February 10th, 2007 by admin
The Newest Ford Escape Model
Ford is beginning its publicity launch for the newest Escape compact utility vehicle. Don’t be surprised if the 2008 Escape is even more reminiscent of its brothers the Ford Explorer and Ford Expedition. It’s style is closer to the two than before.
The interior of the Escape promises drivers and passengers luxury and quietness with versatility. Perhaps one of Ford’s biggest boasts about the 2008 Escape is its interior use of recycled material. In keeping with the “green” automotive manufacturing trend, the maker has used post-industrial materials for its seating.
InterfaceFABRIC estimates that Ford’s use of post-industrial materials, rather than virgin fibers, could conserve an estimated 600,000 gallons of water, an estimated 1.8 million pounds of carbon dioxide equivalents, and the equivalent of more than 7 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually.
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February 9th, 2007 by admin
The Chicago Auto Show debuts ZAP Electric XEBRA
Automotive industry leaders are not in question over the emissions efficiency of electric cars, but they are scratching heads over the suggested terminology for electric vehicles such as the ZAP XEBRA. The XEBRA is being debuted at the Chicago Auto Show this upcoming week, innovated by automaker ZAP.
The XEBRA is one of many conservative approaches to answer the plea to the automotive industry from consumers and national leaders to produce modes of transportation that are environmentally conscious. Electric car makers are considering the possibilities of what to call electric power capacity of their creations, and as ZAP suggests with their XEBRA model, perhaps the alternative to Horsepower should be Zebrapower, in keeping with the “less is still more” concept.
Sbragia, owner of Star Motors, aka ZAP of Oak Forrest, Illinois. "The writing is on the wall in the auto industry and green is the name of the game. All the cars at the show this year will be touting MPG, miles per gallon to show how efficient they can be, but here’s a car that has zero miles per gallon. It’s so efficient they will have to come up with a new metric — maybe zebra-power?"
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February 5th, 2007 by admin
The 5.7 V8 Engine Has Arrived at Toyota’s Alabama Location
Toyota produces its most powerful pick-up truck, the new 5.7 V8 Tundra from its Alabama plant today. The Sequoia SUV will also receive the same upgraded, more powerful engine at Toyota’s Indiana plant.
Toyota hopes consumers will widely appreciate the most powerful engine the company has ever manufactured in the United States and worldwide.
Toyota Motor Corporation Senior Managing Director Shoji Ikawa said "The engine is the heart of any vehicle. Engine performance and quality are major considerations for today’s truck customer. We know we can count on these team members to continue to deliver the high quality engines our customers expect from Toyota."
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February 2nd, 2007 by admin
The Auto Industry Gets a Preview of Nissan’s Newest
Nissan North America, Inc. let spectators have a glimpse at their 2008 models of the Titan full-sized pick-up, the Armada SUV, and the Pathfinder midsized SUV at a press conference in Michigan this week. Next week the vehicles will attend the Chicago Auto Show where they can expect more scrutiny.
The 2008 Nissan Titan is offered in a variety of styles, including the new Long Wheelbase version. The full-sized truck caters to heavy work performance and adventure driving.
The Nissan Armada full-sized SUV model receives several enhancements, including an array of technology capabilities. An impressive Bose sound system is featured, Bluetooth, and an improved XM Navtraffic navigational system come included on the Armada LE.
In 2008 a car buyer looking for towing performance can purchase a Pathfinder with a 5.6 liter V8 engine. Nissan looks forward to another year of producing a popular SUV in its newest version of the Pathfinder.
“The addition of the Titan Long Wheelbase models and the first-ever V8 engine ever offered in the 22-year history of Pathfinder expand the available choices for buyers of these two popular vehicles,” said Larry Dominique, vice president, Product Planning, Nissan North America, Inc.
“The extensive makeover of Armada, which has topped J.D. Power and Associates’ APEAL study for the Large SUV class in 2005 and 2006, adds up to an even more attractive, more premium and more complete Armada package for 2008 – one that we think will continue to make Armada stand out in the full-size SUV class.”
Both the Armada and Titan are available with Fuel Efficiency Vehicle capabilities.
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January 31st, 2007 by admin
2007 Shows Early Increase in Vehicle Sales and Demand
Hope is building for automobile manufacturing already this year as early sales reports suggest that automakers are seeing some desperately needed buying increase.
The large players in the auto world like Toyota, Honda, and Ford, are crossing fingers that lower gas prices and the strong trend toward environmental interest are convincing potential car buyers to go ahead and buy in. January results speak volumes, however, and the prediction is that this month did indeed show improvement over the same time last year.
