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- Nissan gets Creative with Smoking Billboard at New York Auto Show
- Ford Says F-150 Orders with EcoBoost V6 on the Rise
- VIDEO: How Not to Take a Corner with a 14-Wheeler Truck
- The QTvan: World’s Smallest Caravan or Just Clever Marketing?
- GM to Build and Sell New 2013 Chevrolet Malibu in Korea
- Lamborghini Unleashes two Aventadors on the Twisty Roads around Rome
- U.S. Gov Study Reveals Significant Decline in Border Crossings through Canada and Mexico over the Past Decade
- Kia Recalling Spectra Models Over Fears that the Fuel Tank May…Fall Off
- Mini to Use Rolls Royce-Prepped Goodwood as a Sub-brand for Bespoke Models
- VIDEO: Meet the Amazing...5-Year Old Screenwriter of Fast and Furious 5
- New Audi R18 TDI Le Mans Competitor with smaller 3.7-liter V6 Diesel to Receive Racing Debut in Spa
- Toyota Confirms 2.0-liter Boxer Engine, Six-Speed Gearboxes and LSD for 2012 FT-86
- Spyker Cars Says Saab won’t Meet its Sales Target this Year, Now Talking with Chinese Companies for Funding
- Lincoln Touts All-Wheel Drive Sales in the USA
| Nissan gets Creative with Smoking Billboard at New York Auto Show Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:31 PM PDT  It might not be an award winning campaign, but Nissan's new outdoor board placed right outside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during the 2011 New York Auto Show (April 22 to May 1 for the public) is sure to grab attention and increase awareness for the firm's all-electric Leaf family car. The two-sided Smokeboard was created by the Japanese firm's advertising partner TBWA\Chiat\Day, which is the American division of the advertising agency TBWA Worldwide. On one side, the billboard features an actual working tailpipe that emits fumes into the air (with the agency stressing the fact that the exhaust is environmentally friendly…) and a headline that reads, "The auto show has over 1,000 of these". On the other side, there's a photo of the Leaf and a caption that says "But only one 100% electric, zero-tailpipe Nissan Leaf". Check out the ad in action in the clip after the jump. Read more »
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| Ford Says F-150 Orders with EcoBoost V6 on the Rise Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:54 PM PDT  With gas prices on the rise again, an increasing number of Ford F-150 buyers looking to save some (let's not get carried away here…) cash at the pump without compromising on power are turning to the company's new EcoBoost turbocharged V6 engine. According to Ford, demand for the EcoBoost engine in the F-150 has increased each month since production began in January. In March, one in every four (25%) models sold in the States was equipped with the force-fed V6, increasing to around 35 percent in April. Read more »
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| VIDEO: How Not to Take a Corner with a 14-Wheeler Truck Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:09 PM PDT  Vehicle accidents happen on the road everywhere and every day. However, some mishaps could be easily avoided if the person behind the wheel has his or her head screwed on the right way. For example, take a look at this video showing a 14-wheeler truck overturning on a busy road in Wenling City in eastern China's Zhejiang Province; this is not the way you are supposed to turn into a corner with such a heavy and long vehicle. As you can see in the closed circuit TV footage that captured the incident as it happened, the driver of the lorry was apparently in a hurry to pass the traffic light and speeded through the crossroad only to overturn and drop the container on its side. According to media reports, officials said by-passers narrowly avoided being hit. Watch the clip right after the break. Read more »
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| The QTvan: World’s Smallest Caravan or Just Clever Marketing? Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:31 PM PDT  Mobility scooters (or shop riders) are big business in the UK, with close to a quarter of a million of the island nation's elderly and disabled population using them to get around. In response to a previous untapped market segment, Environmental Transport Association (ETA) has introduced the world's smallest caravan that can be towed by a mobility scooter In what's perhaps more marketing ploy than real product, ETA's QTvan is a 2 metre by 0.75 metre (6.6 feet by 2.5 feet) caravan incorporating a full-size single bed, an onboard battery supply, a 19-inch (48 cm) television, radio / alarm clock, kettle and drinks cabinet. It costs £5,500 (US$9,077 / €6,234) and is offered with such extras as roof-mounted solar panels, air horn, satellite dish, central heating and bespoke paint. Read more »
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| GM to Build and Sell New 2013 Chevrolet Malibu in Korea Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:08 PM PDT  General Motors is quite serious about selling its upcoming 2013 Chevrolet Malibu on a global scale. So serious, in fact, that the Detroit automaker is making plans to built the mid-size model on several continents. Today, GM revealed that will build and sell the redesigned Malibu sedan in Korea. We'll remind you that earlier this year, GM Korea announced it is replacing the Daewoo nameplate with the Chevrolet brand for the local market. Read more »
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| Lamborghini Unleashes two Aventadors on the Twisty Roads around Rome Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:46 AM PDT  We've only recently brought you a host of videos from Lamborghini's presentation of the Aventador LP 700-4 in Rome, but we're convinced you won't mind us showing more of Sant'Agata's exotic creation. This time, two new and eye-catching short films of the Aventador surfaced online. The official videos show a pair of LP 700-4s taming the Eternal City's scenic streets as well as the winding countryside roads outside the Italian capital. So buckle up, turn up the volume and head over the jump to watch the white and orange Aventadors enjoying life in their natural habitats. Read more »
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| Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:13 AM PDT  A new study by the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reports a considerable decline in the number of people crossing from Mexico and Canada into the U.S.A from 2000 to 2009.
