2014 Mazda3 First Look

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2014 Mazda3 First Look Game On! Mazda's Frisky Best-Seller Lures Young Buyers with Xbox Launch Party We can't tell you what the new 2014 Mazda3 is like to drive yet, but maybe it doesn't matter. The seven-page press release didn't mention the powertrain until the bottom of page four, following a thorough explanation of the car's innovative new display screens, its Aha Radio integration, its ability to read Twitter and Facebook posts and to send replies using the Shout function. What was made perfectly clear was that Mazda is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Mazda3 production with a world's-first vehicle-launch/live-concert-simulcast over Microsoft's Xbox entertainment console network featuring the band Metric. The next Mazda3, like the recently revamped 6, is a complete departure from the outgoing model, with virtually no lingering Ford DNA whatsoever. Following the anthropometric trend of gradually increasing size, the wheelbase stretches 2.4 inches to 106.3 and the width broadens by 1.6 inches, yielding 2.3 inches of front and 0.4 inch of rear shoulder room. The roofline drops by 0.6 inch for better aerodynamics, and while there's no loss of headroom, lowering the rear seat pinches legroom by 0.4 inch -- bad news, given that we recently judged the last Mazda3 to have the most cramped rear seat in a five-car comparison. Offering potential relief are re-sculpted front seatbacks that result in more knee room. READ THE FULL STORY 2014 Toyota Corolla First Look 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel First Drive The Big Test: Compact Sedans Top 10 Largest Engines in U.S.-Market Cars Fisker vs. Tesla - A Lesson in Not Taking Shortcuts Driving the Cadillac Presidential Limo From "White House Down" 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 has 3.8-Second 0-60 MPH Time 2013 Range Rover Supercharged vs. Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG Subscribe to Motor Trend REFRESHING OR REVOLTING Refreshing or Revolting: 2014 Acura MDX POPULAR ON YOUTUBE 2013 BMW 750Li vs 2013 Jaguar XJL Supercharged! Head 2 Head TOP BLOG Car Salesman Confidential: Win-Win TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at: Motor Trend Digital Newsletter 831 S. Douglas Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Privacy Policy (c) 2013 Source Interlink Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Small Business Trends News - June 25, 2013

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June 25, 2013 7 Ways Savvy Businesses Use Mobile It's exciting to see small businesses jumping on the mobile revolution. I think it's more noticeable with small businesses, because we've been conditioned to expect "old style" low tech ways of conducting business from smaller vendors. But today that's simply no longer true. If you're looking for ways to develop or extend a competitive advantage, consider using smartphones (and their bigger cousins, tablets) to gain an edge. To get your creative juices flowing, here are 7 ways that small businesses are using smartphones while out of the office. What's New Don’t Answer Interview Questions Like Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries Amie Marse - June 25, 2013 Abercrombie & Fitch has been the go-to brand for many young Americans. But a single interview by CEO Mike Jeffries put the entire company under fire. In an interview… New ADP Report Shows Job Growth In Franchising Joel Libava - June 24, 2013 [Click for full infographic ] The International Franchise Expo-the largest franchise expo in the US, was held in New York City last week. Thousands of would-be franchise owners were… Users Complain of Wi-Fi Problems with MacBook Air Joshua Sophy - June 24, 2013 If you use Apple products to make your business more mobile, beware. The new MacBook Air, previewed at this month’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, may have run into problems.Chris Mills… Review of Moz: Demystifying Search Engine Optimization TJ McCue - June 24, 2013 The U.S. Military has certain equipment that it calls a “black box.” In some computing circles, a black box refers to a program where the process is largely unknown… WhatsApp Offers Alternative to Paid Texting, Social Sites Joshua Sophy - June 24, 2013 Whether you use texting or social media for your business communications, you know there are downsides to both. Telecom companies charge fees for texting added to your overall mobile phone… What the Smartest Voices Have to Say Sponsored By Tom Byun of Yahoo! Small Business: Making That Next Sale Brent Leary - June 21, 2013 We're back with another 1-on-1 interview. This week's guest is Tom Byun, Vice President of Yahoo! Small Business. He joined me in a live Hangout, and yes, we have… Blast From The Past: What Was Hot One Year Ago? 12 Surefire Strategies to Increase Customer Loyalty The Young Entrepreneur Council - June 26, 2012 Lead generation is one of the most important components of any company’s marketing plan. Conducting research to find more customers and target new audiences not only keeps the business afloat,… Featured Expert Each week we feature a Small Business Trends expert author. Join us as a guest author and maybe it can be you! Ivana Taylor Ivana Taylor is the publisher of DIYMarketers , where she shares daily do-it-yourself marketing tips, and is the President of Third Force, Inc., a marketing firm that specializes in getting your ideal customer to choose you. Ivana is the book editor for Small Business Trends and co-author of the book "Excel for Marketing Managers." More	Find Us Online Hot on BizSugar Making The Most Of Multi Channel Marketing Online - Internet & Emotive Marketing Specialist - Phil Byrne VoIP: A Growing Industry An Easy Way To Get More Facebook Likes
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The Hypercar Blueprint

This Week: Hypercar Blueprint, 2014 BMW 4 Series, 2013 Cadillac ATS4 Test, 2014 GMC Sierra Drive      NEW CARS USED CARS ROAD TESTS AUTO SHOWS FUTURE NEWS VIDEOS FEATURES BLOGS FORUMS WOT

