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Audi releases all the details on the North American Q5 {Autoblog}
Jul 18th 2008 6:07AM @Ivan
People who clamor for diesel engine should check the price of diesel at the next gas station and add it to the extra $1K diesel car costs.
I don't understand that... the 2.0 TDI is 38,300€, the 2.0 TFSI is 42,350. The diesel is cheaper.
Mercedes-Benz to introduce fully turbocharged lineup by 2010 {Autoblog}
Jul 18th 2008 5:56AM Well, if I spend a lot of money on a car, I want engineering excellence. If a Mercedes or BMW can't be more economical than a cheaper car, people would lose trust in their engineering abilities, or am I wrong there?
In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 Ford Flex Limited [w/VIDEO] {Autoblog}
Jul 18th 2008 4:00AM @jordan
Can either of you two name a 7-passenger automobile that does give 30mpg?
...oh, that's right, there really isn't one...
In Europe Ford has the Galaxy, which is enormous and seats 7. The most powerful diesel gets 35 mpg (US) in the European combined rating, so a 30 mpg EPA rating would be quite realistic.
Volkswagen has the Sharan (The Bluemotion model boasts a 38 mpg rating). Dodge has the Journey with a VW 2.0 TDI and DSG. (34-36 mpg combined, depending on trim level)
There are similar choices from France, Italy and Japan, plus a lot of smaller, even more efficient 7-seaters. Basically, a 30 mpg rating would be perceived as inacceptably bad for a family vehicle in Europe.
First Drive: 2009 Mazda6 {Autoblog}
Jul 18th 2008 2:16AM When will designers just build a hatchback, and drop these tiny decklids?
In Europe, hatch and wagon are still there. Which makes sense if you look at the sales numbers of competitors, for example the Mondeo sells 2% sedans, 16% hatch, 82% wagons.
Mossberg, Pogue, Baig review the iPhone 3G {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jul 9th 2008 7:13AM That has to be complete BS - any other phone maker can engineer properly working GPS, while Apple can't?
Mossberg, Pogue, Baig review the iPhone 3G {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jul 9th 2008 6:19AM As an interesting note: David Pogue says that the iPhone's GPS antenna is too small to provide you with turn-by-turn directions in Google Maps -- this is something that Apple has failed to note until now.
What does the size of the antenna have to do with that? Such a feature would just be software.
It's not the size, it's how you use it.
BMW reports best-ever sales first half-year of 2008 {Autoblog}
Jul 8th 2008 6:56PM The fuel economy of the new bimmers is amazing. It's not a problem at all to have a lot of fun in a 118d and get 50 mpg.
So I went to my local BMW dealer to get one.
Next BMW M5 will nix V10 in favor of twin-turbo V8 {Autoblog}
Jul 7th 2008 1:53PM @why not the LS2LS7?
BMW has made two turbo gas engines in their entire history.
All right... 2002 turbo, E23 745i, Mini 1.6 turbo, 3.0 I6 turbo, 4.4 V8 turbo.
I count 5.
@Mobius_1
BMW's twin sequential turbos are quite brilliant idea, and implemented awesomely in the 1/3/535i/d models.
Only the diesels have sequential turbos. The gassers have parallel turbos.
Next BMW M5 will nix V10 in favor of twin-turbo V8 {Autoblog}
Jul 7th 2008 11:47AM BMW doesn't make a 4.8 turbo V8. It's a 4.4.
BMW chimes in on proposed U.S. CAFE standards {Autoblog Green}
Jul 7th 2008 3:10AM In Germany, BMW's radio ads are focused on "best-in-class fuel economy"
