Archive | December, 2010
Chevrolet Sail electric concept can travel 93 miles before needing to recharge

Chevrolet Sail electric concept can travel 93 miles before needing to recharge

At the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show last week, General Motors unveiled its new Chevrolet Sail electric concept vehicle. “GM is committed to delivering a range of advanced propulsion technologies and offering a portfolio of solutions that will allow our customers to choose the vehicle that best meets their needs,” said Kevin Wale, President and Managing [...]

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Aston Martin Explore App now available for download for Apple iPhone, iPod Touch

Aston Martin Explore App now available for download for Apple iPhone, iPod Touch

Aston Martin has released a new app for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Known as the Aston Martin Explore, the app was developed with the company’s design and engineering teams and offers an interesting insight into the brand. Aston Martin Explore allows you to: Keep up-to date with the latest Aston Martin news Be [...]

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Porsche confirms new model debut for 2011 Detroit Auto Show

Porsche confirms new model debut for 2011 Detroit Auto Show

Porsche is making its much-anticipated return to the Detroit Auto Show this year and we heard reports earlier this month that the automaker plans on showing a “spectacular” model at the show next month. “At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit (January 10 to 23) Porsche will be giving a new model its [...]

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Video: GM explains the 2011 Chevrolet Volt’s fuel-economy

Video: GM explains the 2011 Chevrolet Volt’s fuel-economy

Having trouble understanding the EPA fuel-economy sticker on the Chevrolet Volt? Is understanding the new fuel economy ratings for plug-in electric vehicles can be a daunting task? Well, GM has just released a video explaining the Chevrolet Volt’s two MPG ratings. Check out the video after the jump and let us know if this video [...]

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KBB releases list of Top 20 Most Researched New Vehicles in 2010

KBB releases list of Top 20 Most Researched New Vehicles in 2010

There are just four days left in 2010 and that means we are going to be getting a bunch of Top 2010 lists all over the Internet. We’ve already seen a couple here in the past month and today the guys at Kelley Blue Book revealed their list of the ‘Top 20 Most-Researched New Vehicles [...]

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Dodge Journey to be rebadged as the ‘Fiat Freemont’ in Europe

Dodge Journey to be rebadged as the ‘Fiat Freemont’ in Europe

The relationship between Chrysler Group and Fiat SpA is turning out to be a very beneficial one for both automakers. Latest reports suggest that Chrysler will stop selling the Dodge Journey in Europe and will rebadge the model for the market as a Fiat. The model will be called the Fiat Freemont and is a [...]

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Ford to offer fuel-saving start-stop technology for North American cars in 2012

Ford to offer fuel-saving start-stop technology for North American cars in 2012

Auto start-stop systems are very popular in Europe. The technology saves fuel in vehicles by automatically turning off the engine when the vehicle comes to a stop and restarts it once the gas pedal has been pushed. FoMoCo confirmed today that it will start offering the start-stop system for its North American lineup in 2012. [...]

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SYNC Applink now available for download, Ford Fiesta owners get voice control over apps

SYNC Applink now available for download, Ford Fiesta owners get voice control over apps

Ford has announced the next phase of the SYNC system with the release AppLink, the industry-first software application that gives SYNC users hands-free voice control over smartphone apps for Android, Apple iPhone and BlackBerry devices. When the concept was first in development, Ford had mentioned that BlackBerry and Android devices would be supported, but has [...]

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Ford doesn’t care if Camaro will outsell the Mustang this year

Ford doesn’t care if Camaro will outsell the Mustang this year

The Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang sales war has been going on ever since the new Chevrolet Camaro made its comeback. Through Nov., Ford sold a total of 68,264 Mustangs, while Chevrolet sold 75,685 units of the Camaro. So is Ford worried? Nor particularly. Ford’s sales analyst George Pipas said that the company isn’t concerned [...]

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Chrysler receives trademark approval for ‘Cuda’ and ‘Tradesman’ nameplates

Chrysler receives trademark approval for ‘Cuda’ and ‘Tradesman’ nameplates

Earlier this month, Dec. 15 to be exact, Chrysler received two Trademark Office approvals – one for the name ‘Cuda’ and one for the name ‘Tradesman.’ Right away, the muscle car fan in us really excited about the nameplate Cuda, since the Plymouth Barracuda is one of the most sought-after muscle cars. However, the only [...]

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