Apple loves the letter ‘i’ – and now it seems BMW will follow. According to a recent trademark filing, BMW has filed a registration for a new trademark and logo for their project i vehicles. The German automaker also registered i1, i2, i3, i4, i5, i6, i7, i8 and i9. Click here for more news [...]
Wonder why you’re seeing so many new Hyundai Sonata models on the road? Well, that’s because the Korean automaker sold a total of 200,000 units of the new Sonatas in North America in 2010, a huge milestone for the Sonata during a record-setting year in which Hyundai sold more than 530,000 vehicles in the United [...]
While most of the auto industry moves to downsize vehicle size and the engines that power them. A group of trainees at Mercedes-Benz went against the trend and decided to fit a V8 engine into a rear-wheel-drive B-Class. Known as the Mercedes-Benz B55, the model is powered by a 5.5L V8 engine making 388-hp and 391 [...]
The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze has earned an overall five-star crash test rating in from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Cruze is the first vehicle tested under the new rating system to achieve five stars in each of the individual crash impact conditions, leading to an overall vehicle score of five stars – the [...]
Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay $10 million to the family of four people killed in a runaway Lexus crash, which prompted the recall of millions of vehicles. The amount was released by California attorney Larry Willis, who represents the dealership which supplied the car in question. Toyota was disappointed to learn that the [...]
The Kia Borrego is no more in the United States. However, don’t think for a second the brand has given up on offering its stateside customers a new full-size crossover. Joining the new 2011 Kia lineup at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show will be a new KV7 Concept. What is this and will it be [...]
As it did with the 2011 Ford Fiesta, FoMoCo announced today that the 2012 Ford Focus will be offered with custom graphics allowing owners to express themselves with various geometric patterns, racing stripes, splashes, swirls and other whimsical images. Click here for more news on the Ford Focus. “Millennials have a very personalized, artistic side [...]
The NYC T&LC is scheduled to vote on a rule change that would insist on a ‘professional appearance’ from on-duty taxi drivers around the city. There are current standards for driver dress, but they are very basic, such as no exposed under garments and things of that nature. “We’re not going to have the fashion [...]
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumors of Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz teaming up with Aston Martin. Ever since the Mercedes-Benz GL based Aston Martin Lagonda Concept debuted at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, rumors of the two companies working together have been popping up. Latest reports suggest that Aston Martin is in talks with [...]
Toyota Motor Sales confirmed today that it will hold the world premiere of the Prius family of vehicles at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show next month. Joining the current third-generation Prius, Toyota will debut a Prius Plug-in vehicle, a Prius Family MPV along with a new Prius concept vehicle. The Toyota Prius MPV has been [...]
