Archive | January, 2010
Style Your Smart: Design your own Smart ForTwo and win $7,210

Style Your Smart: Design your own Smart ForTwo and win $7,210

Not digging the Microsoft Windows themes Smart ForTwo above? Think you can do better? Well head over to www.styleyoursmart.com and show off your talent. From now until February 3rd, Smart is running a content and is looking for the coolest design and will award prizes to the winner with a total value of €5000 ($7,210). [...]

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Fenix Automotive’s new supercar gets Noble design, ZR1′s 638-hp LS3 V8

Fenix Automotive’s new supercar gets Noble design, ZR1′s 638-hp LS3 V8

What you’re looking at are the first official pictures of Fenix Automotive’s new supercar, due to go on sale in the in the second half of 2010. Designed by Lee Noble, the founder of Noble Automotive and the creator of the iconic M12, the Fenix supercar is a “fresh, bold and dramatic, with a premium [...]

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Ken Block to campaign Focus in FIA WRC and Fiesta in Rally America and X Games

Ken Block to campaign Focus in FIA WRC and Fiesta in Rally America and X Games

With more than 10,500,000 views of his “KEN BLOCK GYMKHANA TWO THE INFOMERCIAL” video on YouTube and winning three medals at X Games, Ken Block is a very popular figure in the motorsport industry. Ford announced today that it will team up with Block to market its new Focus and Fiesta to the motorsport world. [...]

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Question of the Day: As a family vehicle… Minivan, SUV or Crossover?

Question of the Day: As a family vehicle… Minivan, SUV or Crossover?

As long as I can remember, I’ve never liked minivans. Something about them always made me look the other way. Then one day my father showed up at the door with a 2004 Honda Odyssey and right then and there, I promised myself that I would never ever be like him (in terms of his taste [...]

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Swedish govt to meet with GM next week regarding Saab, Spyker only buyer under consideration

Swedish govt to meet with GM next week regarding Saab, Spyker only buyer under consideration

In an attempt to get things moving for Saab, a delegation from the Swedish government will meet with General Motors next week in the United States to discuss the future of the brand. Swedish national news agency reported yesterday that representatives from the finance and industry ministries will meet in Detroit with GM and will also swing [...]

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Report: BMW’s M division working on 350-hp M1

Report: BMW’s M division working on 350-hp M1

We’ve been hearing about an M version of the 1-Series coupe for some time now; however, BMW has yet to confirm anything – until now. M division boss Kay Segler revealed plans for an M version of the 1-Series coupe to AutoCar and said that he wants to send a “clear signal that our products [...]

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Top 10 Best Selling Vehicles of 2009

Top 10 Best Selling Vehicles of 2009

While 2009 was a horrible year for the auto industry, there was hardly a shake up on the list of Top 10 cars sold when compared to the previous year (2008). Of course, the Ford F-Series is still the top seller in the United States. Honda Accord 290,056 Check out the full list. 2009 2008 [...]

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Video: Semi truck drifting on public roads in Poland

Video: Semi truck drifting on public roads in Poland

And here is a little something to spice up your morning. Of course we don’t recommend trying this at home (especially if you’re going to be the one in front of the truck video taping it while it’s drifting). Follow the jump for the video.

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Somali pirates hijack vessel carrying 2,388 Hyundai / Kia vehicles

Somali pirates hijack vessel carrying 2,388 Hyundai / Kia vehicles

A vessel carrying vehicles from Hyundai and its sister company Kia was hijacked by Somali pirates last week. The ship, known as Asian Glory and operated by EUKOR Car Carriers, was hijacked on New Years day while on its way to Saudi Arabia after departing from Ulsan. According to statement today from South Korea”s Ministry of [...]

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Cadillac CTS tops Consumer Reports’ luxury sedan face-off, still not recommended

Cadillac CTS tops Consumer Reports’ luxury sedan face-off, still not recommended

The Cadillac CTS earned an overall score of “Excellent” in a recent test of five luxury sedans by Consumer Reports’ for the Feb. 2010 issue of the magazine. The CTS, which outpointed competitors from Acura, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Lincoln, ended up with an overall road test score of 84. Following behind was the Acura RL [...]

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