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Posted Oct 28th 2008 10:28AM by Jeremy Korzeniewski
Filed under: Motorsports, Ferrari

Could one unthinkable action be followed by another? It may be, if Formula 1 heads get their wish for a standard engine for the racing series. Both Toyota, a team near the bottom of the standings, and Ferrari, which is up near the top as it usually is, have expressed their concerns about such a plan, with both entities threatening to pull out of the racing series if such a path were taken. A Formula 1 world without Ferrari is practically unfathomable, as is seeing a Prancing Horse powered by a McLaren/Mercedes powerplant.

Does one knee-jerk reaction deserve another? (Read the full post about ‘Ferrari may leave F1 if standard engine approved’…)

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BRENTWOOD, UNITED KINGDOM – October 28, 2008: Roush Technologies shows its latest bi-fuel Internal Combustion Engine conversion (H2ICE) technology at the Cenex hosted UK National Low Carbon Vehicle event at Millbrook Proving Ground tomorrow (28th October 2008). Roush has modified the engine of a Ford Transit-based vehicle to operate using compressed hydrogen gas fuel – but it can also operate from its existing petrol fuelled system without any adverse effects.

The special demonstration vehicle is designed to show that hydrogen as a fuel – and the associated equipment – are practical and efficient in a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine.

(Read the full post about ‘BIG DEAL! - Roush Bi-Fuel Conversion Brings Hydrogen Fuel To Existing Ice Technology’…)

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Posted Oct 28th 2008 4:31PM by Jonathon RamseyFiled under: Etc., EuroThe British have been known to “take the piss” out of their German counterparts for several decades now, and that goes well back before World War II. Time to score one for the sceptered isle again: somebody in a right-hand-drive vehicle in Germany has been foiling German speed cameras with a Muppet. German cameras are aimed to get clear pictures of the driver in a left-hand-drive car, but not a shot of the passenger — who is, in this case, the driver. All they can get is this googly-eyed fellow. Jim Henson must be pleased. (Read the full post about ‘German police mocked by Muppet-driven Audi’…)

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SLOUGH, UNITED KINGDOM – October 28, 2008: As part of its on-going network restructuring and business development plans, Alfa Romeo UK has recently appointed two new suppliers to help the company set class leading standards of quality and efficiency across its Approved Dealer used car remarketing programme.

Paragon Fleet Solutions has taken on all elements of defleeting, refurbishing, storing and transportation of ex-management, demonstration and rental vehicles for Alfa Romeo.

Paragon will be working very closely with JTK Remarketing which has also been newly appointed to provide a web based remarketing system for dealers to source used vehicles directly from Alfa Romeo.

Paragon will be operating a facility at Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire to handle Alfa Romeo returns, where it will carry out all necessary inspections.

(Read the full post about ‘Alfa Romeo Announces New Business Partners To Support Dealer Used Vehicle Remarketing Programme’…)

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Auto Express Car Reviews By James Disdale28th October 2008 Audi ace Timo Scheider took the DTM championship in style last weekend with victory in the season finale at Hockenheim, Germany. The young German held off a strong challenge from the Mercedes of arch-rival Paul di Resta in the middle stint of the race, before pulling out a three-second gap at the flag. Di Resta’s charge was initially delayed by 2007 champion Mattias Ekstrom, who held up the Scot on the opening lap by running his Audi A4 wide in turns two and three. The Swede was later given a stop-go penalty for lining up outside his grid lines at the start. (Read the full post about ‘Scheider seals DTM success’…)

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SCHWABACH – October 28, 2008: Hot camshafts? In the age of chip tuning, that sounds like a relic of the Eighties. Incorrectly, as there is not much extra power to be gained electronically from a naturally aspirated engine. Mechanical measures continue to be the first choice there, and more effective than ever before in combination with an adjustment of the engine management. One particularly successful example is the C 350 Limousine from Sportservice Lorinser, an almost irresistible temptation for everyone with petrol in their blood: special camshafts and a modified engine control unit kindle here far more fire than the series version of the extremely successful 3.5-litre V6.

(Read the full post about ‘Lorinser Makes The C-Class “Hot” With 305 Hp’…)

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RUSSELSHEIM – October 28, 2008: More than 14,000 readers from the automobile magazine “auto motor und sport” (ams) can’t be wrong: The newest Opel Zafira is not only the most flexible van in the compact class, but the most attractive as well.

With this latest poll, the Zafira firmly cements its leading position among compact vans: This is the fifth time the German trendsetter has been honored with the highly coveted design prize, “Autonis” from ams magazine.

Mark Adams, Vice President Design for GM Europe, knows what it is about the Zafira that excited the Autonis voters.

(Read the full post about ‘People’s Choice: Opel Zafira Voted Most Attractive Compact Van’…)

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LUSTENAU, AUSTRIA – October 28, 2008: The time has come! Austrian tuner O.CT Tuning has completed development on power upgrades for vehicles with the new ECU class MED 17 using the OBD II connection.

All power kits are uploaded to the OBD connection using IPRO (Intelligent Programming). Like all O.CT upgrades, the new MED 17 kits are developed by O.CT personally and are tailored to each engine’s specifics, guaranteeing maximum durability and performance. Opening the engine control unit is no longer necessary. Every customer can have power upgrades performed by one of our worldwide dealers – including models with the MED 17 ECU.

One of the first vehicles using this system that O.CT has modified is the 1.4 TSI engine by VW.

(Read the full post about ‘Sportility Volkswagen from Austria: More Power for 1.4 TSI Golf, Touran, Tiguan - by O.CT Tuning’…)

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Findlay, OH. October 27, 2008: The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that U.S. Rep. Phil Hare (D - IL), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) International President Gerald W. McEntee, Ohio AFL-CIO President Joe Rugola and others will join members of Local 207L tomorrow to call on Cooper Tire and Rubber Company to commit to continue making tires here and discuss the many differences between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain on trade policies that cost millions of manufacturing jobs throughout the country.

Last week, Cooper stated that it would be conducting a capacity study and the likely result would be them closing one of its four U.S.

(Read the full post about ‘Congressional, Labor Leaders Join USW Calling on Cooper to Commit in Findlay’…)

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Posted Oct 27th 2008 4:29PM by Frank FilipponioFiled under: Marketing/Advertising, HumorBeing somewhat of a national treasure, the James Bond image is understandably important to the Brits. It can really boost public morale to have Bond associate with the most beautiful women in the world, use the most incredible gadgets, and drive the world’s finest cars. It can be equally devastating, then, to have Bond engaging in any of these activities with anything less than the best. So it comes as little surprise that Channel 4 has called out the Bond creators for some of their awful vehicular choices. They’ve assembled a Bottom 10, if you will, of bad cars that Bond has been forced to drive or co-pilot on the silver screen. (Read the full post about ‘Bottom 10: Worst James Bond cars ever’…)

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