Automobiles Review

Author: Zahari Mladenov

  • Glass Roof Mustang Offers Sun-Drenched Driving While Protecting From Sun’s Harmful Rays

    The 2009 Ford Glass Roof Mustang, which is shipping to dealerships now, offers convertible-like sunbathed driving enjoyment without the need for sunscreen. That’s because the best-selling sports car’s panoramic glass roof – a factory-installed first in the segment – filters 90 percent of the sun’s heat-generating infrared (IR) rays and 96 percent of burn-causing ultraviolet (UV) rays. (more…)

  • Opel Cars Can See: Opel Eye camera reads signs, improves safety

    Opel introduces a first: A camera that aids drivers in two different ways. The Traffic Sign Recognition function reads speed limit and no-passing signs and displays them on the instrument panel. The Lane Departure Warning alerts drivers when they unintentionally veer out of their lane. Together, these two systems improve driving safety, reduce stress and can even prevent costly speeding tickets. (more…)

  • Truck Development and Test Center at Mercedes-Benz Plant in Worth opened

    Today was the formal opening of a new Development and Test Center (EVZ) for trucks at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth. In attendance at the ceremony were Rhineland-Palatinate Premier Kurt Beck, Mayor of the City of Wörth Harald Seiter, as well as Daimler representatives Andreas Renschler, member of the Board of Management responsible for Daimler Trucks; Dr. Jörg Zürn, Head of Product Development at Mercedes-Benz Trucks; and Martin Daum, Director of the Mercedes-Benz Wörth Plant. (more…)

  • Lamborghini selects new Diamond Black Zircotec coating for Reventón

    New surface finish solves heat management for Reventón supercar
    Leading automotive coating specialist Zircotec has been selected by Automobili Lamborghini to supply a new thermal barrier for its one million Euro Reventón car. Zircotec’s plasma-sprayed Diamond Black coating is applied to the exhaust and inhibits heat transfer from the tailpipe protecting heat sensitive components from damage. (more…)

  • Lotus Wins Two High Profile Green Car Projects

    Lotus Engineering Invests in Low Carbon Vehicle Programmes
    Lotus Engineering, the world renowned automotive consultancy division of Lotus has won two contracts as part of winning project consortia announced by the UK Government Technology Strategy Board.

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  • Corvette ZR1 By The Numbers

    DETROIT – The official Corvette ZR1 numbers are in and they’re good. Very good:
    * $103,300 MSRP (including $850 destination charge)
    * EPA-estimated fuel economy of 14 city and 20 highway
    * 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds
    * 0-100 mph in 7.0 seconds
    * Quarter-mile elapsed time of 11.3 seconds at 131 mph (more…)

  • Ford Mustang is Popular Choice Among Teens

    When he was in his early teens, Dan Vanderlip, Jr., of Clinton Township, Mich., fell in love with the Ford Mustang, so much so that he was determined to buy one when he turned 16.

    Vanderlip, Jr. saved up all the money he earned working in his family’s upholstery store, invested it wisely in the stock market (with a little coaching from his dad) and was on the verge of selling his beloved collection of rare baseball cards to come up with the remainder of the money he needed to buy the car – when his father stepped in to help. (more…)

  • FHI Unveils New Model Subaru EXIGA, a Seven-Seater for Panorama Touring

    Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced the debut of its new Subaru EXIGA in Japan. The EXIGA went on sale nationwide through Subaru dealerships today.

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  • Caterham Announces New Distribution Agreement in Spain

    Caterham Cars is pleased to announce that it has agreed a new distribution agreement with Alcatrade, its partner based in Barcelona, Spain. Since the demise of the K-Series, there have not been any road legal Caterhams available for sale in Spain. (more…)

  • Daimler AG invests in expansion of Sprinter production

    The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter introduced to the market in spring 2006 has been outstandingly well received by customers. To better satisfy the persisting high demand for the vans manufactured in Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde, the Board of Management of Daimler AG has decided to invest a total of 177 million euros in the two German van-making facilities. (more…)

  • To the Point: Scirocco

    Scirocco is the right choice as an affordable sports car for every day of the year
    The countdown is running for the new era Scirocco: the third generation of the sports car will already be arriving on the market in August. Volkswagen is staging the comeback of a legend with the debut of the two-door car – Scirocco generations I and II wrote history as the most successful Volkswagen coupe of all time with about 800,000 units sold. (more…)

  • Production of All-New Nissan Teana Begins in China

    Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced that the first all-new Teana, the flagship model in the company’s line-up in the Chinese market, rolled off the lines at the Xianfang plant of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (DFL), Nissan’s partner in China. (more…)