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27 March 2007 posted in Gadgets 5 views
Recaros for your kiddos When most people shop for a car, they may be aware of the brand of tires or the kind of stereo, but few people think about who manufactured the seats. One exception to that is Recaro. The German compa ...
Tags: porsche, mercedes benz, tires, carmakers, fashion, german company, child safety seats, driving woman, kiddos
16 November 2006 posted in China 5 views
Fake it till you make it: Chinese Cadillac clone No, these are not super-secret spy shots of the 2010 Cadillac Cimarron. GM (hopefully) learned its lesson then, and is not creating a baby Caddy by grafting a Catera grille onto a 1998 Volkswagen Jett ...
Tags: shanghai, jetta, cadillac, spy shots, caddy, volkswagen jetta, marque, design philosophy, design language, cimarron, current design, german company, catera, cadillac cimarron, secret spy, definite influence, science design, ring logo, language barriers, art and science
4 October 2006 posted in Euro 15 views
2009 VW Sportvan: not your hippie father's microbus Volkswagen is working on a crossover family-hauler to take on the Mercedes R-Class and Ford's European-market S-Max sporty minivan called the Sportvan, which the German company plans for 2009. VWs and ...
Tags: passat, vw, volkswagen, crossover, phaeton, clutch, platforms, minivan, a6, car magazine, audis, two rows, vws, mechanicals, s max, dual clutch transmission, wolfsburg, german company, microbus volkswagen, hippie
17 August 2006 posted in Sports/GTs 8 views
Kit car double-take: Cyclone apes Murcielago The Cyclone is a full on kit car produced by a German company that is inspired by the Lamborghini Murcielago. Perhaps "inspired" is the wrong word. One has to wonder if Lamborghini and its parent comp ...
Tags: liter, hp, lamborghini, rear wheels, murcielago, lamborghini murcielago, sportscar, parent company, air inlets, audi engines, mid engine, german company, cyclone, cease and desist letter, word one, euro 88, apes
3 April 2006 posted in Earnings/Financials 9 views
Continental AG to acquire Motorola automotive unit Continental AG, maker of tires and automotive components, is branching out into the automotive electronics business. The German company, known for its safety parts and electronic stability control sys ...
Tags: tires, automotive electronics, motorola, 1 billion, electronic stability control, continental ag, second quarter, automotive components, german company, auto electronics, antitrust approval
20 March 2006 posted in Spy Photos 7 views
Spy Shots: Mercedes Benz CL Coupe Normally its tough to come up with much verbage about an upcoming Mercedes Benz redesign as the German company’s vehicles tend to err on the conservative side when it comes to styling. The sexy ...
Tags: hp, mercedes benz, other vehicles, spy shots, cls, motivation, car fans, performance division, 3l, world car, new spy, conservative side, german company, cl coupe, mercedes benz cl, verbage
13 March 2006 posted in Car Buying 50 views
BMW 325i versus Lexus IS 250 (with 330i and 350 reviews thrown in) Toyota, in addition to possibly upstaging General Motors as the world’s largest automaker this year, seems intent on challenging the Germans in their niche of luxury sports vehicles. Mark Maynar ...
Tags: rpms, gear ratios, interior quality, understeer, two cars, car section, bmw 325i, karesh, lexus is 250, german company, bmw 330, bmw 325, luxury sports, tight curves, copley news service, bmw 330i, mark maynard, jamaica observer, uneven pavement, eopinions
28 January 2006 posted in Car Buying 5 views
Acura squares off in court with Lincoln over use of Honda Motor Company filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Ford Motor Company, stating that the name for Lincoln's newest SUV, the MKX, sounds too close to the brand's Acura MDX SUV. Said Mike Spencer, spo ...
Tags: automakers, ford motor, detroit news, ford motor company, japanese automaker, mdx, quot, honda motor, honda motor company, acura mdx, rsquo, german company, luxury line, lincoln mkx, trademark infringement suit, worthwhile endeavor, mike spencer, consumer confusion, mdx suv, alphanumeric
4 January 2006 posted in Convertibles 8 views
VW Eos debuts at L.A. show Stuart has just gotten out of the VW press conference and has more info on the German company’s wares for 2006. The first is the new VW Eos hardtop convertible. It’s called a CSC design fo ...
Tags: hp, headlights, 0l, headrests, safety features, front seat, airbags, s market, 2l, wares, rear seat passengers, vw eos, watt sound system, rsquo, bixenon, seat positions, dynaudio, german company, csc