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Designed and built by Alpine’s in-house Advanced Application R & D team of Steve Brown, Gary Bell, Brent Davison and Glen Swackhamer from Alpine of Canada, the IMPRINT RLS is the newest creation to emerge from Alpine’s North American headquarters in California.
The goal of the Alpine team was to build a great-sounding show car that was sleek and sophisticated, yet with custom work that would make it one-of-a-kind. The striking shape of the RLS was created entirely by hand, using only the original roof from the R500.
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DaimlerChrysler's Smart USA has begun taking reservations for its Smart ForTwo compact car, which will be available for the first time ever in America in 2008. Reserving the right to buy a Smart hardtop or convertible will costs $99.
The "Pure" entry-level model will start at $12,000. A better-equipped "Passion" model at $14,000 will add a stereo system and other convenience features. The convertible is only available in "Passion" guise, for $17,000.
The "Pure" comes standard with a 5-speed automated manual transmission with manual or...
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Fangio 3 years 4 months ago
German premium carmaker BMW intends to start selling diesel-powered cars in the United States within two years, using a urea-based additive to meet emissions standards, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.
"Urea will take another two years but then diesel is really clean and can be sold in all 50 states," the paper quoted BMW sales and marketing head Michael Ganal as saying at the British Internatonal Motor Show.
"The U.S. is more open to diesel than two or three years ago."
Other carmakers, including DaimlerChrysler...
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Fangio 3 years 4 months ago
Visitors to the British auto show will get a close-up of the future of motoring on the Smart stand where the battery-powered ForTwo EV will be displayed.
Its electric drivetrain was developed by British specialist Zytek, providing nearly the same performance as a petrol Smart (30kW vs 37kW) but with zero emissions and at a running cost in Britain of €0.02 (R0.18)/km instead of €0.06 (R0.54)/km.
All the safety features of the Smart ForTwo are retained, making it the only electric vehicle with two crash bags, stability control,...
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