Magna wins U.S. Volkswagen supply contracts
It will supply a variety of components and systems for Volkswagen Group of America’s new mid-sized sedan, expected to hit the U.S. market in 2011
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VW reveals Polo GTI, but not for us
As if it wasn’t bad enough that we don’t have the wonderful little Polo in our market yet, but now Volkswagen teases us with news of a hotter than hot Polo GTI
The Polo GTI, launched yesterday at the Geneva auto show, is more like the original Rabbit/Golf GTI of the late ‘70s/early ‘80s than the much larger current Golf GTI, and would no doubt be welcomed in our market if the price could be kept near the current City Golf.
Report: New Car Smell Not As Toxic Today
We all love the smell when we take delivery of a brand new car but a report last year by a US environmental group suggested that the “new car smell” was actually due to toxic chemicals. Cars that caused the most concern included the Nissan Versa, Chevrolet Aveo, and the Kia Rio. While the report did not specifically mention a direct health risk, it noted that some toxic chemicals were found to be at five or sometimes even tens time the level than would be found in an average home.
Now, a new report from the same group seems to indicate that car manufacturers have changed their manufacturing processes to reduce the toxicity of the new car smell.
The car with the best marks was the Acura RDX SH sport-utility vehicle. Three Smart cars made the list of 10 best picks, as did two Chevy models and two Toyotas. Also among the lauded models were the Chevy HHR SUV, as well as the BMW M5 and Honda Accord EXL sedans.
Among the worst vehicles, according to the rankings, were the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spider convertible and Suzuki Reno hatchback, as well as the BMW 120i and Volkswagen Beetle convertibles.
So, the next time you get into a brand new car and breathe in that oh-so-fresh new car smell you can relax and not worry that you are being slowly poisoned by your new purchase. The bad news? As soon as you pull off that lot, you’ll ask yourself if that new car smell was worth eating all that depreciation.
International Engine Of The Year Awards 2008
The winners of this years International Engine of The Year Awards have been announced and to no ones surprise, BMW has dominated and taken the top prize again with the same engine that won for 2007.
International Engine of The Year
BMW 3-litre Twin Turbo (135, 335, X6)
Best New Engine of The Year
BMW Diesel 2-litre Twin Turbo (123d)
Green Engine of The Year
Toyota Hybrid 1.5-litre (Prius)
Best Performance Engine
Porsche 3.6-litre Turbo (911 Turbo, GT2)
Sub 1L
Toyota 1-litre 3-cylinder (Aygo,Yaris/Echo/Vitz, Citroën C1, Peugeot 107, Subaru Justy)
1.0L - 1.4L
Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger (VW Golf, Touran, Tiguan, Jetta (140/170bhp))
1.4L - 1.8L
BMW-PSA 1.6-litre Turbo (MINI Cooper S, Clubman, Peugeot 207, 308)
1.8L - 2.0L
Volkswagen/Audi 2-litre Turbo FSI (A3, A4 Cabrio, A6, TT, Eos, Jetta, Golf GTi, Škoda Octavia, Seat Altea, Leon)
2.0L - 2.5L
Subaru 2.5-litre flat four Turbo (Forester, Impreza)
2.5L - 3.0L
BMW 3-litre Twin Turbo (135, 335, X6)
3.0L - 4.0L
BMW 4-litre V8 (M3)
4.0L+
BMW 5-litre V10 (M5, M6)
For a complete write up on each of the categories, click here.
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