In Consumer Reports’ 2011 Annual Auto Survey, Ford, which has been the model of America reliability for many years, is slowly starting to fall. Consumer Reports attributes three of the Dearborn automakers newest models for the fall in reliability. “The new Ford Explorer, Fiesta, and Focus all had below-average reliability in their first year,” Consumer [...]
Car companies are looking for all sorts of ways to market and pitch their products to consumers, especially for the younger crowd. And as an example of this, Toyota has just released a new iPhone application for future owners and current enthusiasts of the Toyota/Subaru (Toyobaru) rear-wheel drive sports car collaboration. Called the FT-86 World [...]
Supercars really have never been BMW’s forte. The last one they ever made was the Lamborghini-collaboration, the M1, which obtained instant cult status and unfortunately was an instant bust from the get-go. And since then, the only few cars to even come close to being BMW supercars were the 1992-1996 E31 850CSi, the E52 1999-2003 [...]
Until GM takes the covers off of the new Cadillac ATS it will release episodes from a new Web Series called ‘The Journey.’ Today, Caddy released the first webisode with the 2013 ATS visiting Germany’s demanding Nurburgring track. Click here for more news on the Cadillac ATS. We’re not really sure about what will power the [...]
Motor Trend announced today that it has chosen the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque as its 2012 SUV of the Year. The news comes after 10 days of introductions for each of the contenders fighting for the title the year. “The Evoque quickly emerged as the stand-out vehicle of this year’s field during our testing,” said [...]
Nissan has been doing well with the electric powertrain market and the Nissan Leaf. But to make sure that they remain the leader, Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn has set some pretty ambitious sales goals for “zero-emissions” cars. In a small press conference, the head-honcho of the Japanese brand said that he wants Nissan to sell [...]
Here’s something surprising for a Tuesday. At a crossover media event in Malaga, Spain, Nissan surprised its guest with the first viewing of the Juke-R, which is (was) scheduled to make its full debut at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. “Just two versions of the Nissan Juke-R are being created, one in each of left-hand [...]
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is the next big thing to come from the General. And although pictures of prototypes have been circulating around the Internetz and laptops news desks of automobile news firms, the car has yet to be official unveiled. Prototypes, rumors and other hints have been floating around, but no official specs. However, [...]
It seems like Volkswagen’s dreams are coming true. According to several analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, the German automaker will become the world’s largest automaker this year, passing Toyota and General Motors with the brand’s current sales trends. Volkswagen Group’s brand sales are expected to rise around 13 percent to 8.1 million vehicles in 2011, the [...]
This past July, RRD founder Roberto Ricci wrote off his Aston Martin Rapide while out for a filmed joyride with Mpora editor Dave White. And post-aftermath, Ricci somehow managed to handle the situation with more amusement than reluctance. The accident occurred after Ricci mistakenly disabled the stability control while goosing it around a banked corner. [...]
