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BMW 3 Series Diesel Axed
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BMW will be ridding its lineup of the 335d, a decision that is rational from a business point of view, but upsetting to anyone who has driven BMW’s diesel offerings. According to reports, BMW will retire the diesel engine 3 Series in favor of its new fuel efficient line-up of gasoline engines as well as…
Toyota to Compete in FIA World Endurance Championship
Toyota racing announced today that the TS030 hybrid powered race car will compete in the World Endurance Championship races. Originally Toyota racing had planned on entering selected races on the World Endurance Championship circuit, but citing unexpected changes faced by the championship has now announced they will be a full-time entrant. This means that the…
Fisker Set to Sell in Canada
Electric car maker Fisker Automotive is expanding its grip on worldwide sales by pushing its new Karma in Canada. To bring the cars to the Canadian market with the smallest investment possible, Fisker partnered with existing retailers in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver to market its car. In Toronto, a standalone store will be constructed in…
New Mercedes A-Class Caught on Camera [Video]
Mercedes-Benz may have overestimated its latest commercial shoot’s seclusion and the public’s pension for sharing videos online. A cyclist sporting a GoPro camera stumbled across a Mercedes-Benz video shoot and started recording right away. The shooter hit the jackpot by spying the all new Mercedes A-class without camouflage. We saw the A-class concept at last year’s…
Honda Switching to CVTs in a Big Way
While many automakers are developing new transmissions with more and more gears, Honda is investing in a tried and tested transmission platform, the continuously variable transmission or CVT. Honda announced yesterday that it will be investing $98 million at its Anna, Ohio, engine plant to build advanced pulley components for the automakers new CVT transmissions. These CVT transmissions will…
Kia Super Bowl Commercial Brings Fantasy to Life [Video]
Kia has been hyping its Super Bowl ad quite a bit this year, introducing its star studded cast over two weeks ago and releasing a rather enticing video of super model Adriana Lima waving a checkered flag; for five straight hours. Now we have the full commercial for your viewing pleasure. Mötley Crüe, Adriana Lima,…
Chrysler CEO Applauds Employees in Internal Memo
Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Chrysler Group LLC, has been in the media a lot lately thanks to his successful reinvention of Fiat and Chrysler as profitable companies. Announcing a $183 million net income for 2011 was a good way to start off the day for the surely elated Marchionne. Having brought the company back…
BMW i3 Spied Playing in the Snow
The BMW i3 concept has been around for some time, but now we can speculate that BMW must be close to having a production car on their hands. These newest spy photos show the i3 playing around in some snow in the European north, and looking like it could be ready for the road fairly…
Volkswagen Releases Full Super Bowl Ad
Volkswagen‘s Super Bowl ad was teased last week with a musical performance of dog’s barking the imperial march, which was very entertaining by itself, but it was not evident how VW would tie together both dogs and Star Wars. Well now we know as the company just released the entire commercial for our viewing pleasure….
