2010 August | Japanese Cars

Maxxis Meets Performance Fans At Ford Fair

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Tyre manufacturer Maxxis joined around 20,000 Ford enthusiasts at a sun-drenched Silverstone (Saturday, August to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ford Fair, Europe’s biggest and best Ford festival.

As the exclusive tyre partner of Future, the special-interest media company behind some of the biggest performance/tuning events including Ford Fair, Maxxis promoted its range from a prime position in the Platinum Retail Village, while the Maxxis Babes handed out free T-shirts and posed for photographs as they mingled with die hard Ford enthusiasts.

“The glorious weather certainly helped to bring out the crowds, but such is the popularity of Ford Fair that the attendance figures just get bigger year on year. It was an ideal platform for us to promote our high performance range,” says Maxxis UK’s managing director Derek McMartin.

Visitors to this year’s Ford Fair were among the first in the country to take their own cars around the new GP circuit, as used by the F1 stars for this year’s British Grand Prix. Interspersed with the public track sessions were Fast Ford magazine’s fastest Fords plus a display of Blue Oval Saloon Series race cars and Formula Fords. Over on the Stowe Circuit front, rear and four wheel drive Fords were put through their paces on the popular VI Performance 0-60 sprint strip.

Away from the track Paul Swift and his stunt team put on a superb display of car control in the Ford Live Action Arena and there were thousands of vehicles in the club displays and concours of standard and modified cars. Classic Ford magazine’s stand included a display of Cosworth-powered classics and a huge selection of the best classic Fords in the country, while the stars of the Fast Ford magazine stand, based in the pitlane/paddock area, were 3-Door Sierra Cosworths, the UK’s Fastest Fords and a wide range of past and future feature cars.

Source: http://www.maxxis.co.uk/News/NewsView.aspx?newsid=114

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Shieradenari GMC 3500HD, selected as the best car award ton diesel

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Model Year Detroit 3500HD Shieradenari 16th -2011, PickupTrucks.com pickup truck trial “Heavy-Duty Shootout” in the category of one-ton diesel, Ford in 2010 and 2011 F-Dodge 350 Ram 3500 exceeded the results, was selected as the best car.

PickupTrucks.com founder, Mike Levine said, “The study also led Shieradenari bear lasting all day, good looks, comfort can drive on public roads. This amazing track performance comparison test of six and four of the top, but the remaining two had good results, “he said.

Shieradenari 3500HD is the brake performance test and a quarter mile acceleration test at no load when loading, loading at 07% gradient hill-climbing test, 16% gradient hill-climbing test at the loading test, fuel efficiency, ride - was tested and usability testing.

GMC marketing director, Lisa Hutchinson, “We, as well as performance, with high functionality and superior style, has been committed to providing our customers with the best large pickup truck market. This time could not be honored, GMC Sierra HD New employees believe that all effort has been devoted to developing “he said.

The GMC, Sierra HD Denali set of first-grade class, 3500HD and 2500HD sold as Shieradenari. Shieradenari the four distinctive chrome grill the combined circular inlet, the same color as car bumpers, chrome door handles to equip. Are well decorated throughout with chrome accents Another 17-inch (Durie), 18 inches, has adopted a 20-inch polished forged aluminum wheels.

Source: http://www.gmjapan.co.jp/newsrelease/detail/9043/

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Hyundai Motor India announces price hike up to 1.2%

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

New Delhi: Hyundai Motor India, the country’s largest exporter and the second largest car manufacturer would be increasing the prices of its products by up to 1.2% across all models, from the 1st of September 2010. This increase is attributed to the increase in input costs.

Announcing the hike in prices, Mr. Arvind Saxena, Director, (Mktg. & Sales) Hyundai Motor India Ltd said, “There has been an increase in the input costs for car manufacturers. We have tried to absorb as much of the cost as we can, to cause as less inconvenience as possible to our valued customers.”

Source: http://www.hyundai.com/IN/en/NewsEvents/HyundaiMotorIndia/171545.html

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Land Rover commits support to Red Cross and Red Crescent global initiative

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Land Rover and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched a new global initiative, under the theme ‘Reaching Vulnerable People Around the World’. Over the next three years, Land Rover has committed to help national Red Cross or Red Crescent societies implement or step uppriority programmes in fifteen countries, with a particular focus on two extensive humanitarian programmes in Sierra Leone and China.

In addition, and in response to the worsening situation in Pakistan affecting over 14 million people in an area equivalent to the size of the UK, Land Rover is donating six Defender 110 station wagons to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society to help its disaster relief operation. Many roads and bridges have been badly damaged; leaving many areas cut off from normal transport links. The vehicles will be used to deliver aid in the form of food, clean water, shelter and medical supplies to thousands of people in need in the most remote and cut-off communities. Jaguar Land Rover employees have also been raising money to support the relief operation through the British Red Cross.

