http://cars.thedave.net/ News for cars. en-us Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:28:36 e Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:28:36 e 30 http://cars.thedave.net/news/3692/UPDATE_3_Dow__KPC_say__19_bln_joint_venture_on_schedule cars (Recasts first paragraph, adds comment from KPC, background) Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:13:17 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/3692/UPDATE_3_Dow__KPC_say__19_bln_joint_venture_on_schedule http://cars.thedave.net/news/3701/RPT_UPDATE_2_EU_accepts_E_ON_giving_up_power_grid__power_plants cars * E'ON commits to sell 5 gigawatts of German power capacity Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:06:59 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/3701/RPT_UPDATE_2_EU_accepts_E_ON_giving_up_power_grid__power_plants http://cars.thedave.net/news/3699/BA_sees_steady_Middle_East_revs__to_focus_on_region cars ABU DHABI (Reuters) - British Airways expects revenues from the Middle East and Asia to hold steady this fiscal year despite the global economic slowdown, its regional director said on Wednesday' Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:06:53 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/3699/BA_sees_steady_Middle_East_revs__to_focus_on_region http://cars.thedave.net/news/3700/Mexico_s_Cemex_surges_on_debt_refinancing_hopes cars MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Shares in Mexico's Cemex surged on Wednesday on optimism that the world's No' 3 cement maker may be nearing a deal to refinance part of the payments on $6'6 billion in debt due next year, analysts said' Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:06:53 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/3700/Mexico_s_Cemex_surges_on_debt_refinancing_hopes http://cars.thedave.net/news/3697/Alitalia_suitor_Lufthansa_sets_up_Italian_airline cars (Adds analyst comment, AUA deal expected to be signed Dec' 5) Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:06:51 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/3697/Alitalia_suitor_Lufthansa_sets_up_Italian_airline http://cars.thedave.net/news/3698/EXCLUSIVE_UPDATE_2_Airbus_drops_market_loans_plan__Germany cars * Airbus 'explored market alternative to government loans' Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:06:51 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/3698/EXCLUSIVE_UPDATE_2_Airbus_drops_market_loans_plan__Germany http://cars.thedave.net/news/3696/ArcelorMittal_calls_Europe_unions_for_meeting_union cars BRUSSELS (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal , the world's largest steelmaker, has called a meeting of the European work's council in Luxembourg for Thursday, a union official said' Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:06:43 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/3696/ArcelorMittal_calls_Europe_unions_for_meeting_union http://cars.thedave.net/news/3694/Rio_Tinto_says_on_track_on_major_asset_sales cars SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd said on Wednesday it was confident it could sell assets worth billions of dollars to pay down massive debt, despite concerns about a lack of buyers, a day after rival BHP Billiton Ltd dropped a bid for the firm' Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:06:42 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/3694/Rio_Tinto_says_on_track_on_major_asset_sales http://cars.thedave.net/news/3695/Waste_Management_sees_cut_to_4th_quarter_profit cars NEW YORK (Reuters) - Waste Management Inc warned on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit would be hurt more than previously expected by falling values of recycled commodities, which have dropped 30 percent to 60 percent from last year' Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:06:42 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/3695/Waste_Management_sees_cut_to_4th_quarter_profit http://cars.thedave.net/news/3693/Deere_profit__2009_view_disappoint__shares_slide cars (Adds comparison to estimates, analysts' comments, stock moves, byline) Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:06:27 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/3693/Deere_profit__2009_view_disappoint__shares_slide http://cars.thedave.net/news/4332/Cars_and_Guitars__mdash__Autopia_s_10_Best_Songs_About_Cars cars We're putting together a playlist for the long drive to grandma's house' Tell us what to put on it' Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:24:00 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/4332/Cars_and_Guitars__mdash__Autopia_s_10_Best_Songs_About_Cars http://cars.thedave.net/news/4333/Porsche_Dilutes_the_Brand_Yet_Again cars Porsche shows off the Panamera, which looks like a lowered and lengthened Cayenne with a 911 front end' At least it'll be available with a gas-electric hybrid drivetrain' Maybe' Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:14:00 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/4333/Porsche_Dilutes_the_Brand_Yet_Again http://cars.thedave.net/news/4334/Fisker_Raids_GM_to_Build_His_Hybrid cars Fisker Automotive's $80,000 Karma plug-in hybrid will have a GM engine under its sexy hood' Assuming, of course, GM sticks around long enough for Henrik Fisker to build the car' Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:00:00 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/4334/Fisker_Raids_GM_to_Build_His_Hybrid http://cars.thedave.net/news/4335/For_Hyundai__Blue_Is_the_New_Green cars Hyundai hopes to seize the green mantle from Toyota and Honda with a hybrid that uses