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28 March 2007 posted in Audio 8 views
Ford inserting Sony stereos into future vehicles Until Ford spun off Visteon as a separate, barely financially viable company a few years ago, it was pretty much the exclusive supplier of in-vehicle entertainment systems for Ford cars and trucks. Mo ...
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28 September 2006 posted in Concept Cars 5 views
Paris Motor Show: Ford Mondeo Wagon Using the 'kinetic' design language introduced at Frankfurt in 2005 with the Iosis concept, Ford of Europe has just unveiled its new flagship, the Mondeo, at Paris today. The wagon is the first to be ...
Tags: launch, cabriolet, new vehicles, european models, design language, paris motor show, new mondeo, coupe cabriolet, kinetic design, s max, product portfolio, technology initiative, ford mondeo wagon, high quality materials, new ford mondeo, european flavor, genk, 2007 ford mondeo, critical step, produc
13 September 2006 posted in Crossovers/CUVs 5 views
Paris Preview: Great Wall launches European crossover China's Great Wall Motor Company is set to launch its Hover crossover in Europe at the Paris Motor Show, followed by a U.S. launch at the Detroit auto show in January.The Mitusbishi-powered 4x4 is dub ...
Tags: liter, detroit auto show, crossover, cars, manual transmission, mitsubishi, europe, launch, 4x4, italy, china, russia, siblings, sourced, european models, 4car, paris motor, company sources, eurasia
2 September 2006 posted in Spy Photos 5 views
Spy Shots: Super Subaru Legacy? Our buds at Winding Road have a set of new spy shots posted that shows a Subaru Legacy mule sporting a mildly updated front fascia and a pretty substantial hood scoop. Back in May, an updated Legacy d ...
Tags: subaru legacy, taillights, spy photos, turbocharged, buds, spy shots, hood scoop, facelift, headlamps, outback, honeycomb grille, mule, european models, fascia, new spy, japanese models, divider, winding road, japan market, type numbers
30 June 2006 posted in I.C.E. 8 views
VW adds USB port to some European models Though many companies have solved the dilemma of playing digital music in your car by adding auxiliary (iPod) inputs, that solution still renders all your USB flash drives useless. Volkswagen, however ...
Tags: volkswagen, europe, dilemma, laptop, european models, digital music player, usb flash drive, everythingusb
20 March 2006 posted in Car Buying 8 views
Jerry Flint: Do Ford and GM know how to build 'American' vehicles anymore? In his latest rant, Forbes columnist Jerry Flint questions the design strategies of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors. He thinks their global-strategies for new models will fail, as much of it is base ...
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3 March 2006 posted in Car Buying 6 views
Has vehicle quality reached its peak? Are the current crop of vehicles, from compact cars to the largest SUVs and trucks, the best consumers can expect from automakers? That is the question posed (and answered) in the latest Consumer Repo ...
Tags: suvs, usa today, subaru, refinement, quality issues, cr, leap, european models, subaru impreza, vehicle quality, japanese automakers, domestic vehicles, compact cars, plateau, rsquo, according to jim, impreza wrx, hossack, south american operations, chief operations officer
9 February 2006 posted in Economy 9 views
Chicago Auto Show: VW unveils U.S. spec Mark V Golf Fans of the Volkswagen Golf in the U.S. had to wait a long time for this day, but today at the Chicago Auto Show, their wait ended as VW showed off the first U.S. spec examples of its Mark V Golf that ...
Tags: speed auto, golfs, power delivery, fifth generation, new golf, german car, chicago auto show, german automaker, european models, volkswagen golf, generation golf, best selling car, volkswagen of america, volkswagen of america inc, mdash, new volkswagen golf, metro markets, abs braking system, golf fans, auto showchicago
17 November 2005 posted in Gadgets 6 views
Ford Europe models to offer voice control Ford announced Thursday that the majority of its European models will offer Bluetooth wireless connectivity and voice control of onboard systems by early 2006. The technology has been test marketed on ...
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22 September 2005 posted in Trends 7 views
Saturn's game plan for the Ion Just about every automotive journalist tries to give the Saturn ION a fair chance. Unfortunately, there tends to be too many things that pluck at an auto journos nerves to let the littlest Saturn get ...
Tags: bad idea, saturn, vw gti, saturn ion, vauxhall vectra, opel vauxhall, ford focus, elantra, opel astra, hyundai elantra, opel vectra, saturn aura, european models, game plan, spitting image, hyundai elantra gt, deathbed, moral of the story, pluck, nerves
31 March 2005 posted in Sedans/Saloons 16 views
Chez-overhang: Reviewing the Peugeot 407 Sometimes we do research on cars that aren't available in North America, especially from brands that may one day make it to our shores. Australia is a member of the right-hand drive nations and tends ...
Tags: cars, right hand drive, sports, headlights, north america, australia, peugeot, european models, overhang, jeckle and hyde, peugeot 407, autoweb
17 February 2005 posted in Sedans/Saloons 14 views
Ford finishes Focus family Ford released pictures of the rest of the new Focus line. The four-door sedan and wagon shown here are European models only. We're not going to complain anymore. More pictures at the link.
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