Following a segment on ABC News on the high-pressure fuel pump on its twin-turbocharged N54 inline 6-cylinder engine, BMW has decided to issue a voluntary emissions and safety recall. “BMW of North America has notified the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of its intent to conduct a voluntary recall of some model year 2007-2010 BMWs [...]
Toyota is celebrating the first 10 years of the Prius in the United Kingdom with a special model known as – the Prius Generation “X.” Special features on the Prius Generation X include body kit, 17-inch multi-spoke alloys, rear privacy glass and embossed black leather upholstery. The model will also get all the high-tech equipment [...]
Other than Honda’s VTEC and Detroit muscle car tuners, there is a huge segment of the customizing market that likes custom built and modified pickups. To feed the hunger of that segment, Ford will come to the 2010 SEMA show with a some nicely ‘tricked’ out F-150s. Click here for more news on the Ford [...]
We’re not sure how much of a popular seller that Cadillac STS is for General Motors but we can’t imagine it being a big part of the luxury brand’s bread and butter. As far as we remember the DTS and the STS are both scheduled to be replaced by one sedan. However, until that happens [...]
Later this fall, Chevrolet will start running with a new marketing theme going by “Chevy runs deep.” According to General Motors’ U.S. marketing chief Joel Ewanick, the phrase is aimed at representing the history of the Chevy brand while showcasing new products. “Chevy runs deep” isn”t a tag line and it won”t appear in every ad [...]
The 2012 Ford Focus is on its way to U.S. streets in early 2011 carrying a 2.0L DOHC inline 4-clyinder unit with twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT), direct gasoline injection making a total of 160-hp and 146 lb-ft of torque. While that’s up from 140-hp and 136 lb-ft of torque from the 2011 Focus, [...]
While Mazda’s sales in the United States were up 9 percent to 174,770 vehicles through September, the Japanese automaker has not quite kept pace with the overall U.S. market’s 10 percent advance. However, Mazda CEO Takashi Yamanouchi isn’t giving up just yet. Yamanouchi says he sees significant growth around the corner and over the next [...]
Ford Motor Company reported today that third quarter net income came in at $1.7 billion, or 43 cents per share, a $690 million improvement from third quarter 2009. Ford attributed its third quarter success to strong products, momentum in North America and continued success at Ford Credit fueled growth amid still-challenging business conditions. Ford’s previous [...]
Lexus is finally playing with the big boys and has taken the likes of Ferraris, Lamborghini, Aston Martins and Bentleys. To see if the Lexus LFA lives up to all it’s made out to be, the folks at CARandDRIVER decided to test the new Japanese supercar against the Ferrari 599 HGTE. What exactly is the [...]
While many of you think that the 2011 Nissan Juke may be an awkward looking SUV/Crossover, many, including Texans, seem to disagree. The 2011 Juke was awarded the ‘CUV of Texas’ by this year’s Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) Truck Rodeo. “Obviously, we think the Nissan JUKE is something special and is going to shake [...]
