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Georgian Bay's Historic Resort Destination Will Attend World's Largest Snowmobile, ATV and Powersport Show at Toronto's International Centre

Georgian Bay's Historic Resort Destination Will Attend World's Largest Snowmobile, ATV and Powersport Show at Toronto's International Centre

MIDLAND, Ontario, Oct. 26 -- Georgian Bay Tourism partners will be offering their special winter rates and packages at the Snowmobile, ATV and Powersport Show October 29th, 30th, 31st, 2004 at Toronto's International Convention Centre. Overnight rates for rooms in Midland including breakfast start at $79.00 per night, ... Continue reading

Safety-Related Technologies Are among the Most Desired Features Buyers Want on Their Next Vehicles

Safety-Related Technologies Are among the Most Desired Features Buyers Want on Their Next Vehicles

October 26, 2004 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Technologies that focus on safety are the among most desired features new-vehicle buyers would like to see on their next vehicles, particularly by women, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Feature Contenting ReportSM released today. The study, now in its nint ... Continue reading

Spend the Holidays With Land Rover

Spend the Holidays With Land Rover

Gift Ideas for the Land Rover Enthusiast IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 25 -- Looking for a unique way to surprise that special someone this holiday season? Land Rover is here to help with gifts of adventure. The arrival of the 2005 Land Rover Gear catalog offers a premium selection of merchandise items from well-known brands su ... Continue reading

Porsche Cayenne Toytota Hybrid Powered?

Porsche Cayenne Toytota Hybrid Powered?

FRANKFURT, Oct 25, 2004; Reuters reported Automobilwoche said that Germany luxury carmaker Porsche is studying whether to build a hybrid version of its Cayenne sport utility vehicle using a Toyota Motor Corp powertrain. The went on to report that a Porsche spokesman confirmed it was studying a hybrid version of the Cay ... Continue reading

H2H: GM Creates Hydrogen-Powered HUMMER

H2H: GM Creates Hydrogen-Powered HUMMER

Unique Experimental Vehicle Will Provide Valuable Technology Learnings LOS ANGELES - General Motors has adapted a HUMMER H2 SUT to run on hydrogen, and will share it with the office of the Governor of California. The HUMMER H2H will assist efforts to learn more about hydrogen storage and refueling infrastructure develo ... Continue reading

GKN Driveline Provides Affordable All-Wheel-Drive in New Fiat Panda

GKN Driveline Provides Affordable All-Wheel-Drive in New Fiat Panda

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 20 -- GKN Driveline has extended its product line with a new range of class-leading, all-wheel-drive technology systems for small and midsize vehicles. The new GKN technology debuted in Europe on the Fiat Panda 4x4 that went on sale in Italy in September. The new Fiat Panda 4x4 broadens the ap ... Continue reading

Polaris Frontier Snowmobile with 4-Stroke Engine Earns U.S. Interior Department Certification For `Best Available Technology'

Polaris Frontier Snowmobile with 4-Stroke Engine Earns U.S. Interior Department Certification For `Best Available Technology'

MEDINA, Minn.--Oct. 20, 2004-- Interior Sec. Gale Norton Lauds Polaris During Visit to Company HQ Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton announced the Polaris Frontier Touring snowmobile featuring the company's 4-stroke engine technology has been certified as meeting Best Available Technology (BAT) standards required ... Continue reading

Arctic Cat's New M7 Mountain Sled Named `Snowmobile of the Year'

Arctic Cat's New M7 Mountain Sled Named `Snowmobile of the Year'

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--Oct. 19, 2004-- SnowGoer Magazine bestows annual award, calls the 2005 model M7 153 "a machine that will redefine mountain riders' expectations" Arctic Cat Inc. today announced that its new M7 snowmobile was named 2005 "Snowmobile of the Year" by SnowGoer Magazine. "We are proud to receive thi ... Continue reading

America's Greenest Major Metropolitan Area Gets Donations of World's Greenest SUV

America's Greenest Major Metropolitan Area Gets Donations of World's Greenest SUV

Bay-Area National Parks Among First in Nation to Get 2005 Ford Escape Hybrids SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 16 -- Ford Motor Company today donated two Ford Escape Hybrids -- Earth's first and only full hybrid SUV -- to Bay-area National Parks to meet the demanding needs of National Park Rangers. The two parks, Point Reyes Na ... Continue reading

Car Review: 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Limited Wagon

Car Review: 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Limited Wagon

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Maybe it was the change in advertising campaigns. When Subaru used Australian actor Paul Hogan for the Outback program - ``Outback'' being the Australian term for wilderness - Subarus were cheekily irreverent, and poked fun at large SUVs. Now Subaru's ad spokesman is bicycle racer ... Continue reading

2005 Dodge Ram Power Wagon Wins Magazine's 'Pickup Truck of the Year' Award

2005 Dodge Ram Power Wagon Wins Magazine's 'Pickup Truck of the Year' Award

- Most capable production pickup truck delivers best-in-class off-road performance - Dodge Ram Power Wagon is fifth Dodge truck to claim Four Wheeler award AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 14 -- The all-new 2005 Dodge Ram Power Wagon is Four Wheeler Magazine's 2005 "Pickup Truck of the Year." After a rigorous, in-depth series ... Continue reading

Car Review: 2005 Chevrolet Equinox

Car Review: 2005 Chevrolet Equinox

By Autoline Detroit Chevrolet’s latest advertising tag line is “An American Revolution.” But in the case of the new Chevy Equinox, it’s more like an American/Japanese/Canadian/Chinese revolution. That’s because the Equinox features American design, built in conjunction with Suzuki in an as ... Continue reading

Car Review: 2005 Land Rover LR3

Car Review: 2005 Land Rover LR3

The Land Rover LR3 is the first all-new Land Rover since Ford bought the company four years ago. Strangely, this is the only market in the world where this vehicle will be called the LR3. Everywhere else they’re going to call it the Discovery 3, because it’s actually the new Discovery. The company says it&# ... Continue reading

Car Review: 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Car Review: 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

By Autoline Detroit When the current Grand Cherokee came out in late 1998, Jeep only faced about a dozen serious competitors in this segment. Today, there are over 20 serious entries it has to go up against. And that forced Jeep to start with a clean slate when it set out to design the new Grand Cherokee. Customers tol ... Continue reading

Arctic Cat's Low-Emission, Quiet 4-Stroke Snowmobile Receives Certification to Operate in Yellowstone National Park

Arctic Cat's Low-Emission, Quiet 4-Stroke Snowmobile Receives Certification to Operate in Yellowstone National Park

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--Oct. 12, 2004-- Certification Presented Today by U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Gale Norton Arctic Cat Inc. today announced that its 2005 model T660 Touring 4-stroke snowmobile has been certified as meeting the National Park Service's Best Available Technology (BAT) standards, enabl ... Continue reading

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