Archive | October, 2010
Survey Says: BMW drivers are the angriest on the road

Survey Says: BMW drivers are the angriest on the road

According to a study done by Gocompare.com, BMW drivers are the angriest drivers on the road and more likely to tailgate, give the middle finger and speed than anyone else on the roads. In a survey of 3,000 drivers, Gocompare.com found that more than half suffered a ‘bad experience’ at the hands of a BMW [...]

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg gets driven around in his girlfriend’s Acura TSX

Facebook’s Zuckerberg gets driven around in his girlfriend’s Acura TSX

If you’re a big social-media geek than it’s hard for you not to know who Mark Zuckerberg is. Of course, if you’re not living under a rock these days, than you’ve probably heard his name and know that he’s the youngest billionaire in the world. With a title like that, you probably think Zuckerberg owns [...]

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Video: Trailer for Jeremy Clarkson’s new DVD, ‘The Italian Job’

Video: Trailer for Jeremy Clarkson’s new DVD, ‘The Italian Job’

Jeremy Clarkson has a new DVD on the way called “The Italian Job,” his first double disc release ever. So if you couldn’t get enough of Clarkson on Top Gear, here is your chance to watch him take on the Mercedes SLS, Porsche 911 GT3, Lamborghini Superleggera LP570-4, Ferrari 599 GTO, Ferrari 458 Italia and [...]

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GM to install 345 charging stations on company properties

GM to install 345 charging stations on company properties

General Motors Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said today that the company is working on installing 345 charging station for electric-vehicles on company properties. All station should be installed by the end of 2011, Stephens said. The move is a part of efforts to coordinate the installation of 5,300 chargers in Michigan. Currently, two charging stations [...]

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2011 Nissan Murano prices start at $28,500

2011 Nissan Murano prices start at $28,500

Nissan today announced U.S. pricing details for the new 2011 Nissan Murano crossover, which is on sale now at dealers nationwide. Prices start at $28,500 for the entry-level 2011 Murano S with front-wheel-drive. For 2011, Murano receives a number of significant enhancements, including the addition of a new Murano SV trim level and the addition [...]

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ECOtality to install Blink EV charging stations at 12 Best Buy stores

ECOtality to install Blink EV charging stations at 12 Best Buy stores

It won’t be long before you start seeing charging station at your local grocery store, Starbucks and office buildings. ECOtality Inc., a leader in electric storage technologies, announced today that it will provide its Blink EV charging station to select U.S. stores of Best Buy. “We are eager to work with a forward-thinking company like [...]

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Pagani Zonda 750: A purple one-off Zonda for some wealthy person

Pagani Zonda 750: A purple one-off Zonda for some wealthy person

Pagani is scheduled to end production of the Zonda and replace it with a new supercar known as the C9. However, until that day arrives, Pagani is more than willing to build one-off versions of the Zonda for wealthy clients. We don’t have much information on this Zonda, known as the Zonda 750, but the [...]

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Risk of dying while walking along the road is 19 times higher than in a recalled Toyota

Risk of dying while walking along the road is 19 times higher than in a recalled Toyota

At the request of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Academy of Sciences investigated the risks of driving a recalled Toyota. According to Paul Fischbeck, a professor of social and decision sciences and engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University, the risk of dying in a traffic crash is 1.05 deaths per 100 [...]

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BMW 1-Series M Coupe to debut in Detroit, no convertible planned

BMW 1-Series M Coupe to debut in Detroit, no convertible planned

BMW recently invited out a bunch of selected media to test drive the new BMW 1-Series M Coupe – and we now have some details about the car that we didn’t know before. Click here for more news on the BMW 1-Series M Coupe. First things first – we’ve heard so far that the BMW [...]

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Lexus LC 600h: A 500-hp V8 hybrid set to replace the SC

Lexus LC 600h: A 500-hp V8 hybrid set to replace the SC

The Lexus SC convertible ended production in July but we previously heard that a replacement is on the way for 2014 featuring a 5.0L V8 coupled with hybrid electric system. We now have some more details courtesy of the folks over at Motor Trend. Internally known as the LC 600h, the model will be a [...]

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