Comments on: Leftlane, a fresh approach to the auto industry

By: meenfreem

meenfreem — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:36:13 +0000

Good luck with the site!

Greetings from worldcarfans.com crew

By: Barry Mieny

Barry Mieny — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 07:08:01 +0000

Will you guys only be covering the American market, or will you actually report on automotive news from the rest of the world as well?

By: Gareth Estey

Gareth Estey — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:10:05 +0000

Hi – I hope this website lives up to it’s promise. I have a question that I hope you or your viewers can answer:

I purchased my first station-wagon (a Volvo 240 model) in 1973, and it weighed around 3200 pounds. My current wagon (a 2003 VW Jetta), with smaller physical dimensions, weighs about the same. After 30 years, with the introduction of plastic and aluminum weight-saving materials, I think that my current automobile should weigh around 2700 pounds. Where are the supposed weight savings going? I cannot believe that air-bags (and the associated electronics) weigh that much!

These two vehicles are comparable: four cylinders, turbocharged, four-wheel disk brakes, automatic transmission. The VW does get better gas mileage (34 mpg vs. 27mpg for the Volvo), but I attribute that to better engine/transmission design. What could the VW do with 500 pounds less weight?

Thanks, Gareth

By: Brian Breslin

Brian Breslin — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:41:04 +0000

good luck with this site, it looks very clean and shows a lot of potential

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:29:09 +0000

Yeah! First comment….so far we’ve got macs covered, now cars…now all we need is a good ski website and I’ll have all my hobbies covered through one great set of writers!

By: loudpedal

loudpedal — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:07:33 +0000

Good luck on your new site. I’m a Mac enthusiast but also a car nut, so I look forward to reading about cars from the same people who produce my favorite Mac news site!