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Meet a Cougar Billboard: Only for Mature Drivers Who Don't Crash
Meet a Cougar Billboard: Only for Mature Drivers Who Don't Crash

20 Jul 2012, 08:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles was gifted with a pretty cheesy billboard earlier this week, when the “Cougarlife” dating site decided to have its flag placed there. The giant bil...

 
Cadillac Begins Promoting the ATS by Pitting it Against the World
Cadillac Begins Promoting the ATS by Pitting it Against the World

20 Jul 2012, 07:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Cadillac’s entry-level luxury offering, the ATS, is here. It was first unveiled in Detroit, back in January and people’s reaction to it has been generally positive. Now, though, the manu...

 
Chevrolet Sells Nearly 1.3-Million Units in Q2
Chevrolet Sells Nearly 1.3-Million Units in Q2

19 Jul 2012, 15:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chevrolet seems to be on a bit of a roll at the moment, setting one of their highest sales records to date, selling almost 1.3-million cars in the second quarter of the year. This marks a 2.3% incre...

 
Sudden Door Opening Issue Prompts 190,000-Strong Recall by Honda
Sudden Door Opening Issue Prompts 190,000-Strong Recall by Honda

19 Jul 2012, 15:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Hondas are renowned for their durability and reliability, it seems that the Japanese manufacturer may have lost its touch in making its cars ‘bulletproof’. This is not the first re...

 
spnKiX - Motorized Skates for Hipsters
spnKiX - Motorized Skates for Hipsters

19 Jul 2012, 12:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is important how companies promote their products, and how the end-user perceives them. The new motorized skates made by spnKix are clearly aimed at hipsters, as the picture above clearly suggest...

 
2013 Shelby GT500 Handling Testing on VIR
2013 Shelby GT500 Handling Testing on VIR

19 Jul 2012, 12:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford has released a new video that takes us behind the scenes of the 2013 Shleby GT 500 and this time the story is all about handling. The muscle car’s suspension was heavily tested with the p...

 
Skikes - Nordic Skiing on the Road
Skikes - Nordic Skiing on the Road

19 Jul 2012, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Have you ever wanted to do a spot of Nordic skiing, but lived somewhere where snow isn’t all that abundant? Well, now you can, with the new Skikes which combine the basic principle of regular ...

 
V8 Buggy Fails on Steep Hill
V8 Buggy Fails on Steep Hill

19 Jul 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Buggies represent one of the most spectacular forms of motorsport in the world. They are nothing more than rolling roll-cages with overpowered engines and suspension designed to cope with rocks and ...

 
Woman on Motorized Scooter Tries an Escalator and Fails
Woman on Motorized Scooter Tries an Escalator and Fails

19 Jul 2012, 08:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We Europeans are simply shocked that American citizens, which are perfectly able to walk on their own (it would even do them some good, we say), prefer to use various motorized contraptions to get t...

 
Speeding in the Wrong Lane Causes Massive Crash
Speeding in the Wrong Lane Causes Massive Crash

19 Jul 2012, 07:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some of the videos we see are perfectly explainable, or if they aren’t, we don’t really have to search for far-fetched theories to put things into perspective. However, other than drugs ...

 
Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Launch Confirmed for Late 2012
Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Launch Confirmed for Late 2012

19 Jul 2012, 08:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW recently issued a press release with the updates for the 2013 model year and while other models come with minor changes, the Beetle is set to receive an important gift: a Convertible version. The...

 
Honda Introduce New HondaLink Infotainment System
Honda Introduce New HondaLink Infotainment System

19 Jul 2012, 07:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As car manufacturers begin to realize that people are in need of more and more technology in their vehicles, they try to keep them happy with systems like Honda’s new infotainment system, call...

 
Chevy Volt Approaching 100-Million Miles Driven - Two Thirds On Battery Power Alone!
Chevy Volt Approaching 100-Million Miles Driven - Two Thirds On Battery Power Alone!

18 Jul 2012, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chevrolet Volt has officially taken off. Sales are going well and its customers, including the likes of Jay Leno and Bob Lutz are very pleased with their Volts. The total number of miles covered...

 
First Audi RS5s Reach the US
First Audi RS5s Reach the US

18 Jul 2012, 11:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Until recently, it was not easy to get your hands on an Audi RS model if you lived in the US, but things have changed and now the carmaker is officially importing its go-fast machines in America. ...

 
Nissan Leaf Limousine Explained
Nissan Leaf Limousine Explained

18 Jul 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may remember we posted a video of a ride in a Nissan Leaf limo, last month. Now, the people behind it have released a video explaining how and most importantly, why, the Leaf was chosen as a bas...

 
Ford Teases Upcoming “Focus ST Sessions”
Ford Teases Upcoming “Focus ST Sessions”

18 Jul 2012, 09:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As the September US launch date for the Ford Focus ST draws ever nearer, as always, Americans need to be reminded of it via a video with lots of dangerous-looking car chases, all filmed in a Gymkhan...

 
Volkswagen US Finally Replacing Five-Cylinder Engine With 1.8 TSI
Volkswagen US Finally Replacing Five-Cylinder Engine With 1.8 TSI

18 Jul 2012, 07:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Europeans have always had a dim view of the fact that both the 2014 model-year Jetta, sold in the US came as standard with an antiquated 2.5-liter engine. Now, prospective VW buyers from the US can ...

 
2013 Scion iQ, xD Pricing Increased
2013 Scion iQ, xD Pricing Increased

17 Jul 2012, 14:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Scion recently announced the pricing for the 2013 model year iQ and xD, with the two receiving a richer list of standard equipment, but also coming with a slight pricing increase. The 2013 Scion ...

 
Former US Secretary Of State George Shutz and His Nissan Leaf
Former US Secretary Of State George Shutz and His Nissan Leaf

17 Jul 2012, 13:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we tend to think that whatever is new and fresh is usually adopted by young people, former US Secretary of State, George Shutz, comes to contradict us. He drives a Nissan Leaf which he charges...

 
Silicon Could Herald the Arrival of New and Better Batteries
Silicon Could Herald the Arrival of New and Better Batteries

17 Jul 2012, 12:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all know that the main and really only downside to owning and driving an EV is the limited capacity of its battery, which translates into a range figure which is much lower than that of a normal ...