The Boss Is Back

Meet the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 – said to be the quickest, best-handling straight-production Mustang ever offered by Ford, based on the strong foundation provided by the 2011 Mustang GT. The model has been upgraded in nearly every aspect including engine output,( 5.0L V8 440 HP ) brakes, suspension, interior and exterior all examined to optimize weight, aerodynamics and track performance. Ford will offer a limited number of Boss 302 Laguna Seca models for those interested in more on-track driving. The 302 Laguna Seca has increased body stiffness, a firmer chassis set-up and an aerodynamics package carried over almost in its entirety from the Ford Racing Boss 302R.

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Camaro, Mustang, Challenger Sales

Camaro, Mustang, Challenger 2010 Sales YTD (Jan-Nov)

Camaro 75,685
Mustang 68,264 -7,421
Challenger 33,461 -42,224

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Do you No What a TPMS Is ?

Do you recognize the symbol here? It lights up in your instrument panel and looks like a U-shaped pictograph with treads and an exclamation point in the middle. Do you understand what it means now? If you guessed a low tire-pressure warning, you are right. If you didn’t recognize the symbol, that’s also understandable because one out of three drivers do not, according to Schrader, a company that makes tire pressure monitoring systems. The warning for the TPMS lights up when one or more of your vehicle’s tires is 25% below the manufacturer’s recommended pressure. The system is now required on all vehicles starting with the 2008 model year. The issue here seems to be that the public hasn’t been properly educated on the warning symbol, which is supposed to be “idiot proof” and understandable across a wide variety of cultures and languages. Yet 46% of drivers couldn’t figure out that the icon represents a tire and 14% thought the symbol represented another problem with the vehicle entirely, according to Schrader. As we said earlier in the week, properly inflated tires are vitally important to your safety. Low pressure will affect your braking, acceleration, stability, cornering and fuel economy. The government instituted the TPMS mandate after the Bridgestone/Firestone tire failures on the Ford Explorer in 2000, a controversy that was partly attributed to inadequately inflated tires.

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Chinas 62 Mile Traffic Jam

BEIJING : Thousands of vehicles were tied up in a 62-mile traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted NINE DAYS. The Beijing-Tibet expressway slowed to a crawl on August 14 due to a spike in traffic by cargo-bearing heavy trucks heading to the capital, and road work. The jam between Beijing and Jining city had given birth to a mini-economy selling stranded drivers water and food at insane prices.

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Chrysler Group LLC is recalling about 367,350 Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans, citing airbags that may inadvertently deploy. Chrysler said it is recalling some of the 2008 model year minivans because water leaks may cause the airbag warning light to illuminate and the airbags to inflate. The recall was posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Web site today.



Volkswagen AG is recalling 377,286 cars in the United States, citing fire risk from fuel-supply lines that may chafe and leak. VW is recalling Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Golf, Rabbit, New Beetle and New Beetle Convertible cars, it said in a letter posted today on the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Web site. “It’s a voluntary safety recall,” said Kerry Christopher, a spokesman for Volkswagen at its U.S. headquarters in Herndon, Va. “There haven’t been any reports of injuries or fires that have resulted from this.” The recall applies to model years 2007 to 2009 of Jettas, Golfs and Rabbits and model years 2006 to 2010 of Beetles. Some Jettas from the 2009 model year are also under investigation by the U.S. auto-safety regulator after it received reports of engines stalling without warning while the cars are moving.

Aptera 2e

The Aptera 2e. Aptera executives call the Aptera the world's most efficient vehicle. With a 100-mile per charge range and an expected price tag between $25,000 and $40,000, the Aptera 2e could be the future of efficient and affordable motoring.