How to Find Hot Car Accessories

            

Shopping for hot car accessories can be a daunting task though very exciting for someone who has no prior experience. Novice car owners have to contend with the many options they will be faced with. The car accessories that can be found are numerous and fit the needs of different persons. For instance, one can find accessories to enhance the security of the passengers in a vehicle.  The first step is to put into account the kind of car in which the accessories will be installed. In order to ...
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Quick Tips for Cheaper Car Insurance

Getting the best deal on your car insurance does not mean that you have to forgo the security of being covered by a well-known insurer. There are many ways of tailoring the policy and considerations you need to make to provide the cover you need at a lower cost. 1 Excess All policies have an 'excess' ' that is the amount you will have to fork out if you make a claim on your car insurance. It can range from £50 upwards. However, choose to pay an additional excess on top of the compulsory ...

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Getting A Great Deal On A New Car

Ah, the excitement of a brand new car! Driving to every friend's house you ever had to show it off. Spit shining it ever chance you get. The only bad part about the deal is, well' the deal. Fortunately, there's a way get a great price on a new car and this insider info will save you both time and money. How many hours have you wasted talking about a new car deal, only to find out that the dealer had other contract clauses in mind that exploded the cost? I have wasted entire days in the car ...
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A Cars HVAC System

Not only do we depend on our cars to get us where we want to go, we also depend on them to get us there without discomfort. We expect the heater to keep us warm when it's cold outside, and the air conditioning system to keep us cool when it's hot. We get heat from the heater core, sort of a secondary radiator, which is part of the car's cooling system. We get air conditioning from the car's elaborate air conditioning system. Despite its relatively small size, the cooling system has to deal with ...
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Supercar Renault

Renault has unveiled the first images and information of the DeZir Concept, an electric 2-seater coupé designed under Laurens van den Acker that previews the brand's future design direction towards a more emotional styling. It will debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

Debuting at the next 2010 Paris Motor Show, the Renault DeZir Concept is the company's first project led by Laurens van den Acker. It provides a preview of the future design direction, which is announced to be committed to a more emotional styling.

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Saab has announced the appointment of Jason Castriota as its new Design Director. The former Bertone and Pininfarina designer will lead the activities to renew the brand and expand the product range.

Saab has appointed Jason Castriota - designer of the Ferrari P4/5 and the Bertone Mantide - as new Design Director. According to the first unofficial information Castriota will lead the design of the next 9-1 and 9-3 models, expected for 2012.

From the official Press Release:

Saab Automobile today announced the appointment of former Bertone and Pininfarina designer Jason Castriota as its new Design Director.

Castriota, 36, now takes the lead role in design at Saab, reporting directly to Saab Automobile CEO Jan Ake Jonsson.

He and his design company will be responsible for exterior and interior design and will lead the design activities at Saab as the brand renews and broadens its product range.

Announcing the appointment, Jan Ake Jonsson said: "We're delighted to welcome Jason to our leadership team.

"He has an outstanding track record in automotive design and will help us take the brand forward. He will play a key role in expressing all that's best in the innovative tradition of Saab design as we carry our brand's roots into the future."

"I'm greatly looking forward to joining such an iconic brand," said Castriota.

"Saab has a very strong and distinctive heritage which gives it great potential to develop. This is an exciting opportunity for me to help shape its future products."

Victor Muller, Saab Automobile's Chairman, added: "Bringing a young, highly-talented designer to Saab underlines the company's determination to produce cars which stand out because of their unique aircraft inspired, Swedish identity. With Jason heading up Saab design, we will be making landmark cars for the foreseeable future."

Castriota hails from New York and graduated from Emerson College in Boston before attending the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

In 2001, he left the college to join Pininfarina's design studio in Turin, Italy. He took up the position of Director of Design at Stile Bertone in 2008 and then opened a design consultancy with offices in New York and Turin.

His recruitment is an important strategic step by Saab in its renaissance as a newly-independent carmaker.

(Source: Saab)

car Honda unveils 2011 Accord

Honda has revealed the 2011 Accord model, which showcases a new sharpened exterior and interior design and increased fuel efficiency. It will be available either as a sedan or a coupé and will go on sale in mid-August.

Set to go on sale in mid-August, the 2011 Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe have received several updates, including a new exterior and interior styling, improved fuel economy, and the addition of a new Special Edition (SE) trim level.

The 2011 Accord Sedan's exterior expresses a more upscale and dynamic presence with a new style for the front grille, front bumper and rear deck lid, along with a new wheel design.

Building on the sedan's character, the Accord Coupe's has a different muscular stance, enhanced by the bolder front grille design, new front bumper shape, enhanced brakelight appearance and a new wheel design for V-6 models.

Available as either a sedan or a coupe in 4-cylinder and V-6 variations, the new Accord achieves significant fuel economy improvements, in the range of about 2 miles per gallon (mpg) in the city and 3 mpg on the highway, for a city/highway rating of 23/34 mpg.

This result was also possible thanks to the improvements to vehicle aerodynamics, engine friction and transmission gear ratios.

The range of engines will include a 2.4-liter, 16-valve DOHC i-VTEC 4-cylinder unit with 177-190 hp and a 3.5-liter, 24-valve SOHC i-VTEC® V-6 engine which delivers 271 hp and 19 city/30 highway mpg.

Depending on the models, the units re coupled with a 6-speed manual transmission, 5-speed manual transmission or a 5-speed automatic gearbox.

The newly-added SE trim level includes leather-trimmed seating, heated seats, driver's power-lumbar support and a leather-trimmed steering wheel.

(Source: Honda)