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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Automobile RSS Feed Review: 2009 Audi A3 2.0T Quattro August 27, 2009 at 6:08 pm Review: 2009 Audi A3 2.0T Quattro A GTI for the urban hill-climb. Front-wheel-drive layouts worked better twenty years ago, when cars were lighter and engine output was akin to a couple of ponies on quaaludes. Today's obese modern cars require serious, purebred muscle to haul them around, and as a result, quick front-wheel-drive cars suffer from easy-to-provoke wheel spin and steering that's been novocained to mask torque steer. Point a powerful front-wheel-drive car up one of San Francisco's famously steep grades and try--just try--to get moving without squealing the front tires. Now try it in the rain, or--heaven forbid--snow. Photo Gallery: 2009 Audi A3 2.0T Quattro - Audi Luxury Wagon Review - Automobile Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us 2009 Concours d'Lemons Wallpaper Gallery August 27, 2009 at 5:08 pm 2009 Concours d'Lemons Wallpaper Gallery A satirical look at the typical concours. Photo Gallery: 2009 Concours d'Lemons - High Resolution Wallpaper-Quality Photo Gallery - Automobile Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us Great Rivalries: Diesel vs Gasoline August 27, 2009 at 3:08 pm Great Rivalries: Diesel vs Gasoline The only thing more volatile than a can of gasoline and an open flame is what happens when you put a diesel geek in a room with a gasoline junkie. The only thing more volatile than a can of gasoline and an open flame is what happens when you put a diesel geek in a room with a gasoline junkie. The diesel fan will point out that his fuel doesn't explode, it just burns slowly. In return, the gas freak will accuse the diesel fan - and his fuel - of being boring. Photo Gallery: Diesel vs Gasoline - Great Rivalries - Automobile Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us Great Rivalries: Hybrid vs Electric Vehicles August 27, 2009 at 3:08 pm Great Rivalries: Hybrid vs Electric Vehicles The big debate is how much we'll rely on an electric system's volts and amps instead of an internal-combustion engine's pistons and valves. There's little question that the future of the automobile includes some measure of electrification. The big debate is how much we'll rely on an electric system's volts and amps instead of an internal-combustion engine's pistons and valves. Photo Gallery: Hybrid vs Electric Vehicles - Great Rivalries - Automobile Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us Great Rivalries: Auto Union vs Mercedes Benz August 27, 2009 at 2:08 pm Great Rivalries: Auto Union vs Mercedes Benz The heroic Germans fought equally hard in mountain-climb and speed-record venues. In 1933, German chancellor Adolf Hitler promised Mercedes-Benz the 500,000-reichsmark (approximately $3 million today) incentive offered to any German racing team willing to campaign a car in the new grand prix era beginning the following year. To the Führer's chagrin, Ferdinand Porsche stepped forward to request equal treatment. Porsche presented drawings of a supercharged V-16 engine ideal for propagandizing Germany's technical eminence and nominated the Auto Union combine as Mercedes-Benz's sparring partner. Hitler's resolution - an equal split of the sponsorship largesse - triggered the Age of Titans, one of the fiercest rivalries in motorsports history. Photo Gallery: Auto Union vs Mercedes Benz - Great Rivalries - Automobile Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us Great Rivalries: Didier Pironi vs. Gilles Villeneuve August 27, 2009 at 1:08 pm Great Rivalries: Didier Pironi vs. Gilles Villeneuve French-Canadian Gilles Villeneuve was the most spectacular comet to blaze across Formula 1 in the modern era. French-Canadian Gilles Villeneuve was the most spectacular comet to blaze across Formula 1 in the modern era. Didier Pironi was a French rocket groomed for stardom by the Elf fuel company. As teammates at Ferrari in 1982, their careers collided with fatal results. Photo Gallery: Didier Pironi vs. Gilles Villeneuve - Great Rivalries - Automobile Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us Great Rivalries: Nigel Mansell vs Everyone August 27, 2009 at 12:08 pm Great Rivalries: Nigel Mansell vs Everyone A rough-edged, self-made Briton with a sizable chip on his shoulder, Nigel Mansell never quite fit in with the F1 elite, even though his record certainly merited his inclusion. A rough-edged, self-made Briton with a sizable chip on his shoulder, Nigel Mansell never quite fit in with the F1 elite, even though his record - thirty-one grand prix victories, a driver's championship, and an Indy car championship - certainly merited his inclusion. Instead, Mansell forced his way into the consciousness of his competitors with fearless tactics on the track and, some say, demanding, divalike behavior off it. Excerpts from Mansell's most memorable rivalries: Photo Gallery: Nigel Mansell vs Everyone - Great Rivalries - Automobile Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us Ethanol Boosted Direct Injection (EBDI) Engine by Ricardo, Inc. August 27, 2009 at 12:08 pm Ethanol Boosted Direct Injection (EBDI) Engine by Ricardo, Inc. New technology yields more power from less displacement. Ricardo, Inc. is a leading independent provider of engineering technology for several industries including military, automotive and power generation. Presenting at the U.S. Department of Energy's 2009 Directions in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research (DEER) conference, Ricardo, Inc., Vice President John Pinson told participants that by 2015, advanced spark-ignited engines have the potential to become a major force for reducing fuel consumption in several categories, including the diesel-dominated medium-duty commercial truck and off-road segments. Photo Gallery: Ethanol Boosted Direct Injection (EBDI) Engine by Ricardo, Inc. - 2009 Directions in Engine Efficiency and Emissions Research Conference - Automobile Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us First Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport August 27, 2009 at 12:08 pm First Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport For 2010, Chevrolet is reaching into the Corvette's rich past to introduce a new trim level under the Grand Sport moniker. The Corvette is steeped in heritage. The car's iconic status is so pervasive in Americana, racing, and automotive culture that the Corvette almost seems to have more history than Chevrolet itself. For 2010, Chevrolet is reaching into the Corvette's rich past to introduce a new trim level under the Grand Sport moniker. The Grand Sport name traces back to 1962 when chief engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov began developing a Corvette to beat Carroll Shelby's Cobras on the racetrack. That program was halted after just a handful of cars were built, but in 1996, Chevrolet turned out 1000 Grand Sport Corvettes. The limited-edition coupes and convertibles were built to commemorate the end of fourth-generation Corvette production with 330-horsepower V-8 engines, black ZR-1 wheels, and a unique paint scheme. Photo Gallery: 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport - Chevy Convertible Sport Review - Automobile Magazine Photo Gallery: 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport - Chevy Convertible Sport Review - Automobile Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us Great Rivalries: Asphalt vs Concrete August 27, 2009 at 12:08 pm Great Rivalries: Asphalt vs Concrete Choosing a material is a matter of economics that considers life span, maintenance requirements, and road closure time. As Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz were developing their early auto designs in the late nineteenth century, engineers struggled to build roads that could accommodate the carriages and cars of a mobile society. The existing network of crude dirt and stone paths was notorious for snapping axles and swallowing cars in thick mud. In America, engineers explored bricks, wood planks, and metal rails before settling on pavement. Photo Gallery: Asphalt vs Concrete - Great Rivalries - Automobile Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us   This email was sent to soccnut.carsblog@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.