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E&G CLASSICS® - Fine Mesh Grille
# EG-1007-0102-08 - Cadillac CTS 2008 & UP, Classic Fine Mesh Style Grille (Upper and Lower set) by E&G CLASSICS®. Will not fit 2009 CTS-V models.
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Fine mesh. It is the design that invites class, sophistication, and a customized aura to your ride. And there is nothing like the E&G Classics® Classic Fine Mesh Style Grille gleaming with elegance from the front of your model. The stainless steel chrome bezel in the center of it all is what sets the tone for the dramatic look that undoubtedly takes control. It is not your run-of-the-mill grille. Instead, the Classic Fine Mesh Style Grille does what the factory version never could-make a lasting impression. Just remove the existing stock grille and mount the Classic Fine Mesh Style Grille in its place and take a deep breath. True satisfaction is just a moment away. Stainless steel means one thing: guaranteed durability. Expertly designed and crafted, your grille comes with a Lifetime Warranty against manufacturer defects. Why? Because we know it’s the highest quality in the world!

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Cadillac Grill Upon your order, you will receive your fresh, new grille, detailed instructions (with photos), and mounting hardware. Installation is a breeze. For some of our customers, professional installation may also be recommended. * This part replaces your factory grille.

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A Brand new in box mesh grills for 2002 - 2006 Cadillac Escalade. Made of High Quality A.B.S. Plastic, and Feature polished chrome finish. You'll be surprised by the Bold & Aggressive Look of your car provided by this Grill. When It Comes to Manufacturing Quality Product, K2Motor Ensure Precise Fitment & Quality Design, While Providing Low-Price to our Customers. The Grill is securely mounted by the original screws & nuts of the OEM grill, no wire ties are used. Installation should take about 1 1/2 hours. If you are unsure about installing automotive accessories by yourself we recommend consulting a body shop or restyle.
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Made & Designed for 2002 - 2006 Cadillac Escalade
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Muscle Car Pictures

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What is a muscle car?
A muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high performance automobiles. The term principally refers to American, Australian and to a lesser extent South African models. It generally describes a 2-door rear wheel drive mid-size car with a large, powerful V8 engine, and at an affordable price.


Although opinions vary, it is generally accepted that classic muscle cars were produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Muscle cars were built for street use and in some cases racing. They are distinct from sports cars and also from GTs, which are two-seat or 2+2 cars intended for high-speed touring/road racing. These are not generally considered muscle cars owing to their small size, relatively high cost and specialty nature.
The two-seater AMC AMX may or may not be an exception: one source queries whether it qualifies as a true muscle car or pony car, but also lists it among vehicles that fit the general interpretation of both categories. AMC was "never shy" about describing the car as "a genuine sports car" as it was relatively inexpensive.
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Government aid to automakers is not a bailout, Ford CEO says

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PARIS (AFP) - Government loans awarded to three major US automakers are justified as they need them to meet new environmental regulations, Ford chief executive Alan Mulally said Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT
 "This is not about a bailout," the Ford chief executive told AFP in an interview at the Paris auto show.
"It was very insightful what they did with the recent credit tightening, otherwise it would have really slowed down all efforts to being new technology into fuel-efficient vehicles."


Critics have alleged the US firms received an unwarranted subsidy.

US President George W. Bush signed a new energy bill Tuesday after it received approval from Congress.

It includes a 25-billion-dollar (17.8-billion-euro) loan package to help Ford, General Motors and Chrysler adapt to new emissions regulations.

Mulally said the cost of meeting new regulations could be as much as 110 billion dollars.

The money will be used to retool and adapt factories to make smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. Mulally said the extra cash could also be used to develop cars that will be sold in Europe.

"When we make a 'global' car for the United States, they will also be vehicles that will be sold in Europe," he said.

The former Boeing chief executive rejected the argument that Ford had focused too heavily on larger, gas-guzzling vehicles and failed to anticipate the developing trend towards smaller cars.

"We weren't pushing these larger vehicles, we were just building what our customers wanted," Mulally said.

Although SUVs and larger cars are less fuel-efficient, they carry bigger profit margins that can significantly boost an automaker's bottom line.

