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Small Car Shortage Drags Down Light Vehicle Fuel Economy Ratings
In total, passenger car sales stood at 229,250 units in total for the third quarter,down by 38.5 percent versus a year ago. This also meant that market share of passenger cars stood at some 46.3 percent of total light vehicle sales, the smallest percentage since 2005.
Racing & Emotion Chairs Inspired By Famous Racing Cars
In the latest trend of cars influencing home decor, Racing & Emotion has launched its Art Ball and Art Egg series of chairs, inspired by classic racing vehicles such as McLaren and Porsche. Delightfully retro looking, both the Art Ball and Art Egg collections will add a definite statement to any room. These chairs are…
General Motors: Self Driving Cars A Reality Before The End Of The Decade
In fact, some of the stuff Taub talked about can already be found on current GM production vehicles, such as a lane departure warning and crash avoidance system via a front mounted camera which is standard on the 2012 GMC Terrain crossover.
Teens Most at Risk for Car Accidents During First Month of Driving
Here are some sobering study results that may shock parents – teen drivers are most likely to cause a car accident within their first month of unsupervised driving. The study, conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, found that teenage drivers are 50 percent more likely to get into a car crash in their…
Mercedes-Benz Recalling Diesel Models Over Faulty Filters
It’s happening again. Last year, Mercedes-Benz had to issue a recall on its diesel models over a leaking fuel-filter, and now they have to address this issue all over again. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), certain 2011 and 2012 Mercedes BlueTec diesel may have a possible fuel leak, which can actually…
2012 Subaru WRX STI: Safe to Have High Expectations Says Product Boss
What is Subaru planning for the next STI? We’re sorry to say we don’t have the answer, yet, but if you’re a Subie fanboy the car’s product boss has some good news for you. According to Akihide Takeuchi, Impreza product manager, we should have high expectations. Not expected to debut until about a year from…
Toyota President Akio Toyoda, Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez Swap Rides at Nurburgring Race
No stranger to the Nurburgring, Aston Martin CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez has competed at the legendary racetrack since 2006, but this weekend’s event was different. That’s because Bez wasn’t behind the wheel of an Aston Martin, but a race-prepped Lexus LFA. Bez and Toyota President Akio Toyoda swapped rides for the ninth round of the…
SkyActiv Could Become Base Mazda3 Engine as Soon as Next Year
Mazda‘s new SkyActiv engine was never intended to be used in the current Mazda3 platform, but with the new 40-mpg motor already developed, product planners decided it didn’t make sense just to sit on the technology – especially in a hyper-competitive segment where cars like the Cruze, Focus and Elantra are all claiming the big…
2013 Honda Civic Rumored to Get Model Refresh With More Aggressive Styling
One of the complains that has been leveled against the new 2012 Honda Civic is that it isn’t very dramatically designed. In fact, we said as much in our review of the Civic Si, commenting that this “boy racer” needs an injection of testosterone. This may just happen, and far sooner than anyone could have…
Lotus Evora S GP Edition Celebrates Return to F1
Honoring the Lotus Renault Formula One Grand Prix team, the British sports car company is giving three passionate UK enthusiasts the opportunity to own a very custom car. The GP Edition Evora S is fully loaded with the Premium Pack with SuedeTex, Lotus’ Tech Pack and a set of 19-inch forged diamond cut wheels. The…
Dan Wheldon Dies in Las Vegas IndyCar Series Finale
Finishing runner up two years in a row, Dan Wheldon topped the podium at the Indy 500 earlier this year. Wheldon’s life ended tragically today during the final race of the 2011 IndyCar season. The British-born driver of the Bryan Herta Autosport car was involved in a terrifying 15 car accident during the Las Vegas…
2012 BMW 3-Series Detailed In Multiple Videos
We’ve already gotten the details on BMW‘s new 2013 3-Series sedan, but now we have plenty of videos to go along with the specs. BMW released 10 videos highlighting the upcoming sixth-generation 3-Series sedan, allowing us to check out BMW’s revamped bread-and-butter model inside and out. The North American market will be seeing the new…
15 Car Crash at Las Vegas IndyCar Season Finale is Spectacularly Terrifying [Video]
