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Consumers Reports Announces Best Car For Fatties
It’s always painful to drag out the tired “fat Americans” canard that so many smug Europeans like to bust out everytime your criticize their 35 hour workweek, but the truth is, many Americans are on the larger side. Consumers Reports makes an excellent point; larger people often buy larger vehicles like trucks and SUVs, which…
GM Posts $1.3 Billion Profit, IPO Filing To Come Shortly
General Motors is expected to file for an Initial Public Offering tomorrow as the company recorded a $1.3 billion profit. GM is hoping to use the positive momentum of two consecutive quarters of profit to help move its IPO filing along. Currently, the United States government owns 61 percent of GM. Taxpayers would have to…
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid Is The Sole Hybrid To Pay Back Owner
In a perverse insight into how the world works, a study conducted by the British Columbia Automotive Association has concluded that the only hybrid that pays back its owners with any kind of economic benefit is the Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid. According to the BCAA, the study takes into account how much one pays for the…
Cadillac Looking To Add Flagship Sedan To Compete With S-Class
Cadillac‘s current flagships, the DTS and STS sedans are overpriced and underwhelming in today’s marketplace. The proposed XTS concept is a sharp looking vehicle but is apparently not premium enough to compete with the big dogs, like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 750i and Audi A8. Soon-to-be-departed GM CEO Ed Whitacre apparently ordered Cadillac to get…
Infiniti Launches Infiniti Performance Line G37 Coupe
Infiniti‘s long-awaited G Coupe IPL was unveiled today at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. Despite rumors of the car being a competitor to the BMW M3 and Lexus IS-F, the numbers are rather underwhelming; just 348-horsepower was extracted from the cars VQ37HR and just 276 lb-ft of torque, bumps of just 18 horsepower and 6 lb-ft….
EVO Magazine Compiles A List Of Michael Schumacher’s Most Shameful Moves
Michael Schumacher, 7 time Formula 1 world champion and current driver for the Mercedes GP team, has always come under fire for his less-than-graceful attempts at punting his rivals off the track. His latest effort to pass former team mate Ruebens Barichello and subsequently s put him into the wall have inspired a new round of…
Lotus Fielding Inquiries From Other Companies Interested In Using Evora Chassis
Lotus Engineering has had inquiries from other manufacturers interested in using the Evora platform for their own applications. The use of other companies utilizing a Lotus chassis is not without precedent, as the Tesla roadster and Vauxhall VX220 were both based off the Lotus Elise. The Evora is a good candidate for a small volume…
Buick Looking To Expand Model Lineup To 6-7 Vehicles
General Motors is looking to expand the Buick lineup to between 6 or 7 vehicles from its current 4. Buick is looking to add product as it attempts to lure buyers away from import luxury brands and attract a much younger audience as it shed its image as a car for retirees. Among the products…
BREAKING: GM CEO Ed Whitacre To Step Down September 1st
General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre will step down as CEO on September 1st, with GM board member Dan Akerson replacing him. Whitacre will remain with GM as chairman until 2011, at which point Akerson will assume that role as well. “My goal in coming to General Motors was to help restore profitability, build a strong market position,…
Corvette Racing Series, Episode 8: Cascade Engineering
Racing is the genesis of much of the technology we have on today’s street cars, whether its traction control of paddle-shift gearboxes. Episode 8 of the Corvette Racing Series delves into this phenomenon, which program members call “Cascade Engineering”. The program shows how data gleaned through the race program filters down to the street cars….
Volkswagen Releases CrossTouran
Volkswagen released the CrossTouran, a pseudo-offroad version of their Touran microvan, for world markets. The CrossTouran joins the CrossPolo and CrossFox in yet another variant for people who want a car just a bit higher off the ground than Volkswagen usually produces. With a raised suspension, special wheels and a new bodykit, the CrossTouran gets…
2011 Ford F-150 Gets Ecoboost V6 And New Engine Lineup, 6-Speed Automatic
Ford‘s F-150 pickup will officially get the long awaited 3.5L Ecoboost V6, as well as two new V8s and a 3.7L V6. The 3.7L V6 and 5.0L V8 are similar to the units used in the Ford Mustang but have been revised to better suit the needs of a pickup truck, with re-enforced internals and…
Report: Audi Working On Q1 Crossover
Audi is reportedly hard at work with their new Q1 crossover, to compete with the BMW X1. With a higher ground clearance, as well as a more muscular appearance and a possible 5-door layout. Quattro all-wheel drive will be standard, unlike the front-drive A1, while the engines offered will be the 1.4TFSI and a 2.0TDI….
