A123 Systems, the developer and producer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries and systems, announced today that it has opened the largest lithium ion automotive battery production facility in North America. The new plant, located in Livonia, Michigan, is expected to expand the company’s manufacturing capabilities by up to 600MW hours per day when full [...]
The 2011 Lexus CT 200h will be hitting dealerships in early 2011 and today, the luxury Toyota division dropped the most important detail about the model. The CT 200h, which shares its gear with the Toyota Prius, will get an estimated combined fuel-economy of 42 mpg. Click here for more news on the Lexus CT [...]
A new video showing a mystery Audi coupe in disguise has made its way onto YouTube. We have no idea what the car is and what it’s doing being air-lifted at the Olympia Ski Resort in the Tyrolean Alps. What we do know is the shape of the model looks very similar to the Audi [...]
The BMW 1-Series M Coupe will be hitting dealers in Spring 2011 and we’ve been eagerly waiting on some more details on the new pocket rocket. So far we know that the power will come from an upgraded version of the N55 engine from BMW”s M division making around 340-hp. The German automaker expects the [...]
As Jeremy Clarkson once said, “Audi”s are for German cement salesmen.” And I can”t agree any more. Except here, in “˜Emerica, it”s either pretentious lawyers or guidos. But as characterless and cold Audis of the past have been, save a few gems in the mix, things are a lot different now. The Audi S5 coupe [...]
Nissan announced today that it is recalling vehicles equipped with some Garmin Ltd. Nuvi model navigation systems. The recall comes due to an issue with batteries that could overheat and cause a fire, Japan’s National Transportation Safety Commission said on its Web site. Models affected include the 2008-2010 Altima, Pathfinder, Frontier, Rogue, Sentra, Versa and [...]
The 2011 Lexus CT 200h will hit U.S. markets in early 2011, making it the brand’s fifth hybrid – but definitely not the last. Lexus has plans to introduce hybrid versions of each existing model when they hit a full change. “We want to introduce it with each new model change,” said. Kiyotaka Ise, Toyota [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it is investigating 1.4 million Ford F-150 pickups that could be recalled over an issue with fuel tank rust that may result in a fire hazard. The NHTSA said that it has launched a preliminary investigation into 1997-2001 F-150 model year pickups after receiving 32 complaints alleging [...]
Once aforementioned by yours truly, Audi has shown us that they are no longer cold, characterless and boring poser-mobiles. And the phenomenal Porsche 911 alternative, the R8, is a grand example of that. But as if the R8 wasn”t enough car already in both V8 or V10 guise, Melbourne, Australia-based tuning company RENM offers two [...]
Just when the W204 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG wasn”t über enough, MEC Design, a Berlin-based company offers a performance and visual upgrade package: the Performance Package Plus. Starting with the epic 6.3L V8, a stainless steel exhaust system is offered in the package, which also contains higher-flow racing catalytic converters. Additionally, the ECU is reworked removing [...]
