Archive | June, 2011
Ford still committed to MyFord Touch, says 85% of owners find it easy to use

Ford still committed to MyFord Touch, says 85% of owners find it easy to use

Ford’s new MyFord Touch infotainment, connectivity system isn’t perfect and the company isn’t afraid to admit it. Consumer Reports has gone as far not to recommend some Ford vehicles with the MyFord Touch system and recently, it was reported the Dearborn automaker is missing quality targets due to the glitches in the system. Recently, FoMoCo [...]

Continue Reading
2012 Jaguar XF 2.2 diesel travels 816 miles on a single tank

2012 Jaguar XF 2.2 diesel travels 816 miles on a single tank

The 2012 Jaguar XF is equipped with a very boring but very fuel-efficient engine in the UK. The 2.2 liter 4-cylinder engine produces a 187-hp with a maximum torque of 332 lb-ft. Mated to an 8-speed ZF automatic gearbox and a stop-start system, the 2012 Jaguar XF 2.2 goes from 0 to 62 mph in [...]

Continue Reading
Top Gear USA returning to History Channel on July 24

Top Gear USA returning to History Channel on July 24

We thoroughly enjoyed the return of Top Gear UK this past weekend. Season 17 kicked of with a bang as Richard Hammond, James May and Jeremy Clarkson test drove the new Marauder tank and the BMW 1-Series M Coupe. Wondering when Top Gear US will be back on air? According to the show’s Facebook page: [...]

Continue Reading
2012 BMW M5 Ring Taxi at M Festival at the Nurburgring

2012 BMW M5 Ring Taxi at M Festival at the Nurburgring

At the Nurburgring, the BMW M5 has always been synonymous with the Ring Taxi. The M5 has always been given the responsibility of tackling many problems on the world’s most difficult circuit – so when we heard that BMW was swapping the M5 an M3 Sedan as the Ring Taxi, we were a bit disappointed… [...]

Continue Reading
Saudi Women for Driving group calls on Subaru to stop selling cars in the kingdom

Saudi Women for Driving group calls on Subaru to stop selling cars in the kingdom

A group known as Saudi Women for Driving are campaigning for an end to Saudi Arabia’s ban on driving by women by calling on Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.’s Subaru cars unit to pull out of the kingdom until the prohibition is lifted. “More than 1,000 people an hour are signing a new viral Change.org campaign [...]

Continue Reading
2012 Audi A6 online configurator launched

2012 Audi A6 online configurator launched

Earlier this month, we announced the pricing for the 2012 Audi A6 sedan, which will start at $41,700 for the A6 powered by the company’s 2.0 liter 4-cylinder turbo engine with 211-hp and 258 lb-ft. Audi has now launched the online configurator for the 2012 A6 and while $41,700 price tag isn’t bad – a fully optioned [...]

Continue Reading
Sabino Leerentveld dreams of V12 Aston Martin Hypercar Concept

Sabino Leerentveld dreams of V12 Aston Martin Hypercar Concept

Sabino Leerentveld, a Dutch designer, has thrown together a rendering of a Hypercar concept that he dreams could be produced by Aston Martin. Specs on the concept are scarce, however, it is likely to be front or mid-engined V-12. The model, if released, would most likely sit at a higher point than the Aston Martin [...]

Continue Reading
Lamborghini still deciding whether to build SUV or sedan (w/ Poll)

Lamborghini still deciding whether to build SUV or sedan (w/ Poll)

After long debates and much anticipation, it was finally announced in a recent press conference by Lamborghini cavaliere Stephan Winkelmann that one of the two will actually come to production, we just don’t know which one and neither does he. The four-door Estoque concept, which debuted several years ago, is headed for the assembly line, [...]

Continue Reading
Fast and Furious 6 to hit theaters on May 24, 2013

Fast and Furious 6 to hit theaters on May 24, 2013

If you happened to catch Fast Five in the theaters earlier this year and stayed in the theater until after credits you probably saw a nice little setup for the six installment in the go-fast, underground racing series. During the scene, Eve Mendez walks up to Dwayne Johnson and shows him a file containing a [...]

Continue Reading
Chrysler promises to rebuilt SRT performance brand

Chrysler promises to rebuilt SRT performance brand

Because Chrysler has made such an improvement over the past couple of years after filing bankruptcy and being conjoined with European giant FIAT, reminiscing on the days of when Chrysler had probably made the worst automobiles in the world is like looking back in your old days when you relied on keg beer to get [...]

Continue Reading