Archive | February, 2009
2010 Ford Ranger gets AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control

2010 Ford Ranger gets AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control

Yes – this is indeed the 2010 Ford Ranger. Even though the compact pickup remains mostly unchanged from the outside on the inside Ford dropped in new standard safety technology – AdvanceTrac and RSC (Roll Stability Control – that helps the 2010 Ranger from skidding or flipping on rollover conditions. The 2010 Ford Ranger also [...]

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2009 Audi Q5 pricing starts at $37,200

2009 Audi Q5 pricing starts at $37,200

Following the details on the U.S. spec 2009 Audi Q5, Audi has dropped the pricing info on the all-new compact crossover that will hit showrooms next week. The 2009 Audi Q5 will be available in three equipment levels with pricing starting at $37,200 for the Audi Q5 Premium. The Audi Q5 Premium Plus and the Q5 [...]

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Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione for sale on eBay

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione for sale on eBay

Alfa Romeo only sent 84 units of the 8C Competizione to the stateside and they were all reported to have been sold out. Apparently that’s not the case. We guess with the credit crunch and the tough economic times, the market for expensive supercars is pretty soft. After doing some digging, the Inside Line folks [...]

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U.S. hires advisers on what to do with GM and Chrysler

U.S. hires advisers on what to do with GM and Chrysler

Prior to naming a ‘car czar’ the U.S. government has reportedly hired two law firms with extensive bankruptcy experience and the invest bank Rothschild to advise the U.S. Treasury on the restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler with taxpayers bailout money. According to a person familiar with the matter, New York law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham [...]

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Chevrolet bringing new Bumblebee Camaro to Chicago along with other Autobots

Chevrolet bringing new Bumblebee Camaro to Chicago along with other Autobots

Chevrolet has announced that it will be bringing the new version of the Bumblebee Camaro from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen to the 2009 Chicago Auto Show next week Along with Bumblebee Camaro, Chevrolet said it will also bring other good-guy Autobots. So far we’ve seen the Chevrolet Beat, Volt and Corvette Stingray Concept in [...]

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Ford: Study finds using SYNC reduces driving distractions

Ford: Study finds using SYNC reduces driving distractions

Ford said today that a new study shows that its SYNC hands-free system reduces the level of driving distractions when a drive attempts to select a phone number or choose a song to play from their playlist. The research conducted by Ford itself found that on average a driver takes his/her eyes off the road [...]

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Geneva Preview: Kia to show new small MPV Concept

Geneva Preview: Kia to show new small MPV Concept

Kia today dropped a teaser image of an all-new concept that it will unveil on March 3 at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The Korean automaker did not release many details with the image – actually it was a very short press released which you can read right here: “Kia will reveal an all-new concept [...]

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Honda Accord Type S to be unveiled in Geneva

Honda Accord Type S to be unveiled in Geneva

Along with the S2000 Ultimate Edition, Honda will unveil a hot diesel going version of the new Honda Accord at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The Honda Accord Type S will use the same 2.2L diesel engine in the standard car but has been reworked to produce an extra 29-hp (a total of 258-hp) and an extra [...]

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Video: The Black Stig is back, emerges from the ocean after 6 years

Video: The Black Stig is back, emerges from the ocean after 6 years

As if all the controversy and speculation surrounding the true identity of Top Gear’s “The Stig” wasn’t confusing enough, a video popped up on YouTube yesterday showing the Black Stig, the original mystery driver, emerging from the ocean. The video has raised a lot of speculation that BBC is bringing back the character after the identity [...]

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Ford to cut 850 jobs in the U.K.

Ford to cut 850 jobs in the U.K.

FoMoCo yesterday said that it is working to cut as many as 850 jobs in Britain and is looking to review this year’s pay deal with workers. The new layoffs represent about 7 percent of 12,900 Ford’s U.K. work force. Ford will cut employments at its Transit van plant in England by up to 500 through [...]

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