Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's (April 23-29 ) Automotive News In Case You Were Sleeping
* The Society of Automotive Engineers met for the annual World Congress in Detroit this week. While the exhibit space at the downtown Cobo Center seems to host fewer and fewer vendors each year the organizers insist that the quality of those remaining gets better. Behind the scenes many of the conference rooms were fil ... Continue reading
2013 Lexus GS 350 Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS From its debut in 1993, the GS has provided mid-size sedan customers the luxury experience that is Lexus's specialty. The GS combined that Lexus luxury with a good amount of performance -- but never quite as much or in the same manner as did its German competitors. Until now. The f ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2012 ACURA MDX REVIEW
A quick test drive should lead you out of any mid-size crossover confusion and straight into this luxury lover HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE ACURA MDX VEHICLE The Acura MDX offers smooth and predictable driving dynamics that deliver the ultimate sense of road secur ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Busch Race Report
Richmond, Apr. 29, 2012: If April showers bring May flowers, then races conducted in the spring at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway bring victories to Kyle Busch. Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&Mâs Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), beat Tony Stewart off pit road with 12 laps to go to take the lead and we ... Continue reading
Sprint Cup - Stewart Race Report
Richmond, Apr. 29, 2012: With 25 laps to go in the Capital City 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway, Tony Stewart held a 2.06-second lead over second-place Kyle Busch. With his No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet in its own ZIP code, Stewartâs sights were set ... Continue reading
FIA F1 - Bahrain Result Offers Force India Needed Boost
London, Apr. 27, 2012: Red Bull may have bounced back to their winning ways in Bahrain but there was another success story from Sakhir, courtesy of Force Indiaâs Paul di Resta. Despite high tyre wear at the circuit, Di Resta excelled after brilliantly exploiting his brave two-stop strategy to record the teamâ ... Continue reading
Motorsports Commentary - Tweet This - Would You Like Some Cheese To Go With That Whine?
<b>by Rick Carlton - Senior Motorsports Editor</b> <p> So, I get up this morning, brew my coffee, proceed to sit down at my workstation and the first thing I see is a press statement from IndyCar. Now, typical Saturday releases are germaine to on-track, or sponsor promos, but the content of this one was curious, somewh ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Final Qualifying Brazil
SAO PAULO - Qualifying Saturday for the Sao Paulo Indy 300 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 2.536 mile(s) Sao Paulo Street Circuit, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses: <p> 1. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Chevy, 01:21.4045 (112.151)</p> 2. (10) Dario Fr ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Qualifying Notes Brazil
SAO PAULO, Apr. 27, 2012: Will Power gave Team Penske its fourth consecutive pole of the season, and the driver of the No. 12 Verizon car set an event qualifying record in the process. Power posted a lap of 1 minute, 21.4045 seconds with about 3 minutes left in the Firestone Fast Six shootout to claim his second consec ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - Fastest Man On Earth Visits Fastest F1 Track In The World On 15 May
London, Apr. 27, 2012: Andy Green, supersonic driver, at Silverstone Wing dinner to answer questions On 15 May, the magnificent, state-of-the-art Silverstone Wing opens its doors to the 'fastest man on earth', Andy Green, and Richard Noble, the visionary, engineering adventurer behind the Bloodhound SSC 1000mph project ... Continue reading
Blue Bird Named Extra Mile Award Recipient for Commitment to Environment and State of Georgia
Blue Bird Corporation received the Extra Mile Award this week from the Middle Georgia Clean Air Coalition for their commitment and success in bringing alternative-fueled school bus transportation to the market. The award recognizes organizations that improve Georgia's air quality while advancing economic, environmental ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book projects new-vehicle sales to reach 1,148,000 units, or 14.0 million seasonally adjusted sales rate (SAAR), in April 2012. This will account for a less than 1 percent decline in volume relative to April 2011, when the industry posted sales of nearly 1,158,000. However, the daily selling rate will impro ... Continue reading
SEFE. Provides Overview of Electrostatic Motor
SEFE, Inc. a technology- and solutions-driven sustainability company, has provided an outline of its electrostatic motor and how this component fits into the design of the company's flagship Harmony III product. 'Our team's ongoing task is threefold: continued research into the science behind our technology; the develo ... Continue reading
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