Lithium-Ion Battery Developers Receive Porsche Award
28 May 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The “Professor Ferdinand Porsche Award” has been awarded every two years since 1976 by the Technical University of Vienna and is worth 50,000 euros. This year, it was awarded to the deve...
20 Years of Mazda MX-5 Celebrated at Le Mans
25 May 2009, 12:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mazda will take the opportunity to celebrate 20 years since the MX-5 model first entered the market. The Miata/MX-5 made its arrival on February 10, 1989 at...
Highway Hero Rewarded by Goodyear for Rescuing Two Young Girls
20 Mar 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It's not easy to be a hero and the few who dare to assume this role should be rewarded accordingly. That's exactly what happened to a Colorado truck driver who saved two young girls after ...
Self-Inflating Tire Snatches Tire Technology of the Year Award
24 Feb 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Self Inflating Tire, also known as SIT, a technology designed by Coda Development has just won the Tire Technology of the Year award at the Tire Technology Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2...
The Mercedes-Benz Unimog Crowned the Off-Roader of the Year 2009
17 Feb 2009, 15:49 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Readers of the “Off Road” magazine don't change their minds that easily when it comes to their favorite off-road vehicles. That is why, for the fifth time in a row, they have chosen...
Danica Patrick Poses for Sports Illustrated... Again
10 Feb 2009, 16:09 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apart from participating at Indy Car races, Danica Patrick seems to enjoy being at the center of media attention as well. The lady of the races had once again the chance to be featured in the so-...
Mercedes-Benz, Germany's Most Popular Commercial Vehicle Brand
3 Feb 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Even if last year wasn't the best one for Mercedes-Benz, the luxury German car manufacturer has at least one reason to be proud of. According to an Emnid study commissioned by the weekly spe...
Volvo, the Best-Selling Premium Brand in Russia
30 Jan 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The Russians seem to be faithful fans of the Swedish brand that makes cars as safe as houses. Since Volvo succeeded in beating competition in the premium segment for the third consecutive year in th...
2009 Nissan X-Trail 20GT Wins Second Energy Conservation Prize
29 Jan 2009, 13:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan proudly announced today that its X-Trail 20GT, which is equipped with a clean diesel engine, won the second consecutive ANRE (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy) Director-General's ...