The IIHS has added a new frontal crash test in light of new accident data showing that about 25% of fatal and serious-injury crashes are involved in small-overlap impacts. Many new luxury cars are failing this test, lowering their safety scores.
Since 1953 the Vette has been adding in lightness with novel materials. Chevy pulls back the curtain to show the history and future of the lightweight street rocket Corvette. based on: http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Aug/0816_corvette.html
The NV cargo van is a bigger box with a lot of things contractors will like.
Note - I will link back to this:
http://www.torquenews.com/108/nissan-jumps-full-size-passenger-nissan-van-market-2012
The NHTSA has announced that new federal standards for in-vehicle recording devices for information recovery (aka "black boxes") will take effect on September 1, a year before automakers were expecting them.
New IIHS front impact test sees luxury cars flunking
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The IIHS has added a new frontal crash test in light of new accident data showing that about 25% of fatal and serious-injury crashes are involved in small-overlap impacts. Many new luxury cars are failing this test, lowering their safety scores.
Seriously man,
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In reply to New IIHS front impact test sees luxury cars flunking by Aaron Turpen
go to sleep! Let me have my pick of the day ;)
lol
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In reply to Seriously man, by Nicolas Zart
OK, I'm done for now. :)
A few EVs we look forward
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in the not too distant near future
It might take me some time to write this one
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Better Place swaps battery pack and achieves 1,172 miles in 24 hours of driving. Sorry, computer problems.
2013 Range Rover
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all-new fourth generation details released
Acura TL gets a god rating, Mercedes Poor in new safety test
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More info here - Checking with Patrick and AAron before I write this.
Dodge durango recall
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pertaining to the restraint control module.
Jeep Liberty production ends today
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it will be replaced by a new ute based on the CUSW platform.
SRT sponsors the Gran Prix of Baltimore
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SRT wants to spread their name around the racing world with the new Viper.
Chevy highlights lightweight materials with a spotlight on Corve
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Since 1953 the Vette has been adding in lightness with novel materials. Chevy pulls back the curtain to show the history and future of the lightweight street rocket Corvette. based on: http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Aug/0816_corvette.html
A123 & Wanxiang execute
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A123 & Wanxiang execute definitive agreements
the prior announcements were for a Memorandum of Understanding, hence this is additional news
the companies released terms of the agreements
will refer back to Nick's article from a few days ago
will go over how they got to this point (or maybe this should be a separate piece? - will see based on how long this one goes .. )
VW's Tim Mahoney to address MPG next week
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Talking about VW's 27 percent sales boost in in July
Viper special launch edition
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blue paint, white stripes, serialized dash plaque.
Nissan continues to push into contractor market with full size v
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The NV cargo van is a bigger box with a lot of things contractors will like.
Note - I will link back to this:
http://www.torquenews.com/108/nissan-jumps-full-size-passenger-nissan-van-market-2012
2013 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
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to make U.S. debut in Pebble Beach
GM CEO auctioning off his personal 1958 "vette
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Wow. It is a beauty too. From the press release on GM site.
2013 Leaf may have more range
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2013 Leaf may have more range and there may be a cheaper lower range model, if Japanese News website to be believed
NHTSA issuing standards for in-vehicle black boxes Sept. 1
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The NHTSA has announced that new federal standards for in-vehicle recording devices for information recovery (aka "black boxes") will take effect on September 1, a year before automakers were expecting them.
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