In NASCAR they always talk about “The Big One”. But it was this weekend’s series finale of the IndyCar Series that saw a catastrophic crash totaling 15 cars. Included in the mess was Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon who suffered what could be serious injuries and has been airlifted to hospital. Other drivers involved in…
Canada May Restrict All Cars to 150 KM/H
Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis of Scarborough-Agincourt, Ontario, Canada, is a long time political activist for speed limiters with the intent of reducing the number of car accidents caused by excess speed. Though a previous attempt in 2006 to present a speed limiter bill to the House of Commons was unsuccessful, a recent high-speed car accident…
Ferrari Enzo RC Car Can Be Controlled By Your iPhone, Yours For $80
Looking to get yourself a nice little gift this holiday season to go with your brand new iPhone 4S? Silverlit is proud to offer you a Ferrari Enzo toy car that can be controlled through an iPhone app via Bluetooth. Even though we’re only offered a single photo of the toy car, we’re impressed by…
MINI Cooper S Engine Fire Concerns Prompt Safety Investigation
The British hot hatch just got hotter. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 12 complaints were received in regards to MINI Cooper S engine fires, 5 of them resulted to total vehicle loss. Concerned that this is not an isolated incident, NHTSA has announced an investigation on 36,000 2007-2008 Mini Cooper S, Mini…
Volkswagen Sales Record: More Than Six Million Sold In First Nine Months of 2011
Volkswagen is experiencing unprecedented levels of success as for the first time in the German automaker’s history, 6.11 million vehicles have been sold in the first nine months of the year. If sales momentum continues, Volkswagen will easily surpass its annual target of 8 million vehicles sold for 2011. Volkswagen Group Board member for Sales…
Price Gouging Car Salesmen Allowed To Sell Again
Banned from selling cars after they were caught charging a $25,000 mark up for a used Mazda6, Ken Trung and Mohammed Shaikh could be back working on a car lot as early as next year. The two men weren’t just fired for selling the family sedan for $66,000 at a Orangeville dealer outside Toronto, Canada,…
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Ferrari 360 Spider For Sale on eBay
Up on eBay is the Ferrari 360 Spider belonging to none other than former California governor and killer of T1000s, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s. Maserati of Sacramento is currently selling this celebrity-owned exotic that appears to be in great condition with fresh bolts and plenty of clutch left. The convertible 360 sports 13,000 miles on the odometer…
Bensopra Nissan GT-R Packs 1000-HP, Radical Styling
There’s a new tuning company opening up shop in Japan and it’s looking to grab some immediate headlines with it’s version of the Nissan GT-R, sporting some of the most radical styling we have seen yet on the Japanese supercar. The company, which goes by the name Bensopra, is set to debut the new race…
Mazda Looking To Boost U.S. Sales By 74 Percent With Sporty, Fuel Efficient Cars
Mazda is hoping to boost sales in the United States by 74 percent, and a key component of their strategy will be delivering sporty vehicles that can turn out “real world” fuel economy numbers. “It’s not acceptable to us have 40 mpg and sacrifice performance,” said Robert Davis, Mazda’s senior VP of U.S. operations. Rivals…
Suzuki Asks VW To ‘Remedy’ Contract Infringements
VW on the other hand, claims Suzuki also violated terms of the contract by failing to disclose that it had done a deal with FIAT to supply engines, yet Chairman Suzuki maintains that this allegation “significantly disparaged Suzuki’s honor” and continues to seek an apology and retraction from the Wolfsburg company.
Group Lotus Fields Works Karting Effort
Under the guise of the ‘Lotus Racing Kart’s banner, the company, in conjunction with Jefra Racing, will operated a full factory effort in the 2012 CIK-FIA World Karting Championship and to boot, the team’s cars will sport the unmistakable black and gold livery, made famous by Lotus Formula 1 racers during the 1970s and much...
Infiniti Launches Pit Crew Challenge Game On Facebook
You can be part of the Red Bull Racing Formula One Team’s pit crew when you play Infiniti’s first ever social game on Facebook. Infiniti and Red Bull Racing have teamed up for this new Facebook application called the Infiniti Pit Crew Challenge. Inspired by the competitive fuel that helps drive the Red Bull Racing Formula…
