Mercedes reckons fuel cell powered vehicles will become affordable by 2015
Published By Lupica G. On Monday, January 31st 2011. Under Mercedes Tags: 2015, B Class, costs, electric, F-Cell, fuel cell, hydrogen, leasing, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz, price, Toyota, U.S.
I, as a prime hater of hybrid cars, am fully aware that at the moment fuel cell technology is far to expensive to be within the grasp of your average Joe.
Mercedes (and, it has to be said, Toyota before them) reckon that fuel cell technology costs will rapidly go down ... read more
Dacia Duster may soon take on Pikes Peak
Published By Lupica G. On Monday, January 31st 2011. Under Dacia Tags: 3.7 liter engine, Andros Trophy, Dacia, Dacia Duster, Duster, ice racing, low cost, Nissan, Nissan GT-R, Pikes Peak, Renault, Romanian, Tork Engineering, twin turbo, V6
Dacia is a low-cost Romanian brand that's under Renault's umbrella and over the last few years it's been doing rather well.
Actually, it's been doing almost excellently as the recent economic crisis really helped its sales due to more and more people looking for a bargain on a car.
Their latest ... read more
2011 Renault Latutide will not be sold in Germany
Published By Lupica G. On Monday, January 31st 2011. Under Renault Tags: 2011, 2011 Renault Latitude, company fleet car, flagship, French, Germany, Latitude, leased, not sold, price, Renault, Renault Latitude, VelSatis
As it happens, the French don't make weird decisions only when it comes to tires, but also when it comes to the location of selling their new cars.
At least Renault do, because they've recently announced how they don't intent to sell the 2011 Latitude to the followers of the third ... read more
Proton plans to gear up Lotus plans
Published By Lupica G. On Sunday, January 30th 2011. Under Lotus Tags: 2013 Lotus Esprit, 2014, 2015, 2015 Lotus Eterne, 2016, banks, break even, British, financing, five year plan, IndyCar, Lotus, Malaysians, Proton, racing
Since the Malaysians at Proton took over the British at Lotus things have been going pretty much great for the Norfolk based company.
We've seen them shock the Paris Motor Show, expand their racing program, and even go overseas for some IndyCar action.
That's all very nice, and I guess those Brits ... read more
Daimler-Benz to join forces with Toray
Published By Lupica G. On Sunday, January 30th 2011. Under Mercedes Tags: 2012 Mercedes SL, carbon fiber, Daimler, daimler benz, fuel economy, Japanese, joint venture, light weight, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz, SL, Toray
Yeah, I know, who would've thought right? In actuality I barely have a clue as to who's Daimler and none as to who's Toray.
So let's set things straight, the easy stuff first: Daimler is the company that owns Mercedes-Benz, the Germans responsible for bringing you the best cars, for your ... read more
Ferrari unveils 2011 Formula 1 racer
Published By Lupica G. On Sunday, January 30th 2011. Under Ferrari Tags: 2011, aerodynamic, car, F1, Ferrari, Ferrari F1, Ferrari F150, Formula 1, KERS, Pirelli tires, racer, tifosi, unveiled
The Italians at Scuderia Ferrari aren't exactly strangers to coming in first. They've kept this lineup of thoughts when they decided to do what they just did.
Following a juicy array of specs and photos, Ferrari finally unveiled the racer they've prepared for the 2011 season of Formula 1 under the ... read more
2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible pricing is now available
Published By Lupica G. On Saturday, January 29th 2011. Under Chrysler Tags: 2.4 liter, 200, American, Chrysler, Chrysler 200, Chrysler 200 Convertible, convertible, Pentastar V6, price, pricing, six speed automatic, trim level, World Gas Engine
While I'm not the biggest fan of Chrysler, not even of the new 200 which is miles better than any previous generation of the Sebring, I will admit that it's a pretty good car.
Given this sort of starting block, you wouldn't have to be any sort of expert in realizing ... read more
Fiat 500 Abarth showcased wearing Gulf colors
Published By Lupica G. On Saturday, January 29th 2011. Under Fiat Tags: 500, Abarth, Abarth SS, anorak, Colors, Fiat, Fiat 500, Gulf, Gulf Racing, limited edition, Luxembourg, style
As just about any style oriented motorist with a somewhat limited budget will tell you, you can't do better overall than get yourself a Fiat 500 Abarth.
And as any total anorak will tell you, in terms of endurance racing few cars have a better look than the color scheme offered ... read more
AC Schnitzer’s Mini Countryman
Published By Lupica G. On Saturday, January 29th 2011. Under Mini Tags: 18 inch wheels, 19 inch wheels, 4x4, AC Schnitzer, aluminium pedal set, BMW sub brand, British, charm, countryman, german, German tuning, leather, Mini, Mini Countryman, tuning, two tone paint
The British at Mini have a brand to worry about, and their core product is about as brand oriented as it comes.
That said though, there is a point where practicality and customers make car makers change orientation, that's how we got the Mini Countryman instead of the Beachcomber.
So the BMW ... read more
The Volvo V50′s days are numbered
Published By Lupica G. On Friday, January 28th 2011. Under Volvo Tags: Doug Speck, killed off, lineup, states, US, Volvo, Volvo S60, Volvo V50, Volvo XC60, Volvo XC90
The Swedish at Volvo are still aware of the fact that even though they've been recently bailed out of immense trouble, they are still walking on a thin wire.
After providing good news for the workforce and for the Americans, they now have somewhat less pleasant in regards to the future ... read more









