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- VW seeks to show its value by asking how much your life is worth
- Next-Generation Toyota Avensis Touring Car previewed in sketches
- Video: Watch Travis Pastrana’s run up Mt. Washington
- Nissan joins overheating Garmin sat-nav recall
- Paris Preview: Mini electric concept drives on two wheels
- Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe shows off its insides
- Mazda BT-50 pickup headed to Sydney Motor Show
- Spy Shots: Kia readying Soul, Tiger Edition?
- Rendered Speculation: Jaguar’s 3 Series rival
| VW seeks to show its value by asking how much your life is worth Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:36 PM PDT
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Volkswagen, UK Volkswagen’s UK arm has come up with a True Life Costs configurator that will put a tab on how much you spend over time depending on whether you live like David Beckham or a pensioner in Brixton. Starting with the figure that the average Briton spends £1,785,264 ($2,761,383 U.S.) over a lifetime, £6,532.17 ($10,104.38 U.S.) of that on to-go food and £669.92 ($1,036.27 U.S.) on butter, you can send that number up or down by playing with budgets in six different lifestyle categories. The best part about the exercise could be the narrator’s intonations. But VW’s real aim is to show you how much more you can take a pound if you include a Polo, Golf or Tiguan in the budget – or even better, if you include three or four of them over time. That way you’ll have more left over for pit lane fun, which is just as obscenely expensive over there as it is over here… [Source: VW UK via Motobullet] VW seeks to show its value by asking how much your life is worth originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments View full post on Autoblog   |
| Next-Generation Toyota Avensis Touring Car previewed in sketches Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:36 PM PDT
Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Toyota, UK, Racing Toyota Avensis Next Generation Touring Car – Click above for high-res sketches You’ve seen NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow – now meet its British counterpart. Based on the Toyota Avensis, this Next Generation Touring Car is the first of a new breed of cars set to take over the British Touring Car Championship starting next season. Although Toyota isn’t competing in the series with a works team, it has supplied the donor car and body shell to GPR Motorsport to use as the basis for its new touring car, built to revised BTCC regulations. The Avensis is, after all, a British-built car – one that enjoys broad sales success in the UK and across Europe. The Avensis NGTC will make its debut at the last round of this season’s championship on October 9 at Brands Hatch, where two-time BTCC champion James Thompson will take the wheel. In the meantime, click below to view the first sketches of how the new contender will look, or follow the jump for the full press release. [Source: GPR Motorsport] Continue reading Next-Generation Toyota Avensis Touring Car previewed in sketches Next-Generation Toyota Avensis Touring Car previewed in sketches originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments View full post on Autoblog  |
| Video: Watch Travis Pastrana’s run up Mt. Washington Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:35 PM PDT
Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Subaru Travis Pastrana at Mt. Washington – Click above to view the video after the jump We broke the news, now watch video of Travis Pastrana’s record-setting run up Mt. Washington behind the wheel of a race-prepped Subaru WRX STI. Sure beats the hell out of Herr Neff’s time of 20-some minutes… Continue reading Video: Watch Travis Pastrana’s run up Mt. Washington Video: Watch Travis Pastrana’s run up Mt. Washington originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments View full post on Autoblog  |
| Nissan joins overheating Garmin sat-nav recall Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:32 PM PDT
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Technology, Nissan 2010 Nissan Versa Hatchback – Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan is recalling a number of models due to overheating Garmin navigation units. Cars, trucks and SUVs equipped with Nuvi 750, 760 and 765 GPS devices are at risk for a vehicle fire due to overheating batteries in the devices. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall affects Nissan’s Altima, Frontier, Pathfinder, Rogue, Sentra, Versa and Xterra models sold with the Garmin devices between 2008 and 2010. NHTSA does not say exactly how many vehicles will be effected by the defective batteries. Garmin technicians will make the necessary repairs to the GPS units by replacing the battery with a new, less-toasty unit and adding an additional spacer between the battery and the rest of the device. The repair won’t cost owners anything other than a little time and a trip to the local dealership. Nissan will notify owners directly about the recall, which is scheduled to begin sometime during this month. Suzuki is facing a similar recall, as well – these Garmin navigation units are fitted in the SX4, Grand Vitara and Equator. Gallery: Review: 2010 Nissan Versa Hatchback Photos Copyright (C)2010 Steven J. Ewing / AOL [Source: NHTSA] Nissan joins overheating Garmin sat-nav recall originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments View full post on Autoblog  |
| Paris Preview: Mini electric concept drives on two wheels Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:30 PM PDT
