Ford was hard at work advertising their latest EcoBoost V6 in the current Ford F150, especially with their little webisodes where Discovery Channel’s Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs worked with Ford to test the durability and capability of the F150 EcoBoost against the competition. And so far, it looks like everything is working out as [...]
Kelley Blue Book has just released their recommendations for the best cars for students going back to school. The recommendations consist of two lists, the first being the top-five best new cars and the second, the best five used cars for students. “Each year we have more great choices to consider for our top back-to-school [...]
Toyota today released teaser number 2 of the 2012 Camry, which we’ll see later this year. Teaser no. 2 gives us a little glimpse of the rear-end of the new Camry, specifically the tail lamp. So far we like what we see, however, we feel overall Toyota will totally have to knock the next Camry [...]
As we’ve informed you before with examples like Nissan’s QR codes, GM’s efforts with their mobile app allowing customers to control their car from their smartphone and Scion’s plan to sell cars through the Internet, the automobile industry is seeing a wave of new technology that takes advantage of the popular smartphone app concept. And [...]
The Suzuki Swift is one of the few models offered by the small Japanese make that the US of A doesn’t see. And we don’t quite understand why. To add insult to injury for us, Suzuki has just unveiled details for its latest hot Swift hatchback. The Suzuki Swift lineup was given a solid update [...]
Chrysler Group announced today that its newly formed Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Brand will be hitting the road with its first-ever, “SRT High Performance Tour,” featuring four drivers, four vehicles and a visit to more than 40 clubs and event over the next for months. The vehicles the SRT brand will be traveling with [...]
Due to a significant growth in customer demand, British ultra-luxury brand Rolls-Royce has announced that they will be expanding their “Bespoke“ operation. Based at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ home in Goodwood, West Essex, UK, the operation calls for an increase in staff including designers, engineers, project management staff and more. This increase will double Rolls-Royce’s staff by [...]
Saab’s fate has been very much in question as of late, especially since there’s been trouble with keeping the Swedish brand afloat and complications with parts from the Japan earthquake in March. But now, it seems like things are beginning to settle down for the brand born from jets. Just recently, Saab announced that they [...]
A new report is out by Fortune magazine that surveyed a select number of automobile journalists. And that survey says reviewers found Nissan’s unusual Murano CrossCabriolet as one of the oddest cars on the road. “Not since the Mercedes R-class, and, before that, the Pontiac Aztek has the overall verdict been so bruisingly negative. The [...]
Yes – we’re not kidding. Ford announced today that it has teamed up with SunPower Corp. to offer customers a rooftop solar system that will allow Ford Focus Electric owners to charge their vehicle with renewable energy to offset electricity usage. The 2.5 kilowatt SunPower system will produce an estimated 3,000 kilowatt hours of electricity [...]
