http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:36:10 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:04:44 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Honda-and-MercedesBenz-consider-US-production-of-entrylevel-models?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner 2009 Honda Fit/courtesy of netcarshow.com As the US economy continues its uphill battle against the Great Recession, the dollar's value continues to sink.With the Japanese yen rising 8% and the euro rising a staggering 16% against the dollar fr... Automotive Honda Fit fuel-efficient importing import subcompact Mercedes-Benz Great Recession Daimler German American Japanese midsize Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:04:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Honda-and-MercedesBenz-consider-US-production-of-entrylevel-models?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m11d16-The-Spectre--Beginning-work-on-the-Orlando-Auto-Examiner-project-car?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Yours truly removing the intake manfold from The Spectre The experiment has begun!With wrenches in hand and carb cleaner fumes in lungs, distorting the already foggy plans in mind... work commenced on my Examiner project car - the Datsun 200SX ... Automotive racing Datsun project The Spectre 200SX ITB Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:50:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m11d16-The-Spectre--Beginning-work-on-the-Orlando-Auto-Examiner-project-car?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m11d10-8thannual-2009-Winter-Park-Concours-DElegance?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Overall-winning 1938 Rolls-Royce Phantom III/Photo © Michael BlockThe 8th annual Winter Park Concours D'Elegance took place yesterday on Park Avenue, a brick road that meanders through upscale downtown Winter Park.Splendid weather invited t... Automotive Local european 2009 festival show Florida Concours D'Elegance supercar exotic Central Florida Winter Park Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:43:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m11d10-8thannual-2009-Winter-Park-Concours-DElegance?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m11d2-The-Spectre--more-details-and-pictures-on-the-Orlando-Auto-Examiner-project-car?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner The Spectre/Photo © Michael Block The Spectre, my new Examiner project car, got comfy in its new home today.I was able to inspect the car more closely during daylight hours, take some pictures, and find locations for the immense stock of s... Automotive Datsun project The Spectre 200SX Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:31:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m11d2-The-Spectre--more-details-and-pictures-on-the-Orlando-Auto-Examiner-project-car?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Orlando-Auto-Examiners-new-project-car--The-Spectre?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner The Spectre has arisen!Today, I unearthed and hoarded a large sum of decaying remains, with which I will bring an undead monster to life.It will be so sinister, so heinous, so diabolical, that when I release it into the world, the entire human race... Automotive racing SCCA performance Datsun project The Spectre 200SX ITB Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:17:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Orlando-Auto-Examiners-new-project-car--The-Spectre?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Farewell-Mazda-Bseries?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner The announcement was made last month that Mazda would no longer sell the Ford-Ranger-based B-series compact pickup truck after 2009, according to this article from Pickuptrucks.com. This ends Mazda's 37-year-long interest in America's... Automotive badge sharing economical Ford importing import Mazda truck Japan B-series Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:24:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Farewell-Mazda-Bseries?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Testdrive-2010-Toyota-Prius?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner 2010 Toyota Prius/Image © Steve Figueroa/www.stevefig.com As I sat down in my 2010 Toyota Prius test car last week and glanced over the bizarre dashboard, I thought to myself "I'm going to need two hours with the owners' manual just t... Automotive technology economical fuel-efficient electric hybrid 2010 CVT hatchback Toyota Atkinson-cycle Prius Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:01:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Testdrive-2010-Toyota-Prius?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Grassroots-Motorsports-2009-Challenge--Day-2?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Andrew Nelson doing a huge burnout in PACC Racing's 'slightly'-modified VW Bug Day 2 of the Grassroots Motorsports $2009 Challenge commenced this morning with a Christmas tree, time slips, and a sky full of tire smoke. Each participant in this ... Automotive Local racing 2009 Mustang speed Florida acceleration cheap speedway performance raceway drag racing tire smoke V8 Central Florida Grassroots Motorsports $2009 Challenge Gainesville Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:18:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Grassroots-Motorsports-2009-Challenge--Day-2?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Grassroots-Motorsports-2009-Challenge--Day-1?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Perfect Speed racing team and their turbocharged Honda Civic are ready to race Grassroots Motorsports Magazine began its $2009 Challenge today in at the Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, FL. Celebrating its 10th year of doing Challenges in which t... Automotive Local racing autocross 2009 speed Florida Concours D'Elegance cheap hybrid speedway performance raceway drag racing Dodge V8 Central Florida Grassroots Motorsports $2009 Challenge Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:47:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Grassroots-Motorsports-2009-Challenge--Day-1?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Vector-Avtech-WX8-Violently-shoving-the-envelope?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Vector Avtech WX8 prototype/courtesy of topspeed.com Vector Motors, as it appeared in the previous article as the #1 defunct car company that should have survived, has in fact been reborn and is back in the hands of its rightful owner, Gerald W... Automotive technology turbo speed performance V8 supercharger supercar exotic Vector Wiegert WX8 Anerican Avtech American 300mph aerospace Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:46:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Vector-Avtech-WX8-Violently-shoving-the-envelope?