Archive for November, 2007

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Car Insurance – Pay-as-you Drive Rates

Car insurance is something most drivers never want to talk about. It’s not exciting, it’s not sexy but it certainlyis expensive and necessary. One UK insurer has found a way to charge drivers a premium based on a number of factors measured by a little black box fitted to your car.
Norwich Union has been [...]

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Chrysler to Cut Two Models in Australia

Earlier this month Chrysler in America announced that it would be stopping production of the Chrysler Crossfire and the PT Cruiser convertible. Of course by extension that means they’ll disappear from Australia too.

The Crossfire was supposed to represent the “synergies” between Daimler and Chrysler for many Crossfire components were shared with the Mercedes SLK but [...]

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Environmentally Friendly Trucks …

… still hard to sell.
While hybrid cars are beginning to appear in every greater numbers on our roads environmentally friendly hybrid trucks are an absolute rarity, even in the United States. In fact they are so rare that the world’s biggest fleet of hybrid trucks – owned by Fedex – only numbers around 95.
Urban environments [...]

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Honda FCX Clarity – Leaving Nothing but Water Vapour

Just over 20 years ago Honda started thinking of producing a car that produced nothing but water vapour and now that car is about to be released to the public in the United States.
The FCX Clarity is powered by an electric motor that draws its power from a fuel cell that converst hydrogen and oxygen [...]

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Every Classic Car Owner’s Nightmare

1971 GTHO Phase III Falcon stolen in Perth
Earlier this month fully restored red version of this classic Australian muscle car was stolen from a collector in Perth. Sadly this car is now right out of circulation and, unless the thieves are caught, it’s unlikely it will ever be seen again. With only 300 of these [...]

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Kia’s First Mid-sized SUV

Kia has unveiled its first mid-sized SUV for the first time. The Kia Borrego is expected to go on sale in Korea early next year with overseas sales commencing around the middle of the year.
The Kia Borrego features a body-on-frame construction and will have seating for up to seven occupants. The Borrego will be powered [...]