Herndon, VA - Volkswagen announced today that a 2013 Jetta Hybrid driven by Motor Trend Associate Road Test Editor Carlos Lago recorded a speed of 185.394 mph (298.363 kph) at the Bonneville Salt Flats, near Wendover, Nevada, during the Southern California Timing Association's (SCTA) annual Speed Week.
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The route became off-road again passing the Motor Sports Centre in Pembrey and continuing along the Millennium Coastal Path back through Burry Port and Pwll.
Considering that China produced only about 1 million motor vehicle a year, ten years ago, it is unlikely that very many of their motor vehicles are old enough to be retired from the road.
The 1975 motor home of CBS newsman Charles Kuralt, famed for his "On the Road" TV dispatches, is also on display.
The report collated data from across the motor insurance industry over the last year, and also studied police data for road accident injuries.
Ford Motor Co. enlisted late-night talk show host Jimmy Fallon to choose road trip stories submitted by Twitter with the hashtag (hash)steerthescript to base its Super Bowl commercial for Lincoln.
Traffic gridlock looms in the big cities, especially Jakarta, where the number of motor vehicles has tripled to 9.5m in the past eight years but road space is growing at less than 1% a year.
Meanwhile, rival Mazda Motor Corp. (No. 44) has already gone down the reform road - and is reaping benefits.
"The message is getting across but there is still a hard core of motorists out there who are totally irresponsible, who put their own lives, the lives of their passengers and the lives of other road users at risk by taking drugs and getting behind the wheel of motor vehicles, " he said.
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Recreational vehicle enthusiasts love to be able to bring their favorite mod cons with them on their annual road trips, so German RV manufacturer Volkner Mobile's idea to develop a motor home capable of storing an entire car in its underbelly is sure to be popular with those that can afford the undoubtedly high pricetag.
The team admit they're not trying to revolutionize the motor industry, or re-invent the wheel (sorry), although they did hint that road applications are being considered, but not without a lot more research and development.
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Putting more than half a million road miles on development versions of the Spark EV enabled engineers to make the performance of the electric motor the best it could be by using a bar wound copper stator and unique rotor configuration.
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