lithium polymer batteries it says are cheaper, lighter and more durable than anything else on the road' Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:59:00 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/4335/For_Hyundai__Blue_Is_the_New_Green http://cars.thedave.net/news/4336/The_iMiEV_Is_a_Sweet_EV_With_a_Lousy_Name cars The electric city car Mitsubishi is rolling out in Japan next summer is the real deal — quick, nimble and comfortable' Here's hoping we see it in the United States' Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:00:00 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/4336/The_iMiEV_Is_a_Sweet_EV_With_a_Lousy_Name http://cars.thedave.net/news/4337/Biofuel_Powered_Flying_Car_Cleared_for_Takeoff cars Parajet is getting ready for the inaugural flight of its SkyCar, a biofuel-powered land/air hybrid vehicle that it says will deliver rally-car performance on the ground and light-aircraft performance in the sky' Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:55:00 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/4337/Biofuel_Powered_Flying_Car_Cleared_for_Takeoff http://cars.thedave.net/news/4338/The_Autopia_2008_L_A__Auto_Show_WTF__Photo_Caption_Contest cars Write the best caption, win some schwag' Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:00:00 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/4338/The_Autopia_2008_L_A__Auto_Show_WTF__Photo_Caption_Contest http://cars.thedave.net/news/4339/Vintage_Iron_Rules_the_L_A__Auto_Show cars There are acres of sweet cars at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and the best of them are older than you are' Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:00:00 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/4339/Vintage_Iron_Rules_the_L_A__Auto_Show http://cars.thedave.net/news/4340/Phooey_to_Fuel_Economy__10_Cars_That_Just_Don_t_Care cars : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired'com Oh sure, we're all for alt-fuel green cars' Hybrids? Love 'em' EVs? We'll take two' Hydrogen? Show us where to get the stuff, and we're there' But there's something to be said for being pushed back into butter-soft, hand-stitched leather as you hurtle toward the horizon at absurd velocity' Here then are our picks for the 10 cars at the Los Angeles Auto Show that will do just that' Left: Gumpert ApolloIf 'limited edition' isn't limited enough, Gumpert has the car for you' The boutique supercar maker is sending just 10 of the race-ready rides to America next year' They start at $485,000, but we'll take the top-of-the-line $850,000 model, because why wouldn't you want every one of the 850 horsepower you get with it?: Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired'comIf you have to ask, you'll never understand' : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired'comIt's not the flashiest car around' The doors don't flip upward' It isn't covered in carbon fiber' And most people won't have any idea what it is' But the DBS is just so quintessentially British that way' It's got a 6'0-liter V12, it'll hit 60 mph in 4'3 seconds, and it tops out at 191 mph' When you're that good, you can afford to be understated': Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired'comIt's got more scoops than Baskin-Robbins and more bling than Flavor Flav, so you'd be forgiven for thinking it's something of a joke' But this Dutch rocket with a racing pedigree produces 400 horsepower, does 0 to 60 in 4'5 seconds and has a top speed of 187 mph' So the joke's on you': Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired'comLotus is one of the most-storied names in sports cars, and those who have driven them love them' If you haven't driven one, now's the time to start': Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired'comEeenie, meenie, miney, mo ? oh, just pick one' You can't go wrong': Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired'comFrom the gleaming chrome hood ornament and 500-horsepower twin-turbo V8 to the diamond-quilted leather interior (choose from one of 25 different kinds) and jeweled fuel cap, everything about the Azure T is decadently, sensuously luxurious' And for $350,000, it damn well better be': Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired'comYes, there are faster Porsches' Yes, there are more-expensive Porsches' And yes, there are Porsches that will run circles around the Boxster' But we just love this scene': Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired'comThe R8 is stereotypically German ? beautifully engineered, ruthlessly efficient and exceptionally quick' It isn't as good as you've heard; it's better' Everyone should have one': Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired'comFor burning rubber, doing donuts and blowing the doors off anything short of a Gumpert Apollo, nothing beats the 638-horsepower Corvette ZR1' It's a muscle car on steroids and the best 'Vette ever' Dollar for dollar, pound for pound, nothing beats it' Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:00:00 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/4340/Phooey_to_Fuel_Economy__10_Cars_That_Just_Don_t_Care http://cars.thedave.net/news/4341/What_Recession__Bentley_Offers_Its_Most_Opulent_Car_Ever cars If the auto industry is tanking, the venerable British carmaker either didn't get the memo or doesn't care' With a perfectly straight face, Bentley unveils its $350,000 Azure T at the L'A' Auto Show' Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:04:00 e http://cars.thedave.net/news/4341/What_Recession__Bentley_Offers_Its_Most_Opulent_Car_Ever