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TAG Heuer Launches Monaco V4 Titanium Chronograph
TAG Heuer Launches Monaco V4 Titanium Chronograph

7 Jun 2011, 09:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It's once again time for a watch-automotive icon encounter, as we’ve already gotten used to see two separate and usually unrelated industries go hand in hand. In TAG Heuer's case, th...

 
How About Recharging in the Time It Takes to Refuel?
How About Recharging in the Time It Takes to Refuel?

7 Jun 2011, 09:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two main obstacles stand between the electric vehicle and a bright future: range and recharge time. While one has created a new shopper condition called “range anxiety,” the other is sti...

 
Remote Control Your Volvo via New iPhone/Android Device App
Remote Control Your Volvo via New iPhone/Android Device App

7 Jun 2011, 08:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The European division of Volvo has just announced it has released a new mobile application that allows the driver to stay in touch with his car via an iPhone or Android smart phone. He or she can th...

 
Subaru Outback, Forester and WRX/STI iPad Apps Lanched
Subaru Outback, Forester and WRX/STI iPad Apps Lanched

6 Jun 2011, 13:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The iPhone/iPad app fever has been spreading among the automotive producers like wild fire, pretty much as it happened with the social media dedicated pages. So is the case with Subaru of America, w...

 
Porsche Design Launches Luxury Sportswear for Fall-Winter 2011
Porsche Design Launches Luxury Sportswear for Fall-Winter 2011

3 Jun 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / While we haven’t had the time to properly digest the summer days, Porsche Design is thinking ahead and has already launched a specially created sportswear collection for the cold season. Speci...

 
Ford Announces New 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Engine and 8-Speed Transmission
Ford Announces New 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Engine and 8-Speed Transmission

3 Jun 2011, 06:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The record investments that Ford has made in the last five years in new powertrains and fuel-saving technologies, seems to have paid off, as the American manufacturer has just made the announcement ...

 
Ford Invests $100M in Robots With Special Vision
Ford Invests $100M in Robots With Special Vision

2 Jun 2011, 07:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We cannot help but think of the 2004 I, Robot movie starring Will Smith, in which the community had the help of robots, but it turns out they cannot be trusted. American automaker Ford is going for ...

 
F1 2011 Video Game Soon on Nintendo 3DS and Sony NGP
F1 2011 Video Game Soon on Nintendo 3DS and Sony NGP

1 Jun 2011, 14:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / All the die-hard fans of Formula One out there jumped through the roof with joy when the F1 video game first came out in 2009, and each year they eagerly await for the latest version. F1 2011, the s...

 
Blue&Me TomTom Makes US Debut in New Fiat 500
Blue&Me TomTom Makes US Debut in New Fiat 500

1 Jun 2011, 12:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / TomTom’s navigation technology will be brought to the new Fiat 500 in North America, marking the first time the Blue&Me TomTom system, is available here. The expansion of Blue&Me TomTo...

 
BMW Working on Glare-Free High Beam
BMW Working on Glare-Free High Beam

1 Jun 2011, 06:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Trying to tackle one of the hardest problems facing a driver at night, that of vision, earlier this week German automaker BMW announced a series of projects aimed at making the lives of both the BMW...

 
Wrong Way Alert on Toyota Cars
Wrong Way Alert on Toyota Cars

1 Jun 2011, 05:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / How many times did you find yourself driving on the wrong side of the road? Not so many, right? Well, apparently, someone keeps doing it, otherwise we can't explain why Toyota decided to instal...

 
Continental Unveils ContiEcoContact 5 Tire
Continental Unveils ContiEcoContact 5 Tire

31 May 2011, 13:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Developed with Europe’s leading car manufacturers, the new ContiEcoContact 5 looks to set new standards in terms of the environment and safety. A specially developed compound and optimized tre...

 
Volvo Flywheel KERS Explained on Film
Volvo Flywheel KERS Explained on Film

31 May 2011, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last week, Swedish manufacturer Volvo announced that it plans to revolutionize the world with the introduction of a technology called flywheel KERS. In the simplest of words, a flywheel that capture...

 
Limited Edition Porsche Design Watch Selling for $270k in Dubai Mall
Limited Edition Porsche Design Watch Selling for $270k in Dubai Mall

30 May 2011, 15:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / So what if it costs up to four times more than a Porsche car itself? After all, it could make you the talk of any exclusive cocktail party. We are talking here about a limited edition Porsche Design...

 
BMW Lights the Way to a Safer Future
BMW Lights the Way to a Safer Future

30 May 2011, 10:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer BMW is making the headlines today, as it has announced the introduction of a series of technological advancements in vehicle lights that will pretty much change the way in which ...

 
Scuderia Ferrari World Time Watch Launched
Scuderia Ferrari World Time Watch Launched

27 May 2011, 07:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There’s nothing subtly or understated about the way that Ferrari tries to convert its supercar-maker image into sales of perfume, shirts and silly trainers with carbon fiber inserts.However, t...

 
Pioneer Introduces iPhone App Control Hub
Pioneer Introduces iPhone App Control Hub

26 May 2011, 09:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With an in-vehicle infotainment market flooded with apps designed by various developers for various phone manufacturers, there's no wonder the modern-day driver has a hard time making sense of ...

 
Volvo Working on Revolutionary Flywheel KERS
Volvo Working on Revolutionary Flywheel KERS

26 May 2011, 07:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo is on the verge of revolutionizing, once again, the automotive industry, if we are to judge by what the car maker said on Thursday: by creating a new flywheel, Volvo says ...

 
Ford S-MAX Get Smart, Talk to Each Other
Ford S-MAX Get Smart, Talk to Each Other

26 May 2011, 07:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Kicked off on Wednesday in the United States, Ford's attempts to show the world what it has been working on for the past few years have expanded to Europe. The car maker's vehicle-to-vehic...

 
Smartphones to Drive In-Car Infotainment Systems
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...