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Toyota Supra Fast and Furious - RSportsCars.com (#)

„Stunt replicas were used for all the abusive driving. Upon completion of the motion picture, the car was returned to the owner with no damage, having been carefully protected by the film’s Transportation Managers. Numerous 8” x 10” photos were provided to the owner showing the car in action during the movie, as was a host of other souvenirs. The owner also served as Technical Advisor on the picture and provided dialog assistance for the script.“

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

Electric Lotus - Popular Mechanics (#)

„I'm sure the guys at Green MotorSport can give it "the ultimate track test". All the car Manufacturers seem to be getting close, but the problem of battery cost still is with us! Might there be another technology under development one asks that has all the power of a bank of super batteries but at a less cost? Biofuels from energy crops will make an important contribution to future transport, but we must not ignore the fact that electric cars have serious performance potential.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/ 3423261.html - Cached

Auto Clinic - Popular Mechanics (#)

„Brakes on almost all passenger cars and light trucks today are asbestos--free, to protect mechanics and brake manufacturers and to prevent exposing the carcinogen to the environment. Brake manufacturers have replaced asbestos with Kevlar, sintered metal and even ceramics. But it's tough to create a brake pad material that hits the sweet spot by minimizing squeal and brake pad dust accumulation, while maximizing hot performance, wet performance and lining life.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/how_to/ 4199869.html - Cached

Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2006 (#)

„Pioneering innovations help the E-Class continue to set the pace of passenger car safety in its market segment: Saloon and Estate are equipped as standard with the anticipatory PRE-SAFE® system whose “reflexes” respond before an impending collision by activating protection measures for the driver and front passenger. As a result, the seatbelt and airbag provide maximum protection in the event of a collision ...“

http://www.autointell.com/nao_companies/daimlerchrysler/mercedes/.../ e-class-2006-01.htm - Cached

GM Urges Feds to Fund Major Battery Research and Development Effort (#)

„Putting tariff on foreign car imports is not a good way to raise the technological level for domestic carmakers. Much better way is to mandate stricter fuel efficiency standard and other competitive standards requirement for domestically produced cars, via carrot-and-stick approach, so that a domestic car can compete in world-wide auto markets ...“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ gm_urges_feds_t.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/01/30

Ford Introduces Edge with HySeries Fuel-Cell Plug-in Series Hybrid Drive (#)

„There is zero doubt in my mind that Auto Companies could build a two seat commuter car, series hybrid, made with light weight composite materials, 0-60 in < 9 secs, 1-2 kwh battery, 25-50 hp electric motor, top speed 70 mph, high efficiency FlexFuel engine/generator of 8-10 kw output, with>200 mpg fuel economy, probable production cost in volume of ~$10,000, and a>25 year life expectancy, with minimal maintenance ...“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ ford_introduces.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2007/01/23

GM sweeps North American Car and Truck of the Year awards - Autoblog (#)

„Number 13 if you think C&D is really H&D( Honda & Driver), i think MT (Motor Trend) is really Toyo trend, in fact, i always read the issue in spanish (i`m from venezuelaÇ) and i realice that the last test they did to any GM car in the english issue, the do not printed in the spanish one, so whats your problem Toyo Trend?. I could not read, the evaluation, of the saturn Sky, Saturn aura, chevrolet silverado, Gmc sierra, and so many other,“

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/07/.../ - Cached

Hydrogen Micro-Economics - Popular Mechanics (#)

„The idea of this toy is to showcase a concept and possibly the kid's who play with it may be inspired to perfect this technology further.The key to producing Fuel Cell or Hydrogen powered cars is finding a cheap source of power that is environmentlaly safe.Apart from Wind and Solar there are not many other clean sources available. Also making Solar Panels and Wind Turbines are not necessarily clean manufacturing technologies ...“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/technology_news/ 3525566.html - Cached

07 Automotive News World Congress | Speakers (#)

„Tim Blett joined Doner in 1985 and currently oversees the Newport Beach Office. The office services a diverse group of clients, including Black & Decker, Mazda, PacSun, The UPS Stores, 1-800-Cable and United Healthcare, along with several pro-bono accounts. During his tenure at Doner, Mr. Blett has focused on building and leading the Doner team to be the best at finding impactful ideas that grow his clients' businesses.“

http://www.autonews.com/files/07_anwc/ speakers.html - Cached

Sports Car Briefs - AutoWeek (#)

„With support from Porsche Motorsport North America, Grand-Am and IMSA, the series will feature six race weekends with two races per event, including professional driver coaching, testing, tuning and practice. Drivers’ clinics will include the use of in-car cameras, and instructors will drive racers’ cars to set lap times and collect telemetry data to help drivers improve.“

