Archive | July, 2011
Video: Top Gear USA season 2 trailer released

Video: Top Gear USA season 2 trailer released

Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood are ready to take over the History Channel with a second season of Top Gear for the U.S. market. What do they have in store? Well, we’re not really sure and the new trailer that the History Channel just released doesn’t show much except the three hosts driving [...]

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The Top 10 Most Ticketed Cars, Mercedes takes three spots

The Top 10 Most Ticketed Cars, Mercedes takes three spots

Getting pulled over is never fun. And if you are one to get pulled over often, consider the car your driving. It’s no news that what you’re driving can make the coppers see you as a huge red flag that says: “HEY PICK ME!” But some of the cars that were found to be the [...]

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GHSA study finds drivers on the phone 7% of the time

GHSA study finds drivers on the phone 7% of the time

It should be no surprise as to how bad American drivers can be. Waking up before the sun even shows itself to commute to work and in the process, engulfing a Dunkin Donuts breakfast sandwich while sipping on a coffee and talking on the phone for a conference call can all be very dangerous, which [...]

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Report: Hyundai working on V8 supercar to rival Porsche 911, BMW 6-Series, Nissan GT-R

Report: Hyundai working on V8 supercar to rival Porsche 911, BMW 6-Series, Nissan GT-R

Ten years ago, if any of us heard of a rumor that Hyundai would be producing a supercar to rival the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Nissan GT-R, Jaguar XK, BMW 650i, and P-Cars like the Porsche 911 and Cayman, we’d all find the closest person to exchange a “what-are-you-tripping-on” look with. So is not the case [...]

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Video: McLaren MP4-12C sets second-quickest lap around Top Gear track

Video: McLaren MP4-12C sets second-quickest lap around Top Gear track

If you happened to catch episode 3 of Top Gear season 17 this past weekend, than you probably appreciated Jeremy Clarkson’s review of the new 2012 McLaren MP4-12C against the Ferrari 458 Italia. Following Clarkson’s review, The Stig took the MP4-12C around the Top Gear track to set a lap time. What did The Stig [...]

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Ford unveils two Mad Max Interceptor Concepts in Australia

Ford unveils two Mad Max Interceptor Concepts in Australia

Some of you older lot may remember the film “Mad Max,” featuring Mel Gibson before he went batsh*t insane crazy. For those of you who don’t, it’s a film by George Miller—who also directed and produced Academy Award nominated movie, “Babe”—that takes place in a dystopian future where law and order are crippling. That said, [...]

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Ford Sync to take on GM’s OnStar with live operators

Ford Sync to take on GM’s OnStar with live operators

In a move to attack General Motors’ OnStar service, Ford announced today that it is beta testing an “Operator Assist” feature for the cloud-based network of Sync services. The features will give users complimentary access to a live operator for help with business searches and address entry for turn-by-turn directions. “Operator Assist is currently in a [...]

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6% of AmEx Black Card holders own a Hyundai, tied with Bentley and Audi

6% of AmEx Black Card holders own a Hyundai, tied with Bentley and Audi

Here is some surprising information for those of you that think that Hyundai is still that same old cheap Korean brand. According to Hyundai U.S. Chief John Krafcik, about 6% of American Express Centurion Card Holders – you know, those that are astonishingly rich enough to get the ‘Black Card’ with an unlimited credit line [...]

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Ford announced Gymkhana World Tour dates, coming to U.S. on July 23

Ford announced Gymkhana World Tour dates, coming to U.S. on July 23

As announced last week, Ken Block and Ford have teamed up to launch a Gymkhana World Tour, which will feature stops in Austria, Australia and the United States. “Designed to bring the Gymkhana experience to a live audience, each GWT stop will be unique not only in its location but in the content and layout [...]

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Porsche to boost Cayenne production by 10% in 2012 to meet demand

Porsche to boost Cayenne production by 10% in 2012 to meet demand

Porsche is planning to increase production of the Cayenne next year after sales of the model increased by 37 percent in the first half of 2011. The demand for the new Porsche Cayenne caused delivery times to peak to as much as 12 months in markets like China. Porsche wants waiting time to be no [...]

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