Mccask Ellatut's blog

Unsafe at Any Price: Collecting the Chevrolet Chevette and Ford Pinto

When shaggy old cars go from the pound to the endangered-species list, they can achieve a sort of contrarian collectibility. Vehicles that disappear do so for (mostly) good reasons, but if ?you?ve got about $1000 burning a hole in your pocket, head to Craigslist and show people that you don?t care what you drive. 1976?87 [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/x5gpPbvpXAU/

automobiles companies

Jun 26, 2011 3:23:12 AM

Five Great Car Deals

"What's on sale?" It may sound like a strange way to start a new car search, but with fewer and fewer bad cars being built, it wouldn't be an irresponsible first step.

Source: http://rss.kbb.com/~r/kbb-car-news/~3/8RRt5Lg2zmU/

auto production statistics automobile industry growth automakers market share automotive market research reports

Jun 25, 2011 11:23:08 PM

Audi R8 Spyder Chrome for the Elton John AIDs Foundation

For the past eight years, Audi has created a special model to be auctioned off at the EJAF White Tie & Tiara Ball. Last year, Elton John’s charity was able to pull in £350,000 (about $522,500 at the current rates) by auctioning off the pink Audi A1 designed by renowned British artist Damien Hirst. This year, Audi doubled its efforts by providing not one, but two one-off chromed R8 Spyders for the auction, one from Audi Group Germany and one from Audi UK. In total, the two cars were auctioned off for an impressive £620,000 - or almost $1 million at the current exchange rates.

The chrome look is something we’ve seen before on an Audi R8. The German automaker brought a chrome-domed R8 5.2 FSI V10 coupe to the Frankfurt Motor Show back in 2009. It received plenty of attention at the auto show, so we’re not surprised it was such a rousing success at the charity event.

"We are absolutely delighted to have been instrumental in raising such a magnificent sum for Sir Elton?s charity," commented Jeremy Hicks, Director of Audi UK. "We couldn?t, of course, have done so without the incredible generosity of Sir Elton?s guests, to whom we owe an enormous vote of thanks" he added.

gallery: 2010 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro

Audi R8 Spyder Chrome for the Elton John AIDs Foundation originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 24 June 2011 17:00 EST.

2012 Honda Pilot Spied with New Grille, Little Else

The cyborg grille is gone, but the rest of the Pilot remains mostly unchanged. The Honda Pilot isn?t as weird as a Citroën, nor is it as thrilling as a BMW M3. In spite of this?or perhaps because of it?Honda?s eight-passenger crossover SUV sells in substantial numbers, impressive work for a car that debuted in [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/wePzKxNTOsA/2012_honda_pilot_spy_photos-future_cars

arizona car accident news acura dealers in ma automotive motors automotive manufacturing association

Jun 25, 2011 5:23:07 PM

Honda wins big in J.D. Power?s individual segment study

While some Chrysler products made surprising appearances, Japanese cars are typically the most reliable after 90 days, says J.D. Power.

Source: http://feeds.leftlanenews.com/click.phdo?i=52081dd7e098585ee927998a67729bfe

automakers market share automotive market research reports auto sector research auto industry

Jun 25, 2011 2:23:07 PM

Rethinking Distracted Driving

Edmunds recent Auto Safety Conference featured a number of high-profile speakers including NHTSA Administrator David Strickland, Edmunds CEO Jeremy Anwyl, IIHS President Adrian Lund, Toyota Under Fire author Tim Ogden, Rep John Dingell and more. I haven’t had time to watch all of the presentations from the conference, but from what I’ve seen, the conference [...]

Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/06/rethinking-distracted-driving/

automobile car parts auto news rss automobile sales figures automobile industry analysis

Jun 25, 2011 11:23:10 AM

The sun rises over the Nürburgring [Car Porn]

Click here to read The sun rises over the Nürburgring

The 24 Hours of Nürburgring starts Saturday afternoon (sauerkraut time) and with the waving of the green flag comes with it the hopes of many Americans cheering on the P4/5 Competizione. Here's what the 'Ring looked like this morning. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/jalopnik/full/~3/PWvnxpgvViM/

automobile industry growth automakers market share automotive market research reports auto sector research

Jun 25, 2011 8:23:08 AM

I'll Buy That For a Dollar

Source: http://carscarscars.blogs.com/index/2009/08/ill-buy-that-for-a-dollar.html

automobile makes auto sales market share auto industry overview automotive industry research

Jun 25, 2011 5:23:07 AM

Boeing 747-8 completes historic biofuel-powered transatlantic flight

Filed under: Biodiesel, Etc.

On June 20th, a Boeing 747-8 Freighter landed at Paris Le Bourget Airport, completing a historic biofuel-powered transatlantic flight. This marks the first time that a sizable commercial airplane crossed the Atlantic Ocean with all of its engines burning a somewhat sustainable aviation jet fuel.

The unmodified Boeing 747-8, piloted by captains Keith Otsuka, Rick Braun and Sten Rossby, flew from Everett, WA to Le Bourget with all four of its General Electric GEnx-2B engines powered by a blend of 15 percent camelina-based biofuel mixed in with 85 percent traditional kerosene Jet A fuel.

This particular 747-8 was the fourth of five Boeing commercial jets to arrive at the Paris Air Show and was displayed June 21 and 22. After the show, the 747-8 was handed over to Cargolux - one of the world's leading cargo transport airlines.

[Source: Boeing]

Continue reading Boeing 747-8 completes historic biofuel-powered transatlantic flight

Boeing 747-8 completes historic biofuel-powered transatlantic flight originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Source: http://green.autoblog.com/2011/06/24/boeing-747-8-completes-historic-biofuel-powered-transatlantic-fl/

arizona car accident news acura dealers in ma automotive motors automotive manufacturing association

Jun 25, 2011 2:23:07 AM

Akio Toyoda Talks EVs, Fuels Cells and Racing

Every summer, auto execs land in a small Michigan resort town for the Center of Automotive Research's Management Briefing seminars. This year, one of the most anticipated speakers was Akio Toyoda, the recently named President of Toyota.