Porsche is going large at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Stuttgart marque will be hauling trailers full of vintage machinery into the English countryside to support the festival’s theme of Viva Veloce. The icons will contain a 908 from the Targa Floria, the 917 that won Le Mans in 1970 and the 804 Fomula 1 car that took . . . .
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A new report from the U.K.’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) suggests that your windscreen-washer tank might be harboring some unwanted guests – namely, the bacteria that trigger Legionnaires’ disease. According towards the HPA’s pilot study, scientists discovered traces in the bacteria in one of five windscreen-washer reservoirs that were filled with plain, stagnant water. Reservoirs that carried an additive-based windshield-washer . . . .
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In yet another boneheaded move by an overpaid marketing wonk, a Chevrolet executive wrote an internal memo, obtained by the New York Times, asking GM employees to refrain from referring for the Chevrolet manufacturer as “Chevy”.
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Gosh, it is hard to believe the Honda B-Series engine is nevertheless kicking strong after all these years. Sure, it’ll always be certainly one of the most cost-effective engines available for power to dollar output, but one would believe by now the K-Series can be overwhelming the B-Series in popularity. But no way, Honda and Acura enthusiasts say. We love . . . .
Read Entire Article »Automotive News’ Richard Truett interviews Vice President of Global Design for GM, Ed Welburn, about the new Camaro convertible concept. Recorded Sunday, January 7th, 2007 at the North American International Auto Show. For more videos, go to www.autonews.com.
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