EPA Presents New Fuel Economy Labels
26 May 2011, 05:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first major revamp of the fuel economy labels in years was announced today by the Department of Transportation (DoT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as a means for the consumers t...
Smartphones to Drive In-Car Infotainment Systems
26 May 2011, 05:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The tie-up between smartphones and cars is about to get more and more personal, and we see that everyday. Somehow, along the way, smartphones have become sine qua non gadgets for cars, and the appli...
Ford to Create Communication Standard for All Cars
26 May 2011, 05:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After having kicked off a California tour starring its new smart cars on Wednesday (vehicles that can communicate with one another), Ford announced that it is planning to make car-to-car communicati...
2012 Hyundai Genesis Priced from $34,200
26 May 2011, 05:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Summer is just around the corner and for automobile manufacturers that can only mean one thing: the new models of their vehicles will start selling, just before the auto plants will enter their summ...
GM Mobilizes to Help Joplin Tornado Relief Efforts
26 May 2011, 04:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The killer winds that twisted above several areas of Missouri this weekend, leaving a trail of devastation and a nearly obliterated city of Joplin has managed, once again, to draw the attention of A...
Ford Takes Smart Cars on California Tour
26 May 2011, 04:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ever wondered how a car that can multiply Wi-Fi and GPS and instantly get into a conversation with another of its kind looks like? Well, here's your chance to answer that question, provided tha...
Chrysler Announces Ram 1500 Plug-In Hybrid with HEMI V8 Engine
26 May 2011, 04:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fresh out of the huge debt it owed to the US and Canadian governments, Chrysler made an announcement on Wednesday that took everyone by surprise: out of the clear blue sky, and just when everyone wa...
Suzuki Launches Swift 1.3 DDiS in the UK
25 May 2011, 15:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Suzuki has announced the addition of the low emissions 1.3-litre DDiS model to the recently launched Swift range. Available in all 148 Suzuki dealerships from the beginning of June, the Swift DDiS u...
Spyshots: Aston Martin Rapide S
25 May 2011, 15:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As it’s only been a year since the launch of the model, what we are looking at is not a facelifted Aston Martin Rapide, but what is most likely a sportier ‘S’ version of the alread...
Volvo Trucks Reduces Transport Operations Carbon Footprint by 22 Percent
25 May 2011, 14:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / One of the most challenging targets that Swedish manufacturer Volvo Trucks had to achieve in recent years was to cut its transport-related emissions by 20% before the end of 2010. However, the comp...
Spyshots: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SL-Klasse
25 May 2011, 14:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As we get closer and closer to the launch of the sixth incarnation of one of the biggest icons in the three pointed star range - the Mercedes Benz SL - the supermodel is beginning to undress herself...
AMA Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Welcomes Doug Polen
25 May 2011, 14:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The third member to join race tuner Phil Schilling and Parts Unlimited founder Fred Fox in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2011 members on November 18 is former multi-national and world champi...
Olympic Diver Takes First Driving Lessons in a MINI
25 May 2011, 14:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Tom Daley, an Olympic diver and member of the BMW London 2012 Performance Team, has taken delivery of a new MINI One D Hatch in which he will take his first driving lessons as he prepares for the Ju...
Dacia Duster Pikes Peak Gallery, Official Presentation on May 26
25 May 2011, 14:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last week, the very first photos showing the bulked-up version of the Dacia Duster with which Renault hopes to conquer the Pikes Peak surfaced, causing a bit of a sensation among fans. As it appears...
Audi Motorsport Facebook Page Launched
25 May 2011, 14:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This is the latest social effort made by Audi Sport is to make itself present on Facebook, just in time for the 24 hour race at Le Mans on June 11/12. The company brags the new virtual meeting place...
Facelifted Volkswagen Tiguan Brings BlueMotion, New Safety Systems
25 May 2011, 14:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After 700,000 units sold in its four years of business career, the Tiguan is back for another round in the ring, sporting a Tuareg-like front end, more efficient engines than ever and new assistance...
Introducing the Windscreen of the Future
25 May 2011, 14:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For years now, we've been trying to envision how the cars of tomorrow will look and feel like. Since we live in a time when everything seems to be on fast-forward, imagining a radical change in...
Peugeot 508 Gets Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
25 May 2011, 13:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Euro NCAP released a batch of comparably similar test results for models available on the European Market, and it’s now time to see how Peugeot’s latest four-door sedan - the 508 - did. ...
Carlos Tavares to Replace Patrick Pelata at Renault Top
25 May 2011, 13:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The automotive industry is on the lookout for the man or woman who will be replacing Renault's former Chief Operating Officer Patrick Pelata at the car maker's tip of the pyramid ever sinc...
Rolex Backs Land Speed Record Contender Bloodhound
25 May 2011, 13:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Renown Swiss watchmaker Rolex has been signed as the Official Timing Partner of the Bloodhound Project in its attempt to break the Land Speed Record in 2013. The team led by Richard Noble OBE will t...