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2007 Infiniti M45 Sport Sedan Review

2007 Infiniti M45 Sport Sedan Review

THE AUTO PAGE by JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: Infiniti M45 Sport Sedan Engine: 4.5-liter DOHC V8 Horsepower/Torque: 325 hp @ 6400 rpm/336 lb.-ft. @ 4000 rpm Transmission: 5-speed semi-automatic with manual shift mode Wheelbase: 114.2 in. Length x Width x Height: 192.6 x 70.8 x 59.4 in. Tires: P245/40R19 Cargo volu ... Continue reading

2007 Honda Element EX Review

2007 Honda Element EX Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Honda Element EX It seems like nearly all automakers are courting young, or at least young at heart, people with active lifestyles. But sometimes the connection between the vehicle and any activity is tenuous at best. Other times, though, the connection is spot-on. Such is the ... Continue reading

Reminder to California Motorists: Bridge Tolls Will Rise to $4 on Jan. 1, 2007

Reminder to California Motorists: Bridge Tolls Will Rise to $4 on Jan. 1, 2007

FasTrak(R) Users Get Month-long Reprieve OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 28 -- On Jan. 1, 2007, a $1 toll increase will go into effect on the Bay Area's seven state-owned toll bridges. Tolls on the affected bridges -- Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, San Francisco-Oakland Bay and San Mateo-Ha ... Continue reading

Raceway Media Joins Forces with New ASA Midwest Tour

Raceway Media Joins Forces with New ASA Midwest Tour

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *Raceway Media Joins Forces with New ASA Midwest Tour * ** *North Adams**, MA* (December 29, 2006) – Today Raceway Media announced a deal with the new ASA Midwest Tour, which was founded earlier this year. Raceway Media's popular classified website, RacingJunk.com, will serve as the officia ... Continue reading

How Car Stuff Works - The Auto Channel

How Car Stuff Works - The Auto Channel

|How Air Bags Work |How Hybrids Work |How Stuff Works:Engines |How Stuff Works:Brakes |How Stuff Works:Transmission |How Stuff Works:Clutch |How Stuff Works:Pressure Gauges |How Stuff Works:Champ Cars |How Stuff Works:Fuel Cells| |How Stuff Works:Air Cars |How Car Cooling Systems Work How a Car Engine Works The engine ... Continue reading

USW Ratifies Agreement With Goodyear; Pact Provides Company Substantial Cost Savings

USW Ratifies Agreement With Goodyear; Pact Provides Company Substantial Cost Savings

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 29 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced today that it expects to realize substantial cost savings as a result of a master contract ratified December 29 by members of the United Steelworkers union. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) Provisions of the three-year cont ... Continue reading

Report Says Honda Expects to Launch Fuel-Cell Cars in General Market by 2018

Report Says Honda Expects to Launch Fuel-Cell Cars in General Market by 2018

TOKYO December 29, 2006; The AP reported that Honda Motor Co. expects to have begun selling fuel-cell vehicles in the general market by 2018, a news report said Friday. Honda President Takeo Fukui disclosed the forecast in a recent interview, Kyodo News agency said. In September, Japan's third-largest automaker unveile ... Continue reading

Mazda Announces Organizational and Personnel Changes

Mazda Announces Organizational and Personnel Changes

Tokyo, Japan, Dec 28, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes which are effective January 1, 2007. The organizational changes are aimed at strengthening Mazda's personnel and labor initiatives from a global perspective through improved services in ... Continue reading

Chevrolet HHR Premiere Edition To Debut In Detroit

Chevrolet HHR Premiere Edition To Debut In Detroit

DETROIT – Chevrolet announced the HHR Premiere Edition, which features a special Cappuccino Frost Metallic exterior color and a special Ebony/Gray two-tone interior. Only 4,000 HHR Premiere Editions will be built. The HHR Premiere Edition begins production early in the first quarter of 2007; it is based on the pop ... Continue reading

Legendary 1959 Cadillac Death Car Rolls toward the 36th Annual Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale

Legendary 1959 Cadillac Death Car Rolls toward the 36th Annual Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Forever linked to the 1959 murder of Maurice Gagnon, the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville (Lot #1014) that stored the dead body of the infamous entrepreneur will be auctioned at No Reserve during the 36th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event from Jan. 13-21, 2007, in Scottsdale, Ariz. With the od ... Continue reading

High School Students Can Earn Scholarships and Prizes in AAA's Geography Contest

High School Students Can Earn Scholarships and Prizes in AAA's Geography Contest

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28 -- If you are driving due west from Dodge City, which state will you first come to? In what state is the world-famous Waimea Canyon? What is the Loire Valley famous for? Answers to questions like these could earn area high school students a chance for a $20,000 college scholarship in the fifth annual ... Continue reading

Ten Worst Traffic Incidents of the Year 2006

Ten Worst Traffic Incidents of the Year 2006

"THE TOP TEN WORST TRAFFIC INCIDENTS OF 2006" PRESENTED BY METRO NETWORKS - Experts at the Nation's Largest Traffic Gathering Organization Unveil the Ten Worst Traffic Incidents of the Year - New York, NY - December 28, 2006 - Metro Networks, a Westwood One company and the largest traffic gathering and reporting operat ... Continue reading

Pointer Telocation Announces Raising $4,675,000 From Israeli Investors in a Private Placement

Pointer Telocation Announces Raising $4,675,000 From Israeli Investors in a Private Placement

GIVATAYIM, Israel, December 28 -- Pointer Telocation Ltd. (Nasdaq Capital Market: PNTR), a leading provider of services to insurance companies and car owners, including road-side assistance, towing and stolen vehicle retrieval services in Israel, Argentina and Mexico, today announced it is raising $4,675,000 from Israe ... Continue reading

World's Oldest Ford and Rarest Muscle Car Headline RM Auctions Arizona Sale - Jan. 19th

World's Oldest Ford and Rarest Muscle Car Headline RM Auctions Arizona Sale - Jan. 19th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat Cole/Kim Milman JMPR, Inc. - (818) 992-4353 pcole@jmprpublicrelations.com WORLD'S RAREST MUSCLE CAR JOINS OTHER MULTI- MILLION CARS AT RM AUCTIONS' 2007 ARIZONA EVENT A Rare 1971 Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Valued at More Than $4 Million Joins the World's Oldest Ford, a Le Mans Winning 198 ... Continue reading

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