Archive for May, 2010
Ford Unveils DUB Edition 2011 Mustang
Posted on 03. May, 2010 by admin.
Pony car fans might not think the love of the Mustang is a generational thing, but Ford apparently does, and it is targeting the new DUB Edition 2011 Mustang directly at younger urban drivers. The car, a collaboration between DUB, Ford and Roush, combines Roush and DUB appearance features for a more aggressive look. So what are the changes in the…
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Toyota Assembles Expert Panel to Review Quality, Safety
Posted on 03. May, 2010 by admin.
In the wake of its unprecedented worldwide recalls, Toyota has asked an independent panel of experts to evaluate the company from top to bottom, looking at every aspect of the business from vehicle safety systems to internal company communication.
The panel’s first task will be to examine the Japanese automaker’s safety and quality-control methods to see where the safeguards broke down that led to the recall over sudden acceleration and evaluate the electronic throttle system that has come under so much scrutiny. Panel members have already visited U.S. factories, including the Georgetown, Ky., plant. The seven-member panel is scheduled to meet with Toyota’s top executives and President Akio Toyoda in Japan next month.
Toyota has rounded up a heavy-hitting team for the panel, finding spots for experts in business, transportation, vehicle safety and technology. Members of the panel are Norman Augustine, former CEO of Lockheed Martin and former undersecretary of the Army; Sheila Widnall, a professor at MIT who served on the board investigating the Columbia space shuttle disaster; Rodney Slater, former transportation secretary who was involved in the investigation of Ford SUV rollovers; Roger Martin, dean of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management; Patricia Goldman, former vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board; Mary Good, dean of engineering and information technology at the University of Arkansas; and Brian O’Neill, former president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Quality Panel to Review Toyota (Detroit News)
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Report: BMW Considering X4 Crossover, Again
Posted on 03. May, 2010 by admin.
A few years back BMW was reportedly working on a sporty crossover model based on its X3 platform and designed along the same lines as the X6, however, the vehicle, tipped to be called the X4, quickly fell off the radar once the global financial crisis hit. With BMW now cruising into the top selling luxury brand position, things are looking up for…
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Updated Interior And Z28 Pegged For 2012 Chevrolet Camaro
Posted on 03. May, 2010 by admin.
While the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro will come in later this year with a 312 horsepower rating, the new Synergy Green paint option and a heads-up display on higher trim models, a much more substantial update is tipped for the 2012 model year. We all know that the Camaro Convertible will finally be launched in the first half of next year, but insider…
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Cars.com’s $25,000 Family Sedan Shootout
Posted on 02. May, 2010 by admin.
What happens when you take eight of the best-selling and newest family sedans and pit them against each other? Well, it turns out you get a pretty clear winner as evidenced in our $25,000 Family Sedan Shootout.
The premise is pretty self-explanatory. Each test car in the shootout needed to have a four-cylinder engine, automatic transmission and a price tag under $25,000 before destination. Otherwise, the automakers could load up the cars with any features they wanted, as long as they kept it under the price tag.
Then, a team of Cars.com, USA Today and “MotorWeek” experts took the cars to task alongside a real-world family of four. The contenders were the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion, Chevy Malibu, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda6, Nissan Altima and Suzuki Kizashi.
There are a lot of revealing tidbits about the cars and how some really surprised us — Kizashi?! Check out all the stories below and leave your thoughts and questions in the comment section.
- The $25K Family Sedan Shootout
- Meet the Shootout Family
- What Makes a Good Family Car
- Family Car Shootout: Real-World Mileage
- What $25,000 Will Get You
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560 Horsepower Audi R8 GT Storms In
Posted on 01. May, 2010 by admin.
BMW has enjoyed some success with its CSL range of stripped out ready-to-race M3s and Mercedes-Benz has delivered several of its own lightweight Black Series models. That leaves the third major German luxury automaker, Audi, which has now revealed a lighter and more powerful version of its V-10 powered R8 supercar. Using techniques learned from…
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2010 Chumpcar Nashville Superspeedway: Weather 1, Racers 0.5
Posted on 01. May, 2010 by admin.
Racing isn’t a fair-weather sport. It’s easy to love a good summer day’s lapping, sticky tires and hot tarmac rewarding good driving with plenty of grip and feedback. But when the weather turns foul, or as was the case this weekend at the Chumpcar Nashville Superspeedway, near-Biblical, the race goes on–up to a point. And that’s where you find…
