Earlier this month, following the runway Prius in San Diego, another Prius experienced a sudden acceleration in New York. Toyota engineers on Wednesday will examine the runaway Prius in Harrison, N.Y. that crashed into a stone wall leaving the driver with minor injuries. Spokesman Wade Hoyt for Toyota said that the company is sending three [...]
At $194,000 the 530-hp 2010 Porsche Carrera GT2 is one exhilarating, yet expensive car. But the costs involved with owning a Carrera GT2 don’t stop there. According to Insure.com, insuring the 2010 Carrera GT2 will cost a 40-year old male an average of $2,943.78 to insure annually – and that’s assuming he has a good [...]
Federal regulators are looking into the fact whether Toyota’s unintended acceleration issues are being caused by cosmic rays – and no we’re not kidding. Radiation from space has long affected airplanes and space shuttles and is known for causing errors in computer systems. It was recently reported that some consumers are still facing sudden acceleration [...]
BMW’s “BMW S1000 RR. Dinner for RR.” viral video has generated more than 1.8 million views, making it the most successful BMW video on YouTube ever. The video also earned an award from Spotlight International Advertising Film Festival in Mannheim in the “Web and Mobile” category. The video shows a BMW S1000 RR, which is [...]
It doesn’t seem like Fritz Henderson is feeling the pain of being ousted by Chairman and new CEO Edward Whitacre. The ex-CEO of General Motors was recently rehired by the company as consultant on a month-to-month basis at a rate of $59,090 to assist the automaker with international operations. Henderson has now earned a second [...]
Bugatti today released some new images of its Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept dressed all in black. Yes, as we write this post we are listening to “Back in Black” by ACDC. Hit the jump for the updated high-res image gallery – “oh yes, I’m back in blaaaack.” Refresher: The Bugatti 16 C Galibier is one [...]
As reported earlier this year, Volkswagen today officially launched its new R GmbH brand that will be responsible for sporty exclusive models from Volkswagen in the future. “Volkswagen AG has bundled the responsibilities and competencies for development, implementations and sales of individualised vehicle offers into Volkswagen R GmbH,” Volkswagen said in a statement. “For example, [...]
Mopar has released sketches for the 44th Annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah which takes place from March 27 through April 4. Chrysler fifth brand has prepared a total of four vehicles that have been “Moparized” for the big show. The following are select sketches of the: Jeep Wrangler J7: built off a four-door [...]
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has released the first picture of a new roller coaster that races two sets of passengers against each other on parallel tracks. The roller coaster is a part of Ferrari World that is currently under construction on the Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The roller coaster uses carriages of four seats [...]
The Fiat 500 will be available in North America with a 1.4L Multiair engine in the fourth quarter of 2010. According to a report by Inside Line, the U.S. bound Fiat 500 will ride on a new platform, which will also be used on the 2011 Lancia Ypsilon and the Fiat Panda. The new platform [...]
