Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May wrapped up Season 13 of Top Gear last night. Clarkson completed the last segment by driving the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage in a very simple, calm and sad review that left us tired, lazy and… well, sad. Either way, we’re going to call it a day with [...]
Lotus USA has announced that it is offering a factory 50-state legal Surpercharger Kit for naturally aspirated Elise and Exige models. The kit uses the same supercharger fitted into the production Elise SC and can be installed on any naturally aspirated Elise or Exige powered by Toyota’s 2ZZ-GE engine. The kit, which also consists a integrated intake [...]
As we come closer to wrapping up our first full day in August, we’re taking a short break to bring you some random findings on the Internet. Top 10 best-selling cars in July 2009: The results for July 2009 are slowly coming in and we now have a list of the top 10 best-selling cars [...]
Even with the government providing the Cars Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers) incentive, Toyota sold 11.4 percent fewer cars and trucks in the U.S. in July than the same period in 2008. Toyota sales totaled 156,355 cars and trucks for the month of July, compared to 175,242 in July 2008. It’s luxury division Lexus reported a 16.5 [...]
We see nothing wrong with Nissan’s 332-hp 3.7L VQ37VHR engine with VVEL (Variable Valve Event and Lift). In fact, we think it’s one of the best engines on the market next to the BMW’s award-winning 3.0L inline-6 twin-turbocharged unit. However, Nissan’s powertrain engineering division manager, Tetsuya Takahashi, has indicated that his department is closely studying the [...]
General Motors Company’s vice president of U.S. sales, Mark LaNeve, said that the automaker is offering leases starting today. GM will launch a five-state pilot program that covers eight models in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan and Ohio. The leases, which run through August 31, are being offered by U.S. Bank on the 2009 Cadillac [...]
In case you missed it – Nissan unveiled its new electric-car over the weekend – the 2010 Nissan LEAF EV. The five-seater hatchback is powered by a 107-hp electric-motor that runs on power supplied by lithium ion cells. On a full-charge, the Nissan LEAF allows for a driving range of 100 miles with a top speed [...]
The Obama administration said today that the vehicles produced by Detroit’s Big 3 accounted for 47 percent of the first 80,000 Cash for Clunkers (Cars Allowance Rebate System) sales. Through this past Saturday afternoon, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has processed 80,500 transactions. FoMoCo’s 2009 Ford Focus was the top-selling vehicle in the [...]
Last time we heard anything about the Chevrolet Orlando, it was reported that the production version of the concept had been put on hold. Internally known as the MPV7, a front-wheel-drive Delta architecture vehicle, the Orlando was scheduled to be produced at GM”s Detroit-Hamtramck plant later this year. Well, it looks like the production version of [...]
Pictures from the 2010 Miss Tuning Calendar have surfaced on the internet, showing Kosovar beauty Martina Ivezaj during her photo shoot. Ivezaj won the Miss Tuning Calendar title at the 2009 Tuning World Bodensee beating 350 contestants. Ivezaj is shooting with LA-based photographer Christian Holzknecht. The 7-day shoot is taking place on the British Virgin Islands. The 2010 Miss Tuning [...]
