At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show last week, Volkswagen pulled a little guerilla by cloaking normal everyday cars with a life-size Up! print. The whole point of the campaign? The Volkswagen Up! promotes more space for city driving and parking. Pretty creative. Hit the jump for the video. Click here for our original post on [...]
Toyota has had it rough this year after the earthquake that crippled Japan brought the country to a complete standstill. As a result, sales for the Japanese auto giant have slipped and since April, Toyota has yet to see a gain in sales. But recently, Toyota was able to bring all of their U.S. plants [...]
We’re not usually the sort of news outfit that reports on Hollywood. But when cars are involved, we pay some attention. So as for this bit of news, word is from TMZ.com (ugh) is that John Travolta’s Mercedes-Benz was stolen in L.A. Claiming to cite “law enforcement sources,” Travolta supposedly left his 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL [...]
Watch out OnStar, Ford Motor Co. has just announced that it is enhancing its SYNC experience by adding Operator Assist, a new free service that allows users to connect with a live operator. The feature is standard with SYNC services. Customers driving SYNC Services-equipped Ford cars and trucks now can talk to live operators when seeking [...]
Following the introduction of the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, it’s only right that Chrysler Group does an SRT8 version of the 2012 Dodge Durango. While Chrysler won’t officially confirm anything, sources close to the project tell Inside Line that the Durango SRT8 is seriously being considered. However, one thing holding the project from moving [...]
Saab Automobile has received approval for their proposal for voluntary reorganization from the Court of Appeal in Gothenburg, Sweden today. The move gives Saab some breathing room to secure short-term stability while simultaneously attracting additional funding, pending the inflow of the equity contributions by Pang Da and Youngman. Saab hopes creditor protection will allow it [...]
The new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera is definitely one car I’m excited to drive. Of course, I probably won’t be hitting up the Nurburgring to drive it, where the Porsche 911 recently returned a time of 7:40 seconds – that’s a whole 13 seconds faster around the famed track than the current model. Vehicle line [...]
UPDATE: After contacting OnStar, Joanne Finnorn, Vice President, Subscriber Services, has provided more insight into the matter. You can read her statement after the jump. OnStar is the buy word when it comes interfacing automobiles with peoples lives for convenience and safety purposes. It’s no doubt that they’re doing well to help provide roadside services [...]
The details have been released for Chevrolet’s upgraded version of the Ecotech engine, that will first debut on the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu sedan next summer. Ecotech’s latest version is a 2.5L four-cylinder motor that puts out 190 hp and 180 lb-ft of torque, compared to the previous version it has a larger displacement and 12 [...]
The Chinese do have a bit of history with knock-offs. And I’m not just talking imitations of expensive leather handbags and watches, but cars. In fact, companies like BMW has filed lawsuits against some Chinese companies for literally carbon copying some designs. So things do get a bit hairy when discussing the Chinese and the [...]
