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06.30.10Vintage Mini gets 3,500-horsepower engine swap for Goodwood
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Aftermarket, Mini, Misc. Auto Shows, UK, Diesel Mini diesel by Cummins - Click above to enlarge Cummins: the largest independent diesel engine manufacturer. The QSK78: the largest engine they make. Mini: one of the smallest cars on the road. Oh dear, this could get messy. The unfathomably large QSK78 was recently unveiled with 78 liters of displacement, eighteen cylinders (that's 4.3 liters per cylinder!), a dozen turbochargers, 3,500 horsepower and over 10,000 lb-ft of torque. It's used to power those enormous dump trucks seen schlepping heavy loads (try 360 metric tons ...
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06.30.10Report: Swatch founder and Smart Car inventor Nicolas Hayek dead at age 82
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Zach Bowman reports... Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Budget, Etc., Europe, Smart, Celebrities Nicholas Hayek passed away on Monday, June 28 The man responsible for the Smart Car has reportedly passed away at the age of 82 of heart failure. Nicholas Hayek was a savvy businessman who wanted to apply the success he had experienced in the watchmaking world to car universe. Hayek brought affordability to the Swiss watch market with his Swatch products, and envisioned an automobile that would be just as customizable and affordable as his then wildly popular time pieces. What would eventually ...
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06.30.10Suzuki Kizashi hits the recall skids over dashboard safety issue
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Zach Bowman reports... Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Suzuki 2010 Suzuki Kizashi - Click above for high-res image gallery Bad news for the loveable Suzuki Kizashi: the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has issued a recall on the Japanese sedan. Evidently, the lower glove box door can pop open during an accident, possibly coming in contact with the front passenger's body at the same time. For those interested in such things, the news means that the Kizashi doesn't conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 201. The standard deals with passenger protection ...
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06.30.10Fiat 500 Ferrari Dealers Edition with 268 PS by Pogea Racing
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Zack Newmark reports... Check out this new package of upgrades for the Fiat 500, designed by German firm Pogea Racing. The story inside.
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06.30.10Terrafugia Transition Flying Car Cleared for Takeoff; Priced At $194,000
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs ~ Wide Open Throttle reports... You can call it a flying car or a drivable plane -- either way, the Terrafugia Transition makes good on both travel fronts.Almost two years ago, we first explored Terrafugia and its Transition in its earlier stages. In development since 2006, the flying car is the finished product of a team of MIT engineers who have labored for years to gain the necessary clearance to operate the Transition on asphalt and in the air. Now, after receiving ...
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06.30.10Pagani Zonda R reportedly sets new Nürburgring record
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Noah Joseph reports... Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Europe, MISC Pagani Zonda R - Click above for high-res image gallery If you were blown away a couple of months ago when Ferrari broke the 7-minute barrier at the Nürburgring, then hold on to your hat, dear friend, because the Prancing Horse has just been bested by its own next-door neighbor. Reports from the Old World indicate that a new Nordschleife record has been taken by the Pagani Zonda R. And by some margin, too: After Ferrari lapped the ring in 6:58, its cross-town rival reportedly ...
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06.30.10Land Rover to reveal production LRX tomorrow?
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Steven J. Ewing reports... Filed under: Spy Photos, Paris Motor Show, Crossover, Land Rover Land Rover LRX spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery Even though Land Rover's baby LRX crossover won't make its public debut until this year's Paris Motor Show, the automaker will be giving the world an early sneak peek at the production model during a web unveiling tomorrow at 19:30 GMT (that's 3:30 PM for all of you in the Eastern time zone). We'll have the full raft of details at that time, but right now, we understand that both ...
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06.30.10VW Golf VI R with 330 HP by Sport-Wheels
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Michael Gauthier reports... Sport-Wheels has unveiled a new performance package for the Volkswagen Golf VI R. It features a revised ECU and a high performance exhaust system.
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06.30.10Paid Off: Ford Repays $4 Billion Debt to UAW Ahead of Schedule
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs ~ Wide Open Throttle reports... Ford has been trying to drastically reduce its debt by paying off its loans ahead of schedule. It's not too surprising, then, to learn that Ford will pay off the remaining $4 billion it owes to the United Auto Workers' Retiree Medical Benefits Trust early.Though Ford had previously deferred several payments, it's making good on those payments today. Ford is paying off the total debt due on Notes A and B, $1.85 billion. Ford is writing the ...
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06.30.10Small Car, Big Club: European Smart Gathering Celebrating 10 Years
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs ~ Wide Open Throttle reports... The Smart may be a super small car, but it has a big following in Europe if the10th annual Smart Times gathering is any indication. The event is expected to draw Smart owners from all over Europe to Austria for a weekend of entertainment this August."We look forward to thousands of Smart fans and a varied program with a very special highlight, an opportunity to test drive the Smart Fortwo electric drive," Marc Langenbrinck, Smart managing director, ...
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