Topic: CARS - on November 19, 2003 at 8:16:51 PM CET
Fuel Cell Powered Jeep Treo from Chrysler
Chrysler Group designers took a look into the future and created a concept vehicle that explores the limits of the Jeep brand, combining innovative design and environmentally friendly advanced technology in an activity vehicle aimed at young consumers. Premiering at the 37th Tokyo Motor Show, Jeep Treo offers a fresh new look at classic Jeep design themes, such as the seven-bar grille and prominent windshield presence. Inside, the Jeep Treo provides space for three passengers or ‘two-plus-gear’ in a cabin that creates an open feel in what is a truly compact vehicle. Underneath, Treo is based on an all-new platform designed to utilise drive-by-wire technology and a zero-emission fuel cell – or other advanced powerplant of the future – along with an electric drive powertrain that gives Treo full-time four-wheel drive capability.
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Topic: CARS - on November 5, 2003 at 11:51:46 AM CET
Hot Wheel - Bombardier´s Embrio
No wonder, then, that they have produced an exciting answer to the Segway Human Transporter. Like the Segway, Bombardier's Embrio concept--a prototype that may or may not make production--uses gyroscope technology to balance riders but adds a dash of flair absent in the Segway, which we as car nuts find slightly nerdy.
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Topic: CARS - on November 5, 2003 at 11:40:48 AM CET
Honecker's cars under the hammer
The Bernsteinsee is an unlikely place to find the East German politburo's fleet of limousines - an idyllic lake tucked away amid winding country lanes and fields near Hanover, in Lower Saxony. But turn a corner, pass through a gate, and there they are: seven extended Volvo limousines gleaming in the late autumn sunshine.
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Topic: CARS - on October 19, 2003 at 12:35:37 PM CEST
Bolognese with that sir?
S I Ferrari have released more pictures of their new 2+2 and have confirmed the name as the rather pasta-like 'Scaglietti'.
The 1840kg front engined coupe makes use of an all aluminium space frame chassis housing a front mounted 5748cc V12 good for 540bhp at 7250rpm. The gearbox is rear mounted and the change mechanism is a new electro hydraulic set up with six ratios.
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Topic: CARS - on October 5, 2003 at 11:47:08 AM CEST
Fiat considers Austrian for auto unit
Fiat Group is considering choosing Herbert Demel, an Austrian executive who once ran the Brazilian unit of Volkswagen, to replace the chief executive of its struggling auto unit, according to a person close to the deliberations.
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Topic: CARS - on October 2, 2003 at 12:40:25 AM CEST
Dodge Building Ten Tomahawk Choppers
Remember the keen V-10 bike from the Detroit auto show that got more attention than any of Chrysler's concept cars? After months of suspense for the megamillionaires interested in owning one, Chrysler says it will build a small batch of the 500-hp bikes.
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Topic: CARS - on September 30, 2003 at 4:31:52 PM CEST
Air Car Caught in Turbulence
Worried about rising gas prices and automobile pollution? Relax. If a European company has its way, cars could soon be running on air. By the end of this year, Moteur Developpment International, a 12-year-old company headquartered in Luxembourg, says it plans to distribute model fleets of so-called "air cars" in Spain and France.
As the name implies, this is no ordinary car. It runs entirely on a stream of air delivered to a two-stroke engine. No gasoline, no pollution and no costly expenditures at the pump.
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Topic: CARS - on September 18, 2003 at 11:16:05 AM CEST
Eine Legende auf Rädern
Ein Autovermieter bietet Trabi-Safaris durch Berlin an
Das holprige Knattern von Trabis ist in Berlin so selten geworden, dass man sich umdreht, wenn man es hört. Sitzt am Steuer ein geschniegelter Herr in Anzug und Krawatte, der dreinschaut, als hätte er in seinem Leben noch nie so etwas Verrücktes getan, sieht man ein zweites Mal hin, umso mehr, wenn mit ihm drei weitere solche Herren im Trabi sitzen. Folgt diesem Trabi ein halbes Dutzend ähnlich besetzter Trabis, kann es nicht mit rechten Dingen zugehen, und in der Tat ist dies kein Zufall, sondern die Trabi-Safari.
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Topic: CARS - on April 8, 2003 at 5:25:06 PM CEST
Ferrari owners feel victimised by police
Members of the New Zealand Ferrari Owners Club say they feel "targeted and victimised" after a run-in with the law near Nelson. Twenty-six Ferraris, and their owners, converged on the town during the weekend for their annual meeting.
Club secretary Graham Morris said the weekend was a great success but "police in Motueka were out to get us and stopped two cars for not having front number plates."
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Topic: CARS - on April 5, 2003 at 10:18:01 PM CEST
Volvo driver prefers cooking by car
Kyrre Olaf Johansen doesn't bother with drive-thru restaurants. He does his own cooking beneath the hood of his Volvo XC70. In an interview on Friday, Johansen said: "A 60-mile drive is long enough to cook up lamb chops, but for the shorter trips, I can cook hot dogs for the kids."
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Topic: CARS - on April 3, 2003 at 10:07:02 AM CEST
LO-O-ONG LIMO
Among the automotive stars is the world's longest street-legal limo. The luxurious 1996 Lincoln Town Car measures 65 feet from bumper to bumper. Valued at $1.8 million, it seats 33, has a 42-inch plasma screen TV, six additional televisions, laser lights and a smoke machine. It's owned by Clyde Bailey, founder of Fantasy Limousine in Greensboro. He bought it from a sheik two years ago and actually had to shorten the car from its original 75-foot length.
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Topic: - on March 12, 2003 at 12:41:59 PM CET
Ein neuer grund um im lotto zu gewinnen
After countless false starts, some tantalising concepts and far too many years, Lamborghini finally got round to launching an entry-level model in March 2003. The first baby machine from Sant' Agata since 1982 then, the Gallardo project was begun back in 1998 when Audi took control of the Italian manufacturer and started its design with a clean sheet of paper.
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