Industrywide, sales for the month could be up nearly 1 percent to nearly 1.2 million compared with January 2006, when strong fleet sales propped up results, according to estimates from Edmunds.com, a research Web site for car buyers. Companies report January sales Thursday. Jesse Toprak, chief economist for Edmunds.com, said Toyota Motor Corp. likely will post double-digit gains and Honda Motor Co.’s sales could rise nearly 10 percent.
Car companies continue to make advances towards energy efficient and emissions reducing vehicles, knowing that those are the two key factors in regaining a glowing reputation with consumers.
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January 30th, 2007 by admin
Specualation confirmed by recent official announcement.
The Pontiac G8, poised to replace the Grand Prix, will be introduced at the Chicago Auto Show next week according to an article at cars.com.
The announcement was prompted by an ABC News special that aired last night in which GM’s Rick Wagoner showed off the front end of the new G8 to Charlie Gibson. As we told you before, the new G8 is based on the also-new Holden Commodore sedan that GM produces in Australia. It will be rear-wheel drive, with an optional V-8 engine of some type
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January 30th, 2007 by admin
Device will initiate multiple tasks from a distance.
GM is soon to debut a high-tech version of the key fobs currently available that performs eeveral routine maintenance functions, including checking tire pressure. Tire pressure checks are frequently neglected by about half of the US car-owning population, according to the article. Improper pressure is a contributing cause of many car accidents.
General Motors soon will introduce a remote control that does a lot more than unlock doors and allow pickpockets to find the car that goes with the keys they’ve boosted.
The high-tech key fob will check tire pressures, fuel level and odometer readings from a distance, displaying the numbers on a digital screen. You’ll also be able to tune the radio from the safety and security of your own pocket, so you don’t have to suffer through two seconds of the wrong station when you start the car. The $150 option will show up first on Ostentation Class trucks like the Cadillac Escalade.
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January 29th, 2007 by admin
Toyota Motor Corporation Sets Automobile Industry Standard
One can’t linger too long among manufacturing people and publications without hearing about Toyota Motor Corporation’s substantial success over the past year in overcoming industry-wide deficiencies to build a reputation of consistent achievement. Toyota no doubt sets a standard for the rest of the struggling automotive sector.
Toyota Motor Corp., riding on its reputation for fuel-efficient cars like the Prius hybrid, said Friday it produced 9.018 million vehicles, including its Japanese subsidiaries that make trucks and smaller models. It was its fifth straight year of growth….In December, Toyota’s global output totaled 624,219 vehicles, up 4.7 percent from the same month a year earlier. It was the 26th consecutive month of growth.
As the auto industry sets its sights on hopeful recovery in 2007, Toyota continues to cast a vision for sales growth and energy conscious automotive innovation.
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January 25th, 2007 by admin
Department of Energy seeking to reduce foreign dependence on oil.
The Department of Energy is dedicating funds to increase fuel efficiency, $14 million towards support of plug-in hybrid electric automobile technology, and another $3 million towards improving engine efficiency.
DOE’s FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program will lead the efforts to bring new, more efficient technologies to market with research on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and E85-blended fuel.
The $14 million cost-shared solicitation for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle battery development aims to improve battery performance so that plug-in hybrid vehicles can deliver the 40 miles of electric range required for most roundtrip daily commutes. DOE has also created a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle test bed at DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory; allowing scientists to measure the performance of a vehicle.
The $3 million cost-shared solicitation will support engineering advances to improve the fuel economy of E85 engines and reduce vehicle emissions. The solicitation also serves to undertake research and development projects that will result in flex-fuel vehicles, which take advantage of the favorable properties of ethanol gasoline blends. E85 can be used in flex-fuel vehicles and is a gasoline-ethanol blend of motor fuel containing 85% ethanol. E85 has the highest oxygen content of any fuel available today, allowing it to burn more completely – and cleaner – than conventional gasoline.
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January 25th, 2007 by admin
Volkswagon Releases the Versatile Crossgolf
Volkswagon meets car consumers with an addition to the latest trend in automobile innovation: small and spacious with an SUV appeal – the very recipe of an MPV, or, multi-purpose vehicle. Vehicle owners want larger-sized benefits in a compact model. The Volkswagon Crossgolf hopes to provide that very ideal for auto buyers around the world.
[The Volkswagon Crossover] unites the can-do qualities of a compact SUV and the versatility of a small MPV into a new crossover model.
Besides combining SUV style with MPV qualities, the Crossgolf boasts a modern design with the inherent convenience of spaciousness and adding to those the multiple manipulation options of the interior.
Volkswagon is offering the Crossgolf with the buyer’s choice between two gasoline and two diesel engine variations.
The top gasoline and diesel engine variants have identical power output: The TSI and the 2.0 TDI each deliver a powerful 103 kW / 140 HP.
And, as always, Volkswagon assures consumers that its newest release meets the utmost standards of safety.
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