BMW M Car Sales Up 50 Percent in 2008
3 Feb 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite the difficult market conditions that slashed sales all over the world, BMW M Automobiles today unveiled the 2008 financial results, revealing the second-best result in the thirty-year histor...
Police Chief Wants Car Wrecks to Be Removed with the Dead Inside
3 Feb 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Some people truly like to be in the center of attention and trigger controversial debates. This seems to be the case of the 53-year-old Welsh police chief Richard Brunstrom whose ideas make headline...
Mercedes & BMW to Leave F1?
3 Feb 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 is on the brink of losing two of its most appreciated manufacturers in 2010, according to reports from German magazine Focus. The two companies are allegedly considering retirement from th...
BMW Says No Dual-Clutch, Opts for Eight-Speed Automatic
3 Feb 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW will rely more on eight-speed automatic transmissions and less on dual-clutch systems, Klaus Draeger, BMW’s development chief said today, pointing to a number of advantages brought by an a...
F1 Teams Support Tom Pryce Memorial Trust
3 Feb 2009, 14:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Starting next week, F1 fans throughout the world will have the opportunity to bid for F1 passes that will connect then directly to the F1 paddock and enjoy team hospitality from each of the 9 outfit...
2009 Geneva Show to Witness Mazda3 i-stop and MPS
3 Feb 2009, 14:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 10 days long Geneva International Motor Show will be the place where all manufacturers will try to get a glimpse of what lies ahead. All of those who chose to take part in the event will try to ...
Megan Fox Drives Her Fiance's Car, a Mercedes Benz G500
3 Feb 2009, 13:51 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since we have been speaking about the cars female stars like to drive, we can not simply ignore Megan Fox from the equation even if she's not driving... her own car. Well, the 22-year-old ac...
Vettel Expected to Top 2008 Performances
3 Feb 2009, 12:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Vettel can only get better at Red Bull Racing, believes team boss Christian Horner. Although his team was consistently outscored by Toro Rosso last season, Horner believes that his team is...
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Achieves 65 MPG
3 Feb 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it's well known the fact that Toyota Prius provides a very low fuel consumption thanks to its hybrid system, the plug-in hybrid technology brings even more than that. According to Toyot...
BorgWarner-Bosch Coalition: Go Diesel!
3 Feb 2009, 11:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the battle between fossil and green fuels rages on, the day has come for a new domestic front to open. Two companies, BorgWarner Inc., US based turbocharger manufacturer, and Robert Bosch LLC, w...
Driving with Cold and Flu as Dangerous as Drunken-Driving
3 Feb 2009, 11:31 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As if the interdiction “Don't drink and drive” wasn't restrictive enough, it seems that we will soon have to face another one. Apparently, driving with a bad cold or flu seems ...
FIA to Agree on Controversial Rear Diffuser Design
3 Feb 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation is yet to confirm it, but it seems that Toyota's and Williams' rear diffuser designs are very much legal. Although they are not built the same way, ...
Massive NHTSA Recall Assaults the US
3 Feb 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As if the economic recession wasn't enough, the United States are now assaulted by a massive NHTSA recall which concerns several brands, including Toyota, Volvo and Ford. First of all, there...
Focus-Based Ford Electric Car Set for 2010
3 Feb 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Stepping into the hybrid world and rushing to electrification is undoubtedly a main task for most automakers around the world as gasoline prices skyrocketed in the last months and governments pushed...
Ford Confirms Selling of Blanquefort Transmissions Plant
3 Feb 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the news being made public yesterday, by French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde, Ford Motor Co. confirmed its intention to sell its automatic transmission plant in Blanquefort, near Bordeau...
Chandhok Switches to Ocean Racing in 2009
3 Feb 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As he will not make an F1 debut any time soon, Karun Chandhok looks set to take on a new challenge in the GP2 Main Series. As a result of failing to reach a financial settlement with former team iSp...
Mazda Turkey Makes Odd Modification in Management Board
3 Feb 2009, 10:31 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In the past period of time, Mazda Motor Europe has used us with many modifications in the management board. We can't tell whether these changes are made because the Japanese automaker is strugg...
F1 Teams Want Testing Ban Rule Changed
3 Feb 2009, 10:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Most F1 teams seem to have second thoughts when it comes to the in-season testing ban imposed by the International Automobile Federation for the 2009 Formula 1 series. While helping in terms of cost...
PSA Peugeot Citroen and BMW Discuss Alliance
3 Feb 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Forming strategic alliances during recession times seem to be the easiest way to cut costs without slashing budgets and workforce at plants around the world. And even if they were often described as...
Touareg Turns Hybrid, Passat Finds BlueMotion
3 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Growing concern about environmental issues, as well as better than predicted market response to Hybrid vehicles, made all car producers occupy themselves with the creation of either hybrid or more f...