Archive | August, 2010
Video: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 in Action

Video: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 in Action

Yeah yeah, by now we all know that the Boss is back – but how does it look when it’s in action on the track or the road? Check out this driving footage video of the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 going for a spin. Click here for our original post on the 2012 Ford [...]

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Video: Porsche 918 Spyder makes U.S. debut, goes for a spin

Video: Porsche 918 Spyder makes U.S. debut, goes for a spin

Just days prior to its North American debut at the 60th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the Porsche 918 Spyder made its driving debut on a closed road in Monterey California. The car was shipped over from Germany by plane after engineers handed the keys of the model to Porsche AG Design Chief Michael Mauer. Check [...]

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NHTSA opens preliminary inquiry on the Kia Soul

NHTSA opens preliminary inquiry on the Kia Soul

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that it has opened a preliminary inquiry into possible steering loss on the 2010 Kia Soul. Surprisingly the NHTSA has received just one complaint on the vehicle that claims “the steering shaft de-coupled from the hand wheel resulting in a complete loss of steering capability.” The complaint goes on [...]

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G-Power M5 Hurricane RR is world’s fastest sedan with a top speed of 231 mph

G-Power M5 Hurricane RR is world’s fastest sedan with a top speed of 231 mph

In Dec. 2008, G-Power and its M5 Hurricane RS hit a top speed of 228 mph, making the G-Power modified BMW M5 the ‘world’s fastest sedan.’ G-Power is now back in 2010 with a couple of modifications to their fastest sedan and a new name – G-Power M5 Hurricane RR. The modified version of the [...]

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Lotus Evora S, Evora Auto coming to Paris alongside new mystery car… or cars

Lotus Evora S, Evora Auto coming to Paris alongside new mystery car… or cars

Leaked internal documents have confirmed that Lotus plans on showing the Evora S and Evora Automatic at the 2010 Paris Motor Show next month. As a part of the launch, the Lotus test team will be putting both cars through their paces on the Nurburgring in the next couple of days. We expect to hear [...]

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Video: Cash Money CEO Birdman takes delivery of his Bugatti Veyron

Video: Cash Money CEO Birdman takes delivery of his Bugatti Veyron

Birdman, who also goes by his real name, Bryan Williams, when he’s going about doing business as the CEO of Cash Money Record, just took delivery of his brand-new read Bugatti Veyron. Birdman showed up in Cadillac Escalade Platinum and a red Adidas sweatsuit to check out his new red Veyron, which has an estimated [...]

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50 Suzuki dealers accept buyout offers, 300 dealers remaining

50 Suzuki dealers accept buyout offers, 300 dealers remaining

Suzuki said that 50 of its dealers have accepted buyout offers from the automaker in the past 5 months as a part of the company’s plan to cut the worst-performing retailers. The voluntary program was launched to dealers in March to encourage low-volume dealers to close their doors. Gene Brown, the marketing vice president for [...]

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Honda offering software upgrade to fix Civic Hybrid batteries

Honda offering software upgrade to fix Civic Hybrid batteries

Honda Civic Hybrid owners are shocked by a new fix for the hybrid sedan that addresses an issue with the nickel-metal hydride battery pack in the vehicle. According to Honda, thousands of Civic Hybrid owners may be experiencing accelerated deterioration of the car’s crucial and expensive nickel-metal hydride battery pack. Honda has already started offering [...]

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Review: 2010 Toyota 4Runner is a <em>true</em> SUV you can drive anywhere

Review: 2010 Toyota 4Runner is a true SUV you can drive anywhere

Having debuted back in 1984, the original Toyota 4Runner was based on one of the manufacturers pickup trucks outfitted with a fiberglass shell over the bed. Twenty-five years and four generations of production have evolved this vehicle into something dramatically different. Now, the 4Runner is an independently developed cross between a mid-size and full-size SUV [...]

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Report: GM board asked Whitacre to stay on for years or leave

Report: GM board asked Whitacre to stay on for years or leave

According to three people familiar with the talks, General Motors’ board and bankers asked current CEO and Chairman Ed Whitacre to either step down or commit to stay in his position for years more to assist the company’s initial public offering to investors. The sources said that Whitacre didn’t want to stay for an extended [...]

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