http://www.kelownacar.com Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:21:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The crowds turned out in force on a spectacular day in Kelowna for the Boyds Autobody Car show in City Park. There was something for all tastes from a vast array of vintage classics, through to supercars like the Audi R8 V10 and a Ferrari F430. There was even a few ... http://www.kelownacar.com/2010/06/27/car-show-kelowna/ [caption id="attachment_75" align="alignnone" width="584" caption="The 1964 Aston Martin DB5, driven by Sean Connery in Goldfinger and Thunderball, is expected to fetch at least $5 million US when it is sold at auction in October. (RM Auctions/Associated Press) "][/caption] The silver, 1964 Aston Martin DB5 driven by Sean Connery as ... http://www.kelownacar.com/2010/06/02/james-bond-aston-martin-for-sale/ Unless the upcoming Knox Mountain Hill Climb gets volunteers - and quickly - the event is in danger of being cancelled. Organizers of the car event say the 53rd Annual Knox Mountain Hill Climb has one-fifth of the volunteers needed to run the two-day event. "The hill climb needs 50 volunteers per ... http://www.kelownacar.com/2010/05/17/knox-mountain-hill-climb-volunteers-needed/ HD Video of the 2010 the Dodge Ram 3500 HD Laramie http://www.kelownacar.com/2010/05/11/dodge-ram-3500-hd-laramie/ That the Nissan GT-R lapped the Nurburgring circuit in Germany a month or two ago in a blistering time of 7 minutes, 26.7 seconds is well known. What isn't is the zero to 100km/h acceleration time of 3.5 seconds it set during the lap. For the record, the GT-R is ... http://www.kelownacar.com/2009/12/05/nissan-gt-r-fastest-acceleration/ American automaker Chrysler Group has announced that they would launch the gas/electric hybrid versions of their Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen SUVs next year. These models would be powered with their 5.7-liter Hemi V8 engine. The company said in a statement that these SUVs would use a “two-mode” hybrid system they ... http://www.kelownacar.com/2009/11/19/chrysler-to-launch-dodge-durango-and-chrysler-aspen-as-hybrids/ Japan's Toyota has overtaken US rival General Motors to become the world's biggest carmaker, a spokesman for the company has said. According to company figures, Toyota sold 2.348 million vehicles in the first three months of 2007. General Motors (GM) is estimated to have sold 2.26 million cars and small trucks during ... http://www.kelownacar.com/2007/04/24/toyota-worlds-largest-carmaker/ Now that they both have big pickup trucks on the market, Toyota Canada Inc. and Honda Canada Inc. intend to open new dealerships in Western Canada, senior executives of both companies say. Without full-size pickup trucks to sell until recently, both companies have felt shut out of farming communities and other ... http://www.kelownacar.com/2007/04/10/toyota-tundra-rocks-western-canada/ Willa Norris, 8, left, and Hannah Fowler, 10, sit in a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country minivan during a demonstration of Sirius Backseat TV on Thursday, March 29, 2007 in New York. Chrysler, which invented the minivan, is teaming with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. to bring three channels, Nickelodeon, Disney ... http://www.kelownacar.com/2007/03/30/sirius-to-launch-tv-service-in-chrysler-dodge-and-jeep-autos/ “This generation is huge, and if you miss the boat with them, or alienate them entirely, you’ll have a hard time winning them back,” said Rebecca Lindland. “There are 75 million of them and they’re going to be a huge part of the buying market in the next 5 ... http://www.kelownacar.com/2007/03/22/toyota-scion-marketing-to-generation-y/