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Mini Cabrio History
Mini Cabrio History

26 Mar 2009, 20:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This should have been a story about the pros and cons of open top motoring and a long dissertation on how Mini cabrio came to be. A boring essay describing the hows and whys of a type of vehicle tha...

 
Man Nearly Drives Off a Cliff, Blames GPS
Man Nearly Drives Off a Cliff, Blames GPS

26 Mar 2009, 13:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A UK driver had a very interesting experience this week as he came very close to driving his BMW right off a cliff, with him still in it. But the shocking part is that to blame for his unfortunate a...

 
GM's Lutz to Perform in A.R. Gurney's "Ancestral Voices"
GM's Lutz to Perform in A.R. Gurney's "Ancestral Voices"

26 Mar 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Repairing the company's image and proving Americans that you're indeed working for them just like you said in the past is extremely important nowadays, especially for economic recession-hi...

 
Audi and Toyota, the New Yankees Sponsors
Audi and Toyota, the New Yankees Sponsors

25 Mar 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi and Toyota will become the official automotive sponsors for the New York Yankees, replacing GM, which will step back as part of their cost cut measures taken by the company to overcome the econ...

 
Women Like Men in Expensive Cars, Study Shows
Women Like Men in Expensive Cars, Study Shows

24 Mar 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / "Don't judge a book by its cover" says an old proverb but apparently, this saying has become quite old-fashioned nowadays. A study conducted by psychologists has shown that women feel...

 
"Terminator Salvation" New Trailer Released
"Terminator Salvation" New Trailer Released

24 Mar 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / There are still two months until "Terminator Salvation" hits the screens but a new trailer has just been released, jalopnik.com has found out. As expected, the trailer reveals more abou...

 
Gold-plated Samand on the Streets of Tehran
Gold-plated Samand on the Streets of Tehran

24 Mar 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Certainly you have already seen gold-plated Porsches, diamond-studded Mercedes or Swarowski-studded Lamborghinis, but the image of a gold-plated Iranian car is definitely something new. According...

 
Americans Keep their Cars Longer
Americans Keep their Cars Longer

24 Mar 2009, 11:32 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apparently, the global recession is not only affecting the sales of new vehicles but also the sales of second-hand ones as well. Because Americans don't want to deepen in debts any longer they ...

 
The Stig Captured by Google Street View
The Stig Captured by Google Street View

24 Mar 2009, 10:48 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / There is certainly no mysterious character in this world that stirs curiosity more than the Stig from Top Gear does. As a matter of fact, we're starting to believe that he is benefiting from ev...

 
Dying Saturn Campaign: "We're Still Here"
Dying Saturn Campaign: "We're Still Here"

20 Mar 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although GM is currently struggling to survive, Saturn, a Detroit-based automaker's division felt the need to reassure customers that they are not dead yet through an advertising campaign ...

 
Michael Waltrip Helps You Play Tricks on April Fools' Day
Michael Waltrip Helps You Play Tricks on April Fools' Day

20 Mar 2009, 15:10 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / If you happen to have among your friends a NASCAR fan that you want to play an April Fools trick on, Best Western, the official hotel of NASCAR, is helping you to achieve this goal. For this year...

 
Cops Chase Narcotics Suspects Throwing Cash on Highway
Cops Chase Narcotics Suspects Throwing Cash on Highway

20 Mar 2009, 14:38 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Normally you might think that spectacular chases happen only in the movies but San Diego police can tell you exactly the opposite. According to kpho.com, San Diego officers were led on a crazy ch...

 
New Sierra Ad: Bring on the Infrastructure
New Sierra Ad: Bring on the Infrastructure

20 Mar 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / "If we're going to rebuild this country, we're going to need the truck that has been doing the job for the last 100 years," says the latest commercial from GMC, featuring the new...

 
Teenagers Should Be Banned from Texting while Driving
Teenagers Should Be Banned from Texting while Driving

20 Mar 2009, 10:00 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Certainly texting while driving is extremely dangerous at any age but teenagers seem most prone to cause crashes because of this practice. That is why, a coalition composed of Mississippi state lawm...

 
Highway Hero Rewarded by Goodyear for Rescuing Two Young Girls
Highway Hero Rewarded by Goodyear for Rescuing Two Young Girls

20 Mar 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It's not easy to be a hero and the few who dare to assume this role should be rewarded accordingly. That's exactly what happened to a Colorado truck driver who saved two young girls after ...

 
AAA Michigan: Legislators Should Not Make Motorbike Helmets Optional
AAA Michigan: Legislators Should Not Make Motorbike Helmets Optional

20 Mar 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The most irresponsible thing would be to ride a motorbike without a helmet but it seems that Michigan don't realize this as they intend to make this practice optional on the state's roads....

 
Porsche Test Driver's Crash Caused by "Driving Error"
Porsche Test Driver's Crash Caused by "Driving Error"

19 Mar 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Last month, a Porsche test driver died on the A5 Autobahn in Germany following an accident that happened while testing a Porsche 911 cabrio prototype. The reasons of the crash were not known at that...

 
Drivers Using MP3 Players and iPods Risk to Crash
Drivers Using MP3 Players and iPods Risk to Crash

19 Mar 2009, 15:24 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It was already common knowledge that cell use while driving increases the risk of crash but it seems that iPods and MP3 players are no better either. According to drive.com.au, a study made by NR...

 
Former GM Worker Writes Ballad "Didn't Quit My Day Job, It Quit Me"
Former GM Worker Writes Ballad "Didn't Quit My Day Job, It Quit Me"

19 Mar 2009, 13:57 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The ballad "Didn't Quit My Day Job, It Quit Me" by Greg W. Miles could soon become an anthem for all auto workers who lost their jobs due to the financial crisis. Seeing how the gl...

 
"Truth in 24" to Be Aired by ESPN on Friday
"Truth in 24" to Be Aired by ESPN on Friday

19 Mar 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / You might think that documentary movies are boring and don't worth paying attention to, but this is definitely not the case of "Truth in 24". If you haven't already seen it, ...