Being stuck at a red light or knowing how long the light will stay yellow so you can either speed up or slow down is one of most annoying feelings that comes with having the pleasure to drive. Well, designer Thanva Tivawong is out to change all that with his new hour-glass street light model. [...]
The American auto industry seems to be standing up strong and tough. In a recent test conducted by Consumer Reports, the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee earned a ‘Very Good’ road test score and outscored its traditional rival, the Toyota 4Runner, which earned a Good score. The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee impressed Consumer Reports in terms [...]
General Motors has released a Holiday commercial thanking the American taxpayer. Here is a short message from GM followed by the commercial posted after the jump. As the nation celebrates Thanksgiving on Thursday, General Motors is saying thanks to the American people. In a 60-second commercial with no voiceover, serious and comic images of failure [...]
The 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost last week hit up the Homestead-Miami Speedway to demonstrate its durability and best-in-class towing capability. The F-150 EcoBoost racked up 1,606 miles while pulling a trailer with two NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford Fusions weighing 11,300 pounds at full throttle around the site of NASCAR’s Ford 400 season finale. Click here [...]
Saab Automobile AB is planning to begin distribution in China some time next year, said CEO Jan Ake Jonsson. “ Until we launch the new 9-3 at the end of 2012, it will be just a couple of thousand units (annually), all based on imports. As we lead up to this, we have to make [...]
It was reported earlier this month that the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento has been approved for limited production with only 7 to 10 examples to be produced going for $3.44 million a piece. Reports now say that Lamborghini plans on putting the Sesto Elemento into production as a track-only special. “We are testing the Sesto Elemento [...]
Toyota has confirmed that it will undertake a European road trial of an electric-powered version of the iQ city car starting next year. The iQ EV is scheduled to go on sale in the USA in 2012, but Toyota is looking at its potential in other markets, including Europe, Japan and China. The Japanese automaker recently [...]
Ford announced today that the 2012 Ford Focus is taking ambient lighting to a new level of customer convenience with features that illuminate, assist and warn a driver. Click here for more news on the Ford Focus. “When LED illumination combines with ambient lighting technology inside a car, it enables clever features that make life [...]
FoMoCo announced today that it is seeking to regain an investment-grade credit rating and has reduced its debt by more than $1.9 billion by paying investors in its convertible debt to exchange their notes for shares. The move further strengthens its balance sheet and lowers annualized interest costs by about $180 million. “These successful conversion [...]
I’m sure many of you reading this review are car enthusiasts like myself and have become accustomed to watching Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond tear up the Top Gear track in Surrey. So more or less, many of us were skeptical on how the American adaptation of Top Gear UK would pan out. [...]
