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Rubens Barrichello says goodbye to Formula One, joins Indy?
The days when Indy was considered as a stepping stone for Formula One drivers, but these days, it seems that the tables have turned. A number of great racers such as Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi, Graham Hill and Mario Andretti looked to Indy as a launch pad to being a next F1 racer.
Indy is looked upon as a premier racing series but what they really need is big names to take part rather than most...
MINI Roadster 2012 launched with a base price of $24,350 (Photos & Video)
2012 MINI Roadster will be priced from $24,350 for the base model and will work its way up to the Cooper S Roadster which will be available for $27,350 while the top line John Cooper Works Roadster will set you back by $34,500. Customers preferring to buy automatic transmission will have to shell out an additional $1,250.
All new MINI roadster comes with 16 inch alloy wheels which will be seen in the...
BMW recalls six X5 SUV in order to replace faulty auto transmission
Detecting fault in 6 BMW X5 xDrive35i vehicles, BMW has decided to recall the same so as to rectify the error. Even though the number is small, BMW will be replacing the transmission, wherein a manufacturing defect has been detected. Due to this defect, X5 SUV will not be able to park itself securely. The defect is such that even when the gearbox has been shifted into parking mode, the vehicle can...
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California State ultimatum to car manufacturers - 15 percent of vehicles sold should be hybrid, electric or hydrogen fuel powered by 2025
In a bid to improve quality of air and swamp down on polluting vehicles, California Air Resources Board have passed new rules that require one in seven of all new cars sold in the state by 2025 to be either hybrid vehicles or zero emission vehicles. This ruling has been unanimously approved which also requires a 75% reduction in smog forming pollutants by 2025 and 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions...
AvtoVAZ Lada Russian car maker to commence production of Renault based sedan
Lada, owned by AvtoVAZ, Russian car manufacturer, will commence production of a Renault sedan from February. Marketing the same under the Lada brand, this four door sedan is a part of the liaison between Renault Nissan and AvtoVAZ. AvtoVAZ will also produce a new Nissan vehicle similar to Renault based Lada by end of 2012.
As per media reports, Renault Nissan holds a 25% stake in AvtoVAZ while they...
Hyundai Motors to build cars with better fuel efficiency
While most auto manufacturers are going the hybrid way and concentrating their attentions on bringing out more hybrid vehicles, Hyundai is heading towards launch of highly fuel efficient vehicles in the future.
Though the company brought out Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima in the hybrid range, they firmly believe that the answer will lie in delivering fuel efficient vehicles. Mr. John Krafcik, Chief...
BMW i5 to be similar to Prius V hatchback
While it was earlier assumed that the new i5 from BMW would be a four door coupe similar in looks to Mercedes Benz CLS these reports are now rubbished. It is now indicated that BMW i5 will be more in tune to Toyota Prius V. BMW i5 is expected to be launched in 2015 and will be a five door hatchback with a high hood and reclining rear seats so that space in the boot is extended. The i5 will add itself ...
Ford Motors registers $20.2 billion profit for 2011, their highest since 1999
American car manufacturer, Ford Motors have managed to post a staggering profit figure of $20.2 billion for the calendar year 2011, which is also their highest operating profit since 1999. Revenue from sales grew by 13% as Ford Motors generated revenue of $136.3 billion. In all, for the year 2011, Ford Motors sold 5.7 million vehicles (including trucks) globally.
For the year 2012, Mr Lewis Booth,...
Mahindra Reva NXR among three cars which are ready for 2012 production
High manufacturing costs, high fuel prices and increasing bank interest rates saw Indian auto industry face some trying times in 2011. This year round, car manufacturers in India are gearing up to average their losses suffered in the last year. They have been coming out with newer models to be launched during the year. Mahindra and Mahindra, one of the country's major auto manufacturers have offered...
Beetle design: Maikaefer (May Bug) or Volkswagen (People's car)
Historian Paul Schilperood in a book titled "The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz" has claimed that Adolf Hitler had stolen the idea of Volkswagen Beetle from Josef Ganz, a Jewish engineer who had designed the iconic vehicle.
It is a well known fact that Hitler was an artist who also sketched the early concept of Beetle while in a meeting with Ferdinand Porsche, a car designer way back in 1935.
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