| Nissan pickup is best suited for weekend warriors |
May 27th, 2013 |
The pickup truck market in Canada has traditionally been dominated by Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler - usually in that order, but not always. Honda, Toyota and Nissan also sell trucks, but they're miles behind their domestic rivals in sales numbers. Not even in the top 10 for light-truck sales in ...
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| Reserve judgment on cars placards |
May 27th, 2013 |
"Odd places to see handicapped plates," about handicap placards on what he considers inappropriate vehicles such as Corvettes and big trucks: I am handicapped with nerve damage in my left leg and arthritis in my hips and knees, and I drive a Corvette. The Department of Motor Vehicles must have documentation of your handicap from a doctor in order to issue handicap status. I got the card ...
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| Honda sign new deal with International Volleyball Federation |
May 27th, 2013 |
Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...
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| Cargo holds key to cars’ appeal |
May 27th, 2013 |
As Memorial Day weekend draws to a close it’s time once again to stock your vehicles with baggage, friends and family and make your way back to reality. Fortunately, if you have a car with ample cargo space the task goes that much quicker.The world’s best cargo vehicles also hold mountain bikes, skis, gear, surfboards - you name it - making their appeal that much more important in ...
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| Weekley Manassero up in world golf rankings |
May 27th, 2013 |
Matteo Manassero posted tournament wins in Texas and England, respectively, and make impressive climbs in Monday's men's world golf rankings. Weekley notched his first PGA Tour win in five years in winning the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas, and leaps 56 spots to 55th in the rankings. Manassero, at age 20, became the youngest winner of the BMW PGA Championship and is ...
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| Renault shrugs off electric car setback |
May 27th, 2013 |
RENA.PA ) said the collapse of a joint venture aimed at making electric cars more appealing would not hold back its plans for battery-powered ...
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| Kenya MPs to Get Sh5 Million Grants to Buy Cars |
May 27th, 2013 |
MEMBERS of the National Assembly will get a Sh5 million grant to purchase cars, according to an agreement hammered out between the Speaker and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission on Wednesday. A letter on May 22 from Speaker Justin Muturi to SRC boss Sarah Serem states that the MPs' salaries will remain at Sh532,000 taxable. However, MP's sitting allowances will be doubled with ...
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| Porsche Rennsport Motor Racing Festival 2013 |
May 27th, 2013 |
911 model’s 50th anniversary this year, the Porsche Rennsport Motor Racing Festival was always going to be a big event, and with rounds of the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup and Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, Historic Porsche races and other on-track demonstrations, as well as a Concours d'Elegance, a Show 'n' Shine, and a special display of the ...
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| Renault to work on reducing engine costs |
May 27th, 2013 |
MONACO (Reuters) - Renault are committed to Formula One and will work to reduce the cost of their new engine after its introduction next year, the company's chief executive Carlos Ghosn has assured Bernie ...
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| Renault plays down collapse of Israeli-US battery firm Better Place |
May 27th, 2013 |
French car manufacturer Renault played down on Monday the effect of the bankruptcy of Israeli-US firm Better Place, a pioneer of rapid changeover of electric-car batteries.Renault said that the collapse of Better Place, for which it had developed a battery-switching technology designed to make it easier for drivers to recharge their vehicles, did not in any way undermine Renault-Nissan's ...
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