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| Kia Recalling Spectra Models Over Fears that the Fuel Tank May…Fall Off Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:10 AM PDT  South Korea's Kia Motors said Friday it will recall certain Spectra LD vehicles from the 2004-2007 model year in the United States over a corrosion issue that could cause the fuel tank to fall from the car. The recall covers 58,322 Kia Spectra models build from November 7, 2003, through March 6, 2007, and sold or currently registered in states that rely heavily on road salt to melt ice in the winter. Read more »
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| Mini to Use Rolls Royce-Prepped Goodwood as a Sub-brand for Bespoke Models Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:04 AM PDT  In the same way the John Cooper Works moniker designates high-performance models, Mini plans to use the Goodwood name as a sub-brand for high-end luxury versions of its cars. According to British magazine Autocar, which quotes sources from within the company, the Goodwood badge will be used on luxurious, bespoke Minis just like the JCW badge is put on its high-performance models.
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| VIDEO: Meet the Amazing...5-Year Old Screenwriter of Fast and Furious 5 Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:35 AM PDT  For most of us gearheads, the Fast and Furious franchise is just another way to entertain ourselves for a couple of hours with plenty of fast cars, scantily dressed women and over the top brain-bashing action scenes - nothing more, nothing less. Does that mean we shouldn't criticize it? Of course not. And what a better to do it than through a sarcastically amusing (in a tongue in cheek manner) sketch that comes to us courtesy of the folks over at The Onion. The Onion news network joked about the low quality of the latest installment of the series, Fast 5, which hit the big screen today, in its Today Now show by interviewing one of film's screenwriters…a five-year old kindergartener named Chris Morgan. Enjoy the clip after the jump. Read more »
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| New Audi R18 TDI Le Mans Competitor with smaller 3.7-liter V6 Diesel to Receive Racing Debut in Spa Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:54 AM PDT  In less than two months time, Audi's brand new R18 TDI racer -that would be the bug-eyed model pictured on the right, will show us what it's capable of at the famous 24 hours of Le Mans on June 11/12. But before the prestigious event in France, the brand with the four rings will give the R18 TDI its racing debut at the second round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup at Spa in Belgium on Saturday, May 7. Read more »
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| Toyota Confirms 2.0-liter Boxer Engine, Six-Speed Gearboxes and LSD for 2012 FT-86 Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:21 AM PDT  In keeping enthusiasts on their toes, Toyota's European division came out with a new release today on its upcoming FT-86 sports coupe. The Japanese automaker confirmed that the production version will go on sale in 2012 with power coming from by Subaru's new 2.0-liter 4-cylinder boxer engine fitted with Toyota's D-4S technology. The latter consists of direct injection combined with port injection.
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| Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:49 AM PDT  The roller coaster that is Saab has taken another turn, and unfortunately for the Swedish brand, the future doesn't look so bright. In spite of a tentative agreement to let Russian banker Vladimir Antonov invest 30 million euros in Saab's parent company Spyker in return for a 29.9 percent stake, the investment still needs to be approved by the European Investment Bank, which means the Swedes are still short on cash and cannot resume full production. Today, Spyker reported a loss of €79 million before interest and tax for its first quarter earnings, while the company's CEO, Victor Muller, said that Saab will not meet its sales target this year. Read more »
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| Lincoln Touts All-Wheel Drive Sales in the USA Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:48 AM PDT  Not to be outdone by GM and its Cadillac brand, which had recently published some fresh statistics about its all-wheel drive model sales in the States, Ford's Lincoln division came out with a similar announcement to increase awareness and do some show off. Ford's premium brand offers all-wheel drive as an option on all five models of its range, including the MKT, MKS, MKZ, MKX and the Navigator. Read more »
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