BMW has announced that it will use carbon fibre to provide extra safety in its battery-powered city car. The same light weight material is used to protect Formula One drivers. The German company will use the fabric to construct a passenger-safety cell for the upcoming city car. According to Klaus...
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Nissan’s Electric Vehicle Initiatives
Nissan is in limelight with its latest Electric Vehicle, Leaf, and there are a few more zero emission vehicles that the car manufacturer would launch. In the meantime, the company has introduced a number of new developments to its powertrain range. The Japanese company has currently shifted its focus on...
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2010 Mazda MX5 & Mazda Thrillseekers review
Mazda Motor Corporation is a Japanese automotive manufacturer. During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales. The majority of these (nearly 1 million) were produced in the company’s Japanese plants, with the remainder coming from a variety of other plants worldwide Are you a thrill seeker? Mazda...
Read more The World’s Biggest Pickup Trucks
This video is a tribute to the pickup trucks that push the limits. Every one shown here is an absolute beast, with huge statures, engines, and towing capacities. This video is NOT meant to be biased toward any particular company, so don’t even try to flame me about that. I...
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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
The Grand Cherokee’s origins date back to 1983 when American Motors (AMC) engineers were designing a successor to the smaller Jeep Cherokee (XJ). The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a mid-size UniFrame sport utility vehicle produced by the Jeep division of Chrysler. European Grand Cherokees are manufactured in Austria. Three outside...
Read more The best insurance advertising campaign
Centraal Beheer is an insurance company sited in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. It is one of the largest insurance companies in the country. It is usually referred to as “Apeldoorn”. Centraal Beheer is famous for its campaign of TV commercials that has lasted for over fifteen years now. These are short...
Read more Ford to close Mercury by year’s end
Ford announced it is closing the Mercury brand, wrapping up production by the end of the fourth quarter this year. Ford Motor via WieckMark Fields, Ford’s president of the Americas, said the company came to the conclusion after going through its annual business review. While the Ford brand has been...
Read more 3D Car Configurator. View 3D Car Exclusive Preview
The very first online public disclosure of 3D Car – the innovative 3D Car Configurator from Bluemind Software. Founded in 2004, Bluemind Software is a SME (micro enterprise) in the software development field. The company’s mission is to bring its contribution to the world through innovative and useful software products...
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Dacia’s car models on German Autobahn
Dear car drivers, I’m posting for Speed Market from Romania. I have received a link regarding “Reverse innovation in action: Romanian cars from a french company on the german autobahn” and i’m able to give more details regarding. First, please take on the post described by “Hardvard Business Review” on...
Read more Kia Motors: Kia Sportage (2010 & 2011)
The all-new Kia Sportage had its world debut at the 80th Geneva Motor Show. Kia Motors Corporation is also displaying three examples of its latest crossover vehicle in Switzerland. The Sportage heads an impressive Kia line-up at the show, where the company is also placing major focus on its environmentally-friendly...
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BMW Z8 Presentation (Engine, Road Test, Review)
The spectacular 507 roadster, built during 1956-59 in only 253 examples, is considered by many enthusiasts and collectors to be one of the most beautiful cars ever built. In developing the Z8, BMW designers were challenged to imagine what the original 507 would be like if it had never ceased...
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2010 Audi R8 Spyder Review
The Audi R8 is a sports car with a longitudinally mounted mid-engine, and uses Audi’s trademark quattro permanent four-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German automaker AUDI AG in 2006. The car was exclusively designed, developed, and manufactured by AUDI AG’s high performance private subsidiary company, quattro GmbH,...
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