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MINI Road Assist App Now Available
MINI Road Assist App Now Available

21 Aug 2009, 06:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / MINI USA has just announced that a free mobile application that allows access to roadside assistance is now available for all MINI owners who are also iPhone and BlackBerry users. The MINI Road Assi...

 
Volvo S60 Concept on Display at GamesCom
Volvo S60 Concept on Display at GamesCom

20 Aug 2009, 08:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Gamers who will attend Europe's largest event for video games, GamesCom, will have the chance to see the Volvo S60 concept in all its glory. The reason? The S60 is the star of the popular - as ...

 
US Army GSPEL to Test Hybrid Tanks
US Army GSPEL to Test Hybrid Tanks

19 Aug 2009, 09:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US Army's Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory (GSPEL) broke ground on Monday, on a new 30,000-square-foot facility for testing military ground vehicles. The facility will be used for...

 
Ford's PHEV to Grid Communications System
Ford's PHEV to Grid Communications System

19 Aug 2009, 08:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The developments in the EV sector of the automotive industry were taken to the next level by American manufacturer Ford, who took it upon itself to create a smart vehicle-to-grid communications syst...

 
OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics Email: 100 Million and Counting
OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics Email: 100 Million and Counting

18 Aug 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM proudly announced today their OnStar system sent the 100,000,000th Vehicle Diagnostics e-mail to its customers and to celebrate, decided to give us an idea of how much money we can save by using ...

 
JLC Launches AMVOX2 Chronograph Racing
JLC Launches AMVOX2 Chronograph Racing

18 Aug 2009, 13:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The renowned Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre (JLC) partnered with Aston Martin to introduce the “ultimate driver’s watch” in the AMVOX collection, based on its latest invention, ...

 
2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor to Get 6.2l V8 Engine
2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor to Get 6.2l V8 Engine

18 Aug 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you were standing alone and sad in your back yard, thinking the 5.4l V8 now provided with the F-150 Raptor just doesn't provide enough punch from its 300 hp troop, don't worry, Ford has...

 
Automatic License Plate Recognition by Motorola and PIPS
Automatic License Plate Recognition by Motorola and PIPS

18 Aug 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American telecommunications company Motorola and Federal Signal company PIPS Technology has just introduced a new Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) solution, that can be fitted on the Motor...

 
Ilmor Back in Business: 700cc 132 Horsepower Engine
Ilmor Back in Business: 700cc 132 Horsepower Engine

13 Aug 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ilmor Engineering, the company that supplied engines to Mercedes-Benz for their Formula 1 team, is again making the headlines, this time with a brand new technology providing amazing results to say ...

 
Avon Releases New High-Performance Tires
Avon Releases New High-Performance Tires

12 Aug 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / British tire manufacturer, Avon Tyres is ready to launch on the market a new set of extreme bottom line road legal performance tires. The ZZR performance tires in question were developed in partners...

 
Mazda CX-7 with SCR System at Frankfurt
Mazda CX-7 with SCR System at Frankfurt

12 Aug 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda is getting ready for another world premiere at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show, to open its doors next month. This time, the automaker will debut the first Japanese passenger car equipped wit...

 
BorgWarner Turbochargers for Chinese FAW
BorgWarner Turbochargers for Chinese FAW

11 Aug 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BorgWarner and Chinese car manufacturer First Automotive Works (FAW) signed a dealer today though which the parts maker will supply turbochargers and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valves for vario...

 
Bosch Introduces New Parallel Parking Technology
Bosch Introduces New Parallel Parking Technology

10 Aug 2009, 14:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Many drivers have serious parking problems, especially when they are at the beginning of their career behind the wheel. But what if we told you that parallel parking could no longer be that of an is...

 
Ralph Lauren Scuderia Bag Collection Now Available
Ralph Lauren Scuderia Bag Collection Now Available

10 Aug 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The designer’s latest bag collection was inspired by Ferrari’s renowned racing division, as you might have guessed. Ralph Lauren’s Scuderia line brings bags, totes, wallets and mor...

 
Bugatti Freshens Up Your Coffee Time
Bugatti Freshens Up Your Coffee Time

10 Aug 2009, 08:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Renowned for being one of the most exclusive carmakers ever, Bugatti has built some of the fastest racing cars throughout time, noted by their design and performances. Unfortunately, many fans of th...

 
Ford Introduces the Collision Warning with Brake Support
Ford Introduces the Collision Warning with Brake Support

9 Aug 2009, 12:22 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Following the high end car makers’ approach of the market, Ford decided to push some of the new technological safety feats to some of its more common models. Thanks to the radar systems that h...

 
BMW 7 Series to Get "the New Aluminum" from Novelis
BMW 7 Series to Get "the New Aluminum" from Novelis

9 Aug 2009, 11:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / We will present you here some of the new features behind BMW’s new 7 Series, starting with what is regarded as “the new aluminum”. The Canadian company Novelis Inc. supplies BMW w...

 
Alloy Wheels With Aerospace Technology
Alloy Wheels With Aerospace Technology

7 Aug 2009, 04:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Alcoa has announced the launch of a new range of alloy wheels, based on the aerospace technology, therefore improving vehicle performance and reducing fuel consumption and emissions as well. &ldq...

 
MINI Launched Rockstar Collection
MINI Launched Rockstar Collection

6 Aug 2009, 12:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / MINI is marking its 50-year birthday with all kinds of special edition car models and lifestyle collections. After the MINI Fresh Up collection launched earlier this year, the brand recently announc...

 
First Full HD Helmet Camera Expected Soon
First Full HD Helmet Camera Expected Soon

5 Aug 2009, 12:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new interesting product was announced by GoPro at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Show late last month. The makers of the Hero Wide line of cameras announced that the GoPro HD Wide, the world&r...