Audi TT-RS Teaser Released Prior to 2009 Geneva Motor Show
23 Feb 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / "Tease" seems to be the defining word of the past few days, as the 2009 Geneva Motor Show draws ever closer. After countless other manufacturers made us take a peak at their Geneva stars,...
Matt Kenseth Holds Gordon for Auto Club 500 Win
23 Feb 2009, 08:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The two champions that were banned from Victory Lane last season – Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon – put out a hell of a show for the fans at the Auto Club Speedway on Sunday. With 20 laps ...
Businesswoman Who Crashed while Using Hands-Free Not Guilty
23 Feb 2009, 08:22 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although an innocent driver died because of her fault, the businesswoman who was prosecuted over fatal crash while using hands-free mobile was not convicted for murder. As incredible as it may se...
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar - Off-roading Made Easy
23 Feb 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tires are undoubtedly some of the most important components when going off-road, together with all-wheel drive capability and extraordinary driving skills. Well, the guys over at The Goodyear Tire &...
Saturn Asks Dealers 60 Days of Patience
23 Feb 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Saturn, the collateral victim of GM's plan for survival, has asked its dealers not to close for 60 days while a GM-Saturn joint task force together with outside consultants determine whether a ...
Kyle Busch Makes NASCAR History, Wins 2 Races in the Same Day
23 Feb 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kyle Busch won the Stater Bros 300 Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday. However, this was not the biggest news of the weekend. The real piece of information is that the driver o...
Weekly Roundup: 16.02.2009 – 20.02.2009
22 Feb 2009, 17:16 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Crisis or no crisis, there have surely been lots of leaks and announcements this week. Naturally, economic doom related reports also abounded, but we’re only going to mention the really import...
Brian Vickers Grabs Pole for Auto Club 500
21 Feb 2009, 23:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brian Vickers has chosen to move into the right direction after the much-discussed crash in which he was involved during the Daytona 500 and clinched pole position for this weekend’s Auto Club...
Richard Branson Conditions F1 Involvement
21 Feb 2009, 16:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Talking for the first time about his potential debut in Formula 1 as a team owner, Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson revealed he will consider the option on the sole condition that the sport ...
GM Sends Life-Saving Plan to Canada
22 Feb 2009, 09:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM Canada today announced that it submitted the viability plan to the Canadian and Ontario Governments, with the United States-based automaker expressing its confidence that together with the state ...
2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid on Track
22 Feb 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the whole automotive industry slowly migrating to hybrid and electric vehicles or, if you prefer, less-polluting models, seeing a sports car manufacturer adopting a similar market strategy shou...
Saab and Opel Could Sink Without Aid
22 Feb 2009, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM’s financial problems are, as expected, influencing all its assets, local and foreign alike. This is the case with the US based mother company, the European branch could also face collapse i...
2010 Jaguar XF and XK Pricing Announced for the US
22 Feb 2009, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Jaguar North America has announced the pricing for the 2010 Jaguar XF and XK ranges. If a JAG is what you want, you should know the base MSRP for the XF sedan is $52,000, while a XK costs $83,000 fo...
Ford Wants to Lure the Millennials with the Fiesta Movement
21 Feb 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Over 1,500 interested motorists have sent their application but only 100 of them will be chosen. No, we're not speaking about an apocalyptic end or a science-fiction movie here, rather about th...
Blind Mechanic Fixes Cars Using Touch
21 Feb 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Even if you are deprived of one of the most precious senses, life can still go on as long as you're ambitious enough to fulfill your dreams. This is perhaps the case of Col Collewijn, a Dutc...
Chrysler ENVI Goes to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show
20 Feb 2009, 17:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler will showcases its electric vehicle future at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show when it premieres the Chrysler 200C EV Concept and the Dodge Circuit EV Prototype developed by ENVI, which is an in-h...
Bahrain Officials Confirm Dog Problem
20 Feb 2009, 17:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The officials working at the Sakhir circuit admitted they had a serious problem with the stray dogs this week, during the second part of the F1 group test in Bahrain. There were two stray dogs incid...
Fiat Chrysler Alliance Could Turn Merger
20 Feb 2009, 16:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Republican Tennessee senator Bob Corker believes that the US Government should take under advisement a possible merger between Chrysler and Fiat, as this might be the only way for the American manuf...
Opel Says It Needs 2.6 Billion Euros in Govt. Funds
20 Feb 2009, 16:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of a broader campaign to finance a 3.3 billion euro ($4.15 billion) liquidity gap through 2011, Opel today said it needs approximately 2.6 billion euros from the German government. The rema...
Britain Needs a Scrappage Scheme
20 Feb 2009, 16:39 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apparently, Great Britain must take inspiration from France's and Germany's "scrappage scheme" if they want to get rid of the clunkers in people's yards and boost the automo...