Small and green are the prevailing themes for automobiles this year. Mazda has jumped into the fray with the 2011 Mazda2. Available for the first time ever in North America (the car was previously only released in Europe, Australia and Japan), the Mazda2 will be available this month at dealerships nationwide.
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Strut has upped the ante once again on after market elegance with the introduction of the Strut LED-Illuminated grille collections for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Land Rover HSE and Sport.
Each grille collection is triple-chromed and shipped completely wired with LED lights already installed. The energy-efficient LEDs are also encased in a waterproof capsule for protection from the elements.
The Mercedes-Benz S Class Collection is designed to work with the daytime running lights as well as the evening lights. The Range Rover Collections connect to the vehicle’s lighting system, and are automatically turned on when the headlights are.
All three designs are currently available.
Suggested Retail Prices:
2010 Land Rover: Range Rover HSE Collection $8,750.00
2010 Land Rover: Range Rover Sport Collection $6,750.00
2010 Mercedes Benz S-Class Collection $10,000.00
Future Hall of Fame player and current Seattle Mariners Star Ken Griffey Jr. proudly turned over a check last week in the amount of $50,000 for a custom Raider from Star Motorcycles to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, his favorite charity.
The Baseball-themed Raider, fabricated by renowned custom designer, Nick Anglada of Nick Anglada Originals, was unveiled last fall at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show.
“Our original idea was to auction the bike to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of America,” said Ken Griffey Jr. “but I liked the Raider so much, I just had to buy it!”
Thankfully Junior was awake when it was time to present the check. We kid, we kid.
Today General Motors announced that the Buick Regal GS will be going into production. The car made it’s debut at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year.
The show car was equipped with a 2.0-liter Ecotec turbocharged engine,a lowered body, an adaptive all-wheel-drive system, forged-aluminum 20-inch wheels and performance tires, Recaro front seats and Brembo brakes. The cabin was equipped with a jet-black interior and a flat-bottomed steering wheel.
Buick did not announce which if any of these features will be part of the production model.
The American automaker also announced that the Regal CXL turbo will be available in the fourth quarter of this year.
Tomorrow, Nissan is opening reservations for the Nissan LEAF to the general public.
Up until now Nissan had only offered reservations to select customers who had registered for ongoing communications on the Nissan LEAF. More than 9,500 consumers placed a reservation during this priority window.
The LEAF begins rolling out to select markets in December of this year, with increased availability beginning in spring 2011, and full market rollout in 2012.
Nissan, which moved its US headquarters from Southern California to Nashville, TN in 2007 is lending a hand to the local community in the aftermath of this weeks horrible flooding. Yesterday the automaker announced an immediate $200,000 cash donation to the American Red Cross in Middle Tennessee and a $50,000 cash donation to Second Harvest Food Bank to assist with flooding relief efforts in Tennessee. Nissan also will match employee donations to American Red Cross and Second Harvest Food Bank, dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000.
Additionally, Nissan will offer employee pricing and delayed finance payments on Nissan and Infiniti vehicles to eligible individuals who lost their vehicles due to flooding. The program will run through June 30th to any resident of Tennessee and bordering Kentucky counties whose vehicle was damaged by flooding. Customers are required to show proof of damage and should work with area dealers to apply this offer. More information can be found by following a special link at www.InsideNissan.com.
TOMTOM GPS just made a ton of Star Wars geeks very happy. Taking advantage of May the 4th aka Star Wars Day (May the Force, get it) TOMTOM released the Official Star Wars Darth Vader GPS Voice by Locutio VoiceSkins.
This thing is awesome. Besides replacing the standard GPS voice instructions, the Darth Vader GPS Voice is decked out with some of the character’s classic lines, Lucas sound effects, and of course his iconic heavy breathing.
TOMTOM has plans to release C-3PO, Yoda, and Han Solo by the end of the summer. The Darth Vader GPS voice is available for download at TOMTOM.com for $12.95 and compatible with all TOMTOM GPS systems. And check out the Darth Vader promo video TOMTOM put together for the launch.–A. Kennedy
Here is the first driving footage of Bentley’s new flagship vehicle the Mulsanne. Shot on location in Edinburgh and the Scottish borders, the three minute film features the latest vehicle from Bentley.
The Mulsanne comes equipped with a 6.75 litre twin-turbocharged V8 that is capable of a top speed of 184mph and goes from 0-60 in 5.1 seconds.
Pricing has not been announced yet but you can expect it will be in the neighborhood of the cost of Maybach.
Pioneer made major noise at last January’s CES when the company announced news of 5 new in-dash technologically advanced audio video units priced below market standards. Late last week, they released two of the units, the AVH-3200DVD and AVH-P3200BT.
Both are double DIN digital media receivers equipped with a user-friendly 5.8 touch slide interface for easy audio and video operation. The models offer advanced iPod and iPhone functionality with iTunes tagging via RDS radio, album art, alphabetical speed search, passenger control and link play.
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With their latest edition of the Touareg Hybrid, Volkswagen seems to aspire to reach a level of newness and innovation.
The first thing you need to know is the Touareg Hybrid is much more about luxury than it is about fuel efficiency. The SUV shares the same platform as the Porsche Cayenne and Audi supplies the engine. The 26 mpg won’t please too many environmentalists however VW claims the latest Touareg will go 0-60 in 6.5 seconds and top out at 150mph, which should please most drivers.
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