RideLust

As Detroit auto executives are crying into their martinis over a business lunch and are worrying about their future, ever decreasing vehicle sales, and why did they think it was a good idea to build lots of huge SUV’s. Execs over at Microsoft are thrilled at the prospect of moving into the car business in a big way.

The problem for auto companies is that designing a brand new vehicle takes years and designing a brand new super fuel efficient engine is going to take forever. And while they wait for these new developments the price of gas is crippling sales.

Their only hope is to alter their vehicles to make them stand out from the crowd, to give new and exiting options that will keep the publics interest. But these options also take years to bring into production. Unless they are computer related tech options for entertainment, information and fuel saving.
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BMW are getting ready to unleash their rival to the Mercedes SLK, and fight the Porsche Boxter on its home turf. The Z4 M Coupe, the new muscle from BMW’s stable will sport no less than four tailpipes to take away the gases from the twin-turbocharged 3.0 litre six-cylinder 343 bhp engine or the 4.0-litre V8 propulsion system.

There will be a factory limited 155 mph version and a 171 mph V Max version available. This will mean it will be able to reach 60mph in less than five teeth-shattering seconds. The power will be provided to the rear wheels and there will be a big benefit from aerodynamics and emissions reduction with a little help from the company’s Efficient Dynamics Programme, which will not only help to cut through the air with less resistance for more speed and fuel economy, but also lower its Co2 emissions.

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A few years ago, many were screaming ‘the day it reaches $1 a gallon is the day I start walking” but $1 a gallon is already just a fond memory, some story you will be able to tell your grandchildren about in a few years. The highly respected financial analysts’ CIBC World Markets believe that $200 a barrel is less than two years away, which equates to $7 a gallon. The Saudi oil minister said in a speech in May that he predicts $250 a barrel ‘in the near future’.

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The Kia Borrego is the latest offering from the South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors, and it’s a mid-size, seven-seater sports utility vehicle. This all new SUV is the little sister to the larger Kia Sorento.

During development, the model sported the un-exiting code name HM; it was finally named after the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California. In addition to an available as standard 3.8-liter V6 gasoline engine putting out 276bhp, Kia has developed a DOHC 4.6-liter V8 unit with more than 337bhp making it amongst the most powerful mid-size SUV’s. This engine is installed in conjunction with a newly developed six-stage automatic transmission.

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