http://www.funkycars.org/ Blog of a Car Lover (while driving a MB123 Coupé) en 2010-03-09T10:05:11+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/need_help_using_nhtsa_site_smart_car_of_america_forums-archive.html [Smart Car of America Forums] Smart Cars of America, LLC is not affiliated with, authorized by, associated with or have any connection with G&K, Zap, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz AMG, Mercedes-Benz McLaren Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, smart Canada Division, DaimlerChrysler, Chrysler LLC, DaimlerChrysler AG, Maybach, smart gmbh, a division of Mercedes Benz LLC, the manufacturer of SMART automobiles, smart USA Distributor, LLC, a division of Penske Automotive Group, Inc, the exclusive authorized U.S. importer and distributor of the smart vehicle or any of their official dealerships

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-09T10:05:11+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/another_smart_car_smart_car_of_america_forums-archive.html [Smart Car of America Forums] I saw a brownish looking smart with black tridion the other day at McDonalds in Hueytown and driver (she) waved at me so I waved back.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-09T10:04:06+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/future_chrysler_production_plans_reportedly_leaked_autoblog-archive.html [Autoblog] I would love to see Chrysler with real luxury at premium (Buick) prices and Dodge's that move like Audi's and BMW's. Hell, give me a new Neon with interior plastics that are flush with each other and bit more sound deadening!

]]> Chrysler admin 2010-03-06T10:35:27+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/report_chrysler_ends_25month_sales_skid_by_sending_58_of_new_-archive.html [Autoblog] Not so much with Toyota, Honda, Subaru and other automakers. Although in Toyota's case that may change (along with the incentives they use on retail sales).

]]> Subaru admin 2010-03-06T10:33:18+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/hybrid_cars_concept_cars_at_geneva_auto_shows_visionwiz_-archive.html [VISIONWIZ] Hybrid Cars &Concept Cars At Geneva Auto Shows. March 4th, 2010. Share |. Goto comments Leave a comment. Some amazing new concept cars and hybrid cars has shown at Geneva auto shows. ...

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-05T10:37:28+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/prokhorov_unveils_hybrid_car_production_rt-archive.html [RT] Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov says his new hybrid car will be built in Russia's carmaking hub Togliatti. He added production of the so-called Mischa-mobile will start next year, with sales from 2012.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-05T10:32:23+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/hybrid_cars_700_gas_only_way_to_curb_global_warming_emissions-archive.html [Hybrid Cars] Sadly, tax credits for hybrid cars and EVs were not seen as an effective path towards reducing emissions, as such tax credits can actually make people drive more according to the soon-to-be-released study.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-04T10:19:22+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/hybrid_cars_lutz_out_new_priusfighting_hybrids_in-archive.html [Hybrid Cars] In terms of the Jordan reference, however, I was comparing Lutz's control on new product development to Jordon's control of the NBA. Nothing happened unless Lutz wanted it to, and a Prius-figher simply wasn't going to happen on Lutz's watch.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-04T10:17:48+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/hybrid_cars_how_to_find_the_best_hybrid_cars_in_the_market_-archive.html [Vilsi: Social BookMark] The Prius hybrid car is tagged the best in terms of environmentalism. Toyota said this hybrid car is designed with zero-emission features, that bids goodbye totally or significantly to gasoline combustion processes in engines, which make up for the pollutants in the air.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-03T10:07:21+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/israel_preps_worlds_first_hybrid_car_radiation_scale_the_truth_-archive.html [The Truth About Cars] Cars conducted a series of tests on the previous generation Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Honda Civic Hybrid, and recorded radiation figures of up to 100 mG during acceleration. Measurements also peaked when the batteries were either full (and in use) or empty (and being charged from the engine), while normal driving at constant speeds yielded 14 to 30 mG on the Prius, depending on the area of the cabin.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-03T10:05:16+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/geneva_2010_the_porsche_918_spyder_concept_is_sexy_hybrid_madness_-archive.html [Autoblog] We hate to go back to the well-used well on this one but we have no choice: The Porsche 918 Spyder Concept is even hotter in person than it is in photos. About the size of a Boxster, it's a little wider and a lot meaner.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-02T10:03:55+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/porsche_918_spyder_plugin_hybrid_concept_gets_78_mpg_hits_62_mph_-archive.html [Autoblog] The 918 Spyder is one of three Porsche models with hybrid drive making their world debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. This trio ñ made up of Porscheís new Cayenne S Hybrid SUV with parallel full-hybrid drive, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car with electric drive on the front axle and a flywheel mass battery, and the two-seater high-performance 918 Spyder mid-engined sports car with plug-in hybrid technology ñ clearly demonstrates not only the great bandwidth of this new drive technology, but also the innovative power of Porsche as a genuine pioneer in hybrid drive.

]]> Entry admin 2010-03-02T10:02:43+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/reading_man_who_crashed_stolen_suv_had_drugs_police_say-archive.html [Berks county news] Burgos of the 300 block of West Buttonwood Street was charged with possessing and intending to deliver cocaine, possessing marijuana, receiving stolen property, fleeing police and related offenses.

]]> Entry admin 2010-02-27T10:35:04+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/two_wheels_suv_riding_the_iraqi_way-archive.html [Car Blog | The Automotive news blog] If you were wondering how to ride on two wheels with your SUV, here’s how. They say it’s middle eastern fun in a stolen Land Cruiser, we think it’s crazy.

]]> Entry admin 2010-02-27T10:33:29+00:00 http://www.funkycars.org/john_yoo_and_jay_bybee_dodge_disciplinary_action_but_recall_-archive.html [ReligionDispatches - Stories] Principle VI of the guidelines created by the International Law Commission of the United Nations for determining what constitutes a war crime for purposes of the Nuremberg Trials included “ill-treatment of prisoners of war.” Under Principle VII, complicity in the commission of a war crime is also a crime under international law. And, most important for our purposes here, Principle II declared that “[t]he fact that internal law does not impose a penalty for an act which constitutes a crime under international law does not relieve the person who committed the act from responsibility under international law.”

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