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Press: New York Marks End of an Era for Muscle Car

- posted: 20.07.08
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MSNBC comments that this weeks New York Auto Show "with its focus on muscle and power, signified nothing less than the end of an era for some who attended its preview days last week."  The centerpiece of the show was the 2009 Dodge Challenger, "a reinvention of Dodge's iconic muscle car meant to appeal to baby boomers with the cash to indulge their nostalgic fantasies."  The Challenger will compete against ...

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British Auto Show Preview: First Mexican-Built Car for World Market

- posted: 20.07.08
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The British International Auto Show opens next week, and for 2008 it indeed goes "international."  While U.S. automakers are struggling, a tiny Mexico-city based automaker plans to introduce its first high-end sports car in London next week, and while no one has yet driven a working prototype, the little car puts some impressive numbers on paper. Top Gear reports, "The Mastretta MXT - the first car ever designed and built ...

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TeleNav Calvary Set to Rescue Lost 3G Users

- posted: 20.07.08
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If you were disappointed that your new iPhone 3G doesn't offer GPS navigation in the traditional manner -- just try reading that tiny print while driving over the river and through the woods and see what happens -- you can now drive easy. Gizmodo reports, "TeleNav will soon fill a pretty big hole by providing a turn-by-turn in-car GPS navigator app for the iPhone 3G." Twice adds, "TeleNav said its ...

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Special Chrysler Division Developing Hybrids for 2013

- posted: 20.07.08
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Chrysler, facing the lowest sales of any major automaker, may be preparing to build a hybrid electric car.  The Detroit Free Press reports that Chrysler "launched a special division within the company last fall called ENVI -- pronounced like 'envy' -- to bring electric-drive vehicles and related advanced-propulsion technologies to market."  The ENVI team "is currently developing electric vehicles for the three Chrysler brands and is planning on product within ...

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With $4 Gas, Even Sales of the Mercedes S-Class are Dropping

- posted: 20.07.08
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Perhaps even the wealthy are affected by gas prices.  Sales of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the $100,000-plus flagship of Germany's oldest luxury brand, have fallen off dramatically in 2008.  Motor Trend reports, "Worldwide, S-Class sales are down 11.8 percent over the first half of 2008, and the U.S. market is even worse, posting a drop-off of 23 percent." The S-Class is considered by some to be the most luxurious mass-produced car ...

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Low Rolling Resistance Tires Boost MPG

- posted: 20.07.08
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Automakers looking to boost the gas mileage of their vehicles are increasingly reinventing the wheel.  Low rolling resistance tires, once an oddity found only on a few hybrid vehicles, are beginning to appear as standard equipment on many cars.  The Detroit News explains, "Tires, by their elastic nature, absorb energy in a process called flexing. When the engine spins the wheel, the tire flexes and turns that motion into heat."  ...

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GM to Cut Jobs, Dividend, Production

- posted: 20.07.08
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Faced with the worst market for auto sales in a decade, and the lowest shareholder price the company has seen in half a century, General Motors officials are preparing a turnaround plan intended to save America's largest automaker. According to the AP, the company "plans to lay off salaried workers, cut truck production, suspend its dividend and borrow $2 billion to $3 billion as it adjusts to a declining U.S. ...

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Death Watch is on for Ford's Mercury Brand

- posted: 20.07.08
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The automotive press has initiated a death watch for Ford's Mercury brand."While no official announcements have been made regarding the death of the Mercury brand," Autoblog writes, "the new product silence is deafening."  All current Mercury products are rebadged Fords, and "not a peep has been provided regarding future Mercury products. Lincoln too has gotten some love as of late with its new MKS sedan, but a Mercury flag-bearer is ...

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Lotus Eagle: A More Practical Supercar

- posted: 20.07.08
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The Lotus Exige, and its open-top Elise cousin, are the ultimate track toys.  The lightest production cars for sale in the U.S., they corner like no other street-legal car and boast 0 to 60 times of around 4 seconds.  They're nearly perfect cars.  Except for the lack of storage space.  And sound insulation. And cupholders. And a glovebox. And a heater (well, you can buy one with a heater or ...

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2009 Mazda6 Offered for Under $20k

- posted: 20.07.08
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Motor Trend reports, "Mazda has released U.S. pricing information for its upcoming 2009 Mazda6 sports sedan."  Despite increases in the cost of most cars, the Mazda6 will still be available for under $20,000.  The base Mazda6 i SV, with a standard six-speed manual transmission, will be offered at an MSRP of $19,220.  That model is powered by a 170 horsepower inline-four cylinder engine.  At the other end of the range, ...

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