2010 Lexus LS 600h L US Pricing Announced
26 Nov 2009, 08:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Lexus, Toyota’s luxury division, announced an MSRP of $108,800 for its 2010 LS 600h L hybrid sedan which will arrive at US dealerships later this month. Pricing changes were made on other 2010...
Ford Increases UK Prices Due to Pound Weakness
26 Nov 2009, 07:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / US-based carmaker Ford today announced a new price increase for the British market for most models sold in the country from December 2009. The price rise is a result of the continued weakness of the...
Raikkonen Needs Time to Become Competitive in WRC - Hirvonen
26 Nov 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This year's runner-up driver in the World Rally Championship, Ford's Mikko Hirvonen, admitted yesterday that it would be great for the WRC caravan to have Kimi Raikkonen in the entry list ...
How Toyota Plans to Fix Deadly Accelerator Pedal
26 Nov 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday it announced and, at the same time acknowledged there is a problem with the accelerator pedal on some 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles, the Japanese carmaker released details on...
New Opel Astra Gets Five Stars from Euro NCAP
25 Nov 2009, 16:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The new Opel Astra is off to a good start, as Euro NCAP, Europe’s leading safety assessment body, awarded this cars with the maximum rating available: five stars for safety. According to E...
Donnie Wingo, New Roush No. 6 Crew Chief
25 Nov 2009, 16:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Roush Fenway Racing named today Donnie Wingo the crew chief for the team's No. 6 Ford, to be driven next season by David Ragan. Wingo will be replacing Jimmy Fennig, who will continue with Rous...
Ricardo Launches KinerStor Project
25 Nov 2009, 16:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As a result of the development of the Kinergy flywheel we presented you yesterday, automotive supplier Ricardo announced the launch of the KinerStor project, an endeavor meant to research and de-ris...
Official: Toyota Recalls 3,8 Million Cars in the US
25 Nov 2009, 15:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It is official. Toyota Motor Corp will reshape or replace the accelerator pedal on 3.8 million vehicles. The company’s biggest recall will involve reconfiguring the shape of the pedals in orde...
Fox Racing Shox Sponsors AMA Hall of Fame Ceremony
25 Nov 2009, 15:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Fox Racing Shox is the second sponsor after Husqvarna to be announced by AMA for its Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony set to take place on December 4, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino L...
Women and Cars Preconceptions
25 Nov 2009, 15:14 UTC · By: Emanuelle Vandelay / In men's thinking, a woman can't simply talk about cars, she can't simply love them and can't actually drive any car out there. Also, when a man sees a car, he immediately catalo...
Ford Gets Credit Extension
25 Nov 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The single big American carmaker to have survived 2009 without having to file for protection, Ford Motor, announced it managed to reach an agreement with its lenders to amend and extend the revolvin...
Toyota iQ Screams for Branding
25 Nov 2009, 14:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / An unexpected marketing campaign was initiated by the British division of Toyota these days. The carmaker wanted to stand out from the crowd and decided to offer a free eye-catching company livery f...
New Mazda 3 Gets Five Stars at Euro NCAP
25 Nov 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Mazda announced today that the new Mazda 3 has been awarded five stars by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP). The result is even more impressive since in 2009, Euro NCAP implement...
French Court Rejects N.Technology Action Against the FIA
25 Nov 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As hinted ever since two weeks ago, the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris has rejected N.Technology's legal action against FIA. The team pulled ranks and sued the FIA through its owning comp...
2010 Viper Diamondback 152 Released
25 Nov 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Viper Motorcycle had just released its 2010 Diamondback 152 machine, the result of a joint venture with engine building specialists Ilmor Engineering. Ilmor provides technical developmental support ...
Schumacher Is Fit to Win F1 Races - Manager
25 Nov 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One's 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher is 100 percent physically fit to not only compete in F1 races, but also win them. Of course, it wasn't the Ferrari-an to brag about h...
Ford and UDM Start Advanced Electric Vehicle Program
25 Nov 2009, 13:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / America manufacturer Ford teamed up with the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) to retrain traditional automotive engineers for the development of advanced electric and hybrid vehicles. Ford and UDM ...
Scrappage Plunges Diesel Sales in Europe
25 Nov 2009, 13:18 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The European market for diesel cars has decreased, as buyers who took advantage of government scrappage incentives went for smaller gasoline engines. According to JD Power, the diesel car market in ...
Renault Twingo Gordini R.S. Unveiled
25 Nov 2009, 12:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault has just unveiled the first model that marks the return of the Gordini nameplate - the Twingo Gordini R.S. The car is currently on display, until January 10, 2010, at the L'Atelier Rena...
OnStar Joins the Black Friday Bargain Chase
25 Nov 2009, 11:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having in mind the projected commotion caused by the biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, in-car services provider OnStar announced it will be opening its navigation services to anyone wi...