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90-Year-Old Guy Rides Scooter on Motorway... by Mistake
90-Year-Old Guy Rides Scooter on Motorway... by Mistake

1 Mar 2009, 07:45 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Normally, an old guy driving a scooter at 8 mph on a highway is not an ordinary sight for any motorist. But since we're living in a world where everything seems to be possible, two days ago, dr...

 
Magna Steyr Introduces Mila EV Electric Car
Magna Steyr Introduces Mila EV Electric Car

1 Mar 2009, 07:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr will bring to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show an electric car to prove the company’s ability to work with future technologies. The vehicle they will introduce in Ge...

 
Cadillac SRX Comes to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show
Cadillac SRX Comes to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show

27 Feb 2009, 17:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM seems to look at 2009 as the only way it can get back on the saddle. In many respects, this might very well be true. GM has been struggling for months now to keep its business afloat and one of t...

 
Baby Involved in Crash after Fake Cop Steals His Mother's Car
Baby Involved in Crash after Fake Cop Steals His Mother's Car

27 Feb 2009, 17:27 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / "Never allow a cop to drive your car" seems to be the message of the following incredible but true story that happened at 5.15 p.m. yesterday in UK. According to The Daily Mail, a four-...

 
Corvette Invades the 2009 Geneva Motor Show
Corvette Invades the 2009 Geneva Motor Show

27 Feb 2009, 17:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM will bring along to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show an entire fleet on Corvette sports cars, perhaps in a desperate attempt to save its crisis-damaged public perception. Corvette will offer four models...

 
Renault Modus & Grand Modus Exception Rolled Out
Renault Modus & Grand Modus Exception Rolled Out

27 Feb 2009, 16:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / French manufacturer Renault today announced the availability of Modus and Grand Modus Exception, two limited editions based on the Dynamique version but adding a number of additional features. First...

 
Skoda Octavia Scout Trekking in the Great Outback
Skoda Octavia Scout Trekking in the Great Outback

27 Feb 2009, 16:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Forty two days were necessary for the Skoda Octavia Scout Wagon to travel 20,285 km in the Australian Outback before coming to a halt at the Melbourne International Motor Show. The endeavor is part ...

 
GM Upgrades Hummer Series, New E85 Engines Join the Range
GM Upgrades Hummer Series, New E85 Engines Join the Range

27 Feb 2009, 14:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In contrast to recent rumors surrounding Hummer, claiming the parent company GM plans to sell the brand, the American automaker today announced the 2009 upgrades for the entire lineup. In essence, t...

 
Third-Gen Toyota Prius Shows Its European Face at Geneva
Third-Gen Toyota Prius Shows Its European Face at Geneva

27 Feb 2009, 14:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The third-generation Toyota Prius will be officially introduced in Europe at the Geneva Motor Show next week, the Japanese automaker announced today in a statement for the press. The Prius achieves ...

 
Pagani Zonda F Cinque Goes To Geneva
Pagani Zonda F Cinque Goes To Geneva

27 Feb 2009, 13:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 2009 Geneva Auto Show will receive a royal treatment from Italian manufacturer Pagani. The surprise prepared by Horacio Pagani comes in the shape of the one of a kind Pagani Zonda F Cinque, the ...

 
Toyota iQ 1.3-liter to Debut at Geneva
Toyota iQ 1.3-liter to Debut at Geneva

27 Feb 2009, 11:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In addition to the numerous high-performance, the less-polluting or fuel-efficient models to be launched at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show, the event will also witness the public unveiling of a new Toyot...

 
Arden Brings Four Tuned Rovers and Jaguars to Geneva
Arden Brings Four Tuned Rovers and Jaguars to Geneva

27 Feb 2009, 11:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not much time is left until the debut of the long awaited 2009 Geneva Auto Show. Even if we grow more and more inpatient as we anticipate the event, every car manufacturer or tuner who will attend t...

 
Holden Volt Revealed in Australia
Holden Volt Revealed in Australia

27 Feb 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just unveiled the Holden Volt, a rebadged version of Chevrolet Volt but exclusively addressed to the Australian market. Just as expected, the "new" Holden Volt is regard...

 
Holden Cruze Debuts in Melbourne
Holden Cruze Debuts in Melbourne

27 Feb 2009, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new Holden Cruze debuted today at the Melbourne International Motor Show, bringing a new competitor on the small car segment of the Australian market, the "largest growing segment" in ...

 
Virginia Driver Licenses Turn Laser Black
Virginia Driver Licenses Turn Laser Black

27 Feb 2009, 09:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the spring of 2009, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing newly designed driver licenses made of laser engraved polycarbonate. The measure will be implemented in order to make ...

 
Fioravanti LF1 and TRIS Go to Geneva
Fioravanti LF1 and TRIS Go to Geneva

27 Feb 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Formula One racing cars and your everyday street vehicle will seem to get a little closer to each other after you get to see the new LF1 from the Italian design firm Fioravanti. The Moncalieri-based...

 
2010 Ford Territory Crossover Launched in Melbourne
2010 Ford Territory Crossover Launched in Melbourne

27 Feb 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though the 2009 Geneva Auto Show due to open its doors next week is regarded as one of the most important auto shows of the year, the Melbourne Motor Show is also a main attraction for both aut...

 
Skoda Stops Production for First Generation Octavia
Skoda Stops Production for First Generation Octavia

26 Feb 2009, 16:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Skoda decided to temporarily stop production of its first generation Octavia due to sales decline in key markets, Autonews reported. Poor results in Russia, Ukraine and Romania forced the Czech manu...

 
Gemballa Mirage GT Carbon Edition Boasts 670 HP
Gemballa Mirage GT Carbon Edition Boasts 670 HP

26 Feb 2009, 15:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / How often do we have the chance to see a good-looking aftermarket Carrera GT? Pretty rare that's for sure but, once a certain tuner unveils such a high-performance models, it's surely fair...

 
GM Daewoo Begins Lacetti Premiere Exports
GM Daewoo Begins Lacetti Premiere Exports

26 Feb 2009, 15:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that its South Korean unit Daewoo Auto & Technology began exporting the Lacetti Premiere compact sedan to global markets, including Europe where it will be markete...