I’m sure that you have heard about the Chevy Volt, that runs in on all electric power. Therefore, it is quieter than most cars. So quiet, that GM has put a “chirp” feature on this that is not quite a horn, yet enough to let people know that your quiet car is on the way. So, will the “chirp” replace honking the horn? Well, as long as it is much quieter, why not?

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The Citroen Revolte concept car has been approved for production. It will be given the name DS2, which is odd, because they already have a DS3. (Kind of a step backwards, don’t you think?) Anyway, expect this one to be on the road by 2011.

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BMW is actually planning on putting out an electric version of the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Personally, I don’t consider that a wise investment, as most people prefer to have their Phantom as a “showing” vehicle rather than a roadtrip vehicle. Believe it or not, it might be out of the factory in 12 months.

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See that nice looking yellow car there? That is the LF-Ch concept car from Lexus, on display at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The general manager of Lexus, Mark Templin, has stated that Lexus is “seriously considering bringing a production version of the hatchback to the U.S. market”. Well, we will see what develops from this.

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iLugger Launches New Case for New iMacs
BioShock 2 special edition revealed
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Admittedly, since I found this on a site called “China Grabber“, this is probably going to be the lowest kind of knockoff goods, but I’m just here to tell you about stuff.

It’s the Wireless Car MP3 Player with FM transmitter, and it’s actually not a terrible idea.

For some of us with older cars that have cassette players, we all know that sometimes you can’t use those cassette adapters to hook in your MP3 or CD or whatever player.  But this bypasses that idea completely by sending your MP3 signal to an empty FM channel on your radio.  It’ll even tell you which by way of a handy dot matrix window on the front.

Sure, it’s not exactly the highest achievement in technology, but hey–for twenty three bucks, if you’re looking for an alternative to radio you may just have it right here.

Tags: car stereo, fm transmitter, iPod, MP3, mp3 player, wireless mp3 player

Let’s face it, folks, our cars STINK.

Fast food, sweaty feet, coffee, and everything else add up to make a pretty unpleasant smell in the car.  That whole “new car smell” doesn’t last any too long once you drive it off the lot, and car air fresheners are a joke.  In some places they’re even illegal!  You can’t have stuff hanging off your rear view mirror! How ridiculous is that?

Well, the folks out at Target have a solution, and for a whole twenty bucks, you too can make your car stop smelling like a stadium restroom.  The Ionic Pro Car Ionizer plugs into your car’s cigarette lighter (seems like most everything does these days), and helps recirculate air through a field of negative ions, which in turn neutralizes a lot of the hydrocarbons in the air that cause a stink.

At least I think that’s how it goes; I’m really stretching my electrochemistry history on this one.

But still, for twenty bucks at Target, this isn’t a half bad idea.

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Now this is actually six different kinds of awesome right here, folks–now, you all probably remember the last time we brought up the idea of the breathalyzer, how it connected to your steering column and wouldn’t let you drive unless you blew a clean meter?

Well, this one isn’t quite so restrictive, but it IS a lot more portable.  It’s the Breathalyzer Keychain, and it is pretty much what it sounds like it is, a Breathalyzer on a key chain.  You know we love our key chains out here at Car Buyer’s Notebook, so this is definitely one we had to discuss.

You can actually TRACK your progression throughout the night, seeing what makes you drunker as you go, or trying to see how many pretzels it takes to drop your blood alcohol content.  I look for something like this to become the focus of dozens of bar contests as people bet on who’s drunker, or what somebody’s blood alcohol content is.

Best off, they’re not too pricey, either.  You can get one of these for as little as fifteen bucks.

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The Shelby G.T. 500CR, a 1967 continuation vehicle will finally be built by Classic Creations after securing the rights from Carroll Shelby. This was announced at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The vehicle will be offered in three models: the Intro, the Performance, and the Venom. Among the leaked features of the G.T. 500CR include a 427 cubic inch engine, model specific bodyworks, custom paint, hand-stitched upholstery and an official Shelby serial number. For pricing, the introductory model is said to start for $119,000.

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The Ferrari 599 GTO
Buick Regal has option of stick shift
Toyota to make shorter gas pedals?
Chrysler to be number one in quality, soon
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Ferrari is planning on making an update of the 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE with the 599 GTO. The little GTO will have 700 HP, with a V12 engine with a design reminiscent of the 599X concept car. Like it? Well, there’s only 500 to be made, at a price of $400,000.

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This just in. Apparently, Jim Frederico, chief engineer for Buick has just said in a press conference that the new Buick Regal with have an option for manual transmission. This is similar to the Opel Insignia manual transmission, that you see above. So, will this be a trend amongst the Buicks? We will see.

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Apparently, acceleration is an issue with these new Toyotas, as drivers have been stepping on the gas a little too much. This is really a design issue, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Association is looking into shortening the gas pedal. This fix would be done at no cost to the customer, and would affect 4 million vehicles.

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I’m going to assume that this is part of Chrysler’s 5-year plan, but they intend to be the number one leader in quality sometime in the next three years. As of one year ago, Chrysler had 200 people on its quality team, and it plans on hiring 200 additional members to get its quality team to 1,700 heads.

Whoa! An automotive company that is hiring? Why that’s a quality step if I’ve ever heard one.

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