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2015 Infiniti Q70 latest information and comments

The biggest news for the 2015 Q70 (the new name for the previous Infiniti M) is the long wheelbase version will be available to the US market.

Strictly speaking the long wheelbase Q70 is not a new creation – the China market already received it two years ago.

The long wheelbase Q70 has 5.9 inches longer of wheel base than the standard model. This is not a typical move for the brand in the US market. We can see that long wheelbase version of cars in Chinese market usually do not come to US, for example the BMW 3 series L, Audi A4L, A6L, Mercedes C class L, E class L etc. (in China, even the Toyota Yaris has a long wheelbase version)

So why Infiniti brings the Q70L across...

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Engine weight – a comprehensive list

Since the data comes from different sources, there may be duplications or conflicts in the list. We will fix them later on.

Following data in kg:

Bugatti Veyron: 400kg
Cadillac Sixteen: 316kg
Chrysler Viper GTS: 295kg
Chevrolet Corvette C4: 281kg
McLaren F1: 266kg
Porsche 996 Turbo: 260kg
Porsche 928: 260kg
Mercedes-Benz SL65/CL65 AMG: 253kg
Pagani Zonda F: 250kg
BMW E60 M5: 240kg
Porsche 964C4: 238kg
Ferrari 456GT: 235kg
Maserati MC12: 232kg
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren: 232kg
Ferrari Enzo: 225kg
Audi S8 5.2: 220kg
655ci V8 From Indy: 220kg
Koenigsegg CCR: 215kg
Lexus LS400 (94): 210kg
BMW 740i (92): 210kg
Porsche Carrera GT: 205kg
Porsche 996 Carrera: 204kg
Porsche 997 Car...

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Are your car’s parts overpriced?

If your car is totaled and you need to take care of it yourself, do not sell the whole car to the junk yard. To make the most of money out of it, you should disassemble the car into different parts (for example engine, transmission, wheels, interior panels, stereos etc.), and sell them seperately. The total money you get from selling these parts will be way more than you selling the car as a whole.

If you have doubt, you can find out all the part numbers related to your car, and go to the dealership to check each parts’ individual price. Then you add them together, and you will find the total sum will be much higher than your car’s MSRP.

So here comes the term of parts-w...

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Why you should not park in front of the fire hydrant

No, they will not tow your car. They will just break your car window glass and let their hose go through.

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Audi sold more A6 than the Toyota Camry in China

2014 March sales statistics of the Chinese auto market come out today.

During the last month, total auto sales in China region is 1 ,094,472 units. One surprising fact is for March 2014, the Audi A6 outsold the Toyota Camry (15,800 units vs. 15,723 units). Compared to the best selling mid-size luxury sedan in US market, the Mercedes-Benz E class only sold 6,335 units.

In the same period, BMW sold 12,279 units of the 5 series in China; and Mercedes-Benz sold 3,360 units of the E class.

The weak Mercedes-Benz sales is caused by the scandal that, the largest Chinese television media (CCTV) reported back in March 2013, that Mercedes-Benz used poisonous materials in some of th...

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