Archive for December, 2007
Monday, December 31st, 2007
Recent reports from China indicate that the government will set tough fuel economy standards based upon vehicle weight starting in 2005, with a further tightening in 2008. China's standards will force each model to comply with a target fuel economy rather than using a formula that permits averaging as in ...
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NUTSA) lias re-quested additional authority to raise fuel economy standards. Under last year's energy hill, NIITSA wa ordered to study how it could reduce the energy consumption ol the nation's cars and trucks In the 2014 model year. The report turned in to Congress ...
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
"This was the year that fuel economy got put on the table," said Jason Mark, transportation director for the Union of Concerned Scientists. "The key question is how the auto industry deals with it in the coming year."
Ford Motor Co. made a big splash in July when it announced a ...
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
Make it comfortable, meaning roomy to most people, and the vehicle typically grows bigger, becomes less maneuverable, and burns more fuel. Make it smaller, and some people fear that you're tampering with safety. Add technology to improve performance, economy, and safety at the same time, and the price goes through ...
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
The cars going into America's junkyards today are more fuel-efficient than those in the showrooms, which was hardly Congress' intent when it passed the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) law in 1975. CAFE, which holds car companies to a strict fuel economy limit and fines them if they exceed it, ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
The new Cayenne Turbo S ups the ante to 520 horsepower , making it the most powerful Porsche vehicle currently in production, at least now that the Carrera GT has been extinguished. Torque is also up by some 15 % from the srandard Turbo, to a mountain-moving 530 Ib-ft produced ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
The new M-class has been totally redesigned and now rides on a stiff car-like unibody frame, instead of the truck-like ladder rail body on frame construction of its predecessor. The new M-class is larger in virtually every dimension than before, with a look that's familiar but more sleek and chiseled. ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
The Lexus Rx 400h is the Lexus Luxury Hybrid SUV. The RX 400h is similar in styling to the non-hybrid Lexus RX 330, but has features and amenities that will make RX series. it looks similar to the RX 330 but also adds a few style elements including discreet RX ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
The Hummer H3 might be the first in history to appeal as much to women as it does to men. Looking like a junior version of the massive Hummer H2, the 2006 Hummer H3 is based upon the rugged ladder-frame architecture of the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups. Compared ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
BMW have inevitably opted for a tarmac rather than off road oriented bias. The 4.8iS builds upon the legancy left by its predecessor, the 4.6is, with output rising from 347 to 360bhp. To put that power figure in perspective, that's more than BMWs astonishing M3 can muster and whilst the ...
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