In a move preemptive to Wednesday”s Congressional hearings, ToMoCo”s president, Akio Toyoda, has laid out a detailed plan to restore quality and consumer trust to the Toyota family of vehicles. Toyoda has come under fire as of late for his conspicuous silence regarding the recalls, but the grandson of the company”s founder has claimed personal [...]
Remember the Toyota Prius braking problem we’ve been talking about for some time now? Well, Toyota today finally announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 133,000 2010 Toyota Prius units and 14,500 2010 Lexus HS 250h units to update software in the vehicle”s anti-lock brake system (ABS). While in the U.S. [...]
A V6 Ferrari? Should that be one of the signs that the world is coming to an end? Start preparing for Armageddon because according to Ferrari boss Amedeo Felisa, the Italian brand could build V6-engined cars in the future. When asked about the possibility of a V6 powered Ferrari, Felisa said: “If I had to [...]
If many of you have that sentimental attachment to your vehicle to the point where you hate leaving it in the garage at night, then you can most probably share your feelings with Holger Schubert. The 43-year-old product designer loves his Ferrari 512 BBi Boxer so much that he parks it in the middle of [...]
At the 2010 Chicago Auto Show later this week, FoMoCo will show the new 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric commercial van, the first in a series of electric-vehicles from the Dearborn automaker. With the help of Azure Dynamics’ Force Drive battery electric powertrain and Johnson Controls-Saft”s advanced lithium-ion battery technology, the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric [...]
In early 2005, FoMoCo was the first automaker to introduce gas-electric hybrid powered taxis in North American fleets with the Ford Escape Hybrid in San Francisco and New York City. Continuing with its fuel-efficient taxi success, FoMoCo announced today that it will start producing the new 2011 Ford Transit Connect Taxi, which will arrive in [...]
Scion has announced pricing on the limited-production 2010 tC Release Series 6.0 – also known as the tC RS 6.0, which will arrive in dealerships in March. The 2010 Scion tC RS 6.0 model will carry an MSRP of $18,620 with a manual transmission, and $19,420 with an automatic transmission. The 2010 tC RS 6.0 [...]
Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne has canceled his speech for the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, which kicks off later this week. Marchionne was scheduled to address the Economic Club of Chicago Thursday on the closing of media days of the auto Show. “Chrysler Group LLC Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne unfortunately [...]
With the current PR crisis facing Toyota, their potential troubles in Washington only add insult to injury. Thankfully for them they have friends in high places, including Senators and Congressmen who not only represent thousands of Toyota workers, but have actually lobbied to lure Toyota to their states. Some of these lawmakers also happen to [...]
Earlier this morning, Porsche unveiled its new 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S; however, it seems like Porsche doesn’t want us to know how the S on the end of the turbo sounds. We just received a video from Porsche with no sound, so if you’re bored, have fun and make your own noises. Click through [...]
