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Chevrolet Celebrates St.Patrick’s day By Going Green, Literally
St. Patrick’s Day was originally intended to celebrate one of Ireland’s patron saints and the advent of Christianity in the country, though it has essentially drowned in a sea of green beer and debauchery. Nevertheless, Chevrolet is getting into the Irish spirit with its green cars, in more than one sense, taking time out to remind…
Mercedes CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake Captured in Spy Photos
The Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake will be a turbo charged station wagon with CLS style and AMG performance. Our spy photos show the AMG variant of the previously seen CLS shooting brake, and it looks a little meaner than its more conventional cousin. The AMG will likely be modeled closely to the CLS63…
Mitsubishi EVO Crashes Hard in Hungarian Rally Race – Video
Rally racing is not a forgiving sport. It’s not like an oval or most road course’s where you can simply run off the track and not be at risk of smashing a tree, or a hitting a ditch like this driver did. This video comes from a Hungarian rally race, and shows us why it…
Subaru BRZ, Toyota GT86 Celebration Marks Start of Production
Today at the Gunma factory in Ota-city Japan, a ceremony was held to celebrate the start of production for both the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT86. The Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ have had lots of media exposure over the last few months, and today the first of both models will roll off the assembly…
2013 Ford Escape Gets Best in Class Towing in Obscure Segment
Ford has just announced the 2013 Escape will get an official tow rating of 3,500 lbs., which makes it best-in-class out of all small turbocharged SUVs – an rather obscure statistic. The Escape used to be powered by a 3.0L V6, and carried a 3,500 lbs. tow rating, same as the new Escape. Now with…
Ford Sued Over Faulty Fuel Tanks
The Ford Motor Company had a lawsuit issued against it today for allegedly selling F-150 trucks and E class vans over a 10-year period with defective fuel tank linings. According to Automotive News, Ford issued a secret technical service bulletin to dealers advising them of the issue back in 2007. Neither a recall nor an…
Subaru Forester Recalled Over Faulty Seatbelts, 275,000 Units Affected
Subaru is issuing a recall for 275,000 Foresters today, built between November 26, 2007 and March 13,2012. NHTSA cites a fault in the automatic locking retractor in the rear center seat belt assembly as the source of the issue. This specific seat belt connector is used for restraining child seats, and because of the faulty locking…
2013 Subaru BRZ Owners Manual, Accessories Price List Made Public
The full owners manual for the new Subaru BRZ hit the web today courtesy of self proclaimed “performance dealership”, Subaru of Keene in New Hampshire. The latest development in the upcoming new Subaru release is that the BRZ will be coming to America in limited quantities. Using this as its angle Subaru of Keene posted…
MINI Countryman Slides Across Frozen Lake, Red Bull Crashed Ice Skaters in Tow – Video
The MINI Countryman aims to incorporate the classic MINI look and style and take it off road, and what better way to show off the cars capabilitites than getting out on a frozen lake for some sideways fun. MINI and Red Bull have a history of marketing campaigns together, and in this newest video, the…
2013 Nissan Altima Taillight Teased: NY Auto Show Preview
Nissan has just released the third video in a string of teasers showing off the 2013 Nissan Altima which will debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show. This video highlights the taillights and a small portion of the rear end of the car. When the Altima bows, Nissan says it will have greatly improved fuel…
Buick Offers 24-Month Leasing Incentive Program
Buick is on a mission to redefine itself as a modern luxury car maker and is introducing what the company calls “Experience Buick” as a part of that campaign. “Experience Buick” is a 24-month lease program available on all Buicks which includes routine maintenance (oil changes, tire rotation etc.), OnStar directions and connection plan and…
Mahindra and Mahindra Hopes Fade For Small Truck in U.S.
