One of the two models that always seem to be considered when shopping for a new and affordable family mid-sized sedan are the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. That is slowly turning out not to be the case. Stephen Ragsdale, a loyal Honda Accord owner for more than a decade dropped his 2009 Honda Accord just [...]
Any of you out there ever look at the Porsche 911 and wonder why it somewhat resembles the Volkswagen Beetle in some way? Yeah, we’ve wondered that before too. Well, the folks at VWVortex.com, who were given access to the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle decided to take our imagination another step and have introduced their new [...]
GM has asked its Australian Holden engineering team to help fine-tune the new mid-sized 2013 Holden Malibu that will go on sale in Australia and 100 other countries late next year. “Engineers from Holden’s Powertrain Engineering team are currently calibrating the Malibu for GM’s global markets, where it will play an important role in the [...]
Ford will be celebrating its Mustang’s upcoming 50th birthday in 2014 in a big way. They are sending it across seas to the UK, and other locations around the world. To accommodate the varying standards for international vehicles, this will also mark its first right-hand drive version. To suit its audience, the Ford Mustang will [...]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration administrator David Strickland said last week that he will fight unsafe infotainment technology that is simply converting vehicles into smartphones with four wheels. “I’m just putting everyone on notice. A car is not a mobile device,” Strickland said. “I’m not in the business of helping people tweet better. I’m not [...]
Last week, General Motors announced a couple of upgrades to the Chevrolet Volt for the 2012 model year along with a new cheaper price tag of $39,995 ($1,000 less than the 2011 model year Chevrolet Volt). Nissan has also dropped some info for the 2012 Nissan LEAF. Enhancements for the 2012 Nissan LEAF include the [...]
Volkswagen has just dropped the online configurator for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat, which is heading to dealerships as we type this. Prices for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat start at $19,995 and top out at $32,950. Configure your very own 2012 Volkswagen Passat here. Click here for more news on the Volkswagen Passat. Refresher: The 2012 Volkswagen [...]
The MINI Rocketman was just debuted earlier this year at the Geneva Auto Show. Unfortunately however, in a recent interview, the BMW/MINI conglomerate announced that the Rocketman will not see production. Despite this, MINI will still be reintroducing as many as 10 new variants in the near and not-so-distant future. It’s just that the Rocketman [...]
Mazda has been the only one to continue its signature Wankel engine since the 1964 Cosmo R100 Coupe through the famed RX- sports cars. And just recently, the Japanese make provided an update to some of the latest efforts. We’ve already known that Mazda has been working on a new RX-8 replacement for quite some [...]
Lincoln is trying to shake their current reputation, in attempts to rid themselves of any ‘glorified Ford’ stigmas. Their approach will be to make completely new and completely updated versions of their vehicles. Consumers can eventually expect to see seven different models in the next few years, with the first two, the MKS and MKT [...]
