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19 May 2007 posted in Etc. 2 views
XXX car wash gets approval in Australia A few months back, I paid $75 for a car wash. The young entrepreneur that took care of the cleaning service did a complete detailing job, including removing the front seats to properly clean the carpe ...
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16 May 2007 posted in Green 5 views
VW key to Porsche hybrid push Having controlling interest in Volkswagen is looking as if it could be a boon to Porsche. Until now, Porsche's small size has forced the automaker to keep its focus on its bread-and-butter products: h ...
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14 May 2007 posted in Spy Photos 5 views
Spy Shots: Nissan's 7-seat Qashqai If we told you that a seven-seat Nissan was on its way with a turbo-diesel option, inoffensive looks, and a reasonable price tag, you'd think it was too good to be true. Well, it actually is true if y ...
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11 May 2007 posted in Etc. views
Gas station owner jacks up prices to prove a point Perhaps it's not just gasoline users that oil companies are squeezing -- station owners might be locked in the vice as well. Bob Oyster, a Shell station owner in San Francisco, is making a statement t ...
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10 May 2007 posted in Car Buying 8 views
12,600 people place $99 order for Smart fortwo in U.S. United Auto Group Inc., the auto retailer charged with distributing the Smart fortwo when it arrives on U.S. shores in 2008, is reporting that 12,600 people have plunked down $99 to become a Smart "In ...
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28 April 2007 posted in Economy 4 views
From show to go: VW brings new TSI engine, along with 7-speed DSG A little over a year ago Volkswagen introduced their TSI engine range in 138 hp and 168 hp flavors. Those two engines both had displacements of 1.4L with the output of something considerably larger. T ...
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23 April 2007 posted in Wagons/Estates 5 views
US-bound: Hyundai bringing i30 Wagon as Elantra in '08 Click image for 2 additional photos of the i30 Wagon Hyundai's new i30 wagon is headed to US dealerships sometime in early 2008, and it will be badged as an Elantra. Wayne Killen, director of product ...
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23 April 2007 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 5 views
Electric Mini may be available in 2008 Hybrid Technologies has created a way for you to be kinder to the planet, save on gasoline, and look great doing it -- but it's going to cost you. The seven-year-old company out of Nevada is developin ...
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12 April 2007 posted in Spy Photos 1 views
No Sketches, Actual spy photos of BMW X6 appear No bogus photochopped sketches this time: Real-life spy photos of a lightly-camouflaged BMW X6 prototype have surfaced. For the first time, there are interior shots, and the back seat image clearly sh ...
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26 March 2007 posted in Etc. 2 views
Bosch Stop-Start system available on new BMW 1-series European shoppers interested in BMW's new 1-series will now be able to have the car with a stop-start system provided by Bosch. The new system is quite simple, and the only change required to the exis ...
Tags: gasoline, fuel economy, new cars, new bmw, brand loyalty, bmw 1 series, hybrid vehicle, cylinder deactivation, tailpipe emissions, fuel consumption, hybrid car, bosch, personal preference, body style, starter motor, traffic jams, traffic lights, engine offerings, urban component, model body
18 March 2007 posted in Green 3 views
AutoblogGreen for 03.18.07 Another Micro-Brewery has set out prove that beer is good for the world, sort of. The Stone Brewery of San Diego is recycling their onion ring oil into biodiesel for their delivery trucks. The Marketi ...
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16 March 2007 posted in Concept Cars views
Geneva Motor Show: Koenigsegg CCX, CCXR and CCGT Click to jump to our high-resolution Koenigsegg image gallery from Geneva Those Super-Swedes over at Koenigsegg serve up a potent reminder that not all supercars come from Italy. In fact, some of the ...
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14 March 2007 posted in Green 2 views
Follow the Leader: DaimlerChrysler to pursue hybrid power DaimlerChrysler is taking some of its eggs out of the diesel BLUETEC basket and placing them on the hybrid bandwagon, according to chairman Dieter Zetsche. The automotive giant had been banking on the ...
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2 March 2007 posted in Etc. 1 views
Brit cars being damaged by mysterious contaminent in fuel supply Could a bad load of petrol be responsible for a string of engine problems in England? That's what investigators want to know. Engine damage has been reported by hundreds of motorists across Britain, s ...
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26 February 2007 posted in Euro 2 views
Geneva Preview: Volkswagen Golf Variant (that's Click for hi-res mini-galleryHere's a first peek at Volkswagen's Geneva-bound Golf Variant. The new station wagon will launch with a choice of two gasoline and two diesel engines underhood. The toplin ...
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10 January 2007 posted in Green 3 views
Ford says The Focus we should've received - diesel-powered, 50 MPG and thoughtfully styled.During an interview with Automotive News, Mark Fields, Ford's U.S. division president, said that the automaker would no ...
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30 November 2006 posted in Green 6 views
LA Auto Show: Gov. Schwarzenegger stumps for green vehicles in L.A. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took advantage of the assembled press at the LA Auto Show to list his environmental achievements. He also had his picture taken next to five of the greenest vehic ...
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27 November 2006 posted in Green 1 views
GM not killing the electric car after all General Motors CEO, Rick Wagoner, has made overtures to the automotive press about the possibility of alternative fuel vehicles being debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week.The future of GM's ...
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7 November 2006 posted in Green 1 views
Reports: Audi R8 going diesel The latest reports surfacing suggest that Audi's new supercar is scheduled for oiloplasty. That's right, the R8 is getting a diesel. Backing up these reports are earlier ones that suggested a Lamborgh ...
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20 October 2006 posted in Green 9 views
Phill 'er up! Honda Civic GX goes on sale in NY American Honda officially put the new Civic GX on sale in New York State this Thursday. With the CNG-powered ride available at five Long Strong Island dealerships and fourteen more scattered about the ...
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