Archive for July, 2009

London’s GPS Based Speed Limit on Big Brother Trial

By  On Saturday, 11, 2009 | Filed Under Auto News

London’s GPS Based Speed Limit on Big Brother Trial

London’s recent GPS-linked speed limiters have put a measure to the speed limit of all vehicles including the ongoing Big Brother trial that is supposed to check in with higher speeds. This news was initially released by AutoWeek magazine. So with the resultant effort the speed got controlled through computerized methods rather than manual control. The trial run in London is run by Transport for London, annually. The whole agency manages the traffic routes across the busy city during the weeks of trial. This agency is also using its very own fleet of buses and lines of taxis for the test this year. This new rule on London’s road is about to test accident rates on the roads. So the determination whether accident rate can be controlled through technology comes as a questio...

Mini Cooper Crossover Found in CA

By  On Saturday, 11, 2009 | Filed Under Auto News, Mini

Mini Cooper Crossover Found in CA

Spy shots of the Mini Cooper Crossover have been taken from a recent spotting of this upcoming car in the deserts of CA. This car is about to be released with its psychedelic paint scheme all across its body. These photos however have been able to bring out the best of looks of this brand new car. The two prototypes of this new edition are not the same however. One of these models is naturally aspirated and the other is turbocharged. The trailing Cooper Crossover is a typical Mini grille with slants that are horizontal. It also has a fog light at each corner of its body. The prototype of the pack looks incredible. It has a mesh grill and lower air intake with two inlets. The Mini Crossover concept debuted at 2008 in the Motor Show in Paris. This new version is quite common w...

The Mini Miglia Benefits Alzheimer

By  On Tuesday, 07, 2009 | Filed Under Auto News

The Mini Miglia Benefits Alzheimer

The Mini Miglia Slot car is a new version of the classic race and is supposed to benefit brain imparities occurring due to Alzheimer. The 1st of Mini Mile Miglia saw no attention to the world famous event. But the scaled down version had some good points coming across through it. Its Scaletrix tracks show a 1/32 scale slot cars in Umbria, Italy. This whole affair of having it scaled down as shown to have positive effects on the debilitating Alzheimer’s disease. The 3 whole days of program and activities on a downscale level I supposed to have a good impact on brain and nervous system. The events included 14 day program of public activities and participation. The founder of this whole program, Graham Lane, built the 30 metre long track. It has a 20 metre central circuit. ...

Hybrid Chinese Supercar

By  On Sunday, 05, 2009 | Filed Under Auto News

Hybrid Chinese Supercar

There is a new brand of hybrid Chinese Supercar coming next year, the Tong Jian S11, which looks totally ravishing and will please you optimally with its intense performance. This is one of the most exotic looking cars from China that is all set to keep the Japanese market aside. It is about to compete with the looks of Enzo Ferrari and Ferdinand Prosche. This car model is however a figure skater and will set aside as a flame of light with its speedy mechanisms and high degree of performance. This model is agile and very ace in design. It is absolutely the car of the future that is going to go places. There are a number of fashionable cars in the market but reviews say that in terms of function most don’t meet their standards. This is when a brand like this can step ...

Ford Tops the List with the Sales Figures in the Month of June

Ford has recorded an outstanding performance in the sales for this month and has clearly left its competitors at bay.The sales weren’t dramatically increased. But the good news is that in the market scenario where it fell by almost 27.7 percent, Ford has a fall of “just” 10.7 percent. Ford’s Fusion and Escape’s success are clearly proven in the sales figure sheet. No other car manufacturer has recorded this rise in sales comparatively. The only carmaker of the US that didn’t file a bankruptcy is the Ford. This shows how strong the Ford marketing techniques and its loyalty in the market. On June 1st, General Motors filed for Chapter 11 and has seen an immediate sales fall of 33.4 percent and even Chrysler that has filed a bankruptcy has seen a fall of 41.9 percent...

Hyundai on Gas Incentive Plan

By  On Wednesday, 01, 2009 | Filed Under Auto News, Hyundai

Hyundai on Gas Incentive Plan

Hyundai offers gas incentive plan with the prices of gas being pushed higher since last summer. The process has come up to be over $4 per gallon as Chrysler endeavored to cash in and mover some metal. They had an offer of prices being $2.99 per year for the next 3 years to come. However the plan crashed down rapidly. Hyundai has already marketed this spiff for another spin since Wednesday with the new plans. This Korean automobile company guarantees again for gas price to be even lesser or $1.49 for every gallon for the next one year tenure. Currently the average gas price is $2.60 per gallon and it has not reached to be as low as the touted price given by Hyundai since the last 5 years. It is to be seen with surprise what this effect brings on. The U.S. Department of Energy...

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