Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Daily Downshift: October 6, 2009


+ BMW’s unsuccessful, Euro-market-only C1 scooter has been reintroduced as a concept, this time with an electric motor and lithium-ion batteries.  [Car and Driver]
+ The next generation of the Acura RL will once again be positioned as the lineup’s flagship, according to Acura executives.  [Car and Driver]
+ Toyota’s front-engine, rear-wheel drive FT-86 sports coupe [...]


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  1. Daily Downshift: October 1, 2009
  2. Daily Downshift: October 2, 2009
  3. Daily Downshift: October 5, 2009

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+ BMW’s unsuccessful, Euro-market-only C1 scooter has been reintroduced as a concept, this time with an electric motor and lithium-ion batteries.  [Car and Driver]


+ The next generation of the Acura RL will once again be positioned as the lineup’s flagship, according to Acura executives.  [Car and Driver]


+ Toyota’s front-engine, rear-wheel drive FT-86 sports coupe concept looks like the spiritual successor to the AE86 Corolla.  It will debut at the 2009 Tokyo auto show, and should hit the market in late 2011.  [Car and Driver]



+ How does Dale Jr. stack up against other NASCAR fan favorites?  [Car and Driver]


+ Chrysler’s mid-sized twins, the Sebring and the Dodge Avenger, will live on through 2012, at which time they will be replaced by Fiat-based vehicles.  [Car and Driver]


+ Continuing the tradition of offering special-edition cars in its Christmas catalog, Neiman Marcus is offering 50 limited-edition XJL Supercharged models for this year’s holiday season.  [Car and Driver]


+  Famed carburetor-maker Holley has filed for bankruptcy.  [Edmunds Inside Line]


+ The Scuderi group claims its Split-Cycle engine is capable of producing the torque of a diesel with the engine speeds of a gasoline engine and 140 hp per liter while igniting the fuel mixture after top-dead-center.  [Jalopnik]


+ Following in the footsteps of the Honda FCX Clarity, Kia is offering long-term test drives of the FCEV Borrego.  Five drivers, who must apply for the test drive position, must live near Seoul and be over 20 years old.  They will have the vehicles for six months.  [Autoblog Green]




Related posts:

  1. Daily Downshift: October 1, 2009
  2. Daily Downshift: October 2, 2009
  3. Daily Downshift: October 5, 2009




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