Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants, GM It’s Turkey Day here in the U.S., so why not a post about ducks? Well, a post that mentions ducks, at least. It turns out that old Chevy Volt battery covers are being reused as wood duck nesting boxes at GM’s Milford, MI Proving Ground. That’s just one of the wildlife-friendly [...]
Readmore...MINI USA has releases the 2012 Cooper B-Spec race car. The 2012 Cooper B-Spec race car delivers 121 horsepower with total weight at 2,535 lbs. Powered by a 121 hp unit and weighing in at 2,535 lbs, the MINIs are fitted with Carbotech brake pads and stainless steel hoses, a KW V1 coilover suspension kit [...]
Readmore...Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept will debut at next month’s Tokyo Motor Show. Power comes from a 1.6 liter turbo Horizontally-Opposed Subaru Boxer engine mated to the company’s original hybrid system and Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive (AWD) technology.Energy will be stored using a high-tech lithium ion battery and the car will also feature regenerative braking. Subaru is [...]
Readmore...<br>Nissan has releases the Pivo 3 concept, which will be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in next month. The exterior design proposes a new direction, leaving the round surface language for a more “serious” and aggressive treatment made of sharp edges and angled surfaces, which is more in line with the current trends. A [...]
Readmore...BMW has unveiled the new 2012 3-Series,which will debut at U.S. dealers, with all-wheel-drive and hybrid versions slated to arrive later in 2012. The six-cylinder engine featuring in the 2012 BMW 3-Series is BMW’s venerable 3.0-liter ‘N55’ unit and in this latest application develops 300 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque, the latter coming on [...]
Readmore...Tuningwerk German tuner has a package for the BMW 7 Series L (long wheelbase edition) that dials output up to 720 PS (530 kW / 710 hp). The 720 HP version BMW 7 Series will sprint from 0 to 100 Km/h in just 3.5 seconds and will be able to reach a top speed of [...]
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