TOP  10  -  Ford  GM explore joint engines

General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. are discussing a possible collaboration to develop new engines and other

powertrain technologies, according to sources at both companies.

[ Source : detnews ]

TOP 9  -  Man buys back car he sold 50 years ago

LONDON: A Briton has shelled out £6000 for a car he originally bought 50 years ago for £23. David Osten, 69, bought the white 1928 Austin Seven when he was a student in 1958. It was while driving it that he met his future wife, Jill, who, he muses, fell more for the vehicle than for him.

[ Source : timesofindia ]

TOP 8  -  Kind of a drag at Brickyard

The turmoil over Goodyear tires rapidly deteriorating at NASCAR’s recent Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in Indianapolis provided ample evidence that even small changes in an established technical design can create unexpected and substantial difficulties, much to the dismay of both racing fans and drivers.

[ Source : journalgazette ]

TOP 7  -  2008 British International Motor Show: MINI dislays its might news

MINI showcased its full range of vehicles at the 2008 International Motor Show at ExCeL London, with a walk through facility in its stand and also giving the visitors an opportunity to discover a whole variety of ways to personalise a new MINI. The stand incorporated a quadrangle-style area on which the entire MINI range was displayed including the brand new MINI John Cooper Works.

[ Source : domain-b ]

TOP 6  -  Nikkei down 0.6 pct as Nissan automakers slide

The Nikkei average fell 1.2 percent to a two-week closing low on Monday as carmakers slid on weak U.S. auto sales

data, with Nissan Motor also hit by a drop in profits.

[ Source : reuters ]

TOP 5  -  New GLK-Class Posts Impressive Number of Incoming Orders

In Western Europe alone, Mercedes-Benz has already received a total of 10,000 orders for a GLK-Class vehicle by the end of July. Deliveries of the GLK, which celebrated its world premiere at the Auto China show in Beijing at the end of April, are scheduled to commence in Western Europe in October, with market launch in the U.S. set to follow at the beginning of 2009.

[ Source :  autospectator ]

TOP 4  -  Ford Falcon gets five-star crash rating

The latest Ford Falcon is the first Australian-built car to win a world-best five-star rating for its crash safety.The new FG Falcon range achieved the top score in the latest round of the Australian New Car Assessment Program.

[ Source : smh ]

TOP 3  -  Fiat Grande Punto Abarth

I'm afraid I may be leading you astray in describing this car as a Fiat. It's Fiat-based, of course, and the company at the head of the scheme is Fiat Group Automobiles, but what you see here is the first Abarth-branded car to be introduced to the UK (in the 21st century, at least), and the name of the celebrated Italian tuner is being promoted almost to the complete exclusion of that of the manufacturer. So, no more Fiat references.

[ Source : carkeys ]

TOP 2  -  Audi A3 Cabriolet 1.8 TFSI Sport

With the new A3 Cabriolet, Audi's understated and rather covetable hatchback gets a soft top for the first time. More than that, it gets a record-breakingly fast one. Push the button located conveniently to the rear of the handbrake, and merely nine seconds later the canvas cover over your head will have sprinted to the back of the car and folded itself tidily against the boot. Clearly we are talking here about the Linford Christie of opening car tops, except without the somewhat distracting controversy.

[ Source : timesonline ]

TOP 1  -  BMW taken aback by lack of pace

BMW Sauber was taken aback by its below-par showing in the Hungarian Grand Prix, which yielded a solitary world championship point for Robert Kubica.

[ Source : itv-f1 ]