This is because they can charge more for larger vehicles, better covering development costs.

The Ford chief executive said that the challenge for his company was to make sure that every vehicle in its lineup makes money.

While the three big US companies have requested government cash, Japanese automakers Nissan, Honda and Toyota have said they would not seek to access funds from the 25 billion dollar package.

Ford however badly needs the cash injection. In the second quarter of 2008, it posted a net loss of 8.7 billion dollars, down from a net profit of 750 million dollars for the same period in 2007.

Its Detroit rival GM lost 15.5 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2008, compared with a profit of 891 million in 2007.

Chrysler is now owned by private equity group Cerberus and is no longer obliged to make its results public.

Ford announced its latest US sales figures on October 1.

New car sales plunged 35 percent in September to 116,734 vehicles, down from 176,204 in September 2007. Sales for the year to date fell 17.3 per cent to 1.5 million vehicles.
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New Vehicles Debut at Moscow Car Show

MOSCOW–Carmakers descend on Moscow this week to show off new models to a Russian public whose soaring incomes are fast making Russia the largest car market in Europe.
The Moscow International Auto Salon will witness eight debuts, including new models from BMW, Audi, Lexus and Renault, and a trend away from budget cars toward the more expensive machines that Russians increasingly can afford.
"If a few years ago we saw the $10,000 level as the most popular, people now are buying cars for $19,000 and over," said Ivan Bolchev of Ernst & Young in Moscow. "Growth in disposable income is pushing this up, and that's supported by the growth in the economy, thanks largely of course to oil exports."
Sales of foreign car brands in Russia rose 46 per cent in January through July to 1,256,869 units, compared with the same period of 2007, according to figures released on Monday by the Association of European Businesses.
Some foreign carmakers are targeting up to 50 per cent sales gains again this year, though volumes are already high and the pace of growth is becoming difficult to maintain.
Ford sold 175,000 cars here last year and is targeting 200,000 in 2008 and General Motors has said it hopes to sell 400,000 cars this year, up from previous estimates of 300,000.
"And the market is far from saturated. We're seeing growth in every segment, including the supercars," Bolchev said.
Mazda will debut its new concept car, the Kazamai, a futuristic coupe whose name means 'swirling crosswinds' in Japanese, while Renault will bring out its Symbol hatchback.
RUSSIA TO OVERTAKE GERMANY
Growth in Russia's banking system has supported the expansion of the auto sector, analysts say, as Russians feel secure enough to borrow against incomes which have grown at a steady clip of around 10 per cent per year for almost a decade.

MINI Cooper S

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Andy Enright on the next generation Mini Cooper S
Its fair to say that the success of the original New MINI caught everyone on the hop even paymasters BMW but now that the MK1 new MINI is old hat, its time for a new New MINI. To be honest, it looks much like the old New MINI but here in Cooper S guise, its even more refined, economical and, most importantly, powerful.
Thats down to a completely different engine providing the motive force. Where the old Cooper S used a supercharged 1.6-litre Tritec engine designed by Chrysler and produced in Curitiba, Brazil, the latest S uses the Prince engine developed in conjunction with PSA Peugeot Citroën. After all, buying in engines designed by what is now part of BMWs biggest rival, the Daimler Chrysler Group, was never a political position the senior suits at Munich were particularly happy with. Boardroom prestige aside, the 1.6-litre turbocharged Prince unit has a lot going for it. 
Chrysler 300 GrillsAnybody who owned one of the old Cooper S models would laugh aloud at its claimed 33.6mpg consumption figure, since driving the vehicle as it begged to be driven would often send average fuel figures dipping below 20mpg. The contemporary turbo engine is a lot easier on the juice, with a combined figure of nearly 41mpg, although this too will dip significantly if youre getting a bit enthusiastic. The old engine wasnt exactly a unit that would win any green awards either, churning out 202g/km of carbon dioxide.