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d3-5-defunct-car-companies-that-should-have-survived-1--Vector?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner The original Vector concept/courtesy of howstuffworks.com Vector Motors, founded by designer and inventor Gerald Wiegert in 1972, has more successfully incorporated aviation technology into automobiles than any other manufacturer. Although cut-... Automotive technology turbo 80s nostalgia speed Top Gear performance Chevrolet V8 styling legal Lamborghini 90s 6.0 7.0 supercar exotic 70s Vector Wiegert W2 W8 M12 WX8 Anerican Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:48:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m10d3-5-defunct-car-companies-that-should-have-survived-1--Vector?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m9d29-5-defunct-car-companies-that-should-have-survived-2--Tucker?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Tucker `48 Torpedo/courtesy of pbase.com The Tucker `48 is still to this day the most innovative and ahead-of-its-time car to ever be built. The brainchild of Preston Thomas Tucker, the Tucker Torpedo (as it was to eventually be called) was aim... Automotive nostalgia boxer engine bankruptcy Tucker Torpedo `48 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:58:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m9d29-5-defunct-car-companies-that-should-have-survived-2--Tucker?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m9d25-5-defunct-car-companies-that-should-have-survived-3--Borgward?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Borgward Blitzkarren/courtesy of me.me.funpic.de Borgward, a German automaker which has virtually disappeared into obscurity over the last 40 years, was once a healthy and promising automotive enterprise, and because of its untimely and unneces... Automotive european nostalgia bankruptcy German Borgward Isabella Blitzkarren Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:13:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m9d25-5-defunct-car-companies-that-should-have-survived-3--Borgward?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m9d21-5-defunct-car-companies-that-should-have-survived-4--Tommy-Kaira?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Tommy Kaira ZZIITommy Kaira, once a prominent tuning company in Japan that heavily modified several Japanese performance cars and aspired to manufacture its own supercar, is the 4th company that should have become a contending auto manufacturer,... Automotive turbo 80s speed Subaru performance Nissan Skyline Legacy coupe Japan 90s supercar exotic JDM Impreza Tommy Kaira ZZ ZZII RB26 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:14:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m9d21-5-defunct-car-companies-that-should-have-survived-4--Tommy-Kaira?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m9d16-5-defunct-car-companies-that-should-have-survived-5--Moretti?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Moretti La Cita Dedication and perserverance are virtues that are supposed to pay off over time.Unfortunately, Giovanni Moretti, who founded Moretti Motor Company in 1925 and painstakingly kept it alive for over 60 years despite dwindling sales... Automotive racing european nostalgia Fiat Moretti La Cita 600 750 Le Mans Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:17:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m9d16-5-defunct-car-companies-that-should-have-survived-5--Moretti?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m9d1-The-end-of-Cash-for-Clunkers-and-the-beginning-of-an-automotive-bubble?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner The Cash for Clunkers program (also called CARS, or the' Car Allowance Rebate System' or 'Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save' Act of 2009) ended last week in a wave of controversy. Many are praising the program as a success, as dealers have so... Automotive economical value bailout dealership bankruptcy Cash for Clunkers CARS bubble Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:20:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m9d1-The-end-of-Cash-for-Clunkers-and-the-beginning-of-an-automotive-bubble?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Transportation-101-What-toll-roads-can-I-use-to-travel-in-Central-Florida?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Toll booth/courtesy of tfhrc.govThis is a guide to Central Florida's toll roads, including all the OOCEA (Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority) toll roads and Florida's Turnpike.    - FL 91, also known as Florida's Turnpi... Automotive Local Orlando Florida Miami Central Florida Downtown Orlando toll road OOCEA Turnpike E-Pass SunPass Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:05:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Transportation-101-What-toll-roads-can-I-use-to-travel-in-Central-Florida?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Interview-with-Michael-Bragg-creator-of-FuelCliniccom?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Michael Bragg, creator and owner of FuelClinic.com Michael Bragg is serious about fuel economy.Bragg is the owner and creator of FuelClinic.com, a website that allows any driver to enter fuel receipt information, such as the gallons of fuel pur... Automotive racing SCCA economical fuel-efficient Florida speedway performance raceway Daytona Chevrolet Central Florida FuelClinic.com MJK Racing Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:22:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Interview-with-Michael-Bragg-creator-of-FuelCliniccom?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Recollection-Road-The-Dome0?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Dome-0/courtesy of supercarnet.jp Japan has produced a couple cars worthy of being called supercars. The two most notable are the Acura NSX, an all-aluminum mid-engined beauty of a supercar, gave Ferrari and Porsche some stiff competition when ... Automotive performance Nissan Datsun Japan supercar exotic Dome Dome-0 Geneva homologation 70s Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:51:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Recollection-Road-The-Dome0?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Unique-engines-the-Atkinsoncycle-engine?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner Original Atkinson-cycle engine/courtesy of gingerybooks.com In the last article, I discussed the Miller-cycle engine and the increased efficiency it achieves through sophisticated valve timing and the use of a supercharger.I left off by mention... Automotive technology economical fuel-efficient combustion hybrid Mazda Mazda2 supercharger valve valve timing Atkinson-cycle adiabatic process Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:48:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Unique-engines-the-Atkinsoncycle-engine?cid=exrss-Orlando-Auto-Examiner