Subaru has been using the Nurburgring Nordschleife course since 1992 for advanced R&D as well as tests of the WRX and WRX STI models. Yesterday, the company announced that its 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI lapped the Nordschleife track in just 7:55, which is 4 seconds faster than the previous fastest time recorded in 2004. [...]
The International Institute for Highway Safety announced that it has awarded Audi, Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen models the 2010 Top Safety Pick award. “Based on new rollover test results the 2010 Audi A4 and Q5, Ford Flex and Fusion (twins Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ), Hyundai Tucson, Lincoln MKT, and Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen earn the [...]
BMW’s X5 SUV has hit a huge milestone of selling 1,000,000 units since its debut back in 1999. The 1 millionth model sold was an anniversary edition, a sapphire black metallic BMW X5 xDrive35i featuring cinnamon brown Nevada leather trim. BMW’s Spartanburg plant, which has existed for 15 years now, has played a huge role [...]
The 2011 Ford Explorer (we’re not longer going to be confused whether it will be a 2011 model year or 2012) will be revealed to Facebook fans prior to its official world debut sometime in July. The Dearborn automaker today released 4 teasers showing a little bit of what we can expect from the new [...]
The 2010 Dodge Viper has just gotten more exclusive until the supercar’s replacement arrives in 2012. Chrysler announced that it is building a total of 50 special-edition Viper units for dealers that sold a sufficient volume of the car. Shown in the image above are the Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Roadster, developed specifically with Woodhouse [...]
Yes, that’s exactly what Mike Duff from AutoCar says about Volvo’s new C30 Polestar Performance Concept. “It feels like an extremely well-sorted Mitsubishi Lancer EVO, but possibly even a, dare I say it, a junior Nissan GT-R.” Oh, and as cool as this Volvo C30 Polestar Concept looks, the Swedish company is not going to [...]
Competition is always good in the market because it forces manufacturers to produce a product that is better and more appealing than their competitors. Following FoMoCo’s announcement that it is adding Google Maps to its “˜Send to SYNC” feature, General Motors has announced a similar option. GM owners with the OnStar service will now be [...]
Mercedes-Benz has been teasing us with the next-generation CLS for some time now with the F800 Style Concept and more recently with the Shooting Break Concept. Well, it seems like tuner Lorinser couldn’t wait much longer for Mercedes to unveil the new CLS so they decided to release a sketch of a modified version of [...]
If you thought four-doors, four-wheel-drive and four-passengers was as far as Mini would think, you’re wrong. While the Mini Countryman has yet to hit the dealerships, it is reported that Mini is already considering an even bigger model. Sources say that Mini is currently working on a larger, 7-seater version of the Countryman that will [...]
It isn’t only Toyota that faces recalls in the millions – General Motors has announced a recall consisting of 1.5 million vehicles to address a problem with the heated windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire, its second recall over the same issue in two years. GM conducted a similar recall two [...]