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070223/free/70221005/.../ free - Cached

DETROIT AUTO SHOW: New Lexus F-Car to topple next BMW M3's supremacy? New details.. - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„i agree with ventura here, when it comes to the hot small sedans, its definately a BMW vs Audi battle on the top end, and a Lexus vs Mercedes battle behind that. The thing here is that, until Mercedes starts to make manual trannies for these cars, Lexus will always have the upper hand over them (which sucks heh) but I would probably wait for the new Hot C to come out before making any judgements on the new generations“

http://www.autospies.com/news/.../ - Cached

2008 Chevrolet Malibu breaks cover (#)

„I prefer a column shifter because it's much easier for parallel parking, which I have to do almost everywhere I go because I live in NYC. I had an 89 Lincoln Mark VII last year with the console shifter and I hated it, in fact, along with problems with the air suspension that I didn't want to invest money to correct, the console shifter was the reason I sold the car after only 6 months of ownership ...“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/29/2008-chevrolet-malibu/ - Cached

2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Limited - Automotive News (#)

„The only things that tip people off to how special this Impreza is are the small pink STI emblems on the grille and tail, tasteful front lip spoiler and large black Brembo brakes. In the grocery store parking lot it blends in nicely with the sea of more normal cars, proving that it is a true sleeper. Not a lot of things are cooler than having something that can blow the silly body kits off of unsuspecting prey.“

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/cw/20070129/.../ 70126005 - Cached

iZoom Site (#)

„The car is very fast, and instead of turbo lag followed by an explosion of power, the Evo provides a very direct and linear application of its horsepower. We still were surprised at how quickly we were banging against the rev limiter, which on the pre-production test cars we're driving has been set at 7,200 rpm.“

http://www.izoom.com/ 2003mitsubishievolution.html - Cached

EPRI and Argonne National Laboratory to Assess Commercial Viability of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (#)

„The research project, which is funded by the Department of Energy™s Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies, is the latest in ongoing formative research that began in 2001 with the EPRI study, Comparing the Benefits and Impacts of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Options, and the Argonne study Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology Assessment: Methodology, Analytical Issues, and Interim Results ...“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/11/ epri_and_argonn.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/11/28

Luxury Sport Sedans - Review & Road Test - Automobile Magazine (#)

„We have some problems with the grille, but we love the way the new A6 brings muscularity to the classic Audi shape. For us, this car matches a pro-vocative style with clear brand character, the ideal in this market segment. "The grille gives a useful and reasonably subdued visual cue to us that Audi is breaking with the past," says contributor Preston Lerner.“

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/sedans/.../ index.html - Cached

Road and Track (#)

„Avge gas mileage:24 miles per gallon. It may not be that fast to some people..but not bad for a car i can drive across country with no problems and gets better gas mileage than any small block chevy i ever owned. Hummm?...must be the extra torqe eh?  Made the same modifications to a 1970 mach one mustang W/390 engine..oh yeah! it was fast, but couldnt afford to drive it!“

http://www.roadandtrack.com/idealbb/ view.asp?topicid=10090 - Cached

Mac user installs Mac mini with 'Front Row' in Ford F-150 (#)

„Their announcement of putting DOS machines with touch screens in F-150™s is frightening. With the U.S. auto makers struggling for market share, Ford certainly doesn™t need to go to the added expense of putting IT guys (aka: Windoz Winnies) in every dealership to constantly care for all the problems inherent with those systems. Please, someone email this article to Billy Ford!“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2005/12/02/.../ - Cached

Jalopnik: Obsessed With The Cult Of Cars (#)

„The former chief stylist with Zagato is responsible for the Aston Martin DB4, Alpha Romeo TZ and Fulvia Zagato Sport. This car was allegedly inspired by the Alpha Romeo TZ prototype of 1965. No word on whether it'll make its debut in Geneva, or at some VIP event at secret Italian castle in the Lake Como region. We're betting on the first one.“

http://www.jalopnik.com/ - Cached

Car Cleaning Supplies - In Gear Online - Automobile Magazine (#)

„Mr. Clean Autodry Pro Series For the ultimate in car-cleaning slackerdom, hook this device up to your hose, spray, and forget about a chamois or towel. This update to the original AutoDry adds a jet-rinse setting, a self-draining carrying case, a soft-grip handle, and a swiveling hose connector. ($40)“

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/in_gear/ 0508_car_cleaning_supplies - Cached

The Tablet PCs Weblog (#)