“This new partnership with Land Rover will help us respond more quickly and effectively to help vulnerable people in local communities across the world,” noted IFRC under secretary general for programme services, Matthias Schmale. “We appreciate Land Rover’s long-term support. Their ongoing commitment will allow us to plan and implement sustainable humanitarian programmes to deliver lasting change for those affected by crisis. We have placed a high priority on risk reduction and disaster preparedness, and in that context, this initiative is extremely welcome.”

Phil Popham, Land Rover managing director, added: “Since 2007 Land Rover’s support to the IFRC has included the donation of 60 vehicles, raised over £2.5 million and reached nearly 100,000 people. Therefore, we are proud to again be working in partnership with the IFRC on important humanitarian initiatives such as these. The support we provide will help change lives across the world – making a huge difference to vulnerable people in hard-to-reach areas, both locally and overseas.”

Source: http://www.landrover.com/au/en/lr/about-land-rover/news-overview/red-cross/

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Best Luxury: Range Rover Vogue Tdv8

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

For those not up on the finer details of Range Rover history, the ‘Vogue’ designation came about at the same time that the Range Rover Sport was introduced and was used as a means to distinguish the ‘proper’ Range Rover from the new ‘upstart.

Over the years there’s been a few updates, the most significant of which was the introduction of the 3.6-litre twin-turbo V8 diesel in 2007. This engine replaced the 3.0 litre straight six BMW diesel that had been used in the Vogue since its 2002 debut.

The TDV8, as it’s called, produces a solid 200kW of power backed by an even more impressive 640Nm of torque. The result is spirited and effortless performance under all conditions. This engine is backed by ZF’s well-credentialed six-speed automatic.

Source: http://www.landrover.com/au/en/lr/about-land-rover/news-overview/best-of-the-best-vogue/

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Check Your Car’s Fuel Options

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Australia : Australia’s peak motoring group, the Australian Automobile Association, has reminded motorists to ensure they use the correct fuel for their vehicle, following the release of E85 ethanol-based fuel developed specifically for the soon-to-be-released VE Series II Commodore flex-fuel vehicle.

Caltex announced yesterday it would be selling the new Bio E-Flex E85 blended fuel at selected Adelaide outlets in preparation for the release of the new Commodore model.

The Bio E-Flex fuel – a blend of 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent petrol – is the product of a partnership agreement between Caltex and GM Holden, as manufacturers look to develop more environmentally-friendly vehicles.

It will be available at the pump for a price some 20 cents per litre less than unleaded petrol at Caltex sites as it is rolled out across the country.

AAA Technical Services Director, Craig Newland, said that, while it was pleasing to see manufacturers and fuel companies working together to develop more sustainable cars and fuels, motorists should ensure they were putting the right fuel in their own vehicle.

Source:http://www.aaa.asn.au/publications/media_releases.php?action=view&media_releaseId=429

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Tiny Iowa Town has Nation’s Highest Concentration of Electric Charging Stations: Local Businessman is Inspiration behind Electric Car Emphasis

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

If you’ve heard of tiny Elk Horn, Iowa, it’s probably because it is home to the only functioning Danish windmill in the world. But the small community is also notable because of the presence of a more cutting-edge technology: four electric car charging stations.

The popularity of electric cars is beginning to sweep the nation, but nowhere so much as in Elk Horn, where you can find the highest concentration of public charging stations anywhere in the world. The community has plans to build four more stations there in the next few months, bringing the total to eight.

Transportation TV spoke with Mike Howard, the 57-year-old businessman who is the brains behind the interest in electric cars in his community. “We are really pre-positioned here way ahead of the curve. We are confident that when electric cars come, we have a location where people can charge their vehicles, enjoy our town, and then be able to continue on their journey.”

Howard hopes to expand the presence of public charging stations along the Interstate 80 corridor, linking tiny Elk Horn, population 600, to hundreds of thousands of travelers crossing the Midwest.

In this Transportation TV report, Howard describes both the advantages and challenges that come with electric cars. They cost less than traditional gas-powered vehicles, and a visit to the charging station only costs about $1 a day, according to Howard. But many electric cars also have a limited range and can take between four and eight hours to fully recharge. As a result, trips in electric cars must be carefully planned.

Source:http://news.transportation.org/press_release.aspx?Action=ViewNews&NewsID=334

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Inaugural Rallycar Us Rally Cross Win

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Millville, N.J. — The venue may have changed, but the combination of the Tanner Foust and the Ford Fiesta proved once again to be unbeatable, claiming victory at the inaugural RallyCar US Rallycross event.

DBPhoto (1) Last month the combination of Foust and Fiesta dominated X Games 16, winning double gold medals in the RockStar Fiesta. This weekend Foust and Fiesta were once again was the class of the competition winning the Rallycross AWD Main event by a commanding 4.24 seconds ahead of the closest competitor.

“I have gotten to drive some pretty cool events in the Ford Fiesta, but this is the most fun I have had yet in this car,” said Foust who is also running five European Rallycross events this year in the RockStar Fiesta. “This was an amazing event and hopefully the first of many US Rallycross events to come. The Fiesta was awesome and the fact that this is the actual car that I have raced in the European Rallycross events, well let’s just say this Fiesta knows its way around the track on its own and I just basically try to calm it down. This weekend really exceeded a lot of expectations for everyone involved. Then again that is really the opportunity we in RallyCar have is to help change the perception in this country of smaller cars like the Fiesta, cars that here are viewed as economy cars, but in the rest of the world are viewed as performance vehicles.”

