It was recently reported that Audi has no plans to do a high-performance RS4 version of the current-generation A4. Basically, the reports suggested that Audi RS5, which will make it to the stateside in 2012, is expected to fill he needs of the RS4′s clientele. You may want to take everything you hear on the [...]
Nancy Pelosi, the outgoing House Speaker, will be coming back to the Detroit Auto Show next week to tout recovery of Detroit automakers. “A strong American manufacturing base is essential to our national security and competitiveness, and when we make it in America, our workers have a chance to make it in America,” Pelosi said [...]
Thinking of buying a convertible? You may want to reconsider the move. According to a study by The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, by Cambridge University Press, driving convertible cars with the top down at speeds of more than 55 mph may put drivers at increased risk of noise-induced hearing loss. The study was conducted [...]
There are many TV shows out there that teach you how to pimp your ride and there are many automakers that offer bulletproof armored vehicles. But what if zombies take over Earth and you’re one of the last remaining humans in the world (kind of like Will Smith in ‘I Am Legend’)? That’s where Might [...]
The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is generating a lot of buzz for the automotive industry. First, General Motors generated a lot of buzz around the OnStar system and then Hyundai made headlines with its Blue Link connectivity system. AT&T has now announced that it has entered into an agreement with BMW to [...]
BRP, the company that produces the Can-Am Spyder, a three-wheeled vehicle that offers the fun of a motorcycle, is considering a plug-in hybrid version of the Can-Am. BRP claims that the plug-in hybrid version of the Can-Am Spyder will still be a sports vehicle and that performance levels are expected to be on the same [...]
Shortly after the Bugatti 16 C Galibier made its debut in 2009, it as reported that the concept is being considered for production by 2013. According to a report by German magazine Der Spiegel, Bugatti is looking to produce a new luxury sedan for 2014. The report states that owner Volkswagen Group has decided that [...]
Around two weeks a go a group of students at Mercedes-Benz surprised automotive fans by fitting a V8 AMG engine into a rear-wheel-drive B-Class. Titled ‘Mercedes-Benz B55′, the model is powered by a 5.5L V8 engine making 388-hp and 391 lb-ft of torque. According to Andreas Wurz, who headed the project, the B55 should run from [...]
Here is an interesting advertisement from Toyota’s Israeli marketing arm. The group has released a print ad that shows that the Toyota Prius emits less emissions than the fart from a sheep. According to the dumbed-down chart on the ad a sheep’s fart emits an emission level of 5, while the Toyota Prius only emits [...]
Earlier this morning (and we mean way earlier this morning) General Motors released a bunch of OnStar info from the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. Hyundai is making its own announcement at the 2011 CES with the introduction of its new OnStar competitor known as the Blue Link. Hyundai said that the Blue Link in-vehicle infotainment [...]
