General News

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• Honda CB Twister Test Ride Review
• 2011 Honda Pilot 5 Speed Automatic 2WD LX
• Bentley Considers SUV
• General Motors in Profit As Rebound Continues
• Toyota Recalls 2m US vehicles in Stuck Pedal Inquiry
• Fiat: l'auto Elettrica Sara Solo Per Gli USA
• Porsche Panamera S Hybrid: il debutto a Ginevra 2011
• Enel: l'auto Elettrica? Ha poche Speranze
• Toyota EV Concept: l’iQ Diventera Elettrica Nel 2012
• Shed a Tear: Million-Dollar Pagani Zonda F Destroyed in Illegal Racing Stunt
• Ferrari Accused of Cheating
• Japan's Radical Sports Car
• New C63 AMG
• New Suzuki Swift Targets Yaris, Mazda2
• Opel Set to Bring Back Astra in 2012
• Honda to Recall 1.35 Million Fit Subcompacts Globally
• Nissan Sets December 20 Launch Date for Electric Leaf
• Honda, Nissan, Toyota Post Record China Production
• Renault can name new car Zoe as girls' case rejected
• Our Hybrid Beats Toyota's: Hyundai
• Ford, Holden Plot Model Onslaught
• Ford Fiesta Laris Manis, Less Supply
• some models of BMW and Rolls-Royce must be in drag to recall

Honda CB Twister Test Ride Review Posted: 13 Mar 2011 08:10 AM PDT Honda is considered to be one of the "big shots" when it comes to making bikes. They have got superb litre class bikes like the CBR Fireblades and a more of a naked series with the CB1000 RRs in the international market. Back in our country, they have already proved their mettle with the Unicorn, the Unicorn Dazzler and the Shine. Little did we expect that this company is going to tread into

2011 Honda Pilot 5 Speed Automatic 2WD LX Posted: 12 Mar 2011 09:53 PM PST 2011 Honda Pilot 5 Speed Automatic 2WD LX Featured Special Lease, Offer valid from 3/1/2011 through 5/2/2011. $0 first months payment, $350.00 per month for 35 months, $0 down payment, $0 security deposit. For well-qualified lessees. FEATURED SPECIAL LEASE: Closed end lease for 2011 Honda Pilot 5 Speed Automatic 2WD LX (YF3H2BEW) available from 03/02/2011 through 05/02/2011, to

Bentley Considers SUV Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:21 PM PST British luxury brand Bentley will build an SUV if its customers want it. That's the verdict of the company's director of chassis, powertrain and motorsport, Brian Gush, speaking exclusively to Drive at the Geneva motor show last week. "We would always look at things like that as long as they are a true Bentley," he confirmed. "Once the market research is done and it comes back saying the

General Motors in Profit As Rebound Continues Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:21 PM PST US carmaker General Motors has posted a $510m (£317m) profit for the fourth quarter, and of $4.7bn for all of 2010. The latter figure covers its first full year after bankruptcy, and represents its first full-year profit since 2004 and largest profit since 1999. During 2008 GM went into bankruptcy protection and was eventually given $49.5bn in government funding. In 2009 it underwent

Toyota Recalls 2m US vehicles in Stuck Pedal Inquiry Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:21 PM PST Toyota is recalling 2.17m vehicles in the US over reports that accelerator pedals could become stuck in floor mats and carpets. The company has now recalled more than 14m vehicles globally since 2009 over safety concerns. The US government recently cleared the company after an inquiry into reports its electronic throttle system had led to unintended acceleration. The company said it was

Fiat: l'auto Elettrica Sara Solo Per Gli USA Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:20 PM PST Brutti segnali sul fronte delle auto ecologiche: dopo la dichiarazione scettica di Enel, ecco Sergio Marchionne affermare che Fiat non punterà sull'auto elettrica e non intende investirci risorse. Nessuna scarsa coscienza ambientale, né avversione per i veicoli silenziosi ma semplicemente una questione di numeri: "Ogni volta che calcolo quanto costerebbe costruirne un modello, non riesco

Porsche Panamera S Hybrid: il debutto a Ginevra 2011 Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:20 PM PST Porsche porterà al debutto durante l'imminente Salone di Ginevra 2011 (3-13 marzo) la Panamera S Hybrid, versione della sportiva quattroporte tedesca che sfrutta la combinazione tra motore termico e propulsore elettrico utilizzata già sulla Porsche Cayenne Hybrid e sulla "sorella" Volkswagen Touareg. Questa particolare architettura meccanica - sempre più in voga anche tra i costruttori di

Enel: l'auto Elettrica? Ha poche Speranze Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:20 PM PST "Le auto a emissioni zero hanno poche speranze di diffondersi". A dirlo non è una persona qualunque ma il responsabile dei progetti di mobilità elettrica dell'Enel, che prevede che nel 2020 appena il 5% delle nuove immatricolazioni riguarderanno auto di questo tipo. Ciò vuol dire che il parco circolante sarà percentualmente ancora inferiore. Se così fosse, sarebbe uno smacco per gran parte

Toyota EV Concept: l’iQ Diventera Elettrica Nel 2012 Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:19 PM PST Al Salone di Ginevra 2011 (3-13 marzo), Toyota farà spazio nel suo stand all'innovativa EV Concept, citycar elettrica dalle dimensioni estremamente compatte realizzata sulla base della Toyota iQ. La futura "cittadina" elettrica sfrutterà la tecnologia Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) sviluppata dalla Casa delle tre ellissi per le sue vetture ibride senza però perdere spazio prezioso

