Can You Spot the Replica? Saleen S7
5 Jul 2012, 08:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The real Saleen S7 is one of the fastest and most extreme mid-engined supercars ever built in the US. It was powered by a Ford 427 small block V8 which pumped out as much as 750 hp with the twin-tur...
CARB Approves $27 Million Fund for California Clean Air Program
4 Jul 2012, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The California Ai Resources Board (CARB), has announced that they have approved a $27-million fund for its Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). If you haven’t heard of AQIP, it is, accordin...
Pikes Peak Hill Climb Postponed - Begins August 12
4 Jul 2012, 13:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Pikes Peak Hill Climb was set to start on July 8th, but due to the massive wild fires that have recently swept the area surrounding the venue’s location, around Colorado Springs, the decis...
Bentley Sales Are 32% Higher Than in 2011
4 Jul 2012, 12:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With most manufacturers experiencing substantial sales increases, the luxury car segment in general and Bentley in particular could not have been left out. The British manufacturer is reporting a 32...
BMW M5 with Ceramic Brakes Spotted in the US
4 Jul 2012, 11:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last month, BMW confirmed that the carbon ceramic brake option for the new M5 and M6 has been postponed, with the goodies set to arrive next year. The beefy brakes were supposed to make their debut ...
Rain-Canceling Headlights Are a Reality
4 Jul 2012, 11:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’re sure you’ve faced this a few times in your motoring experience - driving at night and through pouring rain which is so heavy that the raindrops block and distort the light coming f...
US Plug-In EV Sales to Reach 1.7-Million Per Year by 2020
4 Jul 2012, 10:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to Pikes Research, the future of the plug-in EV is assured. They reckon that since manufacturers, corporations and governments are investing these colossal amounts of money into the develo...
Demand for Wireless Charging Systems Will Triple Over Next 8 Years
4 Jul 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With wireless charging technology already here and fully functional, it’s only a matter of time before its costs of production fall to a low enough level to allow mass-adoption of the system. ...
Nissan North America Registers 28.2% June Sales Increase
4 Jul 2012, 09:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As the US auto market is apparently doing very well, with two Japanese manufacturers leading the market (Toyota and Honda). However, a third, albeit smaller Japanese automaker is also doing very wel...
Talking Urinal Cakes Fighting 4th July Drunk Driving
4 Jul 2012, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Fourth of July holiday is here and American roads will be facing many issues, such as that of drunk driving. However, the authorities are aiming to reduce this and, at least in Michigan, they&rs...
Infiniti Registers 66% US Sales Increase in June
4 Jul 2012, 09:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan luxury sub-brand Infiniti have been concentrating on the Chinese market for the last few months, realizing the huge untapped potential that is waiting to be exploited. However, their largest ...
US Auto Sales Rise by 22% in June
4 Jul 2012, 08:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that the recession is a thing of the past in the US, as the auto market there is (and has been) growing for a while now. Last month, a gain of 22% was recorded in sales figures, a gain brou...
MG Parent Company SAIC Opens Stateside Operation
4 Jul 2012, 07:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Back in 2005, a Chinese company called SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) bought rights to the MG name, and after 6 years of development, in 2011, they launched their first new car, the...
Audi TT S line competition Trim Level Launched
3 Jul 2012, 16:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We still have to wait until 2014 to get a new generation for the Audi TT, so meanwhile the carmaker is offering us small bonuses, with the latest one being the S line competition trim level, which ...
Eggasus: Egg-Shaped EV Pod
3 Jul 2012, 15:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may have noticed that city folk drive cars which are too big for their purpose, as the driver usually isn’t accompanied by anybody else, thus wasting space on the road, fuel as well as mon...
Adult Film Actress Jenna Jameson Gets Sued by Maserati
2 Jul 2012, 15:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you were to ask Maserati Financial Services, the company which leased adult film actress, Jenna Jameson a Maserati Quattroporte S, they would tell you that she is, in fact, driving around in a st...
Alfa Romeo Giulia Design Gets Final Touches
2 Jul 2012, 13:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The future Alfa Romeo Giulia is the source of much speculation, as well as actual facts. Rumors ranging from it being RWD to it not being made at all have been circulating around the web and have ga...
Jeep Wrangler Pop-Top Camper by Ursa Minor Vehicles
2 Jul 2012, 08:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Jeep Wrangler really embodies the outdoors spirit, the feeling that no matter how rough the terrain gets, you have a device of a piece of technology that will keep you pointing in the right dire...
Honda to Start Fit EV Lease Program in Oregon and California
2 Jul 2012, 08:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Honda Fit EV is the greenest car ever tested by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), except for the now-defunct Tesla Roadster S (119 MPGe), achieving the equivalent of 118 MPGe, so is def...
Tesla Model S Owner’s Top 11 Favorite Things - Includes Acceleration Runs
1 Jul 2012, 10:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we had previously reported, people love the Tesla Model S. But the people who love it the most are the lucky few to have gotten the very first deliveries. One of those lucky few, is entrepreneur ...