Infiniti has launched the 2011 QX56 today
Published By Lupica G. On Wednesday, March 31st 2010. Under Infiniti Tags: 2011, 2wd, 4wd, 7 inch dvd system, Around View Monitor, awd, Bose, dig, Infiniti, Infiniti Hard Drive Navigation System, Infiniti QX56, launched today, leather, luxury, luxury suv, New York Auto Show, power, premium, prices, QX56, redesign, suv, V8, vvel
The currently happening New York Auto Show hosted the official launch of Infiniti’s large luxury SUV, the QX56 today. As pictures tell the story, the new QX56 has had a major redesign from the old one up and as pictures don’t tell the story there’s a lot of interesting things ... read more
2011 Lincoln MKZ sets out to bring efficiency to the American luxury cars
Published By Lupica G. On Wednesday, March 31st 2010. Under Ford, Lincoln Tags: 2011, American, atkinson cycle, battery power, efficiency, environmental, Ford, hybrid, launch, Lincoln, Lincoln MKZ, luxury, luxury sedan, MKZ, MyKey, New York Auto Show, no compromise, official, sedan, Smart Gauge with EcoGuide, Sync, technology
The New York Auto Show is set to start tomorrow and it’s the place where the Lincoln MKZ hybrid sedan is going to have its debut. Expectations are high for this new Lincoln as it’s being tagged as the most fuel efficient luxury sedan in the United States.
According to Ford’s ... read more
Nissan has officially announced prices for the 2011 Leaf
Published By Lupica G. On Tuesday, March 30th 2010. Under Nissan Tags: 2011, additional tax credit, America, cashback, deliveries, electric, federal tax credit, first electric car to be in mass production, fully electric, Leaf, lease, lease program, mass production, Nissan, Nissan Leaf, offers, official, orders, pre-orders, price, prices, tax credit, US price list, USA
Nissan has announced that starting with December Nissan dealerships in the US will start selling the Leaf. The 2011 Nissan Leaf is the first mass-produced, all-electric, zero-emission vehicle and will have a starting price of $32.780.
This price comes to terms with federal tax credits worth $7.500 bringing your bill to ... read more
BMW celebrates 25 years of Technik
Published By Lupica G. On Tuesday, March 30th 2010. Under BMW, Concept Cars Tags: 25 years, alternative, BMW, BMW Technik, celebration, communication, concept, Concept Cars, development, E1, efficient dynamics, electric, energy saving, hybrids, information, IT-Motive 2020, Just 4/2, research, technology, Z1, Z18, Z22, Z29
Technik may not mean a lot to you because today the subsidiary company of BMW founded in 1985 with one purpose in mind: the development and the construction of BMW concept cars. The company has changed its name since then to BMW Forschung und Technik, or Research and Technology but ... read more
Hennessey Venom GT officially revealed
Published By Lupica G. On Monday, March 29th 2010. Under Hennessey, Lotus Tags: 1000 hp, 262 mph, Brembo, carbon fiber, ceramic, CFD, exige, fastest production car in the world, gt, Hennessey, hennessey venom gt, Lotus, lotus exige, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2, official figures, officially revealed, performance, power, venom, venom gt, veyron killer
In troubled times when economy is key everywhere, people worry about how much fuel costs and so on, some people worry about how much power could be handled by one of the smallest and lightest cars in production.
Most of these people work for Hennessey Performance Engineering and what their most ... read more
Cadillac shows off the new CTS-V Sport Wagon
Published By Lupica G. On Monday, March 29th 2010. Under Cadillac Tags: 2010, 2011, 6.2 liter LSA supercharged V8, Brembo, Cadillac, Cadillac CTS-V, Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon, CTS-V, estate, fastest estate in the world, LSA V8, magnetic ride control, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2, New York Auto Show, performance, show car, Sport Wagon, supercharged, supercharger, V8
The fastest four door car in the world the CTS-V could be joined by a bigger brother on the market, an estate version. The Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon is, at the moment, a show car meant to deliver thrills at the upcoming New York International Auto show.
The current CTS Sport ... read more
Volvo is being sold today to Geely
Published By Lupica G. On Sunday, March 28th 2010. Under Ford, Geely, Volvo Tags: automotive crisis, bid, China, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Geely, Geely Holding Group, Gothenburg, Lewis Booth, Li Shufu, sale, Stephen Odell, stock purchase details, Swedish car, Sweeden, Volvo, Volvo Cars, Volvo in China, XC90 to be sold in China
Ford Motor Company is meeting up today with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in order to place a beginning to a transaction that is going to take a few months, namely the selling of the Swedish car maker Volvo.
This contract is to help both companies to a great extend as Ford ... read more
Chevrolet reveals Cruze Eco
Published By Lupica G. On Sunday, March 28th 2010. Under Chevrolet Tags: 40 mpg, aerodynamics, cheap, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Cruze Eco, Cruze, Cruze Eco, Eco, ecology, economy, Ecotec, environmentally friendly, EPA estimate, green, highway, New York, performance, power, reengineering, small sedan, turbocharger
The Cruze Eco is a version of the small sedan is the most eco friendly (and pocket friendly in running costs) one yet as it features a highway EPA estimate of 40 mpg. This number is achieved mostly by reengineering certain parts of the car to get hybrid-like mileage without ... read more
Toyota efforts and future
Published By Lupica G. On Saturday, March 27th 2010. Under Toyota Tags: Akio, Akio Toyoda, comittee for global quality, Dino Triantafyllos, efforts to correct, image, new team, quality, recall, safety, safety recalls, St Angelo, Steve St Angelo, Toyoda, Toyota, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, Toyota US, Triantafyllos
Blissfully aware of the immense dent in the reputation they held in the United States of America, Toyota has formed a new team to charge with the responsibility of quality and engineering.
The new team’s leader is Mr. Steve St. Angelo, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North ... read more
Shock absorbers could save you 6% in fuel
Published By Lupica G. On Saturday, March 27th 2010. Under Concept Cars, Electric Cars Tags: 6 percent saved, absorber, am general, breakthrough, bumps, bumpy roads, detroit, ecology, economy, energy, engineering, fleet vehicles, fuel, genshock, green, haul, long, military, MIT, potholes, shock, trucks, usable
Every car on the road has shock absorbers and the way they work is simple – they turn the kinetic energy of a car hitting a bump or pothole into heat which is then dissipated.
A new invention spawned from the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) while some of the ... read more









