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Officially Official: 2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe - Autoblog (#)

„Since the Drophead Coupé is an open-top car, it would need to be able to handle the elements, and a yacht, with its constant exposure to water, seemed like a good place to do some research. As such, smooth, easily-wipeable seating surfaces are used (no perforated leather here), as well as carpet/floormat materials that are resistant to moisture. And let's not forget the teak decking on the hard tonneau -- that's the most obvious nautical influence of all.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/30/.../ - Cached

Autoblog (#)

„Here's a special item that can tell the love of your life how truly unique you think he or she is. This one of a kind pink vehicle was created in the '60s as the real world embodiment of the cartoon car used in the Pink Panther TV show. As the eBay description tells us, "respected" Hollywood builder Jay Ohrberg created this monstrosity fantastic custom. Described as a "limo," it is 23 ft long, 6 ft wide and is powered by a 7-litre engine!“

http://www.autoblog.com/category/auction-action/ - Cached

Autoblog (#)

„Instead, the auction description claims, it was built from scratch by Lexus. Oddly enough, it's powered by a Chevrolet V6, which leads us to believe the car may have initially been a non-running background car used in the film as a prop. It was probably later transformed into the semi-street legal (check local laws, the auction advises) exotic you see for sale. Shots of the super-spartan interior reinforce that suspicion.“

http://www.autoblog.com/category/lexus/ - Cached

Automotive Intelligence (#)

„The Materia employs the Intelligent Catalyst, developed through Daihatsu's unique technology. Catalysts are used to purify the exhaust gas car engines produce. The major components of a vehicle exhaust gas catalyst are precious metals, such as palladium, rhodium and platinum. One of the problems associated with exhaust gas purification via catalyst is that the catalytic action is degraded by the heat of exhaust gas.“

http://www.autointell.com/asian_companies/daihatsu/daihatsu-cars/.../ daihatsu-materia-07.htm - Cached

just-auto.com Factsheet on Porsche (#)

„Ferdinand Porsche worked with his son Ferry Porsche in designing the 356 but died soon after the first prototype was built. Again, the car used components from the Beetle including its engine, gearbox and suspension. However, the 356 had several evolutions while in production and many VW parts were replaced by Porsche-made parts. The last 356s were powered by 100% Porsche designed engines.“

http://www.just-auto.com/factsheet.aspx?id=228 - Cached

2008 Cadillac CTS revealed (#)

„I too believe that the FWD model should be dropped for a RWD one but it must be something just as big or else there will be a huge hole in caddy™s lineup. I used BMW because that was what the STS made a bad attempt at copying and I used the S class because that car is the current undisputed king of the luxury field and that should be the target for Caddy.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/08/2008-cadillac-cts/ - Cached

Wild Child - AutoWeek (#)

„Central to the Z4’s conversion to greatness is the simple recipe of dropping a stronger engine into a smaller, lighter car—a recipe used by everyone from Henry Ford (the ’32) and Carroll Shelby (Cobra) to John DeLorean (GTO) and jet car-builder Art Arfons. It’s a darn good recipe.“

http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20060320/free/60309009/ 1009 - Cached

Land Rover LR3 sat-nav used to guide cargo plane - Autoblog (#)

„As part of its "Designed for the Extraordinary" marketing campaign, the adventurous folks at Land Rover rolled a 2006 LR3 onboard a C-130 "Hercules" cargo plane, and then the flight crew used the car's nav system to navigate the plane from Nice, France to the island of Corsica.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/01/.../ - Cached

Certified Pre-Owned - - Car and Driver - (#)

„But it also has some disadvantages. For example, a CPO vehicle will likely cost more than the exact same model purchased through the traditional used-car buying process. That's because the certification and refurbishing process costs money and there are profits are tacked on for both the dealer and manufacturer ...“

http://www.caranddriver.com/preowned/8715/ certified-pre-owned-page4.html - Cached

Detorit 2006: Chrysler Imperial Concept (#)

„From the outside to the inside it is a dream car. I used to like the 300c, but this car is Imperial it has the right name for the right car. And the haters out there need to stop hating. Chryler you did your thing on this car.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/08/.../ - Cached

Honda Sees Mass Production of Fuel-Cell Cars Possible by 2018 (#)

„I should be able to buy a Tesla for around the same price or cheaper 11 years from now and that is far from a mass produced vehicle (in fact many of the components are more labor intensive then used on the Lotus Elise upon which it is based such as the carbon fiber body panels).“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/12/ honda_sees_mass.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/12/29

Jay Leno's Garage: Now That's A Hot Rod - Popular Mechanics (#)

„All of my car-owning buddies used to kid me because I never had a real hot rod. Well, a little over a year ago, a guy named Randy Grubb showed up at my garage. He was hauling a trailer with a car on it that he and a pal of his, Mike Leeds, had built.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/jay_leno_garage/ 1302941.html - Cached

Fuji Heavy (Subaru) Announces Plans for Hybrids and Electric Vehicles (#)

„So adding many electric cars cannot work if supplied from grid alone. In fact, the most viable configuration is a slow charge over night or during day and EV car used for local driving (limited range).“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/08/ fuji_heavy_suba.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2005/08/18

Spied: Saab gives 9-3 an Aero-X-inspired face (#)

„Spy photographers have captured images of a facelifted Saab 9-3 wagon, featuring a new nose inspired by the popular Aero-X concept car, which will be used as the basis for all upcoming Saab designs.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/02/06/.../ - Cached

Ford Focus RS WRC 06 - RSportsCars.com (#)

„The Focus RS WRC 06's suspension is a further development of the type used on the 2004-specification car, although rule changes forced M-Sport's engineers to make revisions.“

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/ focus_wrc.asp - Cached

DETNEWS | Weblog | Pistons (#)

„New & Used Cars & Trucks“

http://info.detnews.com/pistonsblog/index.cfm - Cached

ING Renault R27 Formula 1 Car - RSportsCars.com (#)

„The aerodynamic packaging represents a further step forward over its predecessor in terms of overall efficiency, and innovative solutions have been employed in a number of areas to achieve improved performance under stable technical regulations ...“

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/ renault_f1.asp - Cached

 

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Posted at March 7, 2007 03:39 PM