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Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Europe beats GM Europe if the worst happens in Detroit | The Detroit News | detnews.com Ford of Europe looks best placed to survive the fallout of any Detroit Big Three financial disaster. GM Europe's future looks cloudy, while some European experts are trying to look past the current market turmoil for signs the automotive industry can emerge from the wreckage slimmed down but healthier. While it's not yet clear how Washington will finally deal with the bailout requests from General Motors, Chrysler and Ford Motor, experts and academics fear an orderly Chapter XI bankruptcy may be the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 07:57:29 Article Views Rating: 118 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo unveils long-wheelbase S80L for Chinese market Just like the long-wheelbase Audi A4L that debuted in China yesterday, Volvo has just rolled out a longer S80 with an extended wheelbase designed to suit Chinese premium car buyers' tastes. Unlike the Audi, we have a profile shot to show the extra length of the Volvo S80L. Volvo entered the Chinese market with its locally built S40 in 2006. Now it has made the decision to produce this market-specific version of the brand's flagship sedan in China, as well. The S80L gets stretched a full 14 cm 5.5... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-19 07:11:48 Article Views Rating: 126 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Low and slinky Volkswagen CC has much to recommend it | The Detroit News | detnews.com When the subject is styling, Volkswagen is the alpha and the omega of vehicle manufacturers. In the early days, it offered the microbus, with all the design panache of a steamer trunk or a soldier's footlocker, though there was some hope because the original Beetle actually had some charming curvy lines. Now it presents us with the 2009 CC, which is so slick and sensuous that it eclipses anything the German company has ever offered, including the ill-fated Phaeton luxury car. The CC -- VW says the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-17 13:26:17 Article Views Rating: 167 Main > Car Makers News > Lincoln > 2009 Lincoln MKS For the past two decades, the only thing consistent about Ford's Lincoln division has been its inconsistency. To put it lightly, the brand has struggled to find it's place in the automotive landscape. The vehicles from Ford's premium domestic division haven't had a coherent look since the early '80s. Several of its models, such as the LS and the Navigator, have sold well at times, but the absence of a Lincoln DNA hasn't helped. In 2006, North American Design chief Peter Horbury set about changing... Full article... Article added: 2008-10-02 08:35:18 Article Views Rating: 333 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > 2008 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan Shown What Edmunds.com says Although generally competent and comfortable, the aging 2008 Volvo S60 falls short of its German and Japanese rivals in regards to driving dynamics, refinement and overall desirability. Pros Superb front-seat comfort, long list of safety features, comfortable ride. Cons Soft suspension tuning limits handling potential, steering lacks feedback, turbo lag and torque steer in T5 model, tight rear legroom. What's New for 2008 For 2008, the high-performance "R" model has been... Full article... Article added: 2008-09-26 11:51:54 Article Views Rating: 425 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo XC 60 These are the latest spy shots of Volvo's XC 60, winter testing. Although the test vehicle is quite heavily disguised, we can still pick out some of the details that will be making it onto the actual model. The profile of the car shows that the XC 60 will follow the same cab-forward design theme of it's bigger brother, the XC 90. The lower slung bonnet is indicative of the measures taken by manufacturers of SUVs to meet EU crash standards because a tall bonnet does more damage to pedestrians. A good... Full article... Article added: 2008-09-25 06:15:08 Article Views Rating: 870 Main > Car Makers News > Saab > Saab introduced the sporty crossover biofuels The new Saab 9-4x installed engine running on biofuel. Engine differs not only the original system of power as a fuel mixture of gasoline and ethanol, but also high dynamic characteristics. With the help of turbines with a working volume of two liters was withdrawn about 300 hp and 400 Nm. Peak torque available from 2600 to 5400 rpm. Also crossover from Saab has received new system complete with a drive coupling Haldex fourth generation. The new "Haldeks" differs not only from lower dimensions... Full article... Article added: 2008-09-02 12:07:47 Article Views Rating: 493 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > 2008 Volvo C30 WTCC Green Racer Robert Dahlgren returns to his old training ground, driving Volvo’s new C30 Green Racer . Volvo has decided to enter its new ethanol powered Volvo C30 racer in the WTCC World Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch on the 26 - 27th of July.The car, which is in its first year on track, races in the Swedish Touring Car Championship STCC as the only ethanol E85 powered car in that series. In STCC, the car has so far secured three out of seven pole positions and has led close to half of all laps... Full article... Article added: 2008-07-21 08:44:46 Article Views Rating: 288 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Rumormill: 350 hp Volvo C30 R in the works Click above for a high resolution image of the C30 D-Design package Volvo gave its C30 hatchback a pretty aggressive look when it introduced the R-Design package, but unfortunately none of that sportiness made its way beneath the hood. Adding some show to the go, Volvo has reportedly created a C30 prototype fitted with a turbocharged inline-5 pumping out 350 horsepower using the Ford Focus RS engine block as a base. Best of all, it would be able fully put down all that power combined with Volvo's AWD... Full article... Article added: 2008-07-21 08:44:38 Article Views Rating: 223 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Report: Volvo develops 350HP C30 R prototype The C30 has been a hit with hatch fans since its introduction thanks to strong proportions and unique design cues, but something that has always been missing is a super-high performance variant. Like the Focus RS, the new C30 R could offer huge power in a small and sporty hatch. The C30 R shouldn’t be confused with the R-design package C30 pictured, which is a strictly visual upgrade package. The C30 R is intended to be a much meaner variant. In fact, the C30 R will be using the same engine block... Full article... Article added: 2008-07-21 08:44:11 Article Views Rating: 197 |
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