Indian Company Releasing $2400 Car, 2007-08-20 22:30:29 If you thought your Kia was a cheap car, you obviously didn't buy it in India. A country with an exploding population of drivers, India has a red-hot market for cheap autos. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, tata, plastic, car-safety, india, autos, drivers Battlefront-the "Sedate" Sedan, 2007-08-21 16:30:47 Midsize sedans such as the Honda Accord are the Wonder Bread and butter of the U.S. car market -- sedate but steady sellers. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, motors, motor-trends, autos, honda, gm, detroit, chrysler, toyota Plug and Play Algae Production for Biofuels?, 2007-09-04 18:00:56
And the driving force behind the next boom (and bust) cycle? Green energy, green power, a move away from dependence on petroleum, of course. The reason? Well, many. ...Bookmark tags: science, cars, us-policy, autos, biofuels, algae Used Car Buying Checklist, 2007-10-02 02:31:13 Some people live and die by checklists. I am not one of those people, but I have to admit that with so much out there involved with buying a used car, I can see how this one might be my exception. ...Bookmark tags: business, car-buying-advice, tips, cars, used-cars, dealers, car-dealers, automotive, autos, vehicles 55 Corvette, 2007-10-02 09:46:30 The Corvette engineering corps wanted more power. Corvette advertisers wanted more power. Corvette aficionados wanted more power. The Ford Thunderbird team…well, they probably would have preferred that the Corvette stick to its Blue Flame Six engine for another few years at least ...Bookmark tags: 1955 Chevrolet Corvette, 1955, Chevrolet, Corvette, auto, autos, car, cars Where Car Dealers Make their Money Now, 2007-10-05 15:30:35 Auto dealers used to make a ton of money on what is called the "front end" of the business. They made thousands off every car they sold just in the difference between cost and sales price. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, marketing, automotive, sales, advice, help, autos, vehicles, dealers Photo Gallery: Best Fuel Efficient Cars, 2007-10-05 15:30:36 Man, some fuel efficient cars are ugly:
Ford Focus, Honda Fit, Toyota Prius, Nissan Sentra.
Others look pretty good:
Mini Cooper, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic
And others on the list are shocking that they are even there: ...Bookmark tags: technology, environment, cars, automotive, autos, fuel-efficient, car-buying-advice 2008 NIssan Skyline GT-R is Superfast, MegaCool, 2007-10-21 15:01:06 It beat the Corvette, Mercedes, and a Porsche. Now it's shooting for the record books through a key indicator in the production model speed race. ...Bookmark tags: travel, cars, automotive, car, autos, automobiles, nissan, vehicles, concept-cars, skyline Most Fuel-Efficient Luxury SUVs, 2007-10-23 17:00:49 All of the most fuel-efficient sport utility vehicles forsake their truck roots for car-like qualities that not only improve fuel economy, but make for a better ride on the road. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, fuel, autos, suvs, ford-explorer, ford-edge, nissan-pathfinder, crossovers, nissan-murano Concept Cars Going Green, 2007-10-24 01:00:51 Toyota first demonstrated a futuristic hybrid concept vehicle at the Tokyo Auto Show in 1995. The car, which consisted of an electric motor connected to a regular gasoline engine, was called the Toyota Prius. ...Bookmark tags: technology, tech, environment, cars, auto, automotive, car, green, autos, vehicles Photos: The wildest concept cars from Tokyo, 2007-10-29 00:30:35 Although none of these cars are likely to make it to production, they represent some of the most interesting, or, possibly, aberrant, ideas in automotive design. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, automotive, pictures, autos, tokyo, vehicles, concept-cars Formula 1 Orders Teams to Go Green, 2007-11-01 08:00:53 In the hypercompetitive world of Formula 1 motor racing, the only thing greater than the level of technology is the money spent developing it, and a lot of that money is about to be invested in green technology that will appear in cars the rest of us drive. ...Bookmark tags: sports, environment, cars, green, toyota, autos, honda, formula-one, ferrari, formula-1 Why the New 35-MPG Fuel Economy Standard Is a Bad Idea, 2007-12-07 10:30:41 Supposedly, the much anticipated ratcheting up of car fuel efficiency standards will force more people to downsize their rides and purchase more fuel-efficient cars. I don't buy it. ...Bookmark tags: technology, oil, cars, fuel, autos, gas-prices, vehicles, fuel-economy, cafe, gas-mileage Audi R8 named �Playboy�s 2008 Car of the Year�, 2007-12-10 10:01:16 Which cars will be turning heads on the street this year? According to Playboy's "2008 Cars of the Year," a high-performance hybrid surges past competitors, a European import squeezes to the top, and a luxury carmaker provides one of the most fuel efficient and affordable v … ...Bookmark tags: entertainment, cars, autos, Audi, Playboy, r8, car-of-the-year |