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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 |
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Women’s rides |
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A recent US study identifies the cars that most
appeal to female buyers
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No doubt some cars drip with machismo, automotive phallic symbols
that could range in guise from sports cars to luxury sedans to
hulking sport-utes. At the opposite end of the spectrum, some
vehicles ooze with feminine charm and, interestingly, may also take
the form of a sports car, a sedan or an SUV.
J.D. Power in its Power Information Network in
June released its findings on the recent choices of women when it
comes to automotive purchases. Conducted in the US (the world’s
biggest car market), the study finds female buyers seem to be
shifting to “crossovers,” which are mostly sport-utility
vehicles that ride on car platforms and derided as
“soft-roaders” or “cute-utes” by car guys. Interestingly,
perennial favorite the VW New Beetle has been toppled from its top
spot by another VW—the Tiguan compact sport-ute—while a third VW
joins the list.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Toyota unveils limited edition
Vios to mark 20th anniversary
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Toyota Motor Phils. (TMP) announced the introduction of a limited
edition Vios to mark its 20th year of operations in the country. It
revealed the sportier Vios XX Limited Edition shall be sold from
August to December only with only 800 units planned to be built.
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Going on forever
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Isuzu’s Crosswind soldiers on in 2008 Sportivo
guise—proving it’s through constant innovations that the
nameplate managed to survive this long
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The Crosswind replaced the Highlander in 2001.
Since then, the Crosswind had spawned variants like the XUV, the
XUVi and the Sportivo—and that’s not counting the vehicle’s
lower-variant models.
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Honda holds fuel-economy
contest for corporate fleets
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Honda Cars Phils. Inc. (HCPI) bared it recently completed the Fleet
Edition of the Honda Challenge Cup, which is a fuel-efficiency
driving competition that promotes fuel economy.
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GLOVE BOX
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Save costs, gain power
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A proven method to save on fuel cost and improve engine performance
is by choosing the right automotive engine oil. Armed with more than
150 years of research and development and racing experience, Motul
has the answer in its 300V 100-percent synthetic oil.
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GREENNEWS
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Nissan Motor introduces
new prototype electric car
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TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co. unveiled a new prototype electric vehicle on
August 6 that has batteries twice as powerful as conventional
technology, the carmaker apparently aiming to take a lead in
zero-emission cars.
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F.Y.I
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Petron E10 Premium fuels SRA racing team
Petron E10 Premium, the specially formulated
ethanol-gasoline blend introduced recently by oil industry leader
Petron Corp., is being proven at the race track as it powers the
Scuderia Ramirez de Arellano racing team in the Philippine Touring
Car Championship (PTCC), Petron revealed.
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