AutoPacific challenges Michelin's shift from advertising with babies in tires to concentrate on the Michelin Man - Mr. Bibendum
Bentley Continental GTC arrives at AutoPacific, Daddy Warbucks drools
This vehicle got more attention than grenade in a wedding cake.
- March 12, 2007
- Car Buying, Mercedes-Benz, The Car Biz, What Were They Thinking?
- Posted by George Peterson
- 4 Comments
Leasing a new Mercedes isn't the pleasant experience expected.
- March 12, 2007
- Audi, New Model Introductions
- Posted by George Peterson
- Comments Off on 2008 Audi A5/S5 Revealed: 2007 Geneva Auto Show
Audi plans to turn heads with its new A5 coupe, and we see no reason why they will not. Down to the available red leather interior of the S5, this new entry will be one of 2008MY's hottest.
- March 12, 2007
- Aston Martin, Ford, The Car Biz
- Posted by George Peterson
- 2 Comments
In a move designed to shed non-core businesses and focus resources on higher volume propositions, Ford Motor Company has sold its Aston Martin marque to a group headed by David Richards head of ProDrive.
- March 9, 2007
- The Car Biz
- Posted by George Peterson
- Comments Off on Automotive X Prize – Entrant Accelerated|Composites Aptera
The Accelerated|Composites Aptera was featured in the March 12, 2007 issue of Business Week as an entrant in the Automotive X Prize. The three-wheeled Aptera is a composite body ultra-high efficiency concept for the future. Powered by a hybrid powertrain, Aptera is reported to achieve 330 mpg. Not designed to be a fast car, Aptera can get to 60 miles per hour in 11-seconds. Aptera seats two across and can travel in the car pool lane with only the driver.
- March 9, 2007
- The Car Biz
- Posted by George Peterson
- Comments Off on Automotive X Prize – Entrant Accelerated|Composites Aptera
The Accelerated|Composites Aptera was featured in the March 12, 2007 issue of Business Week as an entrant in the Automotive X Prize. The three-wheeled Aptera is a composite body ultra-high efficiency concept for the future. Powered by a hybrid powertrain, Aptera is reported to achieve 330 mpg. Not designed to be a fast car, Aptera can get to 60 miles per hour in 11-seconds. Aptera seats two across and can travel in the car pool lane with only the driver.
- March 7, 2007
- Ford, Technology & New Features, Video Podcasts
- Posted by cameron
- Comments Off on VehicleVoice#64 – Ford and Microsoft Team Up to Bring You Sync
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When Ford announced earlier this year that it had gotten beyond its embarrassing lack of wireless connectivity with a partnership with Microsoft, the usual jokes abounded. “Oh no!” so many automotive journalists moaned. “Now even my car’s going to get viruses.” I myself thought this would replace carjackers with carhackers. I’ll admit, I was one of the many who thought Ford and Microsoft, and their new hands-free, voice-activated initiative called Sync, had a better chance of being a bust, than a breakthrough. Then I got a closeup look at Sync at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
It’s user interface or UI, is sophisticated and intuitive, and [...]
- March 6, 2007
- Concept Cars, Dodge
- Posted by George Peterson
- 2 Comments
Dodge considers entering the two-seat roadster market, nearly twenty years after the Mazda Miata revived this type of sports car.