Shed a Tear: Million-Dollar Pagani Zonda F Destroyed in Illegal Racing Stunt Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:19 PM PST Yet another reason why street racing is a very dumb idea comes out of Europe this week. The end result of this meeting between two egotistical drivers? The total destruction of an ultra-limited edition 2007 Pagani Zonda F Roadster. But it gets better: The 28-year-old German pilot was travelling 198.8 mph on Italy's A10 Autostrada when he lost control. Miraculously, he and his 21-year-old

Ferrari Accused of Cheating Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:19 PM PST A respected British motoring writer has unleashed a barrage on Ferrari, implying it doctors road test vehicles loaned to the media and wants to control what is written about its cars. Writing on popular international automotive website Jalopnik, Chris Harris - a former road tester for UK car magazine Autocar and now freelancing - accuses Ferrari of specially preparing vehicles for the media

Japan's Radical Sports Car Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:18 PM PST Esflow concept blends futuristic sports car styling with production-ready electric technology. Its streaky LED lights make it look like a sports car from Tron, but Nissan's new Esflow concept could be a pointer to an all-electric version of the company's famous GT-R supercar. Nissan will use next month's Geneva motor show to display its new Esflow concept, a rear-wheel-drive two-seater that

New C63 AMG Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:18 PM PST Mercedes-Benz performance division AMG has eked out more efficiency from its fastest C-Class, the C63, as part of a technical and visual update. The revised version of the compact executive express makes its first appearance in the metal at next month's Geneva motor show, and will arrive in Australia in August - a couple of months after the rest of the facelifted C-Class range. The C63 AMG

New Suzuki Swift Targets Yaris, Mazda2 Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:18 PM PST Latest generation of Japanese brand's biggest-selling car looks almost identical to the old model - but it brings a host of improvements including class-leading fuel economy, albeit with a drop in power. It's no overstatement to describe the latest-generation Swift as a crucial car for Suzuki Australia - not when the nameplate accounts for more than half of total sales. The company has

Opel Set to Bring Back Astra in 2012 Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:17 PM PST European brand Opel will come to Australia next year to compete in the increasingly competitive affordable premium segment dominated by the likes of Volkswagen. Australians will soon have yet another automotive brand to choose from, with Opel confirming it will reintroduce nameplates such as the Astra from 2012.The move to bring Opel to Australia is designed to give parent company General

Honda to Recall 1.35 Million Fit Subcompacts Globally Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:17 PM PST TOKYO – Honda Motor Co said on Thursday it would recall about 1.35 million Fit subcompacts globally to repair defective wiring in the headlights. No accident was reported from the defect, a Honda spokesman in Tokyo said. Subject to the recall are Fit cars built at Honda's Suzuka factory in Japan between November 2001 and October 2007. About 735,000 units will be recalled in Japan, where the

Nissan Sets December 20 Launch Date for Electric Leaf Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:17 PM PST Jumat, 3 Desember 2010 | 11:18 WIB ReutersNissan Motors Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga demonstrates how to recharge Nissans all-electric vehicle, the Leaf, during a news conference to announce the price tag for the worlds first mass produced electric car, at the companys global headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo March 30, 2010. Over the past few years, Nissan executive Eiji

Honda, Nissan, Toyota Post Record China Production Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:16 PM PST ReutersHonda Motors cars are displayed at the companys showroom in Tokyo October 29, 2010. Honda Motor Co said on Friday its quarterly profit more than doubled as sales in Asia soared, and it lifted its annual forecasts for a second time as it absorbs currency losses with deep cost cuts.TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp., the world's No. 1 automaker whose reputation has been dented by massive

Renault can name new car Zoe as girls' case rejected Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:16 PM PST Renault can name a new car model Zoe, a French judge has ruled - throwing out a case brought by the parents of two girls called Zoe Renault.The families had argued that their children - and to a lesser extent, other children who have the first name Zoe - could face a lifetime of mockery for sharing the name of a car.But the judge found no evidence that it would cause the children "certain,

Our Hybrid Beats Toyota's: Hyundai Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:15 PM PST  It may be late to the hybrid game, but Hyundai insists its technology is a generation ahead of the world leader in petrol-electric propulsion. Hyundai says Toyota's hybrid technology is out of date and that it has developed a superior petrol-electric system. The Korean car maker will in December launch its first hybrid model, the Sonata Hybrid, in its first overseas market, the US. It

Ford, Holden Plot Model Onslaught Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:15 PM PST Unprecedented roll-out planned to plug line-up gaps. Ford and Holden, under siege from fast-growing import-only brands, this week revealed bold new plans to expand and update their model line-ups during the next two years.Holden claims it will unleash an unprecedented new-vehicle onslaught that includes a range of four-wheel-drives and a major update to the Commodore. Ford is countering

Ford Fiesta Laris Manis, Less Supply Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:14 PM PST VIVAnews - PT Ford Motor Indonesia (FMI) is overwhelmed by the Ford Fiesta car orders. Demand for Ford Fiesta car when it reached 1,100 units, but the new Ford could meet the 200 units in October 2010. "It was not choked up, but demand for the Ford Fiesta car lot," said Director of Marketing for Ford Motor Indonesia, Davy Tuilan, in Jakarta, Thursday, October 21, 2010. According to Davy,

some models of BMW and Rolls-Royce must be in drag to recall Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:14 PM PST Several types of BMW models that circulate in the United States had to be pulled for repairs (recall), it is because of problems in the braking system. Not only is it also turns out, Rolls-Royce Phantom is also experiencing similar problems. And if the total of the two brands V8 and V12 engines that reach 198,000 units. According to BMW, the brake system are potensei leaks that can cause

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