Much More LED Light stand now in purple
Originally released back in December, Much More have now announced that their sweet looking LED lamp is now available in anodised purple having previously only been available in blue and black. Made from extruded aluminium it uses an array of bright LED lights which results in a light weight (460g) DC powered lamp. It folds [...]
Daily Downshift: December 30, 2009
+ Nissan is shipping the 2010 GT-R with a revised launch-control program that it hopes will remedy the warranty voiding—and incredibly expensive—trans-trashing that’s been experienced by owners of the 2009 GT-R. See how the 2010 GT-R’s launch-control compares with the outgoing system in our tests from both cars. [Car and Driver]
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Saab Bid Deadline Extended to January 7
General Motors had originally announced a premature end to its Swedish brand Saab, but then Dutch automaker Spyker expressed interest in buying the division from GM. Execs at GM originally gave Spyker until December 31 to finalize a deal, though Reuters reports that the deadline has been extended to January 7 due to Spyker’s continued [...]
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2009 Infiniti FX50S – Long-Term Road Test Update
Our go-to long-distance cruiser logs a ton more miles and shows a few more quirks.
Date: December 2009
Current Mileage/Months in Fleet: 33,101 miles/10 months
Average Fuel Economy/Range: 17 mpg/405 miles
Service: $622.20
Normal Wear: $0
Damage and Destruction: $269.29
Our journey in the FX50S continues. Well, make that journeys. Since last we wrote of our quirky and [...]
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Prior driver of Lexus says pedal stuck
Sheriff report faults mats in Aug. crash By Debbi Baker , UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Kristina Davis , UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Originally published December 4, 2009 at 4:37 p.m., updated December 5, 2009 at 12:32 a.m. SAN DIEGO Three days before the fiery crash of a loaner Lexus sedan that …
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Chang’an Ford sales up over 150% in November
From Ford:
CHONGQING, December 2nd, 2009 – Changan Ford Sales Company today reported sales of 22,738 Ford brand vehicles in November, an increase of 152 percent from the same month a year ago, extending its year-over-year monthly sales growth to ten consecutive months.
Through the first eleven months of 2009, Changan Ford has achieved total sales for Ford brand vehicles of 210,982 units, up 47 percent from the same period last year.
Continued strong sales from the all-new Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus helped drive the impressive November sales performance. Ford Fiesta …
Video: Alain Prost takes the Dacia Duster V6 Racer out for a few test laps
Alain Prost’s foray into the Trophée Andros racing series on-board the Dacia Duster V6 Racer won’t come until early December, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t have a sneak preview of the former F1 champion taking his new toy out for a test run.
Thankfully, the miracle that is YouTube allows us the opportunity to watch videos that we normally wouldn’t have access to. And by videos – or in this case, a video – we mean Prost taking the Duster 4×4 for some test laps.
Video: Alain Prost takes the Dacia Duster V6 Racer out for a few test laps originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 30 November 2009 10:30 EST.
Vote for 2009’s best driving game in Spike TV’s VG Awards
Spike TV’s annual Video Game Awards is set to take place on December 12 and as you can expect, one of the most hotly-contested categories is that of the year’s best driving game.
After what we could imagine as months of deliberation and thousands of hours playing these games, Spike has whittled the contenders down to four games: Gran Turismo PSP, Forza 3, Need for Speed: Shift, and DiRT 2.
We have to admit that it’s a little tough to pick out a winner especially since we’ve spent an inordinate amount of time playing – and enjoying – all of these games so deciding on the best one is like choosing who your favorite kid is. Not easy, right?
Fortunately – or unfortunately, depending on your perspective – the notable absence of Gran Turismo 5 has made the inevitable choice a tad less difficult. But then again, we really wouldn’t know because GT5, for all of the hype and posturing, hasn’t been released yet.
At the end of the day, we’re going to have to come up with our own vote, but suffice to say, we probably wouldn’t cast it until a few hours before the deadline passes.
Vote for 2009’s best driving game in Spike TV’s VG Awards originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 26 November 2009 13:00 EST.
BMW to launch BMW and MINI Bluetooth headsets in December
You can’t fault BMW – and by extension, MINI – for coming up with unique ways to promote their brand.
The two car brands are scheduled to release a host of BMW and MINI accessories just in time for the holiday season. Two products that are poised to hit the shelves are a pair of BMW and MINI licensed Bluetooth headsets.
Both headsets, which feature the two companies’ logos on the rhomboid-shaped ear element fitting, are compatible with any kind of mobile phone and we’ll venture to make a guess that having one clipped on your ear will surely spike up your class points.
According to BMW, the Bluetooth headsets are light as a feather, weighing it at only eight grams. They also come with a pair of rechargeable batteries encased on the headsets and when the time comes that it needs recharging, a special adapter that’s connected to your car’s power socket makes recharging these headsets easy and accessible to do.
Each headset also allows for a up to five hours of continuous use and idle time can hold for as long as a whole week. BMW has yet to release the prices for their Blueetooth headsets and will only do so when it nears the launch date sometime in December.
BMW to launch BMW and MINI Bluetooth headsets in December originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 26 November 2009 08:00 EST.