The Infiniti M Hybrid has officially become the world’s fastest accelerating hybrid. How official? Guinness World Record official. Driven by journalist Tim Pollard and overseen by Guinness World Records, the 360-horsepower gas/electric Infiniti M Hybrid covered the standing quarter mile in 13.9031 seconds (an average of all runs). The car used during the test was a standard [...]
In its latest ‘Imported from Detroit’ commercial featuring the new 2012 Chrysler 300, the Auburn Hills automaker is touting the new 8-speed transmission and fuel-efficiency. The new 60-second commercial titled, ‘If You’re Gonna,’ began airing on Friday, Sept. 16 on national and cable networks. it was filmed throughout Detroit and its neighboring cities with no [...]
Fiat SpA said that it expects to increase its stake in Chrysler to 58.5 percent by the end of 2011 as it achieves a preset performance target.Fiat currently owns 53.5 percent of the Chrysler Group LLC. The final test will be the production of a Fiat-based compact car that can achieve 40 mpg. Fiat and [...]
The Ford Fiesta Movement did wonders for the Dearborn automaker prior the subcompact’s market launch. Nissan will now try to imitate that success for its new 2012 Nissan Versa sedan with a new interactive social media promotion called – “My Versa Road Trip.” The MyVersaRoadTrip.com website was made live this week with Facebook Connect and will [...]
General Motors and SAIC Motor Corp. signed an agreement today in Shanghai for the co-development of a new electric-vehicle architecture in China. “The Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) – SAIC and GM’s engineering and design joint venture in Shanghai – will serve as the development center for the architecture,” GM Said in a statement. [...]
Volkswagen commercials have always known to be pretty witty. That’s definitely the case in the new commercial for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI called – ‘Vamonos.’ The commercial shows two friends taking a road-trip and instead of listening to music – the driver pops in a ‘Teach Yourself Spanish’ CD. The two end up driving [...]
Weight reduction is always a hot topic in the automotive world, and this time, Audi is asking for your attention. Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi’s global marketing chief, has recently revealed that the brand is making sure that all of its upcoming generations will be lighter than the last. Providing a clearer picture of what Audi has [...]
Aston Martin has not been selling as many units of its Cygnet city car as it was anticipating. Chairman Ulrich Bez believes that this is due to nothing other than supply shortages, and that the wait time between ordering the model and receiving it is simply too long. Bez comments “I’m not satisfied with Cygnet [...]
Drive, a new film featuring a Ryan Gosling as a getaway driver, came in way further down the box office list than the 3-D release of The Lion King this weekend. While Drive got good reviews from movie goers and many critics like The Hollywood Reporter’s “exhilarating ride” comment, others pointed out some negative spots. [...]
Some people have been rambling. And in all of their cries and shouts, they claim that some driving schools are putting their students at risk by using cars with low crash-test ratings. The peoples in outcry are the editors at the Chicago Tribune and Cars.com after surveying the local driving schools in the Chicago metro [...]
