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British Firm Makes Gasoline from Air - Breakthrough Technology +VIDEO

British Firm Makes Gasoline from Air - Breakthrough Technology +VIDEO

Amazing News Promises Gold-from-Lead Results DARLINGTON, England - June 3, 2013: A small British technology company located in the North Yorkshire region, Air Fuel Synthesis LTD., has announced a new technology, which if true, wouldn't be just a technological breakthrough, it would be nothing short of Merlin-like Alche ... Continue reading

Ford Recalling 465,000 2013 Vehicles For Potenital Fuel Tank Leaks

Ford Recalling 465,000 2013 Vehicles For Potenital Fuel Tank Leaks

DETROIT Jun 3, 2013; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co is recalling 465,000 2013 models to check for fuel tank leaks that could result in a fire. The automaker said it won't have enough replacement parts for all owners until September. Models include the 2013 Ford Fusion, Flex, Explorer, Taurus, Interceptor Sedan and ... Continue reading

2013 Honda Accord, Civic and CR-V Named Best Family Vehicles by Parents Magazine

2013 Honda Accord, Civic and CR-V Named Best Family Vehicles by Parents Magazine

TORRANCE, Calif. June 3, 2013; The 2013 Honda Accord Sedan, Civic Sedan and CR-V compact SUV were all named to the 10 Best Family Cars list compiled by the experts at Parents Magazine and Edmunds.com. The three family-friendly Honda vehicles were selected out of hundreds of models for excelling in the key areas of safe ... Continue reading

Nearly 1 Million Smart Parking Spaces Will Be Enabled Worldwide by 2020, Forecasts Navigant Research

Nearly 1 Million Smart Parking Spaces Will Be Enabled Worldwide by 2020, Forecasts Navigant Research

BOULDER, Colo.--Faced with growing environmental and economic pressures on city transportation, cities are reexamining how and where parking is provided, and developing a more balanced view that better manages parking supply and demand. Enabled by new technologies, innovative approaches to parking are becoming a corner ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors 'No time to waste sale' Contributes to its Strongest May Results on Record

Mitsubishi Motors 'No time to waste sale' Contributes to its Strongest May Results on Record

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) carried April all-time records into May reporting a best ever five-month period for import sales ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News May 27-June 2, 2013 Just In-Case You Were Snoozing

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News May 27-June 2, 2013 Just In-Case You Were Snoozing

* One of the best indicators of how valuable each brand is compared to its rivals is the annual BrandZ Top 100 global survey, conducted by influential market research firm Millward Brown. Toyota is the most valuable automotive brand in the world, with an estimated value of $24.5 billion, a gain of 12 percent on last ye ... Continue reading

From Here to Infiniti! - Improve Quality Or Else

From Here to Infiniti! - Improve Quality Or Else

From Mac Gordon Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Detroit May 31, 2013; Infiniti's ex-VW/Audi German Sr. V.P. Johan de Nysschen has been pressured by top CEO Carlos Ghosn to boost Infiniti quality among top three premium brands-or risk a shakeup (who are the top three in quality?) would you believe BMW, Mercedes and Vol ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 FORD EXPLORER SPORT REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 FORD EXPLORER SPORT REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE EXPLORER SPORT VEHICLE The mid-size Ford Explorer SUV is no stranger to consumers, generating more appeal just a couple model years ago with a redesign that adapted design cues from the Land Rover brand. The all-new Sport edition is an ... Continue reading

Summer Travel is Fun without Hassles at State Van

Summer Travel is Fun without Hassles at State Van

With the passing of Memorial Day a few days ago, we come to the start of vacation season. For Southern California, one of the most beautiful and culturally vibrant regions in the world, this means a flurry of activity and plenty of options for fun day or weekend trips, leading many to seek out the best way to rent a va ... Continue reading

2013 Kia Optima EX Review By Michael Bernstein

2013 Kia Optima EX Review By Michael Bernstein

NEW CAR REVIEW OF 2013 KIA OPTIMA EX By Michael Bernstein Michigan Bureau THe Auto Channel KIA OPTIMA KNOWS ITS LINES What’s in a line, well it depends on the situation, circumstance or where you happen to be standing. Take for example a single guy; a good line might be the difference between a lonely night and an ... Continue reading

Fireball Tim Rocks the New 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Track M/T - Review

Fireball Tim Rocks the New 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Track M/T - Review

By Fireball Tim Lawrence HOLLYWOOD, USA - May 30, 2013: There’s a reason that this 2013 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUP TRACK M/T has the word “track” in it. No, it’s not because they are tracking you via some hi-tech stealth GoPro embedded inside the A/C unit or that it comes with a pair of track shoes. (Alth ... Continue reading

2013 Ford Focus ST Review by Carey Russ

2013 Ford Focus ST Review by Carey Russ

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS The last hot-rod Focus we got was the SVT, a decade ago. With 170 horsepower and strong midrange torque front a 2.0-liter engine in a 2750-pound car with a properly dialed-in suspension, I found it quick, entertaining, and reasonably good on gas at a 22-mpg average with fun trumpin ... Continue reading

Honda Reduces the Cost to Take Home a Fit EV - $259 Per Month

Honda Reduces the Cost to Take Home a Fit EV - $259 Per Month

Honda today announced an attractive new price package for the highly efficient and fun-to-drive all-electric Fit EV including the new competitive lease price of $259 a month beginning June 1. Reduced from $389 a month, the new three-year lease term stretches customer's electric dollar even further with no down payment, ... Continue reading

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Delivers 460 HP

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Delivers 460 HP

DETROIT May 28, 2013; The 2014 Corvette Stingray’s all-new LT1 6.2L V-8 engine is SAE-certified at 460 horsepower (343 kW) at 6,000 rpm and 465 lb-ft of torque (630 Nm) at 4,600 rpm, with the available performance exhaust system, Chevrolet announced today. The Stingray is SAE-certified at 455 horsepower (339 kW) a ... Continue reading

Simeone Automotive Museum: Alfa Romeo Takes Center Stage.

Simeone Automotive Museum: Alfa Romeo Takes Center Stage.

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC-2600) From the late 1920s through the 1930s, Alfa Romeo was the preeminent sports car in the world. Alfas won Le Mans four consecutive years from 1931-34 and the Mille Miglia an astounding ten times in eleven years from 1928-38! (DSC_2606) The Simeone ... Continue reading

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