Lotus Evora Facelift to Be Presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015
14 Nov 2014, 10:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When the British manufacturer introduced the Evora 2+2 two-door coupe back in 2008, fans of the brand and new-to-Lotus gearheads got very ecstatic over it. But that was a heck of a long time ago, wh...
General Motors Laying Off a Shift at Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant
13 Nov 2014, 14:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The American giant’s Lansing facility is not doing that great these days. Its workers are currently assembling the Cadillac ATS, CTS, while the sixth-gen 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will be made her...
New Fiat Compact Models Slated for 2016 Thanks to $1 Billion Investment
7 Nov 2014, 17:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember the gawky Fiat Bravo? Recently phased out in Europe but still built in Brazil, this model was a bad excuse for a C-segment hatch. Furthermore, the undesirable Bravo even acted as the base f...
Drone-Carrier Delivery Trucks for Improved Same-Day Shipping
6 Nov 2014, 14:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, as we’ve discussed before, drones might soon be part of our daily activities and big delivery companies are eager for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give the green light fo...
Innovative 6-Speed Automatic Transmission to Equip Future Hyundai Hybrid Models
5 Nov 2014, 16:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though a six-speed automatic is not what anyone would call big news in this day and age, the new cog swapper from Hyundai is hiding a big ace up its sleeve - it will incorporate the electric mo...
Free Wi-Fi on Buses and Trains Could Turn More People towards Mass Transportation
5 Nov 2014, 10:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / What would you prefer to do on you way to work? Stare at stoplights and burn fuel aimlessly or browse the Internet while being “chauffeured” to your destination? Some, prefer to combine ...
140 Million EVs Can Suck on US’ Current Power Grid, Study Says
3 Nov 2014, 10:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The electric car market is slowly but surely rising as humanity is trying to get rid of the old combustion engine it served for over 100 years. Tens of millions of gallons of gasoline have been save...
Porsche Now Employs a Record 22,000 People, Profit Jumped Over First 9 Months of 2014
31 Oct 2014, 15:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With Ferrari going public these days, more and more people have started paying attention to the financial side of car companies. Well, if you want a low-volume automaker that knows his way around th...
GM Lansing Delta Township Assembly Begins $63 Million Expansion
30 Oct 2014, 13:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it's only 8 years old, the GM LDT will see a whopping $63 million go into expanding its vehicle building capabilities. The company's newest Stateside facility will expand by 263,0...
Maserati Topped Ferrari in Q3 Profit Battle
30 Oct 2014, 12:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For a long number of years now, luxury Italian brand Maserati was always overshadowed in every possible way by Ferrari, the biggest name in the business. Nevertheless, for the first time ever since ...
ESP Mandatory in Europe Starting November 1st, 2014
29 Oct 2014, 17:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Between 1987 and 1992, engineering big shots Bosch and Continental joined forces with BMW and Mercedes-Benz to co-develop a vehicle safety feature called Elektronisches Stabilitätsprogramm. ...
Fiat-Chrysler Not Selling Ferrari, Just Raising Cash to Pay Debt
29 Oct 2014, 16:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / FCA's announcement made many publications erroneously title the bit of info as "Ferrari is for sale" and such. But that clickbait style of titling doesn't hold water. There'...
Wankel Engine Makes Exhaust Glow Like Jewellery
27 Oct 2014, 17:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Perhaps there have been easier ages in our past, but choosing gentlemen’s accessories while avoiding to step over the overkill border is rather difficult nowadays. In this respect, we’ve...
Current Fuels Might Damage Euro 6 Engines, Study Says
23 Oct 2014, 14:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As you may already know, starting next year, automakers will build Euro 6 compliant vehicles to sell throughout Europe, while the non-compliant vehicles on stock will be allowed to find an owner unt...
Porsche Denies Accusations of Having Stolen its DNA from Legendary Designer Erwin Komenda
22 Oct 2014, 14:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The granddaughter of legendary Porsche designer Erwin Komenda is challenging the very DNA of the brand, accusing the company of plagiarism. Iris Steineck claims her grandfather was the actual father...
General Motors Sides With Michigan Governor to Sign Anti-Tesla Bill 5606
22 Oct 2014, 08:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you aren't a hardcore General Motors fanboy then you might remember that the automaker is hit by its biggest crisis yet: 30+ million vehicles recalled and people that were seriously or fatal...
BMW Owner Discovers Elephant Engraved on Circuit Board
18 Oct 2014, 08:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW automobiles make look all mean on the road, but sometimes these Bavarian creations have... a happy little elephant hidden inside them. We’re not joking here - as you can see in the image a...
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hits 100,000 Sales in One Year: How They Did It
17 Oct 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you happen to live in Stuttgart, you may have trouble enjoying your peace and quiet these days and it’s all the fault of Mercedes-Benz employees. Then again, you can’t blame these peo...
Why Nissan Should Make the GT-R a Sub-Brand
15 Oct 2014, 17:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that the Nissan GT-R is preparing to pass the torch to the next generation, everybody is wondering what the Japanese carmaker will do in order to keep the fire alive. Well, the matter goes deepe...
Ducati Introduces the Desmodromic Variable Timing Technology
15 Oct 2014, 16:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati has made public the new Variable Valve Timing technology we wrote about only two days ago. While one of the small mysteries was whether the D from the DVT acronym stood for Ducati, Dynamic or...