Infiniti G37 Sedan on the way for 2009

Nissan has officially confirmed that it will add a G37 Convertible to the G lineup but today an ordering guide of Infiniti’s 2009 ordering guide was released and confirms a G37 Sedan that will...



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CNET announces nominees for Tech Car of the Year

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About this time last year, Cadillac's CTS added CNET's Tech Car of the Year to its increasingly crowded trophy case. Its entertainment system's recording capability was one of the things that impressed us, and, presumably, the voters. This year, CNET asks its readers to choose between three imports and two domestics, none of which are Cadillacs.

BMW's M3 Convertible DCT gets a spot on the ballot with its dual-clutch transmission. We wonder if the car's recent recall for transmission problems will affect its standing. The Nissan GT-R shows up again, as you might expect with its cabin full of g-whiz electronics, from the in-dash performance computer to the quick-loading navigation. Lincoln makes the list for its THX-equipped MKS and Infiniti's EX35 Journey gets recognized for its lane-departure warning system and park-assist cameras.

The biggest surprise, though, is the Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie. The pachyderm-sized pickup impressed the CNET judges with its UConnect multimedia system which includes a 30GB hard drive, Bluetooth hands-free system, SIRIUS TV and rear seat DVD player.

The winner will be announced the second week of January to coincide with the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas.

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Audi TT Roadster: Comparison against Opel GT

The Audi TT Roadster has been compared by German Auto Sport against the Opel GT. But this test is also interesting for our US readers, because the Opel GT is nothing else than the Pontiac Solstice. To give you the summary first: the Opel GT sucks! Used materials look cheap, build quality is low, testers had the feeling to enter an 20 year old car.The Audi TT Roadster is playing in a different



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How Often Should I Replace my Windshield Wipers?

Wiper blades are a very important thing to take care of and to keep an eye out for.  If you don’t have good windshield wipers, you might as well have glasses that are dirty, because either way you won’t be able to see!  Not changing your wiper blades when they need it can cause accidents, you not being able to see, and stress.

Windshield wipers are neglected majorly by car drivers.  Often you will find that cars have torn, splitting, and wipers that are falling apart.  Don’t let this be your case.  Windshield wipers are very inexpensive, and good ones are a must.  You don’t want to mess with your safety!  So, now we know not to keep awful wipers, how often should we replace them?  Is there a time frame that we should look out for?

Which Ever Comes First:

Worn – If your windshield wipers are worn, smudging, and are ripped then you know it’s time to change them.  At this point, you don’t even need to wait until a certain amount of time because they’re long overdue!

Time – Experts say that you should change your windshield wipers every 6 months +.  You know you’ve waited too long if your windshield wipers aren’t working properly, look like they’re falling apart, and aren’t cleaning your windshield.  You should always prevent that from happening.  When you start to see the slightest smudge, I recommend that you get new ones.  Otherwise, you will wait too long, and not be able to see clearly.  Not to mention, people put it on their to due list, and wait until they can’t see anymore

Getting your windshield wipers changed every 6 months or when they need it is an important maintenance you need to keep up with when it comes to your car.  As stated earlier, they are inexpensive, and can be found at a lot of different stores, or found on the Internet!

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2007 Chicago Auto Show: 2008 Scion xD

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We only have a few images of one of the two new Scions that will be introduced tomorrow, but we figured we’d bring you what we have today, along with Kelsey Mays’ full report on the all-new xD — Scion’s replacement for its xA subcompact hatchback.

The xD comes with an improved 128-hp four-cylinder engine that should deliver 30+ mpg in combined driving. It also comes with 16-inch wheels, and six airbags are standard. More to come from the show floor tomorrow.

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Audi TT: Impressions of 3rd generation

The 2nd generation of the Audi TT is barely out and already impressions for the next generation are flying around. These are some great ones, done by professional designer Meni Tsirbas. Really nice, loving it!Here are some quick sketches I recently did speculating what an MK3 TT may look like. The illustrations propose a single TT variant with a mostly transparent convertible hardtop roof.



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Transitier: the Crosley-powered forklift

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Forklift? Forklift. I had never found any reason to get the least bit excited about a forklift, at least not until I ran across Barry Seel’s photos of his Transitier on the Crosley Gang mailing list recently (right around the same time I spotted the Gasporter photos we ran yesterday – I’m just making this a Crosley-powered week). We already know that Crosley’s OHC four-cylinder engines started out as generator engines and eventually found their way into boats as well as at least one airplane, and thanks to Barry, we can add forklifts to that list. In Barry’s words:

There was a company in Portland Oregon, called Transitier, who built a 3 wheeled forklift truck powered by an air cooled 4 cylinder Wisconsin engine. The wisconsin was almost impossible to work on being so wide.  Sometime in early 1945 Transitier contacted  Crosley to supply engines for the forklift. The best I was able to find out that in July 1945 there were 125 Transitier Crosley powered forklifts purchased by the US Military. Mine is the only known to exisist out of that order. Later Pettibone bought Transitier and continued to make that style forklift with the Crosley engine up until 1968. I do not know where I found it, but I saved a copy, I found a notation where Pettibone purchased Transitier from Powel Crosley.

(Crosley Auto Club President) Dave Anspach found mine buried halfway up in the woods north of Reading, Pa. while deer hunting. It belonged to a mushroom farmer who purchased it in 1955  at an Army Surplus Sale at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. He used it to load pallets of mushroom into trucks up until 1972 and then drove it between some trees in the woods, and left it sit. The original tin block engine was laying inside one of the buildings. He replaced the tin block a couple of years after he bought the forklift, when it thew a rod thru the side of the crankcase.

It took a backhoe, and a very strong  winch on my trailer to get it out of its grave.  When I got it home I thought it was so bad, I might as well just scrap it. When I took the engine covers off all I saw was mud. I pressure washed the the engine compartment to see if there was anything in there. I could not believe it after sitting all those years in a damp woods, halfway buried the the engine was loose. Two hours later I actually fired it up. The engine had a broken piston, thats probably why the guy stopped using it. The clutch was completly rusted away, as it sits directly on the top of the trans exposed. It took a 20 ton porta-power to get the main mast unstuck. 6 weeks later I sand blasted it. It had at leat 10 coats of brush painted enamel paint on it, and when I got down to the last coat I found OD green paint, and alot of military markings. One I could still read, Gavabutu Ordianance Depot. I had thrown together a Crosley engine with all used parts, dismantled the trans, and hydraulic pump, and replaced the seals in them. I put it all back together and repainted it OD Green. I use it on my farm all the time.

The engine, by the way, powers the forklift via a screwy vertical clutch and transmission arrangement, then to the front wheels.



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