After a round of sketches, Audi today unveiled the new 2012 Audi Q3 compact SUV, which will make its public debut at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show next week. The new 2012 Audi Q3 features lightweight design using an engine hood and wraparound tailgate made of aluminum. Using other lightweight components, the basic version of [...]
Here are two police officers that should be an example for the whole nation. A jury on Monday awarded $2 million to two Los Angeles policemen in a civil suit against the city and the department alleging that there was a ‘quota system’ for writing traffic tickets. Officers Howard Chan and David Benioff, veteran motor [...]
The 2012 BMW 6-Series Coupe will make its North American public debut for the first time next week at the 2011 New York Auto Show ahead of its arrival later this fall. Pricing and option details on the new 2012 BMW 6-Series Coupe will be announced on the day of its debut (April 19). Also [...]
Yesterday, Mini got closer to returning to one of the biggest events in motorsports. The company launched the new Mini WRC Team at the Mini Plant in Oxford. The team will compete in six rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) with the MINI John Cooper Works WRC. The race car will be tested against its [...]
Already known as the most powerful and sophisticated electric superbike on planet Earth, the Swigz Pro Racing Electric Superbike has added the ‘world’s fastest’ to its growing list of achievements after a one-mile run of 190.6 mph at the Mojave Mile Shootout event in the California desert. The Swigz Pro Racing Electric Superbike beat out other electric [...]
Are you in the market for a new car but have no idea what you want? NADAguides is here to help with their annual Must Consider List for 2011. “The annual NADAguides Must Consider List provides consumers with unique vehicles that may not necessarily be at the top of consumers’ minds, but have definitely earned [...]
The White House and Congress closely adverted a partial government shutdown on Friday by agreeing to cut $38 billion from this year’s budget, which finances operations through September 30th. The deal to finance government operations for the next six months killed Obama administration’s ‘car czar’ job and cuts funds into at least two federal vehicle [...]
Lexus has unveiled the pictures and details of the new Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept prior to its debut at the 2011 New York Auto Show next week. “For this concept, Lexus designers studied characteristics that are often considered contradictory and difficult to execute together,” said Kengo Matsumoto, general manager, Lexus Design Division, Toyota Motor Corporation. [...]
While Nissan is certainly making history with its all-electric Leaf, it is not the first company to successfully manufacture a mechanically viable EV; that’s been done before. It is making history however, as the first company to bring one to the table that offers the technology to the masses in an affordable and somewhat practical [...]
The devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami has hurt the country’s manufacturing sector. In the automotive industry, automakers together have lost production of more than a half million vehicles. Japan’s big seven automakers lost 516,000 units of output as Japan marked the one month anniversary of the massive March 11 quake. The total figure is [...]
