Source: http://www.carsession.com/car-news/2012-jaguar-xf-2..2-diesel-covers-816-miles-on-one-tank.html
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2011年7月2日土曜日
Report: NY legislature green lights plan to let pedestrians hail livery cabs from street
Filed under: Government/Legal
It took more than a couple of legal strategems, but New York City's mayor Michael Bloomberg has outwitted the city's powerful yellow taxi lobby. The State Legislature passed a bill making it legal for New Yorkers to hail livery cabs from the street. What's a livery cab? It's a private taxi, unmarked, often a Town Car, usually found in areas in and outside of Manhattan that aren't well served by yellow taxis. They don't run on meters, either; a fare is agreed upon between the rider and driver.
It is illegal for livery cabs to pick up 'street hails,' as they're called, and the yellow taxi industry wants to keep it that way. Blooomberg has been trying to get that changed, and did so by circumventing the City Council, which has usually supported the taxi industry. Assuming governor Cuomo signs the bill into law and it sticks, livery cabs would need to buy medallions and be fitted with roof signs, fare meters and GPS trackers, and be painted in specific colors to denote their role. And there are still places, like Midtown and the Financial District, where they would be forbidden from picking up fares.
Livery-cab trips would also come with a $0.50-cent surcharge, the money going to support mass transit. But neither that nor the possibility of more taxi service for more NYC residents has kept the yellow taxi industry from howling, with a representative saying it "will stop at nothing" to protect its interests.
NY legislature green lights plan to let pedestrians hail livery cabs from street originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Bugatti unwraps one-of-a-kind porcelain-trimmed Veyron L'Or Blanc
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Bugatti, Design/Style, Luxury
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L'Or Blanc - Click above for high-res image gallery
We've seen all sorts of materials used in automotive construction. Steel, aluminum, titanium, fiberglass, carbon fiber... even ceramics. But this is a first.
Teaming up with Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur, Bugatti has created the one-off Veyron "L'Or Blanc" you see here. Its name means "white gold", and the special Grand Sport uses porcelain to distinguish its body and interior in high swirly style.
The result, as you can see, is quite stunning, and anything but conventional. Only this one example will be made, with an asking price of €1.65 million - equivalent to $2.4 million at today's exchange rates. Check it out in the high-res image gallery and the press release after the jump.
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Bugatti unwraps one-of-a-kind porcelain-trimmed Veyron L'Or Blanc originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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2011年7月1日金曜日
Chevron GR8
The Chevron GR8 (Gran Rapida) is a lightweight racing car that debuted in 2010. It was the first GT Chevron race car that was built since the 60s and 70s race cars created by Derek Bennett. The new Chevron GR8 was given the original design, but with a modern twist, as well as new equipment.
The car is powered by a 2.0 liter four cylinder engine that delivers a total of 260 HP and sprints the car to a top speed of 150 mph. The engine is coupled to a Hewland JFR 5 speed sequential transmission and is built to run for 30 hours without needing attention.
German racer and TV presenter, Tim Schrick recently tested the race car and said: "I’ve fallen in love with this car. It?s so beautiful to drive. It?s such a nice car, and right up my street, as a racer. The grip levels are amazing. And the little car is so stable, with a stiff, direct and totally connected steering feeling. It feels very nimble, and it?s so loud and exciting inside, with a very, very nice sound from the Cosworth two-liter engine. You have 260bhp on tap and even here with these great cars on track, you can play with anyone, and not get beaten."
Hit the jump to read more about the Chevron GR8.
Chevron GR8 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 1 July 2011 09:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/chevron/2010-2011-chevron-gr8-ar111909.html
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Porsche returns to Le Mans in 2014
After what will end up being a 16 year hiatus, Porsche will be making its long overdue return to the top class of the LeMans series in 2014. Starring in the grand return will be a works-run LMP1 sports prototype for which details are still limited - almost non-existent actually.
However, regardless of whether it is a coupe or an open top model, the future LMP1 will more than likely feature new technologies from Porsche. Hartmut Kristen, Head of Porsche Motorsport said: "We?re looking forward to the task of developing new technologies and to continue on with the success of the Porsche RS Spyder. After the conclusion of our works-supported sports prototype programme in the American Le Mans Series we have kept up with the latest technological advances. Now we will begin with detailed research in order to evaluate the various concept alternatives for our new car. These obviously depend on how the regulations for the year 2014 look in detail. In principle, these regulations are interesting for us because the integration of our hybrid technology in the vehicle concept is one possible option."
Porsche currently dominates the LeMans series with a total of 16 overall victories, including seven straight victories from 1981 to 1987. The most recent win was with the Porsche 911 GT1 in 1998. In the LMP2 series, Porsche has continued its success with wins in 2006, 2008, and then again in 2010 with their RS Spyder sports prototype.
Porsche returns to Le Mans in 2014 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 30 June 2011 18:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/porsche-returns-to-le-mans-in-2014-ar112005.html
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