Rolls Royce Phantom Rides on 26-inch Vellano Wheels
22 Aug 2012, 14:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When you ask people to imagine a phantom, most of them will think about a white entity and this is exactly what US aftermarket developer Vellano Wheels placed its money on when it created the develo...
Acura ILX Gets Spectacular Array of LEDs
22 Aug 2012, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Acura ILX, the luxury version of the Honda Accord, has been chosen as the platform for a very impressive array of LED lights. How many? Well, some 7,500 controllable LEDs have been installed thr...
Recall Issued for... BP Gasoline
22 Aug 2012, 12:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive industry is constantly being affected by recalls, but don’t ever consider that you’ve seen everything. So, did you think that a recall campaign due to some labels is unusu...
New Honda Paint Process Now 25% More Efficient
22 Aug 2012, 12:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Of all the separate procedures that are required to properly build a car, the most energy-consuming of all the processes is painting. According to Honda engineer Shubho Bhattacharya, paint alone use...
GM Begins Testing of Vehicle to Vehicle Communication in Ann Arbor
22 Aug 2012, 08:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The day of August 21st marked the start of GM’s real world testing phase for their vehicle to vehicle communication system. It is, however, only one half of a new breed of safety technology, w...
Chrysler-Based Bentley Replica is a Car for Posers
22 Aug 2012, 07:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When a car comes with a disclaimer in its eBay sales ad, warding off specific types of people, in search for the perfect buyer, the perfect match, it makes you wonder, especially since the car in qu...
2013 Nissan Rogue US Pricing
21 Aug 2012, 17:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite a brand new generation of the crossover being just around the corner, Nissan has bumped pricing for the 2013 Rogue from last year to $22,310 for the base model. The Rogue is now available...
CODA Converts Gas Station into Green Oasis
21 Aug 2012, 15:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Each EV manufacturer is trying to promote its product in an interesting and catchy way. CODA, makes of the CODA Sedan, have decided that the best way to advertise their product is to turn a grey, di...
Harley Davidson Shows Off The CVO Breakout
21 Aug 2012, 12:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the 2013 model-year may have brought little in the way of ‘new stuff’ from Harley Davidson, with the American motorbike manufacturer only changing minor styling cues and paint jobs...
BMW R7 Motorbike Wins Best-in-Class at Pebble Beach
21 Aug 2012, 12:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The BMW R7 motorbike, a 1934 classic is an exceptional exponent of the art deco movement which influenced the design of many vehicles of the era, regardless of whether they had two or four wheels. S...
Honda Begins US Production of ‘Earth Dreams’ Drivetrains
21 Aug 2012, 09:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the introduction of the new Accord, Honda will also kick off production of an all-new range of engines, called ‘Earth Dreams’. The range consists of two all-new engines, one 2.4-lit...
Kid Crashes BMW M3 After Blind Corner
21 Aug 2012, 08:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lack of experience behind the wheel often leads the overly-adventurous driver to overcompensate with more speed. However, this is a recipe for disaster, as this kid from Arizona demonstrates. He dri...
Ken Block Sues Co-Producers Regarding Gymkhana.com
21 Aug 2012, 07:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ken Block and his company, Gravel Farms Racing, LLC., have sued the co-producers of the first three Gymkhana videos over the registration and use of the GYMKHANA.COM website. The defendants, Mad Med...
500cc Bike Achieves 302 km/h at Bonneville - Breaks Speed Record
20 Aug 2012, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Isle of Mann is a heaven for both car and bike enthusiasts looking for speed and a challenging road. It is only natural that such a special place would spawn the occasional record-breaking machi...
2013 Nissan Leaf May Get 25% Range Extension
20 Aug 2012, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The main hurdle faced by the Nissan Leaf, which is otherwise an excellent all-round car, is its weak battery pack, which is only capable of taking the car 73 miles (116 km) from its destination befo...
Elon Musk Calls Fisker Karma ‘Mediocre’ and Overpriced
20 Aug 2012, 12:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, has officially started a tense and negative future relationship with Fisker and its founder, Henrik Fisker. He recently said, in an interview with Automobile Magazine...
Jay Leno’s Fiat 500 Auctioned Off for Charity: $385,000
20 Aug 2012, 12:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Jay Leno told the world last month that he’d send his Fiat 500 Prima Editione to face the auction hammer and that he would send all the proceeds to the Fisher House Foundation. The time to ...
Volkswagen Mid-Size SUV for the US Rendered
20 Aug 2012, 12:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The US is where the SUV phenomenon started and so any carmaker that wants to take full advantage of this segment has to cater to the needs of American consumers. VW is well aware of this and the com...
2013 Ford Fiesta Facelift
20 Aug 2012, 11:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Ford Fiesta might be a relatively new car in America, and an unsuccessful one at that, but this particular model is actually the sixth generation model that was launched in 2008 onto the Europea...
Cooling Fan to Blame for Recent Fisker Karma Fire
20 Aug 2012, 10:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Fisker have finally explained the source of the recent California fire which engulfed the front of one of their Karmas. Apparently, its lithium-ion battery pack had absolutely nothing ...