cars2go, a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, has announced that San Diego will be the first North American city to get a 100 percent electric-vehicle carsharing program. “We’re proud that car2go has chosen to launch the first North American all-electric carsharing service in San Diego,” said San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. “car2go’s launch here [...]
A special edition MINI Countryman S has been crafted by Romeo Ferraris to honor the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification. The car’s exterior gets colored in matte blue. Headlights were specially and get a black backdrop in the front grille. The roof , mirrors and two racing stripes are coated in chrome. Click here for [...]
GM has temporarily put a stop to the production of the increasingly popular Chevrolet Volt. If you’re looking to purchase a Volt in the next couple of months, you may have a hard time finding one, as there are only around 200 up for grabs in the U.S. at the moment. As a planned lapse [...]
“If you can imagine it, we can build it.”… the possibilities for this tag line are endless, yet it is the proposed tag line for Ferrari’s latest venture. Ferrari, lagging behind Porche in this department, is now offering a customization program to an elite group of clientele that knows no limits. Fiat fortune heir Lapo [...]
Ford beat Chevrolet to the muscle car revival punch with the retro styling of the Mustang back in the early mid-2000s. Though after the Chevrolet reintroduced the Camaro not too long ago, the Mustang began to fall behind in a number of aspects. And since Chevy has continued to lead the muscle car pack with [...]
Swedish safety king, Volvo, has just announced that it will be introducing three new electric vehicles with range-extending engines, or simply put hybrids. With support from the Swedish Energy Agency and the European Union, Volvo’s three “technical concepts feature a variety of technology. First off, there’s the gas engine, which is a three banger that’s [...]
This may or may not come to a surprise. But J.D. Power and Associates of Asia Pacific conducted their third ever car buyer preferences study. The results are plain and simple: Chinese buyers are favoring the purchases of European vehicles over domestics and even Japanese makes. This study included 65 brands and 161 separate models [...]
Most of us are familiar with the indestructibly utilitarian Toyota Hilux pickup, especially after the famous Top Gear crew failed to destroy one, made a boat out of one and took one to the North Pole. As for the truck itself, the seventh generation Hilux is turning six years old now and as a result, [...]
Ralph Gilles must be really proud of being the newly formed SRT brand President and CEO. Joining the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 and the 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 later this year at dealerships will be the new 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. Prices for the 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT8 start at $55,295 including a $825 [...]
Joining the new 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 in dealerships later this year will be the 2012 Dodge Charger ST8, which will be built alongside the 300 SRT8 at the Brampton Assembly plant in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Prices for the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 will start at $46,660 including $825 in shipping fees. Power for the 2012 [...]
