• Friday, October 31st, 2008
Filed under: Etc., Aston Martin, Lifestyle
Click above for gallery of shots from the book Driven Together
Driving an Aston Martin V8 Vantage over the Asian Highway to promote highway safety strikes us as, if not the least safe thing we can think of, certainly dubious. Yet the Project 30,000 car piloted by Britons Richard Meredith and Phil Colley made the trek safely, albeit with quite a few adventures along the way: a cattle stampede, border hassles in Turkmenistan, and a sandstorm in China. And that road you see in the picture above is apparently what they call a “detour” in certain parts of the world. Yeah. The book of the journey, Driven Together, will come out late next month. To whet your appetite, check out the gallery of photos below, or if you can’t wait, head over to Mercury Books now and pre-order a copy at a discount.
[Source: Mercury Books]
The story of the Vantage that crossed Asia finally finished originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The current fuel shortage has again exposed Uganda’s vulnerability in terms of oil supply. For the last two days, vehicles have been lining up for petrol. Some oil companies ran out of fuel altogether! This is not the first time.
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• Friday, October 31st, 2008
Filed under: Chrysler, LLC., GM
Click above to begin GM/Chrysler Battle Royale
Earlier this week we published a Battle Royale between General Motors and Chrysler in order to determine in a fun way which vehicles from each automaker that compete directly in the marketplace would survive if the two merged. Out of 12 matchups, GM vehicles won eight and Chrysler four. A new report by consulting firm Grant Thornton LLP largely confirms that our experiment was spot on. The report says that if a GM/Chrysler merger happens, only the Dodge Ram, Chrysler and Dodge minivans and a few Jeep models will survive. We had the Ram and Wrangler as survivors on our list, though perhaps we were too generous giving the dated Dodge Dakota and slow-selling Jeep Patriot stays of execution. Either way, the point is that Chrysler’s model lineup across all three brands would largely be wiped out if a merger with GM happens, as well as the plants that build those models and the workers who do the building.
[Source: Automotive News, sub. req'd]
REPORT: GM merger would eliminate Chrysler vehicles originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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• Friday, October 31st, 2008
Filed under: Aftermarket, Videos, Chevrolet
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Mated to a Corvette ZR1, the LS9 can get you from 0-60 in 3.3 seconds, and it will travel a quarter mile in 11.3 seconds. GM Performance Parts announced earlier in the week that beginning next fall, you won’t need to own a ZR1 to get your hands on an LS9. The supercharged, 638-hp beast will be available as a crate engine to put under the hood of any project car that can handle the power.
The GM Performance Parts team is so excited about the crate LS9 that it shot a video of the blown small block being hand-assembled. The clip shows some of the more significant parts of the LS9′s production process, as well as some of the testing performed to ensure your crate engine is up to snuff. The guys building LS9s are lightning fast at their craft, too, and we’re sure most gearheads would love to have some of the equipment they use during the build process. Hit the jump to see the moving pictures for yourself, and start dreaming about your own fire-breathing LS9 project car.
[Source: YouTube]
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VIDEO: Watch the LS9 crate engine being built originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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• Friday, October 31st, 2008
NEW YORK – A rare 1868 US postage stamp has sold for more than $1 million at a New York City auction.The 3-cent, rose-colored "B Grill" stamp was among the highlights of a three-day Siegel Auction Gal…
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• Friday, October 31st, 2008
At least 12 people have been killed and more than 100 houses damaged in mudslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains in India's remote north-east.
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• Friday, October 31st, 2008
Filed under: Coupes, Hyundai
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Hyundai’s headline figure for the 2.0-liter turbo-equipped Genesis coupe is 30 mpg. While we can’t fault Hyundai for trying to hype the two-door’s fuel efficiency, for us, there are more important numbers to look at. Primarily power and weight.
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Continue reading Hyundai releases tech specs on 2010 Genesis Coupe
Hyundai releases tech specs on 2010 Genesis Coupe originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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• Friday, October 31st, 2008
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Green, Ford
Over on AutoblogGreen, our man Sam has published a thorough breakdown of all the new powertrains announced for the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan. There’s a new 2.5L four-cylinder with more power, a revised 3.0L V6 and Ford is making its 3.5L V6 available in these mid-size sedans for the first time, as well. But the most impressive may be the latest revision of Ford’s hybrid powertrain that will debut in the Fusion Hybrid and Milan Hybrid next year.
Based on the same system in the Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrid, the latest version is smaller, lighter, more powerful and less expensive to produce. While it still employs nickel-metal hydride batteries, the number of cells has been reduced but the power output remains the same. The battery pack is now 30 percent smaller in volume than the Escape Hybrid’s pack and weighs 23 percent less, and this one doesn’t need its own AC system to stay cool. The main numbers that everyone wants to know is MPG. Ford expects its new hybrid sedans to achieve 38 mpg in the city, which is 5 mpg better than its most obvious competitor, the Toyota Camry Hybrid. Click here to read Sam’s explanation of what Ford did to improve its hybrid powertrain so much.
[Source: AutoblogGreen]
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid expected to get 38 mpg city originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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• Friday, October 31st, 2008
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, has said his auditors believe the US has paid well over $6 billion to private security companies in Iraq.
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• Friday, October 31st, 2008
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Crossovers/CUVs, Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz’ presence at SEMA has traditionally included a smattering of pimptastic E- and S-Classes lining the booths of the Big Balla tuners, and this year, we can expect more of the same. But to get the word out about the new GLK, Mercedes enlisted the help of four firms to accentuate the lil’ ‘ute’s character and clientele.
Continue reading SEMA Preview: Mercedes-Benz GLKs go from mild to WTF
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