„Review of ArtRage 2 and Alias Sketchbook Pro: Chad "The Cartoon Monkey" Essley provides a very thorough, heavily illustrated review of the newly released ArtRage 2 and compares it to Alias Sketchbook Pro. One costs $20.00, the other $179.00. How do they stack up?“

http://tabletpcs.weblogsinc.com/ - Cached

It's time to drop the gloves! Which car is better-BMW 335, Lexus IS350 or Infiniti G35? - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„the 335i is the fastest here and every test has proven that what other car in this class can to 0-60 in less than 5.0 seconds those are M3 numbers and rs4 numbers(except its 20,000 more) the is drives like an old heavy lexus wheres the handling here, and the infiniti just doesnt have the luxury of the other 2... ...“

http://www.autospies.com/news/.../ - Cached

Geneva Auto Salon: Kia ex_cee'd convertible concept - Automobilemag.com Auto Shows Forum (#)

„Two years ago, Kia introduced the Cee'd concept at Geneva, and that car is now in production. Last year came the Pro_cee'd, a sport hatchback that is due out at the end of this year. Now, a convertible has been added to the mix.“

http://forums.automobilemag.com/70/6231047/auto-shows/.../ index.html#6229971 - Cached

Ford Shadrach Mustang GT by Pure Power Motorsports - RSportsCars.com (#)

„Side skirts molded in carbon-fiber hide all but the outlets of the side exhaust pipes. A Pro Stock adjustable wing and lower air diffuser maintain clean airflow as the Shadrach carves its way through the atmosphere.“

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

1999 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (#)

„February 5 - Mike Tyson is sentenced to a year's imprisonment, fined $5,000, and ordered to serve 2 years probation and perform 200 hours of community service for the August 31, 1998 assault on 2 people after a car accident.“

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999 - Cached

Detroit Auto Show: Acura concept stops the show but not the imagination - Autoblog (#)

„13. Wow, just because it's a front engined car you guys are proclaiming that it looks American. Fact: A lot of countries make front engined cars. Might as well say it looks German or Italian.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/07/.../ - Cached

Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG - RSportsCars.com (#)

„The AMG 6.3-liter V8-engine provides the performance levels of a sports car, with acceleration from zero to 60 in under 5.0 seconds and a maximum speed of 155 mph (electronically limited).“

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

Scion's dilemma - AutoWeek (#)

„The three- to five-year planning cycles for most cars and trucks poses a difficult challenge for Scion, a brand whose fickle customers are quick to abandon any product that seems stale.“

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20060523/free/.../ 1041 - Cached

2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (#)

„June 21 - A Volna booster rocket carrying the first light sail spacecraft (a joint Russian-United States project) fails 83 seconds after its launch, destroying the spacecraft.“

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005 - Cached

1978 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (#)

„April 7 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter decides to postpone production of the neutron bomb - a weapon which kills people with radiation but leaves buildings relatively intact.“

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978 - Cached

North American International Auto Show (#)

„Acura says the sports car concept will “provide a glimpse of the next-generation Acura exotic sports car.”“

http://wardsauto.com/reports/2007/naias/ - Cached

Initial Testing of Hybrid Utility Trucks Shows 40%&ndash;60% Drop in Fuel Consumption (#)

„Initial independent test results of prototype hybrid utility trucks being used in the WestStart’s Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) pilot program (earlier post) have shown a decrease in fuel consumption of 40%–60% measured against driving and work cycles typical of the utility industry ...“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/09/ initial_testing.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2005/09/29

CarDomain Blog: Car Junkies, Get Your Daily Fix Here (#)

„And that made me sad, because I love Jaguars. I think the XJ6 is one of the most beautiful four-doors ever made, and while I'm a much bigger fan of the Series I and II, I think the latest models are a huge improvement over the boxy Sovereigns produced in the'80s. Jags shouldn't be square ...“

http://blog.cardomain.com/ - Cached

Mazda Unveils a Prodrive-Modified RX-8 in the UK - RSportsCars.com (#)

„Based on the 232 bhp high-power version of Mazda RX-8 with leather trim, the PZ has been further developed by Mazda jointly with leading motorsport company Prodrive, and specialist component suppliers Bilstein, Eibach and OZ Racing ...“

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/articles/ rx8_prodrive.asp - Cached

Autoblog (#)

„As you know, we were unabashedly impressed with the C30 when it debuted as a concept at the 2006 North American International Auto Show and were equally excited to see the production version lost little of the concept's charm ...“

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

Features - Car and Driver (#)

„Supercar Supermarket: AUDI PROJECT ROSEMEYER“

http://www.caranddriver.com/sitemap/features/3/ - Cached

 

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Posted at March 7, 2007 03:37 PM