http://www.netvouz.com/spisio/tag/auto?feed=rss spisio's bookmarks tagged "auto" on Netvouz http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/08/30/2007-lexus-ls-to-debut-new-rear-collision-pre-crash-protection-system/ Wouldn’t it be nice if your car could prepare you for an accident before it happened? A new technology from Toyota can do just that. To be clear, systems already exist for sensing a crash from an oncoming car before it happens, but until now nothing has been created for doing the same thing from behind. A new technology can actually sense rear collisions before they happen, according to Toyota, thanks to a radar device installed into a car’s rear bumper. spisio Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:49:34 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/05/17/2006-bmw-concept-coupe-mille-miglia/ The German automaker unveiled its tribute to the storied Mille Miglia motorsport event and to the very cars that put the white and blue roundel on the map, the BMW Concept Coupe Mille Miglia 2006. spisio Wed, 17 May 2006 18:40:25 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/04/20/2007-subaru-legacy-spec-b-and-sti-limited-debut/ Subaru unveiled both the 2007 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT spec B and Impreza WRX STI Limited at the New York International Auto Show this past Thursday. spisio Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:00:24 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/04/25/a-saturn-astra-north-american-opel-fans-can-only-hope/ Saturn seems to be making all of the right decisions lately. What is it doing differently? What we have been hoping they would do all along: import the design language, and in some cases entire cars from GM’s German subsidiary, Opel. spisio Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:38:50 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/03/31/acura-to-showcase-new-mdx-concept-at-new-york/ Acura is on an SUV roll (fortunately not a roll-over) for 2006. First, the brand debuted the RDX Prototype at this year’s Detroit auto show in January, an impressive product that’s sure to strike hard in the compact premium SUV segment (BMW X3, Land R spisio Sat, 01 Apr 2006 03:47:16 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/05/13/alfa-romeo-confirms-return-to-north-american-market/ After taking a considerable decade and a half pause from the North American market, it has been confirmed that Alfa Romeo will be returning to North America. spisio Sun, 14 May 2006 03:23:02 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/05/09/alonso-sees-red-again/ At this weekend’s European Grand Prix at Germany’s famed Nurburgring Michael Schumacher won his second race in a row, and has emerged to be the only threat to Fernando Alonso and his second F1 World title. spisio Wed, 10 May 2006 00:28:54 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/08/03/another-ferrari-enzo-goes-to-an-early-grave/ During the Utah Fast Pass Road Rally, an event where the Utah Highway Patrol shuts down portions of roads so participants can “open up” their cars, one of the drivers lost control and totalled his $1.3 Million Ferrari Enzo. The 2003 Enzo, traveling at spisio Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:06:38 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/05/11/antonov-invents-worlds-first-two-speed-supercharger/ Antonov spent its efforts on refining and re-thinking conventional transmissions and gearbox-related components, and this past week the brand moved in a new direction by creating the world’s first twin-speed supercharger. spisio Thu, 11 May 2006 17:45:53 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/02/20/at-geneva-bentley-diamond-series/ Although the Bentley name is nearly a century old, 2006 marks the 60th anniversary of Bentley’s main Crewe factory; the brand’s main assembly location for the majority of its cars. These include the stately Arnage sedan, new Azure convertible and stun spisio Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:43:05 GMT