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[Lead Stories from AOL] New Cars, Used Cars, Auto News, Car Reviews - AOL Autos: Get the news directly from the show floor with coverage from AOL Autos and Autoblog.com. See the new, more powerful Ford Shelby GT500 and a completely redesigned Ford Taurus.

[Automotive Blogs] 2010 Mazda 3 challenges Premium Compact Car Segment | Automotive ...: Jonathan Frear, who worked on the MAZDA3's design for two years at Mazda Motor Europe, before joining Mazda North American Operations last April, Carlos Salaff, a senior designer who made major contributions at the quarter-scale model stage, and Jordan Meadows, Mazda North American Operations' design manager, are all proud of what they have collectively achieved. "The new MAZDA3 provided us an opportunity to translate new design cues into the reality of a car which Mazda customers can own, drive, and enjoy," notes Meadows.

[Untitled] Steve Jobs, Apple CEO take medical leave « View From The Sidelines: But the investors of the company were not convinced, and his health has served as a distraction for the company. For the past year, the shares of Apple have moved alongside the usual announcement about the condition of his health.

[Untitled] All-New Mazda3 Boosts The Sport Compact Bar To Unprecedented ...: Combining the two medium-sized grille openings used previously into one larger opening also pays functional dividends.  Frear explains: “Shifting the air-intake lower on the car increases the pressure of the flow.  As a result, the actual grille opening is 20-percent smaller than what was necessary with the previous generation MAZDA3.  Most of the air is routed over the hood or around the sides of the car, yielding a significantly lower drag coefficient.  (The previous drag coefficient ranged from 0.30 to 0.32, depending on bodystyle and tire size, and has now been reduced from 0.29 to 0.31.)  Cars equipped with an automatic transmission have a second driver’s-side inlet opening that routes air through a heat exchanger.

[Untitled] Press Release Detail - FORD ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR CONTINUED IN-CAR ...: Mulally, along with Derrick Kuzak, group vice president of Global Product Development, and top members of Ford’s Connected Services team, announced a new set of SYNC services that leverage industry-leading voice-recognition software, integrated GPS technology and a customer’s Bluetooth-capable mobile phone to deliver personalized traffic reports, precise turn-by-turn driving directions and up-to-date information including business listings, news, sports and weather – without the need for a built-in navigation system.

[Australian Car Advice | News Blog] 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Elite CRDi Review » Australian Car Advice ...: Have to say I found this highly distracting on an average drive and even when the green letters were turned off, when I glanced in the rear vision mirror, my eyes were wanting to focus on the small blank black screen.

[Untitled] Kia Soul'Ster Concept: A Ride For The Cali Kids: 11, 2009 - Bringing a sunny beach feeling into Cobo Center on a cold day in January, Kia Motors America (KMA) arrives at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit with the Soul’ster open-air concept, a variation of the highly anticipated Soul, arriving at Kia Motors retailers this spring. With young buyers’ budgets in mind, the Soul’ster is an efficient front-drive car based on the production model Soul, recently introduced at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.

[Untitled] UPSCALE, TECH-SAVVY NEW TAURUS FLAGSHIP DELIVERS STYLE, SUBSTANCE ...: The new Taurus is equipped with a comprehensive package of active and passive safety features, including dual-stage driver and front passenger air bags, side impact air bags and Safety Canopy®, a Ford exclusive protection system that features side curtain air bags that help protect front and rear outboard passengers in both rollover and side impact crashes.

[Thai Automaxx] All-New Ford Taurus : Upscale, Tech-savvy, Flagship Delivers Style ...: Chassis and suspension components are tuned to deliver on the sporty and aggressive design with optimized roll stiffness for cornering control, responsive steering with sharp turn-in and precision accuracy. This chassis tuning of the MacPherson front struts and multi-link rear suspension reflects Ford Global DNA, defined by responsive steering and handling, while maintaining a comfortable ride quality.

[International Business News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com] Next-Gen Dashboards Teach Leadfoots How to Hypermile | Autopia ...: Auto designers, academics andindustry watchers say it won't be long before everyone's offering greengauges in an effort to make us all greener drivers. Some automakers are even thinking about using emerging technology in in-car internet development to let people compare stats and compile "top score"

[Wheels] Five Things I Hate About New Cars - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com: I have been out of the USA for years so maybe the Detroit auto makers no longer have two keys for each new car, when — as the Europeans and Japanese have done for decades already —

[Autoblog] Court strikes down Michigan "fuzzy dice" ban... then reinstates it ...: Every employee at Detroit Metro Airport is given hang tag with an RFID chip to use for the employee lot. Has been for years.

[The Ed Schultz Show - Ed Says Blog] The Ed Schultz Show : Ed Says Blog: Hummer has become the poster child for automotive excess and general environmental indifference. The domestic-brand H3 tied the import-brand FJ in highway fuel economy, while both were bested by the domestic-brand Wrangler.

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