Pickup sales in the United States are getting a boost from rising income for farmers – yes, you read that right. As farmers gain more business, the U.S. pickup segment is getting extra momentum leading to an increase in auto industry sales from the worst period in almost 30 years. According to Autodata Corp, during [...]
It must be nice to be a publication based out of Europe… especially the United Kingdom. Either way, the folks at AutoCar recently had the privilege to get behind the new 2011 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport – so here is a less TopGearish take on the fastest street-legal car in the world. Refresher: The [...]
As a part of its 60th anniversary celebration, Porsche Cars North America went on a quest of find the oldest Porsche in North America. “The Porsche Classic Search, conducted online at www.Porsche60Years.com, encouraged individuals from coast to coast to submit documentation that his or her Porsche was one of the earliest in its category to [...]
During the media test drive of the 2011 Nissan LEAF last week in Nashville, Tennessee, we had some aggressive fun with the Japanese automaker’s new electric-car. According to Nissan, the LEAF’s 107-hp electric-motor delivers 100 miles on a single charge with a top speed of 87 mph. Instead of being ‘green friendly’ and being civilized [...]
Audi has released a bunch of new images and details that show how the new Audi e-tron Spyder came about. “The design freedom is what makes a show car so appealing,” says Luchner. “I always have the original design in my head. My objective is to implement this design with as few changes as possible.” [...]
BMW’s Megacity electric-cars is scheduled to hit markets in 2013 – however, the automaker isn’t planning on making some green with their first battery-operated vehicle. According to BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer, the German automaker isn’t expecting the Megacity Vehicle and electric-drive to contribute much to profits at first. “It may be that you don’t earn [...]
Chrysler’s Pentastar V6 engine is developed in a new $364 million facility in Trenton, Mich. part of the $730 million spent on the Pentastar program. All that money seems to be a good investment for the Auburn Hills automaker since the engine will be available in 13 models by 2014, the company announced Thursday. Current and [...]
A couple of days ago, a short video of a Chrysler 300 powered by a Dodge Viper V10 engine showed up on Dodge’s YouTube channel. Well, Red Letter Dodge (Dodge’s company blog) has released more details of the vehicle. Turns out the car isn’t a 2010 SEMA project – rather it is a creation of [...]
Green Car Journal has announced the five finalists for the 2011 Green Car of the Year, the winner of which will be announced at the 2010 LA Auto Show on Nov. 18. The five finalists include the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, 2011 Ford Fiesta, 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and the 2011 Nissan [...]
Honda has announced that it is recalling 528,000 vehicles worldwide, with 471,820 being recalled in the United States. The recall consists of model year 2005 to 2007 Acura RL and model year 2005 to early 2007 Honda Odyssey vehicles to replace a seal in the brake master cylinder. The recall goes hand-in-hand with the 1.5 [...]
