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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Posted on 11.12.2008 15:40 by Erin Brooks Filed under: | prototype | funny There must be something in the water in England. Earlier this year we reported on a Welshman who took his Land Rover from England to America. Now we have a Brit who will be taking his flying dune buggy from England to the Sahara Desert. Gilo Cardozo is a paramotor manufacturer whose Wiltshire-based company Parajet...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Posted on 11.11.2008 02:22 by Erin Brooks Filed under: Mercedes | Mercedes SLK | diesel cars An inside source at Mercedes has told Automotive news that the next generation SLK will be fitted with an optional diesel engine. It will have the same 2.2L four-cylinder turbo diesel engine found in the current C250 CDI. The power plant is rated at 204hp with 369lb-ft of torque. In the C-Class...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Posted on 11.3.2008 16:21 by Erin Brooks Filed under: | government | limousine It looks like the next President will be receiving a new set of wheels. The Cadillac based vehicle will most likely replace the current limo President Bush has used since 2005. It is believed that the limo is based on the 2500 truck line by General Motors. The photos show it riding on the same 19.5-inch Goodyear...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Posted on 11.3.2008 15:14 by Erin Brooks Filed under: GM (General Motors) General Motors started a used-car incentive program on Oct. 1 which offered 3.9 percent financing for 60 months on used models of Chevrolet Impala and Silverado, Pontiac G6 and GMC Sierra vehicles. The program was slated to end Jan. 5, yet in an impromptu move GM ended the program early due to the poor credit market....
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Posted on 11.3.2008 16:10 by Erin Brooks Filed under: | government | electric cars | green cars Not sure if electric cars will actually work in real life? Neither is the British government, so they have decided to offer free trials to citizens if they are willing to give up their gas powered car. The trials will begin in 2009 and involve up to 100 cars in several cities around the United...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Posted on 10.31.2008 14:40 by Erin Brooks Filed under: BMW Ford Saturn Smart Volkswagen | awards Green Car Journal editors have chosen 5 cars from the 2009 new car line-up. The rules for eligibility are simple. "Vehicles using all types of technologies, fuels, and powerplants are eligible for the Green Car of the Year program. To qualify for consideration as a nominee, a vehicle must...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Posted on 10.30.2008 10:13 by Erin Brooks Filed under: | government | fuel BP has announced their third quarter profits. The company made £6.4bn ($10.5bn) between July and September, a 148% gain over the same period last year. This amount was not surprising after the price spike in July skyrocketed barrels of oil to over $147. This caused the British government to start commenting on...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
Posted on 10.28.2008 15:45 by Erin Brooks Filed under: | hybrid cars | green cars UPS will be the first company to use delivery trucks powered by a new hydraulic hybrid power train. The trucks will not use the conventional battery system that is used in electric hybrid cars. A diesel engine will be used in conjunction with a hydraulic propulsion system that will replace the drivetrain...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
Posted on 10.23.2008 14:30 by Erin Brooks Filed under: Ford The U.S. government will be investigating over 1 million Ford vehicles after reports of leaky valve stems. The valve stems, made by a Chinese company, are posing the threat of a sudden loss of tire pressure. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration started the investigation after a reported 37 complaints, 23 of which...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
Posted on 10.23.2008 12:30 by Erin Brooks Filed under: Volkswagen Volkswagen has officially announced that there will be a test track built at the Chattanooga, Tennessee plant. The track will be used to test new models that are set to be designed specifically for the US market, including the all new mid-size sedan that will be built at the Chattanooga plant. While details are very few...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
Posted on 10.23.2008 11:25 by Erin Brooks Filed under: Nissan | industry news With economic fears slowing down consumer purchases, Nissan has decided to cut vehicle output at two Japanese plants. A total of 65,000 vehicles will go unbuilt between November and March. The production cut will cause a 30 per cent drop in the projected total of models such as the Murano and Infinity luxury...
