Looking forward to the BMW X5 M launch next week (so are we)? Well, tuner G-Power, known for its insane 224 mph M5 Hurricane, is here to take your breath away with a 525-hp V8 X5 that’ll probably be just a little more aggressive than BMW’s X5 M. Based on the BMW X5 xDrive48i, G-Power [...]
A total of 3,300 applicants applied to be a part of the “Fiesta Movement.” However, only 100 new Fiestas arrived today on U.S. shores helping Ford move one-step closer to having Americans fall in love with Ford’s first global small car. The 100 European-built Fiestas arrived today at Baltimore and Oxnard California. All will be [...]
Our Senior Editor Kap Shah is currently hanging out at Hawthorne, California attending Tesla Motors launch for the Model S Sedan at its design studio in SpaceX Rocket Factory. He dropped us a couple of images he snapped from his iPhone to keep us excited for his full post on the Model S Sedan later [...]
The White House Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, drives a Ford Escape Hybrid just like his boss – President Barack Obama. Gibbs was flaunting his Escape Hybrid today at a press briefing. “It’s a nice car. It really is,” Gibbs said. “I’m a proud Ford owner, and I’m happy to say that. No, the president’s Ford [...]
Daimler has successfully completed the internal pilot phase of its car2go – a program that makes 200 units of the Smart ForTwo cdi available within a city functioning as a vehicle pool that can be accessed by anyone at any time. The program is currently available to registered residents and visitors to the southern German city [...]
Our friends at Garage419 have finally released their much anticipated episode in which they “pay homage” to BBC’s TopGear by racing a Dodge Challenger SRT-8 (on a single tank of gas) against a plane and Amtrak rail. Each member of the Garage419 uses Google’s Latitude service to track each other’s progress. So what’s the fastest way [...]
President Barack Obama said today that the U.S. must help American automakers. He said that while his administration is willing to provide additional aid, the auto industry must be willing to face tough conditions under which those loans will be provided. “We will provide them some help,” Obama said in response to a question during [...]
General Motors announced today that 7,631 UAW workers, which makes up about 12 percent of its hourly work force, accepted early retirement and buyout offers. GM said that the move will help make the automaker cut costs and allow it to hire workers at lower wages. GM spokesman Tony Sapienza said that the move is [...]
Nurburgring lap times give every high-performance cars the bragging rights within their segment. The new 2009 Ford Focus RS is getting ready to take on the Nurburgring lap record for the front-wheel drive hatchbacks. Currently the record is held by the Renault Megane R26R at 8 minutes and 17 seconds. According to AutoCar the new 300-hp [...]
Honda’s Insight hybrid is a huge hit and Japan. Barley on sale for a week in the U.S., the Insight has becoming a big love-interest for treehuggers – so much so that Honda is already working on increasing output for the hybrid in North America. According to Automotive News, Honda is already turning out 600 units [...]
