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EXTRA.(Briefs)
Volvo C30 adds doors
Volvo's compact three-door hatchback C30 has been on sale in the United States only since midyear, and Ford's Swedish arm is already thinking about adding some doors.
According to a report in Automotive News, Volvo officials say a less stylish but more functional five-door is a likely addition to the U.S. lineup, but no one is saying exactly when.
Vegas auction confirmed
Barrett-Jackson chose SEMA to confirm its plans to add a Las Vegas auction in 2008 (News, May 21). The company says the no-reserve auction will be Oct. 16-18 at Mandalay Bay.
Cannonball record run?
New Yorker Alex Roy, driving a specially equipped 2000 BMW M5, claims to have set a record of 31 hours and 4 minutes ...
- Formula 1: Formula One - United States Grand Prix Preview.
- News wire article from: Sports Network September 23, 2003 700+ words
...Irvine 13 2002 United States Grand Prix Facts...934 seconds Average Speed: 201.476 k...Finished 2nd) Past United States Grand Prix Winners...294 seconds Average Speed: 247.585 k...was held in the United States was back in 1991...
- 1966; Mario Andretti smashes the Indy 500 record with an average speed of...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek September 24, 2007 700+ words
...Trans-American Sedan Series at the Mid-America Raceway. Goodyear announces plans to market radial-ply tires in the United States. After three years of trying and an expenditure of close to $3 million, Ford wins Le Mans, sweeping the top three spots...
- Can this ship be saved? After 40 years, the world's fastest superliner awaits...
- Magazine article from: Popular Mechanics Koeppel, Dan June 1, 2008 700+ words
...to what made the SS United States one of the greatest...stories high, the United States could slice through...and 12 minutes at an average speed of 34.5 knots, has...flawless service, the United States was retired. It marked...
- A film and dreams of renewal put liner back in the spotlight.(restoration of...
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Urgo, Jacqueline L. April 26, 2007 700+ words
...the only wood on the United States was a butcher's block...in July 1952, the United States set the world record...12 minutes with an average speed of 35.59 knots...the history of the SS United States. And at 56 years old...
- Major General Horace A. Hanes.(United States Air Force)(Biography)
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Air Force Military Biographies January 1, 2004 700+ words
...He returned to the United States in April 1944 and was...he returned to the United States and was assigned as...He returned to the United States in July 1961 and was...100C Super Sabre at an average speed of 822.135 mph...
- US freight railways face a bright future--at a price: the future for US freight...
- Magazine article from: International Railway Journal Briginshaw, David September 1, 2008 700+ words
...FREIGHT railways in the United States face a huge increase...Tonne-km in the United States has doubled since 1980...capacity by increasing the average speed of trains by reducing...being tested in the United States and could bring a lot...
- 1963; Denise McCluggage reports in Competition Press that the new Triumph...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek September 3, 2007 700+ words
In what is dubbed the United States Road Race of Champions, sanctioned...engine V12 prototype home with an average speed of 90.3 mph, despite both of...600. For the coming season, the United States Auto Club, which sanctions Indy...
- United States: ALPINE ELECTRONICS delivers new in-dash navigation solutions.
- News wire article from: TendersInfo July 16, 2009 700+ words
...s map data is provided from preloaded NAVTEQ maps of the United States and Canada, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and...set up to display trip information such as driving time and average speed. With the NVE-M300, we are delivering an improved GPS...
Source: HighBeam Research, EXTRA.(Briefs)