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Exquisite Pilot Spectacles from Porsche Design
Exquisite Pilot Spectacles from Porsche Design

6 Feb 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Now that the spring is approaching and Sun is expected to shine over the roads, Porsche Design wants to make sure motorists won't get blind because of it. Thus, Porsche Design has come up wi...

 
Clean Mean Garbage Machine
Clean Mean Garbage Machine

5 Feb 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Anyone who thinks garbage becomes useless the moment it's been dropped into the container hasn't been in Huddersfield, United Kingdom. The streets of this small English town are being patr...

 
Study: Drivers Spend an Average of 11 Seconds to Read an SMS
Study: Drivers Spend an Average of 11 Seconds to Read an SMS

5 Feb 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Most drivers spend an average of 11 seconds with their eyes off-the-road to read a text message on their mobile phones, a study conducted by American automaker Ford revealed. The driving simulator s...

 
Mercedes-Benz can Retrofit DPF on Trucks with Euro 1, 2 and 3
Mercedes-Benz can Retrofit DPF on Trucks with Euro 1, 2 and 3

4 Feb 2009, 14:17 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Mercedes-Benz truckers with older vehicles but not enough money for a new one can now take a pretty heavy load off their chests. From January 2009, any Mercedes-Benz Service partner in Europe is abl...

 
BMW Says No Dual-Clutch, Opts for Eight-Speed Automatic
BMW Says No Dual-Clutch, Opts for Eight-Speed Automatic

3 Feb 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW will rely more on eight-speed automatic transmissions and less on dual-clutch systems, Klaus Draeger, BMW’s development chief said today, pointing to a number of advantages brought by an a...

 
Touareg Turns Hybrid, Passat Finds BlueMotion
Touareg Turns Hybrid, Passat Finds BlueMotion

3 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Growing concern about environmental issues, as well as better than predicted market response to Hybrid vehicles, made all car producers occupy themselves with the creation of either hybrid or more f...

 
Elegant Brake Cufflinks for Rich Petrolheads
Elegant Brake Cufflinks for Rich Petrolheads

3 Feb 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / When you're a real petrolhead, you are doing everything to show this to the world. This might also include wearing some brake cufflinks on your sleeve... You didn't know such things existe...

 
Brembo, Marelli and Pirelli to Work on Cyber Tyre
Brembo, Marelli and Pirelli to Work on Cyber Tyre

2 Feb 2009, 10:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Brembo, Magneti Marelli and Pirelli recently announced an agreement that will help the three companies develop high-end technologies for both the Italian and the global automotive industry, helping ...

 
Live Luggage Launches Electrically-Powered Suitcase
Live Luggage Launches Electrically-Powered Suitcase

30 Jan 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Hardly did we imagine a future where our luggage could be electrically-powered and walk all by itself to the airport. However, technology and mankind's inventiveness continually shows us we hav...

 
Ferrari to Traffic Assist You with the Pro Z250
Ferrari to Traffic Assist You with the Pro Z250

29 Jan 2009, 16:04 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / While in the past, our parents were using maps to show them the road to destination when traveling by car, we are taking advantage of high-tech devices that guide our way a lot easier. And because G...

 
Ford Beats Competition in… Technology Patents
Ford Beats Competition in… Technology Patents

28 Jan 2009, 18:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Developing new technologies that could improve fuel economy, safety and other important aspects of the car is vital in today’s struggling automotive industry but Ford simply does a great job i...

 
West Nexco and Nissan to Increase Safety with Phones
West Nexco and Nissan to Increase Safety with Phones

28 Jan 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nissan and West Nippon Expressway ( NEXCO ) have joined forces to research systems that could help prevent accidents and provide drivers with realtime information. The joint project counts on the wi...

 
UK Invests 27 million pounds in Biofuel Research
UK Invests 27 million pounds in Biofuel Research

28 Jan 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The United Kingdom government and 15 different businesses across the country decided to invest nearly 27 million pounds ($38.10 million) in alternative biofuels that do not rely on food. UK's b...

 
Porsche Debuts New Sports Exhaust System for 911 Carrera and Targa 4
Porsche Debuts New Sports Exhaust System for 911 Carrera and Targa 4

27 Jan 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German sports car manufacturer Porsche released a new sports exhaust system for the latest generation 911 that will become available as optional equipment starting February 2009. Although the new pa...

 
Bavaria Yachtbau, BMW Present Deep Blue 46, High Performance Motorboat
Bavaria Yachtbau, BMW Present Deep Blue 46, High Performance Motorboat

26 Jan 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW Group DesignworksUSA and Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH, a leading yacht manufacturer in Europe, today announced their first motorboat resulting from the collaboration: the Deep Blue 46 which will be dis...

 
Non-GM Models to Feature OnStar Too
Non-GM Models to Feature OnStar Too

26 Jan 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors' OnStar system may become available on other non-GM models very soon as the America automaker is now discussing with other companies the possibility to install the service in the...

 
No More Chrome in Volvo's Leather Interiors
No More Chrome in Volvo's Leather Interiors

23 Jan 2009, 16:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chromed parts definitely look good on most cars, but this doesn't necessarily mean that it is 100 percent recommended. Even though most people say that leather-tanning is an incredibly complex ...

 
Chevrolet Launches Online Interactive Design Center
Chevrolet Launches Online Interactive Design Center

22 Jan 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The world of car designing is undoubtedly fascinating but, in most cases, it is extremely difficult to go behind the curtain and find out what happens in such a designing center. Well, Chevrolet Eur...

 
Meet SQUID, the Tentacles of the Law
Meet SQUID, the Tentacles of the Law

21 Jan 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since bullets, barriers and spikes often proved to be quite useless against fugitives who run away on the highway like Michael Schumacher on a circuit in his good days, a group of scientists designe...

 
Ford Announces Dual Clutch Gearbox for Small-Car Segment
Ford Announces Dual Clutch Gearbox for Small-Car Segment

21 Jan 2009, 08:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Given the difficult market conditions that hammered its sales, Ford is continuously struggling to find better ways to revamp its sales. Just like it said in December, the American company plans to c...