Have you driven a Ford lately? Well we haven’t, but apparently their quality has been improving. It’s no wonder that the struggling American auto maker stole the J.D. Power and Associate 2007 Initial Quality Study. Ford’s Lincoln division moved up to the top 3 of the list and here is the reason why. Long before [...]
Last night we saw the official press release of the 2009 Audi A4. While Audi hasn’t released an ‘S’ version of the car as of yet, buyers have the option to ad an S-line package which gives their new A4 a more aggressive look. The 2009 Audi A4 with the S-line package offers an exterior design [...]
At Audi’s TechDay 2007 conference in Germany, Audi revealed some new features that the auto maker plans to offer in its cars to help drivers cut fuel consumption. One interesting feature, called the ‘Electronic Driver Trainer’ analyzes the drivers style of driving and offers tips to help increase fuel-economy. Audi said it will also introduce [...]
Volvo today announced that it will be introducing a new feature in its cars called ‘Driver Alert Control’ (DAC). Rather than monitoring the behavior of the driver, the DAC feature monitor the behavior of the car. If it feels the car is being driven in an uncontrolled manner, it will alert the driver. This DAC system [...]
Audi will be showing their new 2008 Audi A4 at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September. The 2008 Audi A4 gets some front and rear end changes with its overall length increased by 20mm from the outgoing model. The 2009 Audi A4 is being introduced with a choice of five engines, with the power outputs [...]
German tuner BRABUS has just unveiled their new BRABUS D3 S POWER XTRA upgrade for the new 2008 Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI. The upgrade gives the 2008 Mercedes-Benz C220 CDI an extra 49 horsepower for a total of 217 with a maximum torque of 354 lb-ft. The BRABUS Mercedes C 220 CDI has the ability [...]
Audi has officially unveiled the new 2008 Audi A8 series with upgrades across the entire range. The 2008 Audi A8 will carry over the same engine specs although Audi has introduced a new fuel-efficient 2.8 FSI variant. The 2.8 FSI V6 engine produces 210 horsepower with a maximum torque of 280 newton metres. While having a fuel-consumption of [...]
The Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Black Series has officialy gone on sale. The high-performance version of the SLK 55 AMG Roadster is now available by special order with a starting price of €92,500 euros ($126,022). The Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Black Series is powered by the same 5.5 liter AMG as the standard SLK 55 AMG [...]
As days go by, the split between Daimler and Chrysler is starting to look like a real life divorce. Just yesterday Daimler was already accused of rebounding with BMW after its divorce from Chrysler. Today the employees, or kids if you will, of DaimlerChrysler are being asked to decide who they’ll stick with. With the [...]
Infiniti hopes that when the new Infiniti EX hits showrooms in Decembers, the compact SUV will lure in women buyers. Infiniti’s General Manager, Mark Igo, believes that the EX will be their ticket to female buyers, which the company currently lacks. “We skew very male,” Igo said at a press event here. “We think there’s incremental [...]
