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08.31.11Recall Roundup: Diesel-Powered BMW X5 SUVs Have Faulty Fuel Heaters
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Erick Ayapana reports... 2009 BMW X5 SUVs equipped with diesel engines are being recalled for possible issues with the fuel filter heater — the heater warms diesel fuel within the tank when the vehicle is used in low-temperature conditions. The Problem: According to BMW, the fuel filter heater remains on, even after the X5 is shut off and [...]
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08.31.11Exclusive: Detailed: Evos Concept foretells Ford’s future [w/video]
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the AutoBlog reports... Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Coupe, Hybrid, Technology, Ford, Design/Style In the past few years, Ford hasn't done too many high-style concepts. Most of its design studies have generally been previews of a future production model, with a few recent and distant exceptions. But the Ford Evos Concept stands apart. Unveiled last evening and previewed here in Berlin, Germany ahead... Read more...
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08.31.11Peugeot HX1 Concept – Frankfurt Auto Show preview
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Kelley Blue Book reports... Offering a look at the automaker's latest take on tomorrow's hybrid-powered people movers, the Peugeot HX1 Concept makes its world debut in Frankfurt.
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08.31.11TMG EV P001 sets new electric-vehicle lap record at Nurburgring
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Kelley Blue Book reports... Earlier this month, we reported that Toyota Motorsport Group GmbH (TMG) announced that it would attempt to set a new absolute lap record for electric-powered vehicles around the daunting 12.93-mile Nurburgring Nordschleife racing circuit.
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08.31.11Land Rover DC100 gets rendered out
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the AutoBlog reports... Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, SUV, Land Rover, Off-Road Yesterday, Land Rover released the first image and details (however few) of the new DC100 concept it's bringing to Frankfurt, and it carries with it the promise of the next-generation Defender - an off-roader so accomplished and so ubiquitous that calling it the Sir Edmund Hillary (or Tenzing Norgay) of automobiles wouldn'... Read more...
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08.31.11Infiniti FX50 Performance Concept – Frankfurt Auto Show Preview
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Kelley Blue Book reports... Inspired by Formula One World Driving Champion, Sebastian Vettel, the Infiniti FX50 Performance Concept will be taking center stage on the automaker's stand in Frankfurt.
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08.31.112012 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automobile RSS Feed reports... 2012 Porsche Cayenne S HybridA not-so-sporty continuation of Porsche's engineering expertise.I was never impressed with the last-generation Porsche Cayenne so I hoped for better with the new 2012 model. Unfortunately, this S Hybrid suffers from the same leaden feeling that plagued the previous car. I know that hybrids generally weigh more than their non-hybrid counterparts due to heavy batteries, etc., but there is more than just this vehicle's actual physical weight -- which is an obscene 4938 pounds -- at work here. Each of the driving controls -- steering, ...
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08.31.11First Drive: 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Automobile RSS Feed reports... First Drive: 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28iBMW's first-ever really good four-cylinder.Isn't it amazing how we all remember exactly where we were when John Lennon got shot? When the whole east coast got shaken with an earthquake and then stirred with a hurricane? And when Volkswagen replaced the EA113 with the EA888? Photo Gallery: First Drive: 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i - Automobile MagazineFirst Drive: 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us
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08.31.11Video Find: Ford Imagines Internet-Connected Cars with Evos Concept
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the Jake Holmes reports... The futuristic, curvy Evos concept that Ford will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show provides a preview of a new styling language that will inform all future Ford cars. The trapezoidal front grille, squinty headlights, and strong character creases will appear in new Ford vehicles as early as next year. In addition to the glossy [...]
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08.31.11Official: 2012 Ram Cargo Van starts rolling in Windsor
Car News (0)The latest auto car news written in the AutoBlog reports... Filed under: Minivan/Van, Plants/Manufacturing, Work, Canada Call it a Caravan, call it a Voyager, call it whatever you want - just don't call it a Dodge. Because while it may look exactly like a Dodge, it's actually a Ram. And as the suits in Auburn Hills will point out, the Ram truck brand is no longer under Dodge's purview. What it's actually called is the Ram C/V, which doesn't stand for Com... Read more...
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