Archive | March, 2011
2012 Ferrari FF configurator now online

2012 Ferrari FF configurator now online

Looking for something to do during your lunch break? Ferrari has just launched the online configurator for the 2012 Ferrari FF (Ferrari Four). Click here to visit the 2012 Ferrari FF Configurator. Click here for more news on the Ferrari FF. Refresher: Power for the Ferrari FF comes from a 6.3L V12 engine making 651-hp [...]

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Rumor: If Volkswagen gets Alfa Romeo, Alfa could get assistance from Porsche

Rumor: If Volkswagen gets Alfa Romeo, Alfa could get assistance from Porsche

Volkswagen has been pretty persistent about its desire to purchase Alfa Romeo from Fiat SpA and rumor now has it that Alfa is likely to receive direct assistance from Porsche if V-dub has its own way. Reports suggest that Alfa Romeo would get help from Porsche, which is developing a new flat 4-cylinder engine for [...]

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Japan planning 10,000 vending machines that will charge electric-cars

Japan planning 10,000 vending machines that will charge electric-cars

The Japanese love vending machines. As of 2008, there were 5.5 million of them across the country selling everything from candy bars and soda, to cars. In the works right now, is a plan that will put in place 10,000 vending machines by this time next year, that will charge electric cars. This is a [...]

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Bentley, Lamborghini continue to post record poor performances for VW

Bentley, Lamborghini continue to post record poor performances for VW

VW has certainly been enjoying record sales and profits as of late, but all is not well. Bentley, Seat, and Lamborghini, all brands of German automaker, are continually posting record poor performances. VW said at its annual investor’s conference today, that 2010 was ‘the most successful year’ in its history, having sold 7.2 million units [...]

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Associated Press finds out what really affects gas prices

Associated Press finds out what really affects gas prices

Many of us equate rises and falls in oil prices with the same in gas prices, and regard it as the sole determining factor. Unfortunately, that is not reality. The figure displayed over the pump is affected by a plethora of factors, including activity on a commodities exchange floor in New York, to the activities [...]

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Alan Mulally: Ford can handle rising gas prices

Alan Mulally: Ford can handle rising gas prices

With the national average price of gasoline north of $3.50 per gallon, FoMoCo CEO Alan Mulally says that his company is in a much better position to withstand the fallout that rising fuel prices bring upon the industry than it was three years ago, when gas prices broke $4.00 per gallon. Mulally admitted that the [...]

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BAC Mono single-seat road-racer wins our approval in 2.8 seconds

BAC Mono single-seat road-racer wins our approval in 2.8 seconds

A British sports car maker by the name Briggs Automotive Company has announced a new lightweight, single-seat road racer that would compete with the likes of Caterham and Airel. Known as the BAC Mono, the car is for “drivers who seek a purist driving experience and for whom design, engineering excellence and performance are of paramount [...]

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Pagani Huayra has aerodynamic flaps like a commercial airliner that keep it from flying away

Pagani Huayra has aerodynamic flaps like a commercial airliner that keep it from flying away

The Pagani Huayra is one advanced supercar. Power for the Pagani Huayra comes from a Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.0L twin-turbo V12 making 700-hp, which gives the car capability of hitting a top speed of 230 mph. Click here for more news on the Pagani Huayra. Once you’re traveling at 230 mph, you’ll be going faster than [...]

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Report: Porsche 911 GT3 RS Limited Edition in the works

Report: Porsche 911 GT3 RS Limited Edition in the works

The next-generation Porsche 911 is scheduled to be unveiled later this year, but according to recent reports, the Stuttgart automaker is planning another special-edition variant for the current model. Reports suggest that Porsche is working on Porsche 911 GT3 RS Limited Edition, which will be unveiled on April 7. Details are a bit vague but [...]

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Japan earthquake causes delays in 2012 Nissan GT-R shipments to U.S.

Japan earthquake causes delays in 2012 Nissan GT-R shipments to U.S.

The massive 8.9 earthquake in Japan, which caused a 13-foot tsunami to hit the shores of the country, has delayed shipments of the 2012 Nissan GT-R to the United States. Nonetheless, Nissan North America said that it currently has a ‘sufficient supply’ of 2012 Nissan GT-R units already in the United States. While no specific [...]

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