Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (March 5-10, 2012 ) Automotive News In Case You Were Sleeping
* Lots of news and a few "first evers" in the auto world from the Geneva Auto Show. The first ever Range Rover Evoque convertible concept, the first ever VW GTI convertible and the first ever Bentley luxury SUV made their debuts. Also, a bigger Fiat 500â¦the 4-door 500L, a new Lexus RX crossover and a new Porsche B ... Continue reading
2013 Mazda CX-5 SKYACTIV Ride and Review By Steve Purdy
2013 MAZDA CX-5 First Full Application of SKYACTIV Technologies By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The compact CUV market, one of the fastest growing segments in the U.S., gets a new contender from Mazda â the CX-5. Getting to dealers now it is unlike most others in this genre in that it shares archi ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Power Knows How To Put The Fire Out
March 7, 2012: Will Power had to take things into his own hands when the failure of his Chevrolet engine caused a fire during Sebring testing today. If nothing else, Power's ability to successfully run the '25 Yard Dash While Carrying Fire Equipment' event should garner him something like an Starbuck's Latte' or maybe ... Continue reading
IndyCar - The Fence Issue At Texas Revisited
Indianapolis, Mar. 8, 2012: Oriol Servia, one of the more measured yet refreshingly outspoken members of the IndyCar driver lineup, said the dispute between the series and Texas Motor Speedway over its fencing should be understood as a two-part equation. The pack racing prevalent on such high-banked 1.5-mile ovals, he ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Dragon And Legge Finally Get Going
Sebring, Mar. 8, 2012: After three days of frustration, TrueCar/Dragon Racing's Katherine Legge, finally had a chance to put on her hard hat and strap into a 'green' (un-liveried) 2012 Dallara to begin new car shakedowns. <p> Although Legge only ran 42 laps, primarily oriented to bedding brakes and the myriad other iss ... Continue reading
Indycar - Katherine Legge's Biggest Fan
SEBRING, Mar. 10, 2012: Peter Terting watched and listened from behind the pit wall as his fiancee, Katherine Legge, zipped around the Sebring International Raceway short course in her initial session in an IZOD IndyCar Series car. The 28-year-old German native who's competed in just about everything in Europe -- from ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Dixon Again Tops Testing Charts
SEBRING, March 10, 2012: For the second day in a row, a Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver topped the time sheet as the IZOD IndyCar Series completed its four-day Open Test at Sebring International Raceway. Scott Dixon was quickest (on his final lap of the afternoon session) at 51.7938 seconds over the 1.67-mile, 11-tur ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Bayne and Motorcraft In The Show At 'Vegas
Las Vegas, Mar. 10, 2012: Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion were best in class again during qualifying for the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bayne turned a lap at 187.363 miles per hour to take the 25th starting spot and once again be the best of the âgo-or-go-homeâ&# ... Continue reading
Ford eNews - Week of March 7, 2012
Ford Focus Electric certified as America's most fuel-efficient five-seat vehicle Ford's all-new Focus Electric is now officially America's most fuel-efficient five-passenger car with an EPA-certified 110 MPGe city rating. The car's 99 MPGe highway score bests the Nissan Leaf's 92 MPGe. Focus Electric is EPA-certified t ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Electric Develops EV Motor System with Built-in Silicon Carbide Inverter
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today it has developed a prototype electric vehicle (EV) motor system with a built-in silicon carbide inverter. The EV motor system is the smallest of its kind, measuring just half the dimensions of Mitsubishi Electric's existing motor system that uses an external ... Continue reading
Toyota has issued three $50,000 grants to women selected as the "Mothers of Invention" at the annual Women in the World summit to reward them for their use of innovation and courage in tackling some of the most pressing problems facing women. Grants were given to Aseneth Andrews, founder of The Catherine Ferguson Acade ... Continue reading
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