Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Porsche
Following word that Porsche will incorporate direct injection and the 7-speed Doppelkupplung gearbox into the 997 refresh, we've come across an official document...
Archive: april 25, 2008
IIHS warns Canada against merging bumper standards with U.S.
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Canada
Transport Canada has been planning on implementing a change which would lower Canadian bumper safety standards from the current 8 km/h standard to 4 km/h. This halving of the standard would bring the Canadian testing in line with the regulations of both Europe and the U.S. Apparently, Transport Canada believes that vehicles would be cheaper to import while maintaining automobile safety. In fact, Canadian officials believe that the new standard could actually improve pedestrian safety. Or not, according to the IIHS, which has sent a letter to Transport...
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Filed under: Euro, Government/Legal
The future of Bertone has taken a big step in the right direction on the road to recovery with the company's design division, Stile Bertone, spun off as a separate entity...
The future of Bertone has taken a big step in the right direction on the road to recovery with the company's design division, Stile Bertone, spun off as a separate entity...
Filed under: Gadgets, Lifestyle
This is a tourbillon. Nobody needs a tourbillon - it's sort of like the supercar of watches. And nobody really needs a supercar. You can get a rally-tuned all-wheel-drive...
This is a tourbillon. Nobody needs a tourbillon - it's sort of like the supercar of watches. And nobody really needs a supercar. You can get a rally-tuned all-wheel-drive...
Filed under: Etc., Euro, Aston Martin
So you want to work for Prodrive/Aston Martin, but you don't quite have the qualifications to be a bodyshell fabricator or a chief engineer? Then perhaps you have what...
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Filed under: Etc., Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo, Celebrities
Filming of the latest Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, has been put on hiatus after two stunt drivers were injured during filming. The crash apparently...
Filming of the latest Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, has been put on hiatus after two stunt drivers were injured during filming. The crash apparently...
Apr 24 Golden Week Zoom-Zoom Parade
Golden Week, starting in the first week of May, is one of the biggest holidays of the year in Japan. This year, Mazda is celebrating with a Zoom-Zoom Parade through the main streets of its hometown, Hiroshima...
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Plants/Manufacturing, GM, UAW/Unions
GM is still dancing with the UAW over contract issues, now its doing it with local plants regarding items that weren't in the national agreement...
GM is still dancing with the UAW over contract issues, now its doing it with local plants regarding items that weren't in the national agreement...
Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupes, Lotus, Misc. Auto Shows
With less than three months separating us from the official debut of the Lotus Eagle at the 2008 London Motor Show, Car has been able to procure...
With less than three months separating us from the official debut of the Lotus Eagle at the 2008 London Motor Show, Car has been able to procure...
Filed under: Maintenance, Volkswagen
Volkswagen announced today that its entire 2009 lineup will come with a new Carefree Maintenance Program standard. What this means is that all scheduled maintenance...
Volkswagen announced today that its entire 2009 lineup will come with a new Carefree Maintenance Program standard. What this means is that all scheduled maintenance...