Alvaro Bautista Crashes at Over 250 km/h, Escapes Unhurt
15 Mar 2011, 09:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Suzuki ended the 2011 MotoGP testing season with a huge crash, as their only rider for the new campaign Alvaro Bautista lost control on his bike at over 250 km/h (155 mph) in the late stages of the ...
NHTSA Could Look into Seat Heater Burns
15 Mar 2011, 09:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it will analyze its data to see how widespread the problem of burns from car seat heaters is, and whether heaters that can b...
Dacia Slowly Shifts Production to Morocco
15 Mar 2011, 08:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first signs that Romanian brand Dacia, despite quality and safety issues, is slowly becoming a global brand are beginning to surface. Having hit the jackpot with almost every model released sinc...
Stoner Makes Honda Undefeated in Winter Tests
15 Mar 2011, 08:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / MotoGP's final day of pre-season testing ended in Qatar yesterday, with Honda managing to stay the fastest in winter testing. Casey Stoner was the one responsible for this feat, as the Australi...
Rossi Struggles with Shoulder Pain in Qatar Test
15 Mar 2011, 08:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bad news for Valentino Rossi only a few days before the start of the 2011 MotoGP season. During the second and last day of testing in Qatar on Tuesday, the Italian experienced his second crash of th...
Skoda Plans New Models
15 Mar 2011, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of the Volkswagen Group, Czech manufacturer Skoda has to do its best to help the mother company achieve its goal of becoming the number one auto maker in the world by 2018. And, judging by t...
BSB Champ Ryuichi Kiyonari Speaks of Disaster in Japan
15 Mar 2011, 08:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / HM Plant Honda and British Superbike Champion Ryuichi ‘Kiyo’ Kiyonari has recently released a statement regarding the disastrous situation in his home country of Japan, which was struck ...
Volkswagen Golf 6 Cabriolet on the Road to Freedom
15 Mar 2011, 08:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has recently released the first official video of its new Golf 6 Cabriolet model. As you would expect, there’s a few references to the original model (for pedigree), a young (target...
Ford F-150 Gets Integrated iPad
15 Mar 2011, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ever since the launch of the revolutionary iPad last year, the automotive industry has begun a race like no other, as it tried to find the perfect way to marry the gadget with the dashboards of the ...
Red Bull Would Handle Hamilton - Manager
15 Mar 2011, 08:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton might not benefit from the best car in the pack this season, at least if we are to trust the latest feedback from the teams during the Barcelona group test – but the 2008 Formul...
2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe Gets Bang and Olufsen Surround Sound System
15 Mar 2011, 08:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The first in-car sound system developed by Bang & Olufsen for German automaker BMW has now been introduced, with the debut of the all-new 6 Series Coupe. The High-end Surround Sound System devel...
GM Chips In for Quake-Stricken Japan
15 Mar 2011, 07:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the entire Japanese automotive industry already announcing some type of help or another for the relief efforts currently undergoing on the northeastern coast of Japan, it's now time for th...
Alonso Denies Role in Fry Recruitment at Ferrari
15 Mar 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso has only great things to say about Ferrari's new recruitment for the 2011 Formula 1 season, namely former McLaren Chief Engineer of Race Development, Pat Fry. And his constant p...
New PowerShift Transmission for Fiesta and Focus
15 Mar 2011, 07:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New PowerShift Transmission for Fiesta and Focus As the prices for gasoline keep rising, auto makers, especially the ones in the US, try their best to advertise every piece of technology that goes i...
Mazda Announces Temporary Production Stop at Japan Plants
15 Mar 2011, 07:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As Japan is still under the influence of the massive earthquake and Tsunami that hit the Land of the rising Sun five days ago, automakers and suppliers who conduct business there struggle not only t...
Nissan Lost 2,300 Brand New Cars to Tsunami
14 Mar 2011, 17:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four days after a major earthquake struck Japan, the automakers affected have begun adding the numbers and reporting their losses. Throughout the weekend, we've all seen images of entire fields...
Japan's Auto Makers Come Together in Support of Relief Efforts
14 Mar 2011, 17:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On Friday, Japan was hit by the most powerful earthquake in its history and the fifth strongest one in the world in the last century. The quake itself, as it hit a country well prepared for such dis...
Autoliv Japan Operations Unhurt by Quake
14 Mar 2011, 17:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With most of the automotive supply base still trying to recover after Friday's huge earthquake, every piece of news coming from Japan, from the car makers and suppliers who conduct business the...
2011 Lotus Cup USA Debuts at Willow Springs
14 Mar 2011, 16:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus Cup USA kicked off its 2011 season at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California. With the background provided by the beautiful California weather, the Lotus Cup USA enjoyed exciting racin...
Inden Design Plays with the Mercedes S500
14 Mar 2011, 17:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Mercedes S-Klasse can be regarded as a display of automotive technologies, which is why releasing a proper modification package for the German luxury saloon can be quite a challenge. We suspect ...