Dodge Flip a Reliant Robin in New Dart Ad
10 Jul 2012, 10:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While some car ads are boring, soulless, and rarely get watched untill the end, the ad for the excellent new Dodge Dart is an exception. It basically makes fun (in a genuinely amusing way) of the en...
Chrysler Group Employees Celebrate Third Anniversary With Detroit Orchestra
10 Jul 2012, 10:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / All of Chrysler’s detroit employees (which, apparently, are very healthy and happy) were treated to a special concert courtesy of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO). July 6,7 and 8 marked th...
Chrysler Files for Another Patent
10 Jul 2012, 08:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We recently reported that Chrysler would be changing the denomination of their diesel engines, from ‘CRD’ to ‘EcoDiesel’, according to a recent patent filing application they...
Corvette C7 Front Bumper Design Accidentally Leaked?
10 Jul 2012, 07:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the launch of the next-gen Chevrolet Corvette C7 is still about two years away, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the car’s design hasn’t already been finalized. Apparently,...
Isuzu Recalling 11,000 Rodeo Sport and Amigo SUVs
9 Jul 2012, 15:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Salt is used in most of the world’s countries to de-ice roads, and while cheap and relatively efficient, it damages cars’ paint jobs, as well as any exposed metallic components which are...
GreenTech Automotive Blessed by Bill Clinton - Production Commences
9 Jul 2012, 14:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Green Tech Automotive is a relatively unknown name on the increasingly-busy EV marketplace. The company was founded in 2006 and up until recently, they had yet to begin production of their fir...
How Exhaust Headers Are Made
9 Jul 2012, 11:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A custom exhaust is one of the best gifts you can offer your ride, as this not only allows the engine to give you more firepower, but also bring extra emotional points thanks to the new soundtrack i...
Chrysler Adopting ‘EcoDiesel’ Brand Name?
9 Jul 2012, 07:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chrysler will apparently be adopting a new denomination for its diesel-engined offerings, giving up “CRD” in favour of something which is ‘more 2012’ - “EcoDiesel&rdquo...
BMW 3-Series ActiveHybrid With 335 HP Launched on US Market
7 Jul 2012, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While fuel saving technology has been integrated into all BMW cars in the lineup, to a point where now all cars, even their V8 powered ones are surprisingly efficient - an effort we can only applaud...
Take a Ride in the Brilliant EV1
6 Jul 2012, 11:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM’s EV1 is the main 'protagonist' of one of the saddest stories in the history of the automotive industry. It was heralded as the first commercially viable and mass-marketed electri...
New Breakthrough - Working Spray-On Batteries
6 Jul 2012, 10:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the biggest problem of modern batteries is their capacity, a group of graduate students from Rice University have taken battery tech in a different direction and they have made a rather import...
2012 SRT Cars Coming to a City Near You
5 Jul 2012, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / From the producers of the 2013 Viper, a new action film now arrives: the 2012 SRT Tour. This is an initiative that will see the 2012 goodies coming from Chrysler’s Street Racing Technology tra...
Ford C-Max Hybrid Gets Official Economy Figures
5 Jul 2012, 13:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you were looking to buy a Prius V, you should stop and consider the Ford C-Max Hybrid. It has a lower acquisition price and better economy as well as considerably better looks and interior. Ford ...
BMW 750Li on D2Forged Wheels
5 Jul 2012, 09:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / D2 Forged Wheels has enjoyed playing with the BMW 7-Series long wheelbase in the adjacent images so much, that the US wheel specialist wanted to share its joy with us and thus released a night-time ...
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...