| Volkswagen admits gearbox malfunction in recalling 384151 cars in China |
Mar 20th, 2013 |
(38 mins ago) German car maker Volkswagen said today the models including the Golf, Audi A3 and Passat, that have been recalled in China following a mainland media expose and regulatory order, would lose power while being driven. ';In isolated cases, an electronic malfunction in the control unit or a lack of oil pressure inside the gearbox mechatronics may result in a power ...
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| Worlds fastest three-wheeled electric car comes with price tag of $65k |
Mar 20th, 2013 |
The TORQ Roadster from Epic EV proves that electric cars can have race car performance. It boasts a 400 horsepower electric engine and carbon fiber panels. The three-wheeled TORQ Roadster will coast 65,000 dollars, the New York Daily News reported. According to its makers Epic EV, the TORQ Roadster is the world's fastest three-wheel electric vehicle and can generate more G-force in a corner ...
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| Spy Video: Mercedes-Benz GLA |
Mar 20th, 2013 |
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Last week, we reported that Mercedes-Benz is planning to introduce a subcompact SUV smaller than the GLK, called the GLA. Today, in the video below from French publication L’Automobile we can finally see the first details of the new subcompact SUV as it undergoes winter testing. The video starts out with the uncovering of the [...]
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| 2014 Aston Martin Rapide S Tested: More Oomph to Back Up Its Visual Sizzle |
Mar 20th, 2013 |
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Fall through the looking glass, pass through the wardrobe, hit all the buttons in the Wonkavator, or take the Hogwarts Express one stop past the wizard school and there’s Aston Martin’s updated, five-door Rapide S sports car. It’s engineered for an alternate reality where up is left, down is sideways, rabbits wear top hats, and [...]
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| Test of Endurance: Experiencing the 61st 12 Hours of Sebring |
Mar 20th, 2013 |
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If you follow any kind of racing, you know of motorsport’s premier venues: Monaco, Le Mans, Indianapolis, Daytona, Spa-Francorchamps, the Nürburgring, and others. Each headlining event has its own unique charm as well as a certain amount of prestige. Sebring, home of the famed 12-hour grand prix, has loads of charm – perhaps because it’s [...]
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| Convicted Twin Cities auto mogul Denny Hecker changes prisons again |
Mar 20th, 2013 |
to lower security facilities because it's cheaper, he said. "Ultimately he'd like to be in Duluth I suppose," Toder said. "But I don't know how they feel about that." Hecker is due to be released in July, ...
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| Hinsdale looks for ways to protect Steinway Piano from crashing cars |
Mar 20th, 2013 |
Hinsdale village officials are wondering if there is anything that can be done to curb the crashes at the Steinway Piano Gallery after it was twice struck by cars in February. The Zoning and Public Safety committee on Monday discussed whether planters or some other barriers could be added to keep cars from jumping the curb and striking the building at 120 S. Washington St. "I'm at a ...
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| Regulators investigate Mercedes-Benz fuel leaks |
Mar 20th, 2013 |
DETROIT Federal safety regulators are investigating reports of fuel leaks in about 250,000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Mercedes have received 533 complaints from owners about a strong odor of gasoline, mainly after refueling. The agency says fuel may be leaking from the upper part of the gas ...
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| No End to Falling European Car Sales |
Mar 20th, 2013 |
PARIS - European car sales keep falling, and American automakers are among the biggest losers in the shrinking market, industry data showed Tuesday. European Union new passenger car registrations slid 10.5 percent in February from a year earlier, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said in Brussels. It was the 17th consecutive drop, with sales falling everywhere except ...
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| JAC to recall defective cars over rust concerns |
Mar 20th, 2013 |
/enpproperty--> BEIJING -- JAC Motors will recall 117,072 units of Turin cars over rust concerns, the country's consumer quality watchdog said Tuesday. JAC Motors will recall those units produced between November 2008 and December 2011, as the metal plates on the side of the bodies of the cars are likely to rust in moist conditions due to a bad coating, according to the General ...
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