Posted in Automotive, Ford, Technology on Oct 29th, 2008
The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan have sold well. In fact, these cars have helped keep Ford’s head above water these past few years, but they’ve all shared one common problem: old engines. You see, though both of these cars were a fresh take for Ford from both a design and build standpoint, they’ve been […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Hybrids, Technology, Volkswagen on Oct 29th, 2008
The Chevy Volt has garnered a lot of attention not because it’s a hybrid, but because it promises the capability to run off of electricity only if need be. So it’s like an electric car, but with a back up gasoline engine. This has led other automakers to start revealing their take on this idea. […]
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized on Oct 24th, 2008
Audi has been the latest manufacture to jump to the HD radio bandwagon. HD (for High Definition) radio is the newest craze after people started to get sick of the subscription prices of satellite radio. BMW, Mini, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Ford and Scion are just a few of the manufactures already offering HD radios in […]
Posted in Automotive, Technology, Toyota on Oct 14th, 2008
Amidst all that is going on with the auto industry lately, Toyota is going forward with the opening of it’s new technical center in Michigan. At 700 acres, the new tech center will employ 500 full-time staff. The center will handle vehicle engineering, development and safety testing for Toyota’s many world markets. Toyota Motor Corp. […]
Posted in Automotive, Nissan, Research, Safety, Technology on Sep 27th, 2008
This one is for the bees! Seriously though, bees (more specifically bumblebees) are indeed the subject of this article. You see, Nissan is studying these insects in an effort to develop collision avoidance systems which will find their way onto production vehicles within the next ten years. Co-developed with the Center for Advanced Science and […]
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized on Sep 27th, 2008
As if owning a Bentley didn’t make you stand out like a sore thumb, there is now a new way to show your a fan of the historic British mark. The design firm Ego has recently released it’s newest piece of design work, the Bentley Laptop. That’s right, as in computer. Ego’s Bentley laptop has […]
Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Luxury vehicles, Mercedes Benz, Technology on Sep 22nd, 2008
Even though Mercedes-Benz make quite a few fantastic diesel engines, all of which get better economy than any hybrid, it is obvious that market pressure has forced this one out. I’m talking of course about Mercedes’ newest S-Class model, the S400 BlueHybrid. The S400 hybrid combines all the features of a conventional hybrid. A small(ish) […]
Posted in Auto loans, Luxury vehicles, Technology on Sep 18th, 2008
Acura has recently posted the official prices of it’s new for 2009 TL sports sedan. The TL will start at a base price of $35,715, including a $760 destination charge. That amounts to a $1,230 increase over the outgoing 2008 Acura TL, which started at $34,485, including shipping. The all-wheel-drive 2009 Acura TL will hit […]
Posted in Dodge, Technology, Trucks on Sep 13th, 2008
There was much cause for celebration at the production launch of the all new Dodge Ram pickup truck. The truck is what the company is calling a “game changer”, and it introduces a lot of innovation to the truck world, most notably the new multilink coil spring rear suspension system, an industry first. To handle […]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, Crash Tests, GM, Safety, Technology on Aug 26th, 2008
General Motors could use some good news right now. The company is facing the most dire time in it’s history and is on the verge of extinction. While some say it’s not that bad, others say that it is that bad. One of GM’s recent high notes though is it’s recent results in a series […]
{/literal}