Mazda is launching a new sweepstakes after teaming up with the new social-network craze known as Foursquare – you know that social networking app for smartphones that allows all your friends to know where you are and allows you to hold mayorships of venues and make you feel like a more important person in life. [...]
Next week at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Toyota will show a pimped out Toyota Sienna known as the “Swagger Wagon Supreme.” Really, that’s all we know for now as confirmed by Toyota’s Twitter account. Other than that, enjoy the popular Toyota Sienna Swagger Wagon video after the jump for old time sake.
Here it is – your first look at the 2011 Dodge Avenger. Unlike its Chrysler 200 sibling, the 2011 Avenger seems to be more humble about its redesign but does get a returned suspension, a new powertrain lineup and a nicely upgraded interior. That’s not to say that the exterior was totally left untouched. Designers at [...]
Nissan is recalling 2.2 million vehicles worldwide, which includes 747,000 pickups and SUVs in the United States due to a risk of failure to the electrical systems. Nissan said that the recall includes model year 2004 to 2006 Nissan Armadas and Titans, 2005 and 2006 Infiniti QX56 models along with Nissan Frontiers, Pathfinders and Xterras [...]
The EPA and DOT announced today the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. The program is expected to reduce GHG emissions by nearly 250 million metric tons and save 500 million barrels of oil over the lives of the vehicle produced within the [...]
A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 sold for $4.6 million at a London auction on Wednesday. Normally such a car doesn”t fetch such a high price, but this one is unique; it was driven on screen by Sir Sean Connery as he portrayed British super-spy James Bond in the movies Goldfinger and Thunderball. Having the history [...]
Though there is much hype around the electric car evolution, J.D. Power & Associates says that we shouldn”t count gasoline down and out just yet. A new report by Power says that by 2020, the vast majority of cars sold around the world will run on gasoline, not electricity. The report, entitled “Drive Green 2020: [...]
About a month ago, General Motors announced that its South Korean unit will launch a demo fleet of electric-vehicles based on the Chevrolet Cruze. Well, it is keeping its promise today by launching the first 10 battery electric versions of the Cruze and Lacetti Premieres (Daewoo version of Cruze) to the Seoul G20 Summit Committee [...]
Audi already offers a 3.0L TDI V6 on the Q7, which pumps out 221-hp and 406 lb-ft of torque. While that may be slow for the giant behemoth, it helps it average an EPA rated 17/25 mpg (city/highway). Audi has announced that its European Q7 will be getting another 3.0 TDI engine, which produces 204-hp [...]
Since Pontiac is now a dead brand, there is no way that we’ll ever see a Trans Am successor. However, if your Heide Performance Products (better known as HPP), you’ll just end up creating your own retro-inspired Chevrolet Camaro-based Pontiac Trans Am. At the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas next week, HPP will reveal [...]