Foust wasn’t the only Fiesta driver running this week in the AWD class. He was joined by Ramana Lagemann, a Super Production class driver who struck a deal with Olsbergs MSE to drive a 2008 Fiesta for the weekend. Lagemann qualified third and finished fourth in the Main event, narrowly missing a podium.

Source: http://www.fordracing.com/news/detail/index.asp?article=38285

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Foust To Fly In Rallycar Rallycross Exhibition

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Dearborn, Mich. — It has been just shy of a month since Tanner Foust and the RockStar Fiesta dominated X Games 16 in Los Angeles, winning gold in the Rally Car Racing and SuperRally competitions. Foust will be back in his 600 hp Ford Fiesta this weekend as he participates in the first exhibition for the new RallyCar Rallycross Championship exhibition at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

Anticipation is high for the debut of Rallycross in the United States. On its website RallyCar predicts “The American motorsport landscape will never be the same,” and racing insiders have called this a “game changer.” More than anyone Foust knows what to expect.

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“It’s an incredibly challenging and aggressive sport,” said Foust, who has been competing in European championship events this season in the RockStar Fiesta. “The action is non-stop and the fans can’t get enough of it. I often say it is like driving in a real life video game.”

A Rallycross race consists of five rally style cars jumping and sliding on a road course of pavement and gravel. Five drivers line up to start at once, piloting high-horsepower compact cars through race traffic, over a challenging short course that features jumps, unbanked turns, hills and transitions between pavement and gravel. Each car must also take a Joker lap at some point during their heat, a small detour—normally over a jump—that adds a level of unpredictability to the heat’s outcome by changing a driver’s strategy in an instant.

X Games viewers will be familiar with this format from the SuperRally competition, dominated by Foust and the Fiesta, which was a scaled down stadium version of Rallycross.

Foust is a busy competing in various series (RallyCar, Formula Drift, European RallyCross Championship) as well as balancing his ever expanding media persona as co-host of Speed’s Battle of the Supercars; and co-host of Top Gear USA when it debuts on History Channel this fall. It speaks volumes that Foust has tailored his racing calendar around Rallycross and X Games.

Source: http://www.fordracing.com/news/detail/index.asp?article=38276

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Suntrust Ford May Have Inside Line On A Win

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Montréal — The No. 10 SunTrust Ford Dallara of Wayne Taylor Racing will start Saturday’s Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Montreal 200 from the inside of the second row after qualifying Friday afternoon at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.

Ricky Taylor, co-driver of the SunTrust Racing machine with Italian veteran Max Angelelli, turned a fast lap of 1 minute, 32.123 seconds (105.863 mph) around the 2.709-mile, 15-turn road circuit to take the third spot on the starting grid among 24 car-and-driver combinations entered for Saturday’s two-hour race.

“Before qualifying, I was thinking this isn’t one of those pole weekends, but after the first few laps, I was thinking, ‘Man, the car is good,’” said the 21-year-old, who has two poles and five front-row qualifying results in his nine qualifying attempts this season. “So I was pushing, pushing, and I didn’t think I got the most out of the car on the one lap where it peaked. That was the lap that you had to get your best lap on, and I just think I didn’t get the most out of it on that exact lap. But the SunTrust car is good and I think it’ll be even better tomorrow.

“Remembering from the two other times I’ve raced here, starting inside or outside going into the Turn 1-2(left-right) combination can work both ways. If you have a nice guy on the inside, he’s going to give you room on the outside and you might be able to pass him. But at this level, nobody’s a nice guy, so the inside’s always the best and we’re on the inside, so it’s basically a safe place to start.”

Jon Fogarty won the pole today for the second time this season in the No. 99 Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing Chevrolet Riley, extending his all-time series pole record to 16. The championship-leading No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW Riley, with Memo Rojas at the controls, qualified second. The SunTrust team is in second place in the championship heading into Saturday’s race, trailing the No. 01 team by 30 points, and it leads the third-place No. 99 team by 11 markers.

Source: http://www.fordracing.com/news/detail/index.asp?article=38281

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Maxxis Meets Performance Fans At Ford Fair

Shieradenari GMC 3500HD, selected as the best car award ton diesel

Hyundai Motor India announces price hike up to 1.2%

Land Rover commits support to Red Cross and Red Crescent global initiative

Best Luxury: Range Rover Vogue Tdv8

Check Your Car’s Fuel Options

Tiny Iowa Town has Nation’s Highest Concentration of Electric Charging Stations: Local Businessman is Inspiration behind Electric Car Emphasis

Inaugural Rallycar Us Rally Cross Win

Foust To Fly In Rallycar Rallycross Exhibition

Suntrust Ford May Have Inside Line On A Win