The relationship between Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra and Global Vehicles USA is finally severed, thanks to an arbitrator, but the six-year tale that lead to this divorce takes a little more telling than that. When Mahindra decided to market a light truck in the U.S., it turned to company Global Vehicles USA. That was…
Lexus and MINI Claim Top Honors in J.D. Power Customer Service Index Study
J.D. Power and Associates’ annual Customer Service Index Study offers crucial automotive information for consumers and the latest results are out. Lexus tops the list this year in the luxury segment while MINI made the top spot for mass market brands. J.D. Power statistics are based on responses from over 84,000 new vehicle owners that…
2013 Audi Q5 Facelift Revealed in Spy Photos
The Audi Q5 SUV will be getting a facelift in 2013 to keep it up to date with the rest of the Audi lineup. Our photographers managed to grab some spy photos of the new Q5 without camo, offering a look at the nose and tail end of the SUV. The first noticeable difference on…
Former Fisker Employee Says Karma Pushed to Market Prematurely
UPDATE: The Fisker employee in question was revealed to be a Fisker retailer employee and not someone who would have inside knowledge of the company. Fisker addressed the claim, saying the information divulged by that individual is untrue. The former employee now works with EV maker Coda. The Fisker Karma suffered a struggle-ridden launch, including a fire risk recall and…
Toyota Goodwood Festival of Speed Lineup Announced
Toyota will be sporting some nice hardware at this years Goodwood Festival of Speed, debuting the TS030 hybrid Le Mans car, the Dynojet Racing-prepared Toyota Avensis and Gazoo Racing LFA and GT86. The Festival of Speed, as the name suggests, celebrates racing heritage and fast cars, both of which Toyota has to offer. Toyota Racing…
Jeremy Lin to Endorse Volvo in China
New York Knicks star basketball player and NBA sensation Jeremy Lin is reportedly in talks with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co, the company which owns Volvo to appear in advertisments for the Swedish brands cars. Bloomberg reports that three people who are close to the matter have revealed that Lin is being scouted by the Chinese…
Fisker Karma Returns To Consumer Reports Fleet
The Consumer Reports Fisker Karma test vehicle which broke down on them last week has now been returned to the fleet after spending 48 hours at a Fisker dealerhsip. During a routine speedometer test the Karma began to flash a warning light and a chime to alert the driver that something was amiss. Once the…
NHTSA Expands Ford Sticky Throttle Investigation to 1.92 Million Cars
NHTSA announced today that it is increasing the number of Ford vehicles under investigation for sticking throttle issues to 1.92 million automobiles. Previously, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initially announced an investigation into 360,000 Ford Taurus’ built from 2005 to 2006. Now NHTSA has expanded its inquiry to include all Ford Taurus’ and Mercury Sables (same…
Bob Lutz Defends the Chevy Volt, Again, in Latest Blog Post
The Chevrolet Volt has been a media glutton as of late, attracting more attention (and the wrong kind of it) than any one single car in quite a few years, and former GM Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz is not shy about sharing his feelings on the misinterpretation of Volt statistics in the public realm. In his latest blog…
Lexus, Infiniti and Acura Dealers Have Fastest Response to Customer Inquiries
A study aimed at ranking how well dealers respond to customer inquiries over the internet has awarded top marks to Lexus, Infiniti and Acura. The 2012 Pied Piper Propsect Satisfaction Index (PSI) Internet Lead Effectiveness (ILE) benchmarking study compares industry sales success with its own “mystery shopping” results, and the good news is that from…
2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 Will Cost $106,375 and Up
The re-designed 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 has lost some weight, gained some size, and will now cost you a little more than it used to, starting at $106,375. The added cost for 2012 is about $3,000 dollars, but the value in the SL550 has been increased as well, getting a 4.7-liter turbo-charged V8 which produces 429 hp and 516…
Maserati Looks to Double Dealer Network by 2013
Maserati is on the offensive, with four new models in the pipeline the Italian automaker is looking to expand its dealer network to double what it is now to ensure there is support for the new cars. To start the new vehicle introductions, the next generation quattroporte is due to be unveiled at the Detroit…
New Ferrari Enzo to Debut by End of 2012
Ferrari CEO Luca Cordero di Montezemolo let slip to reporters at the Geneva Motor Show that the newest iteration of the Enzo will be coming out at the end of 2012. The new Enzo will receive a new name, as well as an all new design. “It will be ‘presented to collectors and it will be a car…