Nissan Juke-R Takes on Exotics in Dubai Street Race [Video]
We have already seen the video of the Nissan Juke-R taking on some Italian and German exotics in Dubai, but a newer version has surfaced which is much better quality and allows us to watch the super cars get whipped in high definition. The Juke-R is seen competing with a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 and a Ferrari 458 Italia in…
Mopar Edition Dodge Dart GTS 210 Tribute
Mopar has treated us to some automotive delights this morning by releasing Chrysler vehicles decked out with Mopar parts in celebration of the aftermarket parts companies 75th anniversary. The Dodge Dart GTS 210 Tribute is a race inspired package that takes the already sporty looking Dart to a new level of performance. The exterior of the…
Mopar Fiat 500 Stinger is an American Tuned Italian Racer
Mopar introduced us to four new Chrysler tuned vehicles this morning, one of them being the Fiat 500 Stinger. The Stinger comes with a Giallo (yellow) paint job, playing on the bumblebee reference, with black racing stripe and checkered flag design on the roof. To contrast the bright yellow paint, Mopar has outfitted the Stinger…
Jeep Liberty Airbag Investigation Gains Steam
In September of 2011 we reported that 7 Jeep Liberty owners has apparently had their airbags deploy at seemingly random times causing injury to the vehicle occupants. NHTSA said on Friday that there are now 87 reports of inadvertent airbag deployment, 50 of which have resulted in injury. NHTSA is upgrading their investigation to an…
Mopar Rolls Out Four Performance Packages to Celebrate 75th Anniversary [Gallery]
For Mopar’s 75th birthday they have added some style and performance to four of Chrysler’s cars. The Jeep Compass get’s the “True North” package, adding some matte black highlights and blacked out rims. The Fiat 500 is re-badged as the Mopar Fiat Stinger, sporting a bright yellow paint job complete with black racing stripe and checkered flag…
Tesla Model X Teaser Photos Released
The new Tesla Model X crossover will be unveiled officially on February the ninth, but for the restless Tesla Fan, teaser photos have been released which showcase just a little bit of the new crossover’s styling. The teaser photo shows us the front design lines as well as a little bit of the front end, which looks…
Toyota Camry Super Bowl Ad Showcase’s “Reinvention” [Video]
After taking a three year hiatus from the advertising and marketing wonder we call the Super Bowl, Toyota has put together a new commercial which showcases the “re-invention” of the Toyota Camry, as well as some interesting ways to reinvent some of our favorite things. The Ad shows off reinvented babies that don’t poop (every parents dream),…
Ram Laramie Limited Delivers Luxury Without the Cowboy Kitsch
Set to bow at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, Ram trucks has released details on a new luxury package called the Laramie Limited. The Laramie Limited will be one of two top of the line packages available for Ram trucks and alongside the Laramie Longhorn edition will offer the same luxury but without the niche market that…
Ford Focus ST-R to Make Racing Debut in Grand Am Series
The Ford Focus ST-R will make its racing debut at Daytona International Speedway this coming Friday in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge ST class. Although the car resembles the stock Ford Focus, it has been purposefully designed by Ford Racing to be a track ready car. The Focus ST-R will feature Ford’s 2.0L Ecoboost…
Jeep Grand Cherokee Special Edition Unveiled at Houston Auto Show
The Houston Auto Show isn’t known for big reveals, but that didn’t stop Jeep from unveiling a new Grand Cherokee special edition concept at the venue today. To name the new concept, Jeep is staging a contest, putting out the call to the public at http://www.jeep.com/en/2012/namemyride/ to put a badge on the back of this…
Cadillac ATS May Spawn a Roadster
Cadillac may be in the process of fitting its new ATS platform with a two door Roadster body that would take the four door sedan and make it a slick two seat sports car. Cadillac insiders at the 2012 North American International Auto Show told reporters from Inside Line that a roadster is being considered…
Kia Super Bowl Ad Teased With Model Adriana Lima [Video]
Kia released information on their newest Superbowl commercial last week, but now the Korean automaker is teasing us a little more with a 15 second video spot featuring supermodel Adriana Lima in slow motion as the Chordettes classic “Mr. Sandman” sings sweetly in the background. The slogan for the Super Bowl spot is “Drive the…
Ford Fusion Gets New Design for 2013 NASCAR Season
Ford is the first company to show off its 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup contender, and it is in the form of the all new Ford Fusion that was released just two weeks ago at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. NASCAR is looking for more manufacturer identification between the new cars and the…
Toyota Prius is Newest Addition to Berlin Police Force
You would probably expect a Berlin police officer to go out and patrol in an Audi, a Mercedes, an Opel, or even a VW, but how about a Toyota Prius? The Berlin government calls it “Initiative 120”, an effort to sport an eco-friendly fleet of police vehicles that will all have emissions outputs of less…
2nd Gen Porsche Cayenne Celebrates 100,000 Mark
The 100,000th second generation Porsche Cayenne was assembled today in Porsche’s Leipzig, Germany plant and marks steady and clear growth for the German automaker. The public and auto journalists alike had their doubts about the Cayenne when it was first brought to the North American market in 2003, but the luxury SUV has held its own…
