cool cars, and many of those were featured on television. A rare day went by when we didn't lust for Magnum P.I.'s Ferrari 308; sitting in the movie theater being mesmerized by Doc's De Lorean not that it's that great of a car, but it's iconic nonetheless from Back to the Future; or... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-28 05:33:57 Article Views Rating: 223 |
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