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Live Luggage Launches Electrically-Powered Suitcase
Live Luggage Launches Electrically-Powered Suitcase

30 Jan 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Hardly did we imagine a future where our luggage could be electrically-powered and walk all by itself to the airport. However, technology and mankind's inventiveness continually shows us we hav...

 
Aava Leads Rally Ireland, Loeb Closes Gap
Aava Leads Rally Ireland, Loeb Closes Gap

30 Jan 2009, 11:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Urmo Aava's start with Stobart Ford World Rally Team couldn't have been more successful, as the Estonian has taken the lead in the opening round of the WRC season, in Ireland. The Estonian...

 
F1 Weight Limit Pushes Drivers to Drastic Diet
F1 Weight Limit Pushes Drivers to Drastic Diet

30 Jan 2009, 11:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There's no doubt that the introduction of the newly-developed Kinetic Energy Recovery System will have a strong impact on the 2009 cars' weight distribution. The first worries on this matt...

 
2009 Maybach Landaulet for Sale on EBay
2009 Maybach Landaulet for Sale on EBay

30 Jan 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Wealthy people seem to be quite frightened about the financial downturn which is believed to diminish their fortunes, so they start selling things from their garage to add a little cash to their dep...

 
Corvette ZR700 and ZR750 Unleashed by Hennessey Performance
Corvette ZR700 and ZR750 Unleashed by Hennessey Performance

30 Jan 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Hennessey Performance announced they are ready to upgrade the Corvette ZR1, the most powerful and most expensive Corvette model ever. Starting from the baseline LS9 620 horsepower engine, Hennessey...

 
NASCAR Guilty of 2007 Plane Crash
NASCAR Guilty of 2007 Plane Crash

30 Jan 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR are to be held responsible for the plane crash that occurred just outside of Orlando less than 2 years ago. This is the conclusion reached by the federal investigators after a thorough examin...

 
2009 Shelby GT "R Model" Joins Gazillion Other Special Edition Mustangs
2009 Shelby GT "R Model" Joins Gazillion Other Special Edition Mustangs

30 Jan 2009, 10:15 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / It seems like in the past four or five years there have been circa two special edition Mustangs just about every month. The Ford original pony car might as well pass as a comic book hero matchbox fi...

 
Volvo, the Best-Selling Premium Brand in Russia
Volvo, the Best-Selling Premium Brand in Russia

30 Jan 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The Russians seem to be faithful fans of the Swedish brand that makes cars as safe as houses. Since Volvo succeeded in beating competition in the premium segment for the third consecutive year in th...

 
Rahal Letterman in Pursuit of Funds
Rahal Letterman in Pursuit of Funds

30 Jan 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / IndyCar fans might not get to see much of Rahal Letterman Racing in 2009, as the team is struggling to find the necessary funding in order to field a full-time car in the upcoming season. The team&#...

 
No 2009 Saturn Astra for the US Market
No 2009 Saturn Astra for the US Market

30 Jan 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Launched in January 2008 for the U.S market, the Opel-Vauxhall Astra based car will be discontinued for sale this year in the United States. At the beginning of the month, 139 days worth of Astra we...

 
No Ads for Detroit 3 during Super Bowl
No Ads for Detroit 3 during Super Bowl

30 Jan 2009, 09:36 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Even if they've used the American audience with regular ads during each year's Super Bowl, for the first time in eight years, the Detroit 3 are saying “Thanks, but no thanks” t...

 
Ferrari to Revise Exhaust System on F60
Ferrari to Revise Exhaust System on F60

30 Jan 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The inevitable happened for Ferrari, as the Maranello-based team have had to change their exhaust system ahead of the 2009 season. An official report was issued by the championship's official s...

 
Ford Fusion Hybrid Better Than Camry Hybrid. Toyota: Is Not!
Ford Fusion Hybrid Better Than Camry Hybrid. Toyota: Is Not!

30 Jan 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided that the Ford Fusion Hybrid is more fuel efficient than the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The two cars were compared as being part of the same class o...

 
FIA May Approve New Rear Diffuser Design
FIA May Approve New Rear Diffuser Design

30 Jan 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA admitted – unofficially yet – that they are aware of the unusual rear diffuser design used by both Toyota and Williams F1 for their 2009 challengers (the TF109 and FW31 respectiv...

 
Ford Escort Buried in Pensioner's Backyard
Ford Escort Buried in Pensioner's Backyard

30 Jan 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It seems that the pharaohs' tombs finally found some competition. Finding a Ford Escort from the early eighties buried in huge amounts of vegetation in the backyard of a pensioner may not be as...

 
Limited Edition Clio, Clio Estate and Twingo
Limited Edition Clio, Clio Estate and Twingo

29 Jan 2009, 17:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Renault has announced its decision of marking the start of the 2009 RBS 6 Nations tournament by introducing the “XV de France” limited edition versions on its Twingo, Clio Estate and Cli...

 
Kangoo Be bop, Jazz Glamour, Girl Power
Kangoo Be bop, Jazz Glamour, Girl Power

29 Jan 2009, 17:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Kangoo be bop is the offspring of the Kangoo Compact Concept car presented by Renault at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. Be bop is meant as a glossy two-tone metallic paint car. As its name suggest...

 
Emissions: Gasoline vs. Diesel vs. Bioethanol
Emissions: Gasoline vs. Diesel vs. Bioethanol

29 Jan 2009, 16:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the most common questions in today's automotive industry is “how can we reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions?” with several automakers pointing to next-generation techno...

 
2010 Porsche 911 GT3 is Officially Here
2010 Porsche 911 GT3 is Officially Here

29 Jan 2009, 16:10 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / After almost all the Porsche 911 range of models received a facelift during 2008, the time for the GT3 version to get an overhaul has come. The official information and specifications of the new car...

 
Renault to Revise Aero Package for R29
Renault to Revise Aero Package for R29

29 Jan 2009, 16:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following reports in the Swiss media concerning Renault R29's poor on-track performances at Algarve, team's technical director Pat Symonds insisted that the poor lap times scored by Alonso...