Nissan Prices 2011 Juke At $18,960
Nissan‘s controversially styled Juke has been priced at $18,960 for the base Juke S, which comes with front-wheel drive and a CVT gearbox. The 6-speed manual version will cost $20,260, while cheapest four-wheel drive model Juke S AWD (which is only available with a CVT) will cost $20,460. The top of the line Juke SL…
Rap Mogul Birdman Takes Delivery Of All Red Bugatti Veyron (Video Inside NSFW Language)
Birdman, sometime rapper and full time president of the appropriately named Cash Money Records (the record label and home to superstar rappers like Drake, Lil Wayne, Bow Wow and Nicki Minaj) recently celebrated his staggering wealth by taking delivery of a $2.5 million Bugatti Veyron at a Dade County low-income housing area. Birdman, who is…
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Mercedes-Benz G-Class Recalled Over Turn Signal Covers
Mercedes-Benz‘s G-Class pimpmobile SUV is being recalled for turn signal covers that were deemed a no-no by NHTSA. According to the agency, “impact over time the signal’s ability to meet the minimum requirements of FMVSS 108.” For those of you not up on obscure governmental regulations, this means that the covers could obscure the signals,…
Toyota Suspends Exports To Iran Due To Sanctions
Toyota has indefinitely suspended exporting vehicles to Iran as a new sanctions campaign aimed at crippling the country’s nuclear weapons program is implemented. While Iranian sales have fallen over the past two years, but the United States remains Toyota’s biggest market. Firms that have dealings with Iran have come under scrutiny in America. Toyota said…
Skip Barber Offers Lifetime Memberships For $295,000
Skip Barber Driving School is offering a lifetime membership to their performance driving schools and race series for the low price of $300,000. Participants in the FAST PASS for Life programs can attend any driving school, race school or show up to any of the race series offered by Skip Barber and fill any open…
Honda Jazz Latest In Long Line Of Viral Campaigns For Compacts
Honda is promoting the Jazz is subcompact in Australia (known here as the Fit) with a series of viral videos, asking viewers “How much ____ can you pack in a Jazz?” The videos have racked up 350,000 views in the first week alone, with the “How much hipster can you pack in a Jazz” becoming…
Report: Lancia Stratos Is Real, Will Be Produced In Limited Quantities
The recently spied Lancia Stratos is apparently heading for production, and not just a one-off creating intended for a wealthy collector. Car and Driver magazine reports that Jason Castriota, the man responsible for the Bertone Mantide and Ferrari 599, has penned the project. Castriota is now Saab’s new design chief, indicating that the Stratos was…
MINI Takes The States Tour, Day 5: Lapping The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Day 5 of the MINI Takes The States Tour saw me back in the Clubman for one final jaunt, with a relatively uneventful drive from Columbus to Indianapolis. A back road detour had us on a road worthy of a car commercial, freshly paved in black asphalt, winding through various Ohio cornfields and small towns….
2011 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Arabia Bows
Bentley‘s special edition gravy train is the Continental Flying Spur Arabia, designed to pay tribute to the Middle East, where Bentley estimates 10 percent of their sales come from. Setting apart the Arabia edition from its peasant brethren are new 14-spoke wheels, a front fender badge, tread plate, and ashtray lid all inscribed with the…
Toyota: Strong Yen Means Exporting Small Cars “Isn’t Feasible”
Toyota‘s executive vice president for global manufacturing said that exporting the Corolla and Yaris to America was no longer profitable due to a strong yen, which is at a 15 year high relative to the U.S. dollar. Given the current exchange-rate situation, it isn’t feasible, in terms of a business model, for us to produce…
BMW 1-Series M Coupe Laps Ascari Circuit (Video Inside)
New video of BMW‘s 1 Series M Coupe has surfaced, and unfortunately, it doesn’t tell us much about the car. The engine note is hard to discern, other than it’s one of BMW’s signature inline six engines, and the interior looks like a pretty standard 1 Series. The current 135i is already a riot, and…
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