The turbo engine does far better at 149g/km, putting it on the shortlists of company car buyers who wouldnt countenance the wallop in the wallet the old car delivered when the taxman came to call. The best bit is that you get more go. Okay, so the power output is up by only five more horsepower which doesnt mean a whole lot in a vehicle as heavy as the Cooper S but what is key is that torque rises from 162lb/ft to 177lb/ft. Its worth reiterating that a turbocharged engine and a supercharged engine deliver their performance in quite different ways.
What was particularly exhilarating about the old car was the low-end grunt from the always-on supercharger. The turbo power delivery is less dramatic down low but in the midrange and upper reaches of the rev band, it provides even more brutal shove.
"There is vast potential for after market tuning with this Cooper S"
As such, the on-paper figures for the benchmark 0-60 sprint and top speed only show a minimally incremental improvement, the latest Cooper S shaving 0.3s off the sprint at 7.1s and tacking a couple of miles per hour to the top speed: this car is all in with the needle pointing at 140mph. Communicating that this is indeed a very different Cooper S could well be quite the challenge. It takes a keen eye to spot the bodywork differences, despite this car and its progenitor sharing not one piece of sheet metal. The good news for British industry is that the car will continue to be built at what is now known as Plant Oxford (Cowley to us old timers), this factorys output being upped to 240,000 cars per year, more than double what it was when the first MINIs rolled off its lines in 2001.

The body panels and sub assemblies hail from Plant Swindon and the BMW-designed engines roll out of the Hams Hall plant in the Midlands. Despite the German bankrolling, this MINI wears its Union Flags with pride. So how can you identify the latest car? Although the stance remains the same, theres been a loosening of the belt. This Cooper S model, for instance, is 60mm longer.

The front grille is tidier and the indicators are now housed in the headlight pod. The cars shoulder line is 18mm higher than on the former model, giving the latest version a more hunched, powerful appearance. Its inside the MINI that more obvious improvements have been wrought. Gone are those indicators that felt like you were snapping a biro every time you used them.

The centrally mounted speedometer now houses entertainment and, if specified, navigation functions. The slimmed-down centre console offers more space in the footwells, while the key has been replaced by a round signal sensor that slots next to the steering wheel. A start/stop button is also fitted as standard. One of the most intriguing, albeit frivolous, aspects of the interior is the optional lights package which features custom ambient illumination.
A panel of toggle switches in the roof lining allows the driver to switch the colours of the lights in said roof lining, the door storage pockets and the grab handle recesses. These can be changed at any time in five stages from warm orange to sporting blue, depending on personal taste - quite mad, but undeniably funky. Rear seat space, a big grumble amongst MINI customers, has been improved with recessed knee cut-outs in the fabric-trimmed front seat backs. Electromechanical power-assisted steering (EPAS) debuts on this version of the MINI and aims to reduce parking effort (a factor which turned off a proportion of mainly female potential customers) but still retain pinpoint accuracy at speed.
Although keen drivers will at first lament the loss of the old system, the latest setup at least features a Sport setting that increases the steerings heft and gives the throttle a more aggressive map. Also fitted as standard on Cooper S versions specified with the 16-inch alloy wheels are run-flat tyres. These tyres have a range of at least 90 miles in the event of a puncture and also mean that valuable space in the car isnt taken up with packaging a spare wheel. Pricing remains competitive, with the Cooper S giving the Renault Clio 197 something to think about at £16,025 (or £17,210 for the Clubman estate version).
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2010 Opel Insignia Sport Tourer

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Expanding the breadth of the Opel Insignia sedan, General Motors says it will show an Insignia “sport tourer” or wagon at the 2008 Paris auto show in October.

Like the sedan, the wagon shows the next generation of Opel design—which by extension is the new look of Saturn in North America. The Insignia sedan will be sold in the U.S. as the 2010 Saturn Aura and North America may also get a hatchback Aura.

The Insignia wagon goes on sale in Europe in the spring of 2009—but we do not expect a Saturn wagon to come here. GM already has the Cadillac CTS wagon for the U.S., which will test the waters for a segment that is about 250,000 units strong in Europe, but is only about 30,000 or 35,000 vehicles in the U.S.  Cadillac escalade toppers best details.

The styling goal of the new Insignia is bold, dynamic, and crisp. The signature of sorts is the blade line sweeping the sides and a wraparound look around the tailgate as well as inside the cockpit.
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