Saturday, October 23, 2010

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2020 Apple iMove Study: Macintosh thinks differently as it hits middle age

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:15 PM PDT

A while back there was a rumor going around that Apple and its overlord Steve Jobs were going to be getting into the city car game. Although nothing official has been announced in the years since those rumors started - and Google looks ready to shut down anything Apple has coming with its driver-less cars - the iMove, an independent design study,...


VIDEO: C&D Pits Lexus LFA Against Ferrari 599 HGTE

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:28 PM PDT

In 1971, one of the greatest one-on-one boxing matches took place in New York's Madison Square Garden: the bout between Mohammed Ali and Joe Frazier. So big was this event, advertisers dubbed it, 'The Fight of the Century'. Now, two different contenders take to the ring (uh...tarmac). The reigning champion: the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE. The...


NHTSA Warns Ford Owners on Older Recall Concerning 17.5 Million Vehicles

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:34 PM PDT

In an unusual announcement today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) voiced concerns that millions of Ford vehicles previously recalled for a faulty cruise control system may have not been repaired, despite FoMoCo's notification efforts. The safety agency noted that Ford Motor Company "has been diligent in contacting...


SEMA Preshow: Ford Teases Customized F-Series Trucks

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 01:30 PM PDT

The onslaught of Ford's SEMA Show tuning products continues, this time with a sneak peek of the firm's F-Series truck proposals that will make their way to the Las Vegas Convention Center on November 2. Show-goers will have the chance to see customized versions of both the F-150 and Super Duty models. "These trucks sell imagery across the...


VIDEO: Top Gear Shooting in Israel with BMW Z3, Mazda MX-5 and Fiat Barchetta

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Thanks to one of Carscoop's commentators, we can now show you a video of Top Gear's trio of power obsessed presenters -that would be Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond- filming an episode in the Holy Land. As noted in our previous article with the scoop pictures, the cars of choice for Top Gear's latest escapade, are a trio of older...


Viper-powered 300 SRT10 was one man's garage job (and Chrysler should be ashamed they didn't do it first)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 12:02 PM PDT

It looks like the Viper-powered Chrysler 300 teased on the group's Dodge Youtube channel is nothing more than the dream of one man: David Ekins. The 300 SRT10, it turns out, started as an unsuspecting 2006 Chrysler 300 Touring (which initially came with a V6); now it's got four more cylinders and puts down a claimed 525-550 horsepower. Mr. Ekins...


225 lb Mother Killed in Crash, Peugeot Admits Not Crash Testing for Heavier Drivers

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 11:28 AM PDT

On the 20th of January, 2009, 56-year-old mother-of-three Judith Evans was killed when her Peugeot 107 hit a Vauxhall Vectra in a head-on collision in Buckinghamshire, UK. The matter recently went to court where it was heard that the victim sustained multiple fractures and chest and abdominal injuries which the Thames Valley Police noticed were...


Pentastar V6 to Find its Way Into 13 Models Across the Chrysler Group Range, Including 2011 Challenger

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:15 AM PDT

The Chrysler Group's new Pentastar V6 gasoline engine will either replace current six-cylinder units or be introduced for the first time on a total of 13 vehicles across the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep range by 2013, the company announced this week. The 3.6-liter V6 unit will be offered with different levels of output, the most powerful [for now]...


VIDEOS: Mazda's All-New 2011 BT-50 Pickup Truck

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 08:06 AM PDT

At the end of last week, Mazda lifted the covers off its all-new BT-50 pickup truck at the Australian Motor Show in Sydney. Now, the Japanese automaker has released three videos with static shots as well as footage from the motor show reveal. As a reminder, the BT-50 was co-developed with Ford, which also presented its proposal in Sydney, the new...


Nissan Leaf EV Series-Production begins at Oppama Plant in Japan

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:36 AM PDT

Production of Nissan's pure electric Leaf started today at the firm's Oppama facility in Japan, ahead of the car's launch in Japan and the United States in December, and in select markets in Europe from early 2011. Currently, the Oppama plant has an annual production capacity of 50,000 units. The Japanese carmaker said it will begin exports to the...


Senner Tuning Beefs up Mercedes-Benz ML500

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:00 AM PDT

After unveiling its Nissan 370Z and Audi A5 Cabriolet kits in September, German tuning firm Senner is at it again with its treatment for the Mercedes-Benz ML500. The company's engineers first turned their attention on the SUVs 5.5-liter V8 engine by optimizing the ECU module and lifting output from the factory model's 388HP and 530Nm, to 412HP and...


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