Toyota is getting set to roll lout a software program to send service-reminders to customers tailored according to their vehicles mileage and service history. In short, Toyota owners will no longer receive coupons and deals for oil changes 3 weeks after receiving an oil change. Though developed and overseen by Toyota, the software will be [...]
Some of us may remember the Mercedes-Benz C111 from back in the glory days. For those of you who haven’t the slightest clue, the C111 is one of the most famous concepts ever produced from Mercedes. It showcased components such as the turbocharged inline-5 diesel engine that established Mercedes as king of the indestructible engines [...]
So the Ferrari 458 Italia is as good as it gets…really, it is the benchmark to precision performance and engineering. But if you thought the 458 wasn’t enough car for you and you wanted to take it to the extreme just like you would dump an entire bottle of Frank’s Red Hot sauce on nuclear [...]
After the recent epic Three-Wisemen reenactment by Top Gear UK, fans can now view the vehicles used in the episode at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, England. To those who have yet to see the episode, the three middle-aged men were sent to follow the path of the three wise men. Their journey started [...]
While the SYNC system is only available FoMoCo vehicles, General Motors announced today that it is offering its industry leading safety, security and connectivity services for non-GM and older GM vehicles already on the road. How is GM making this possible? Starting this spring, you can purchase a standalone rearview mirror packing all of OnStar’s [...]
At the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Verizon is showing off the consumer and enterprise capabilities of its new 4G LTE network with the products, services and solutions that take advantage of the fast speed and low latency of the new wireless network. OnStar teamed up with Verizon to share some of the spotlight [...]
General Motors and OnStar announced today that they are launching a new public pilot test of a voice communications app for Android mobile phones that enables drivers to send and receive text messages and Facebook updates using only their voices. The app uses a Bluetooth connection between drivers’ phones and their vehicles. “According to the [...]
There is an interesting paradigm in the US gasoline market, which some refiners are learning to take advantage of for the benefit of their bottom lines. Gasoline in the western states is usually more expensive than that on the east coast, due to a more stringent standards which damned cleaner fuel. The gasoline sold in [...]
Supercar owners are known to be some of the most aggressive drivers on the road but this story takes aggressiveness of supercar drivers to a whole new level. A 32-year-old driver of a Ferrari 458 Italia was arrested after he attacked the owner of a Fiat 600, which had not given way to him as [...]
At the 2011 Detroit Auto Show next week, Volkswagen will finally unveil the new mid-sized sedan for the United States market, which will end up replacing the Passat sedan here. The sedan, which is still unnamed, will go on sale in the second half of 2011 after being produced at Volkswagen’s new factory in Chattanooga, [...]
