Ford Appoints Mark Fields as COO
2 Nov 2012, 10:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current CEO of Ford, Alan Mulally, is now 67 years old, and while it is known that he will not retire any sooner than the year 2014, the company has already begun to take steps to pass on the &l...
American Driver Makes Fun of Bentley Driver Wading Through Flood
1 Nov 2012, 16:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Superstorm Sandy has hit the US hard, and since there are a lot more luxury cars in the US, than in the usual Russian videos we post, we were bound to see some sort of Bentley or Rolls Roy...
CalBattery Developing Advanced and Low-Cost Lithium-Ion Battery
1 Nov 2012, 14:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / US company CalBattery has announced that it is developing an advanced lithium-ion battery technology, which promises to be 70% cheaper than conventional alternatives, as well as offering a reported ...
Famed Sportscar Racer John Fitch Passes at Age 95
1 Nov 2012, 13:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / John Fitch is a true driving hero of the 1950s, having raced for the likes of Mercedes-Benz and Chevrolet, as well as Jaguar - he drove an XK120, back at the Sebring track’s grand opening in 1...
Chrysler’s October Sales Only Rise 10% in Sandy’s Wake
1 Nov 2012, 12:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chrysler has just announced that their sales have gone up by 10%, in October, which actually represents the smallest growth figure, since May of 2011, mainly due to the disruptions caused by Superst...
Car Dealerships on the East Coast Begin Assessing Post-Sandy Damages
1 Nov 2012, 12:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hurricane Sandy has really left its mark on the East Coast of the US, killing 10 people, starting a fire and leaving some 750,000 people without electricity, not to mention all of the widespread and...
Mercedes Offering $5,000 VIP Discounts to Maintain US Lead Over BMW
1 Nov 2012, 10:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mercedes-Benz is currently ahead of BMW, in terms of US sales, by 5,221 units in the first nine months of 2012, and they want to keep their lead by offering hefty discounts, as well as allowing some...
Consumers Ignoring ‘Consumer Reports’ Reports
1 Nov 2012, 09:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that no matter how much automakers try to improve the quality of their products, if they used to have a bad image, it is extremely difficult to shake off - Hyundai, for instance, while othe...
Subaru Officially Reveals 2014 Forester
1 Nov 2012, 08:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Subaru’s Forester is a very capable vehicle, which combines the handling of a sports saloon, with the four-wheel drive grip of a rally car, as well as some light off-roading capabilities and t...
VW Explains Advantages of Jetta Hybrid, Despite Not Having Best-In-Class Economy
31 Oct 2012, 13:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hybrid vehicles are always bought for their promise of superior economy and efficiency figures, over their conventionally-powered stablemates, or most other regular cars, for that matter. Manufactur...
Toyota Announces US Pricing for All-New Avalon
31 Oct 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When launching a new model which specifically replaces another (one generation to another), the successor is the better car, and is usually slightly more expensive than the car it replaces. However,...
Superstorm Sandy Makes 16 Fisker Karma EVs Catch Fire in New Jersey Port
31 Oct 2012, 08:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The streak of sheer bad luck does not seem to end for Fisker, as Superstrom Sandy has just drowned a reported 16 examples of their Karma, which then reportedly caught fire, according to the temporar...
Ford Focus EV Now Available for Lease at $199/Month - Same as Nissan Leaf
30 Oct 2012, 13:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lease rates for the Nissan Leaf have been steadily falling ever since its launch, and now you can lease a Leaf, for a period of 24 or 36 months, with 199$/month. Now, Ford is fighting back, and appa...
New Nissan Leaf Ad Is Simple and Straightforward
30 Oct 2012, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Instead of relying on complicated concepts and ideas to get a car ad to work at its peak intended efficiency, as some manufacturers tend to do, when they try to hard to sell a car as being in a cert...
Toyota MR2 Becomes Lamborghini Murcielago
30 Oct 2012, 08:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The mid engined Toyota MR2 is a firm favourite for those who want to have their very own replica of an Italian supercar. It is easily one of the cheapest mid-engined cars money can buy, and it is ge...
Can You Move a Fridge with a Golf Cart?
29 Oct 2012, 16:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The answer appears to be yes, as this man proves. You do need an extra set of wheels underneath the fridge, but it seems like a perfectly feasible way to move it around. Furthermore it is all-green ...
2013 Mini John Cooper Works GP Starts at $35,950 in the US
29 Oct 2012, 16:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When Sir Alec Issigonis first envisioned the Mini, he definitely did not have anything like what BMW have done with the Mini in mind, yet the car is highly successful, and so much so that they`ve de...
Mitt Romney Promises Reevaluation of Efficiency Standards and EVs
29 Oct 2012, 14:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mitt Romney doesn`t really agree with the way the Obama administration has handled the idea of new and stricter fuel efficiency standards, as well as its outright support for EVs, virtually ignoring...
Chevrolet Camaro Gets Old School Look by Lingenfelter
29 Oct 2012, 12:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The latest incarnation of the Chevrolet Camaro is very obviously a retro-inspired muscle car, which owes a lot to its predecessors. However, for those for whom it is ‘not retro enough’, ...
Center Line, Michigan Officially Recognized as "Home of Mopar"
29 Oct 2012, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The town of Center Line, Michigan, home to some 8,500 inhabitants, has just swapped its old welcome sign, for a new one, which has a very important addition: ‘Home of Mopar’. The town ha...