Archive for 'SMART'
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee to Start at $30,215
Posted on 12. May, 2010 by admin.
Chrysler’s lone new product for the year is the redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee, which goes on sale in June. Today, the company announced a starting price of $30,215 for base Laredo 4x2, $95 less than the 2010 Laredo 4x2. It will cost $32,215 for the base Laredo 4x4 model, both before a $780 destination charge.
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Trucks and SUVs Cheaper to Insure
Posted on 12. May, 2010 by admin.
When involved in a crash, some vehicles are simply less costly to fix, and the affordability of those fixes is a strong factor in how much it will cost to insure a vehicle. Trucks and SUVs tend to have an edge, according to a government report that tallies losses of insured vehicles for 2007-2009. For instance, a Mercury Mariner is 59% cheaper to insure than the average vehicle, while the Chevy Traverse is 57% cheaper, making them the insurance champs of this report (although the Ford Econoline van is actually the top vehicle at 61% cheaper)
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Pirelli, Schrader Team Up For Computerized ‘Cyber Tire’
Posted on 03. May, 2010 by admin.
The idea of an intelligent tire that can read its own tread depth, temperature, contact patch shape, and more has been in the works for over a year now at Pirelli, but having recently switched partners on the Cyber Tire project, the company says the smart donuts could be on the road by 2013. Last year Pirelli was working with Magnetti-Marelli and...
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Nissan and GE to Collaborate on Smart-Charging EVs
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by admin.
As the auto industry continues dipping its toe into an electric-vehicle future, Nissan wants to get to the front of the pack.
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Rendered: 2011 Volkswagen Polo Sedan
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by admin.
With Ford's new Fiesta Sedan and Hatchback set to do wonders for the Blue Oval in showrooms, and the very chic Fiat 500 just around the corner, Volkswagen would be smart to accelerate plans to introduce its own sub-compact, the Polo, into the U.S. market. Volkswagen has previously hinted at bringing the Polo Stateside in the very near future but..
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Rendered: 2011 Volkswagen Polo Sedan
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by admin.
With Ford's new Fiesta Sedan and Hatchback set to do wonders for the Blue Oval in showrooms, and the very chic Fiat 500 just around the corner, Volkswagen would be smart to accelerate plans to introduce its own sub-compact, the Polo, into the U.S.
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Reader Review of the Week: 2011 Toyota Sienna
Posted on 22. Apr, 2010 by admin.
“DL” from Bedford, N.H., went looking for a vehicle that could comfortably accommodate as many as five adults while still having room in the back for a large stroller. With crossovers and SUVs not quite cutting it, DL turned to the 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan. How has the Sienna faired so far
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Ford Videos Show Off New Sync Features
Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by admin.
As we reported earlier, the 2011 Ford Fiesta will come Sync-equipped and be able to access internet apps such as Pandora through a cell phone.
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Ford SYNC AppLink Voice Control Hates iPhone, Loves Blackberry, Android
Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by admin.
The 2011 Ford Fiesta will be the first Blue Oval car to employ the company's new SYNC AppLink system, which allows voice and button control of smartphones with apps like Pandora and Stitcher. But it'll only work on Blackberry and Android phones--iPhone users are left out in the cold. Pitched as a "safe, convenient" way to access smartphone apps...
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Ford Sync Adds Smartphone App Control
Posted on 19. Apr, 2010 by admin.
When the 2011 Ford Fiesta goes on sale this summer it won’t just be the small package and high mileage that trendsetters will lust after, it’ll be the ability to control Pandora, a free internet radio service, and other smartphone apps using the Sync system’s voice control and Bluetooth technology. First, the good news: The newest version of Ford’s Sync system will launch with the Fiesta this summer.
