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Saturday, July 17, 2010
Ford To Use Compact Power for Li-Ion Ford Focus
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In brief: Ford has selected Compact Power, Inc. (CPI, owned by LG Chem) to provide lithium-ion battery packs for the Ford Focus Electric in the U.S. market, which debuts next year.Make/Model: Ford Focus ElectricManufacturer: FordThe wordVehicle in the newsCPI is also providing batteries for rival General Motors with the Chevy Volt. The batteries being used will be virtually the same, in fact, using LG Chem's proprietary chemistry and safety-reinforced separator technology.
CPI will begin assembly of battery packs for the Focus Electric next year at its Troy, Michigan plant. Initially, the lithium-ion cells will be sourced from Korea (LG Chem)...
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Mercedes E-Cell: AMGee Whiz!
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Built on the high-performance SLS AMG speedster, the E-Cell version will have performance nearly matching its famous 6.3L V8 gas-engine counterpart. Speed, acceleration, and handling are all optimized in this sexy electric car from Daimler's Mercedes-AMG unit.
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* Type: Electric Supercar* Class: 2-Seat Sports Coupe* Manufacturer: Mercedes-AMG* Propulsion system: Electric* Top Speed: Unknown* Vehicle range: Unknown* Battery system: 48kWh Lithium-ion* Time to full battery recharge: 6-8 hours* Price: Not Firmly Stated* Availability: 2013
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We take social responsibility very seriously and with the SLS AMG E-CELL we are demonstrating...
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Friday, July 16, 2010
2014 Audi R4 Rendered - Future Cars
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BY JENS MEINERS, ILLUSTRATION BY CHRISTIAN SCHULTE
July 2010
Stagnation means death in any business, which is why automakers are constantly evolving and expanding their lineups. But, while market research and focus groups design some vehicles—witness the BMW 5-series GT—Audi seems to follow a different approach in which intuition plays a bigger role. Cars like the low-slung, beautiful A7 and the R8 need no lengthy explanations.
Now Audi is preparing to launch another mid-engined sports car, a little brother to the R8 very likely to be called R4. We got our first glimpse of it at this year's Detroit auto show in the form of the e-tron concept—which,...
2011 Ferrari 458 Challenge - Official Photos and Info
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2011 Ferrari 458 Challenge - Official Photos and Info
BY JUSTIN BERKOWITZ
July 2010
At Ferrari’s annual dealer meeting in Maranello, the company provided a little surprise when it took the wraps off of its newest track star, the 458 Challenge.
The 458 Challenge, like the 430 Challenge before it, is the prancing stallion’s factory offering for its one-make Challenge race series. And also like the car before it, the 458 Challenge is closely related to its roadgoing sibling, in this case, the 458 Italia. Ferrari says that the Italia's 4.5-liter V-8 engine will remain in production tune, producing 562 hp when wound to a shrieking 9000 rpm. The...
The BMW M3 GT2
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The BMW M3 GT2
Derived from the BMW M3 high-performance sports car, the BMW M3 GT2 boasts a 4.0-liter V8 engine with a maximum output of 500 bhp, an upgraded chassis, racing-caliber brakes, and extensive use of lightweight materials. Able to reach 100 mph in 3.4 seconds, the BMW M3 GT2 is rapidly emerging as a real first year contender at this year’s event.
For the Comeback at 24 Le Mans BMW Motorsport is supported by numerous successful partners. This is why the BMW M3 GT2 will be labeled with the logos of Castrol, Crowne Plaza, Dunlop, Randstad, Sympatex, LuK, H&R, BBS and NGK for the race on the “Circuit de la Sarthe”.
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Koons and BMW
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Koons and BMW
The germination of Koons’ collaboration with BMW began in 2003, when he expressed his desire to create a BMW Art Car. His relationship with BMW started more than two decades ago when he drove a BMW while residing in Munich, home to the BMW Group headquarters. Koons is known for his heartfelt appreciation of cars. Earlier this year he was even recognized by music icon Bono of U2 as one of the ideal artists to design a car that would make the world fall in love with automobiles again.
Koons’ creative process for the BMW Art Car mirrors techniques, some borrowed from transportation design and development, which he regularly employs...
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The Design Process
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The Design Process
As part of his creative process, the artist collected images of race cars, related graphics, vibrant colors, speed and explosions. The resulting artwork of bright colors conceived by Koons is evocative of power, motion and bursting energy.
“These race cars are like life, they are powerful and there is a lot of energy,” said Koons. “You can participate with it, add to it and let yourself transcend with its energy. There is a lot of power under that hood and I want to let my ideas transcend with the car – it’s really to connect with that power”.
Koons has been in an intense collaboration with BMW’s team in Munich for months...
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Subsidiary of White or Volvo
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In 1953 White purchased Autocar, which continued thru to the 1970s as part of the "Big Four" White brands. In 1980, with White insolvent, AB Volvo acquired the U.S. assets and brands, to become Volvo-White LLC. Volvo produced trucks under both the White and Autocar brands, with a majority of Autocar products becoming cab over engine models which were also re-badged Western Star for sale in the Canadian market through the early 1990s.
Volvo-White bought GMC's heavy truck business in 1987 creating the Volvo WhiteGMC brand. Volvo dropped any reference to White, and is now Volvo Trucks North America.[citation needed]
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Autocar Company
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The Autocar Company is a Hagerstown, Indiana specialist manufacturer of refuse trucks. Started in 1899 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania as a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles, and from 1907, trucks. The last cars were produced in 1912, but the company continued as a truck maker until 1953 when they were taken over by the White Motor Company.
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White was taken over in turn by Volvo Trucks in 1980 with Autocar continuing as a division. In 2001, it was sold to Grand Vehicle Works Holdings, which continues to use the brand name for their line of truck...
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
Black wheels will give your car attitude
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Black wheels will give your car attitude
Silver wheels are boring. If you want a moody ride you need to be thinking about fitting a set of black wheels.
black wheelsWe have a huge selection of black wheels. Below are our favourit...
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BMW Gran Coupe
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BMW Gran Coupe
With elegant lines all over the body and proportions that are sporty yet classy, the 2010 BMW Concept Gran Coupe will soon be on the rise as one of the newest status icons on the road. The 4-door vehicle carries all the marks of a BMW coupe which all boil down to six features: the extensive wheelbase, the vaulted top highlighted by front-drawn lines, the stylish greenhouse, the signature roof line, the clear outline, and the short ledge-like projection at the front. But unlike most coupes, this one boasts of LED front lights that are surely indicative of precision and focus.
Moreover, the front appearance of the coupe is one of...
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