Tesla Model S Arrives in Germany
12 Nov 2012, 15:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / There is no denying the merit of the Tesla Model S, for truly being the first EV one would actually consider buying without having to make any real compromises over a conventionally-powered alternat...
BMW October Sales Up by 13.2%
12 Nov 2012, 09:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW has announced an increase in their sales of 13.2% in October, compared to the same month of 2011. They sold 157,618 units in total, whereas last year they sold 139,284, thus setting a new record...
Chrysler Recalls Over 900,000 Jeeps Due to Airbag Issue
10 Nov 2012, 10:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chrysler Group LLC has just announced the recall of 919,545 Jeep SUVs, manufactured between the 2002 and 2004 model-years, due to a faulty safety system, which may cause its airbags to deploy for no...
Dacia Duster Pick-Up Here in 2014
9 Nov 2012, 15:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Dacia Duster has proved successful on a number of markets, aside from its Romanian home market, and with UK deliveries poised to begin early next year, it will get even more attention, especiall...
European Space Agency Planning to Improve Use of Hydrogen in Cars
9 Nov 2012, 10:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hydrogen has already become one of THE alternative fuels to ween us off oil for good, and yet, while it may be the most abundant element in the universe and much cleaner-burning than anything else w...
SEAT Confirms SUV Arrival by 2015
9 Nov 2012, 08:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / SEAT is one of the last European manufacturers not to hop onto the SUV or crossover train, yet that’s all about to change by 2015, according to autocar.co.uk, who spoke to the company presiden...
Angry Ford Workers Protest Job Cuts in Germany
8 Nov 2012, 16:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford’s announcement that they would be closing down the Genk factory, in Belgium, which would lead to the loss of some 4,300 jobs did not go unnoticed. Angry workers gathered outside Ford&rsqu...
Citroen DS5 Taxi - France’s E-Class!
8 Nov 2012, 15:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The E-Class Mercedes-Benz is often associated with cab drivers, especially in Germany, but in many other European cities as well. The cars which operate in Germany are usually painted a type of ligh...
Robert Kubica to Use Rallying as Recovery for F1
8 Nov 2012, 14:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Former (and quite possibly future) Formula One driver, Robert Kubica will take part in two European rally stages, in order to get his strength, reflexes and tempo going, as he plans to return to the...
Cyril Abiteboul Named Team Principal of Caterham F1
8 Nov 2012, 13:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After announcing that he would step down as the head of Caterham’s F1 effort, in order to concentrate on the newly-created partnership between Caterham’s road car division, and Renault, ...
There’s No Escaping the V8-Powered Volvette V70 Cop Car
8 Nov 2012, 11:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Now this is one cop car you won’t be able to outrun, regardless of what you’re driving, because it may look like an aging Volvo V70 estate, but in actual fact, under its bonnet, beats th...
Western European Car Sales Fall Again in October
8 Nov 2012, 10:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / West European cars sales are still falling, and by the end of the year, no more than 11.47-million units will have been sold - a long way off the 2009 record, of 13.66-million, the last year of grow...
Ferrari Announces Nine-Month Sales Record
8 Nov 2012, 08:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While it may have become more mainstream than some would have liked, and not by the pricing of their cars, but by the philosophy and the thinking behind their latest offerings, Ferrari is still a wo...
Chinese Qoros Brand to Debut in 2013 at Geneva, Ahead of 2014 Euro Debut
7 Nov 2012, 16:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Starting up an entirely new car brand is an extremely difficult task nowadays, as it requires billions of dollars, able executives and some connections with existing brands. However, the fact that t...
Ever Wanted a Racing Wheel for Your iPad? The KOLOS Is for You, Then!
7 Nov 2012, 14:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Gaming on the iPad is becoming increasingly popular, due to the fact that games made for this platform are fun, intuitive and simple to pick up, yet a lot of fun - especially racing games, which use...
Interactive ‘Smart Highways’ Will Change the Way You Drive!
7 Nov 2012, 13:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have always accepted roads for what they are - strips of tarmac or concrete, which are smooth (most of the time) and designed so that wheeled vehicles can safely travel at speed, over their surfa...
Convoy of MINIs to Deliver Longest Christmas List to Santa, in Lapland
7 Nov 2012, 09:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If there was a list of irrelevant records to be broken, ‘The Longest List for Santa Claus’ would definitely make the top three, and yet, Mini are determined to be the company that holds ...
Renault Builds Industry’s Largest Photovoltaic Array to Shelter New Cars
7 Nov 2012, 08:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The use of photovoltaic cells is becoming increasingly common in all branches of industry, especially the automotive one. All automakers are desperate to earn their green credentials, by any means, ...
Ford’s New Fusion Makes Everything Else Disappear
6 Nov 2012, 12:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It took us a while to get accustomed to the idea that the new Ford Mondeo will, in fact, be a rebadged version of the American Fusion, but when we finally got over our prejudiced view of rebadging a...
Volvo Developing 1.5 Hour Three-Phase Fast Charger
6 Nov 2012, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While modern EVs don’t really have as many limitations as some conventional power advocates would lead you to believe, they do suffer from limited range and long recharge times. We’ve al...