Filed under: Concept Cars, Europe, Paris Motor Show, Mini, Motorcycle Mini Scooter E concept- Click above for high-res image gallery Mini has shared plans with its Facebook fans (all 370,702 of them, making the automaker even more popular than David Hasselhoff) to bring its latest electric concept to the Paris Motor Show. Sporting the colors and insignia of the all-electric Mini E, a trio of drawings reveal a scooter with a Vespa-esque rear end following up a somewhat less successful fascia. The Mini-style mirrors are a nice touch while the turn signals remind of the BMW Isetta, which almost saves the design from its bland headlight, but its departure still seems significantly superior to its arrival. Perhaps it will look better when we see it in the metal. Maybe even better than its Smart competition. More interesting than its aesthetics are hints at the mechanicals. It looks like – and feel free to correct us in the comments if you think differently – that both the front and rear wheels contain motors. This arrangement could also foretell some regenerative braking, though the extra engineering might add too significantly to the price tag should the scooter ever make it to a retail outlet near you (we said outlet, get it?). Also of interest is that little box that would be located between your shins if you were astride the little beastie facing what we hope is a Mini-style speedometer. Radio? GPS? Pedestrian warning system? We’ll let you know in a few weeks. Gallery: MINI Scooter E concept [Source: Mini via Motorcycle.com] Paris Preview: Mini electric concept drives on two wheels originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments View full post on Autoblog  |
| Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe shows off its insides Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:30 PM PDT
Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Mercedes-Benz, Design/Style, Luxury Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe – Click either image for high-res gallery We have some burning questions to ask the automaker and we hope to have answers courtesy of the upcoming Paris Motor Show. What are the price points for the 2011 C-Class coupe, cabrio, and redesigned sedan? Will the two-door C-Class ride on the same platform as the sedan? Most importantly, when can we get the keys to a C63 coupe? [Source: CarPix] Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe shows off its insides originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments View full post on Autoblog  |
| Mazda BT-50 pickup headed to Sydney Motor Show Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:30 PM PDT
Filed under: Truck, Mazda, Misc. Auto Shows, Australia 2011 Mazda BT-50 rendering – click above to enlarge The Australian International Motor Show will be welcoming a new Mazda along with that mysterious Subaru. The next generation of the Mazda BT-50 pickup is scheduled to premiere on October 15 as an “active lifestyle vehicle.” We’re not sure how the “modern and refined styling” will radically alter the Aussie’s take on the BT-50 or trucks in general, but according to Mazda it is a “new type of vehicle” possessed of a “universally recognizable beauty” that will increase “anticipation of the driving pleasure to come.” We suppose we’ll find out what all that means – beyond a hyperactive marketing department – come October. In the meantime, there’s a press release after the jump to wet our Aussie readers’ chops. Chance of U.S. importation to replace the now-departed B-Series? Not likely, mate. [Source: Mazda] Continue reading Mazda BT-50 pickup headed to Sydney Motor Show Mazda BT-50 pickup headed to Sydney Motor Show originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments View full post on Autoblog  |
| Spy Shots: Kia readying Soul, Tiger Edition? Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:28 PM PDT
Filed under: Spy Photos, Budget, Crossover, Kia Kia Soul Tiger Edition? We think not – Click above for high-res image gallery User AiboPet over at the SoulHamsters forum happened upon one very interesting Kia Soul Sport while cruising the Kia North America fleet lot recently. The boxy hatch was caught wearing some unique vinyl graphics, complete with tiger stripes down both sides and large paw print on its hind-end. While the forum immediately caught fire with the notion that Kia is planning yet another special-edition version of its youth-oriented crossover, the truth may be a little tamer. Kia tells Autoblog that it has no plans to roll out a new Tiger Edition Soul, nor will any other big-cat themed models be available from dealers anytime soon. Sorry, feline fans. Of course, that doesn’t exactly answer what’s up with this particular graphics package. Kia says that when the company’s designers are done with special show-circuit jobs, it just parks them outside with the rest of its testers. This could be a stillborn special edition or a SEMA package that never made it to the show floor. Your guess is as good as ours. Thanks to everyone for the tips! Gallery: Kia Soul Tiger Edition [Source: SoulHamsters] Spy Shots: Kia readying Soul, Tiger Edition? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments View full post on Autoblog  |
| Rendered Speculation: Jaguar’s 3 Series rival Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:28 PM PDT
Filed under: Sedan, Jaguar, UK, Rumormill, Luxury
But that hasn’t stopped Auto Express from putting forth a few possibilities. According to the site, it’s entirely possible that the baby Jaguar could get its power from either a turbocharged, Ford-sourced four-cylinder gasoline engine or a more potent turbo-diesel six-cylinder hybrid drivetrain. Hey, dreaming is free. Behind either miracle mill would be a ZF eight-speed automatic gearbox. We’ll supposedly know more about the car sometime soon as AE reports the new Jaguar will be in dealer lots as soon as 2012. [Source: Auto Express] Rendered Speculation: Jaguar’s 3 Series rival originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments View full post on Autoblog  |
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