The Hypercar Blueprint How did four automakers with legendary racing pedigrees all arrive at the same formula for the next-generation hypercar? In Biology 101, the wings of bats and birds and the eyes of humans and squid often are used as examples of convergent evolution -- essentially, when organisms arrive at the same result via different developmental paths. In the realm of hypercars—those rarefied vehicles that exist in the plane above mere supercars -- we are at a particularly interesting point of convergence. By 2015, hypercars from Acura, Ferrari, McLaren, and Porsche should be roaming the roads and racetracks of this world, redefining what we consider fast and efficient. These vehicles will do so using a very similar formula: a gas/electric hybrid powertrain mid-mounted in a chassis composed of exotic materials, driving the wheels through a dual-clutch transmission. How did we all converge upon this point in time? 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder The decision to build an ultra-high-performing, plug-in hybrid concept for the 2010 Geneva show was made just six months before the doors opened at the Palexpo. It would be the first hybrid supercar to be displayed to the public, and it would not be a science-fiction fantasy. So a team of 40 engineers in Germany and 20 fabricators in Italy sharpened their pencils, developed a ration-al design that leveraged racing experience with kinetic-energy recovery systems (KERS), and made it happen. In July of that year, the board of management gave the gas/electric hybrid all-wheel-drive 918 Spyder the green light for production, with the seemingly disparate goals of achieving 3.0-liter/100 km (78 mpg) fuel consumption and a quicker Nürburgring lap time than any previous Porsche supercar had achieved. The strategic point of the exercise was to develop the skills, hardware, and software Porsche's engineers will need to achieve future CO2 and fuel economy compliance without compromising performance. READ THE FULL STORY Ferrari LaFerrari First Look McLaren P1 First Look Porsche 918 Spyder First Drive 2014 BMW 4 Series First Look 2013 Kia Optima SXL Arrival 2013 Cadillac ATS4 3.6 Premium First Test 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT Crew Cab 4WD First Drive 2014 Audi A4, A5, Q5 Make 220 HP, Get Price Bumps Subscribe to Motor Trend REFRESHING OR REVOLTING Refreshing or Revolting: 2014 BMW 4 Series Coupe POPULAR ON YOUTUBE Crawford Performance Turbo BRZ! Balance Meets Power TOP BLOG The Mercedes-Benz GLK250 BlueTec is a Solo Standout TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at: Motor Trend Digital Newsletter 831 S. Douglas Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Privacy Policy (c) 2013 Source Interlink Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Small Business Trends News - June 18, 2013

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June 18, 2013 Join Us For a Twitter Chat Today: Startup Tips That Make the Difference in Success It's Small Business Week in the United States, and in honor of that we invite you to participate in a live Twitter chat tonight at 8 p.m. EST, presented by FedEx Office. The topic is: Startup Tips That Make the Difference in Success. We'll be discussing what it takes to be successful when starting a business and growing it. To participate, simply follow #SmBizEdge. What's New How Do Your Business's Hiring Plans Stack Up? Rieva Lesonsky - June 18, 2013 Is your small business ready to hire or does it have any immediate hiring plans? If not, you're in line with the majority of small and midsized companies in… Review of Hootsuite: Manage Social Media From A Single Dashboard Anita Campbell - June 18, 2013 Last year we published a list of 20 Social Media Monitoring Tools . One of the more popular tools on that list is Hootsuite. Today we give you a… Presentations: How to Make Your Message Stick David Wallace - June 17, 2013 I’d guess that most of you that are reading this have either given PowerPoint presentations at one time or another or at least viewed one. Did you know that statistics… Twitter Announces $1 Million in Ad Credits for Chase Small Business Customers Shawn Hessinger - June 17, 2013 If you’ve been curious about the new Twitter advertising platform, you may have a good reason to try it out soon. But you’ll have to be a small business… Speed Up Your Mobile Browsing with Dolphin TJ McCue - June 17, 2013 When you browse the Web on a cell phone, you want it to be fast. You may think that all you need is a faster connection to speed up browsing,… What the Smartest Voices Have to Say Sponsored By HubSpot's Mike Volpe on Why You Need Context AND Content In Marketing Brent Leary - June 14, 2013 When you think of marketing today, the first word that typically comes to mind is content - whether it be blog posts, images or video. But the one thing that… Blast From The Past: What Was Hot One Year Ago? 6 Signs That Site Isn't Worthy Of Your Guest Post Lisa Barone - June 20, 2012 When someone emails you offering to write content on your site, you're picky about it. You do your due diligence to figure out who they are, what their site is… Featured Expert Each week we feature a Small Business Trends expert author. Join us as a guest author and maybe it can be you! Brent Leary Brent Leary is a Partner at CRM Essentials and organizer of the Social Business Atlanta conference. Brent serves on the advisory board of The University of Toronto CRM Center of Excellence, writes the Social CRM column for Inc.com's technology site, and blogs at Brent's Social CRM Blog. More	Find Us Online Hot on BizSugar Five Tips For Successful Mergers and Acquisitions 5 ways for small business owners to reduce stress 5 Marketing Tips from Steve Jobs
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