VW's U.S. Sales Surged 41 Percent in March
7 Apr 2010, 09:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen of America has had a very successful month in March, as the company managed to sell a total of 22,148 vehicles. The figure can be translated into a 40.9 percent increase over the one p...
Final Bentley Azure Rolls Off the Assembly Line
7 Apr 2010, 09:34 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / UK's Crewe plant produced the last Bentley Azure, the big British luxury four-seater cabriolet. Built entirely by hand and derived from the Arnage saloon, the Azure ends production, leaving the...
Mercedes Defend Schumacher after Malaysia Failure
7 Apr 2010, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Schumacher has been outpaced by his much younger teammate Nico Rosberg 3 times so far – only Vitaly Petrov has a 0-3 record after the first races of 2010 – his Mercedes GP manag...
Citroen AirCross First Photos Released
7 Apr 2010, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what may very well be a premiere for French carmaker Citroen, the first photos showing the Citroen AirCross have been released via social networking website Twitter. The car, set to be launched i...
Top Acura Dealers Offer the Triple Zero Financing
7 Apr 2010, 08:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Luxury carmaker Acura brags to have one of the safest and best-valued luxury cars on the road, which made three of the five biggest Acura dealers to create a rare partnership in the industry. To...
9ff Brings the Porsche 911 Turbo to 700 hp
7 Apr 2010, 08:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / 9ff has overdone its homework by releasing a top of the tuning range package for the Porsche 911 Turbo, the DR700. The new kit comes with a high performance exhaust system that includes a sound c...
Ferrari to Investigate Alonso's Engine Failure on Wednesday
7 Apr 2010, 08:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After the first 3 races of the 2010 Formula One season, Ferrari entered the rumor mill in terms of engine reliability. During the first race in Bahrain, both Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa changed...
DJ, Put a Chevy Spark On!
7 Apr 2010, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After decades of seeing pimped cars turned into DJs' booths on wheels, we would have thought we've seen just about everything there is to see about woofers, subwoofers, mixers and so on. A...
GM Closes Hummer and Begins Clearance Sale
7 Apr 2010, 08:17 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / General Motors is shutting down its Hummer brand, after failing to find a buyer for the troubled SUV manufacturer. The deal to sell Hummer to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery failed to r...
Peugeot 207 Gets New Euro 5 HDi Engine in the UK
7 Apr 2010, 08:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Peugeot announced it has added a new 6-Speed manual gearbox and a new Euro 5 HDi diesel engine to the Peugeot 207 hatchback and SW model range. They come to replace the 207 S...
Willis to Join Force India - Report
7 Apr 2010, 08:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Geoff Willis may emerge as the new technical director of Force India Mercedes. While an announcement on such a move is still pending, it is believed the 50-year-old Briton is already one foot outsid...
Germany's Car Exports Up 47% in Q1, Domestic Sales Down 23%
7 Apr 2010, 07:47 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Germany's Auto Industry Association, the VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie), announced on Tuesday that the country's car exports have increased by over 50% in March 2010, to more than 41...
Daimler-Renault-Nissan Alliance Official
7 Apr 2010, 07:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After a few weeks of rumors pointing to a possible Renault-Daimler tie-up, the confirmation of the new-born partnership came today from both the German and French manufacturer. The alliance betw...
Continental Releases New High Performance Tire
7 Apr 2010, 07:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In the world of performance vehicles, a special attention is being paid to tires, as these must offer outstanding performances in both wet and dry driving conditions and face the large number of pon...
Honda U3-X Prototype Demonstrated in the US
7 Apr 2010, 07:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / First introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show last October, Honda’s U3-X personal mobility prototype currently has a three-day debut event at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square. A ...
Renault Praises Perfect Kubica
7 Apr 2010, 07:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Few people gave Robert Kubica a chance to battle for the top spots in the early stages of the 2010 Formula One season. With all eyes set on the Big Four – Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren and Merced...
Banned Texting? That's OK, We Have Auto TextBak
7 Apr 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It must be very difficult for some American drivers, used for many years now to text while driving, to see how the states they live in adopt, one by one, laws which ban such a practice. While in mos...
Camaro Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Limited Edition Unleashed
7 Apr 2010, 06:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The muscle car culture is back for good and all the joys that come from it are also here. We are talking about things like an official replica of the Chevrolet Camaro Indianapolis 500 Pace Car - a l...
Propane-Fueled E-Series Vans Get EPA Approval
7 Apr 2010, 07:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American builder Roush announced today its new line of propane-fueled E-Series vans has received the Environmental Protection Agency approval, as they were found to meet the Federal emission regulat...
2010 Dodge Viper Final Edition Models Unveiled
7 Apr 2010, 06:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After Chrysler released details of their last model year Viper last December, a SRT version which will see a production run of only 500 units, the carmaker revealed yesterday information on a limite...