Archive for June 21st, 2008

2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Around the Barber Motorsports Park track in Birmingham, Alabama, the new Boxster RS 60 Spyder pays tribute to the 1960 Type 718 RS 60 Spyder. Last April the The 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder made its U.S debut at the 2008 New York Auto Show. Inside the Porsche Boxster RS ...

Japanese government to develop Prius gas-electric hybrid car

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Toyota Motor Corp. denied it had received any funding from the Japanese government to develop its hit Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Japan's top automaker rejected a March 24 Business Week report that quoted Jim Press, vice chairman and president of Chrysler LLC and a former board member at Toyota, as saying, "The Japanese government ...

2008 PACE Award

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

The Volkswagen and Mercedes are introducing new diesel powered cars and the Honda Accord for 2009 will have a diesel option offered. The passenger car market in the US has long been not including all that many choices when it comes to diesel engines, though that is now changing.Since the ...

New CCTV System In UK To Detect Motoristsâ?? Amount Of Blood

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Did you know that in the United Kingdom, camera systems will be installed to detect the blood of people driving in high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes? This is because traffic camera lights are no longer enough to find out whether drivers are obeying the rules against lone driving in HOV lanes.According to dailytech.com, some drivers practice ...

New Plug-in Hybrid Bucket Truck

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

In this age where green vehicles are in, hybrids are very popular.  Toyota is the leader of course thanks to its Prius.  But hybrids are said to be just the beginning.  In fact, many automakers are now experimenting with plug-in hybrid vehicles.  These are basically hybrid vehicles but you can ...

Toyota Builds New Training Center

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Toyota is working like a dynamo to maintain the quality of its vehicles. The most recent initiative, by far, is the construction of a $4.5 million-worth training center which has an annual operating budget of about $6 million. With that in mind, the new training center isnâ??t just a so-so, ...

Mother Proof Knows Best

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

One of the best things about cars, aside from the fact that itâ??s unquestionably a status symbol, is the relationship it forms and keeps together, particularly family relationships.  Hours of traveling together enhance family bonding, thus, strengthening the relationship family members have for each other. There are various car models out ...

Ford Introduces Commercial Vehicle

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Ford has become a leader in it sown right in the pickup segment because of its bigger, badder, and better F-150.  But recently, the automaker is aiming to take the lead in the commercial vehicle segment by going small.The automaker recently unveiled the Ford Transit Connect at the Chicago Auto ...