US Sales of Plug-In Hybrids Rising - EVs Not So Much
23 Jul 2012, 11:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It has become clear to us that the Chevy Volt is a very appreciated car and since it came onto the scene, sales of full EVs, like Nissan’s clever Leaf have fallen dramatically. The Volt regist...
BMW 6-Series Gets AC Forged Wheels
23 Jul 2012, 11:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve been seeing more and more BMW 6-Series examples that belong to the new F13 generation on the street and the tuning world is slowly but steadily placing them under the spotlights. Howe...
What About Lithium-Air Batteries?
23 Jul 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have been reporting a good number of battery innovations over the last few months, and this, Lithium-Air battery technology is one of the more promising ones. It features Lithium, which is the li...
UCR Says Sat-Nav Improves EV Range by At Least 10%
23 Jul 2012, 09:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As increasing the efficiency of EVs as well as their range via improved batteries and more advanced components is a difficult, time-consuming and very expensive process, other ways need to be found ...
First Leaser Takes Delivery of Honda Fit EV
23 Jul 2012, 08:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are really happy to see that more and more EVs finally reach their new owners. After previously reporting that the First Ford Focus EV had finally reached its first owner, now it’s time for...
Tesla Reduce Model S Q3 Production Levels by Half!
21 Jul 2012, 08:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While everything seemed to be going well for Tesla, as they had successfully launched a great car, the Model S. While they had fallen short of their goal of building ‘the best car in the world...
Victory Tease ‘Boardwalk’ - To Be Revealed July 30th
20 Jul 2012, 15:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Americans really love their cruisers and this is the reason why everybody associates Harley-Davidson-type bikes with riding on the open roads of the US. However, there are many other well-known bike...
Nissan Leaf Now $5,000 Cheaper at West Coast Dealers!
20 Jul 2012, 11:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Leaf retails in the US for $37,250. Factoring in state grants and incentives and you can slash about $10,000 off that, leaving you with $27,250. Still too expensive? Well, now, two Califo...
2013 Audi S8 US Pricing is Here
20 Jul 2012, 09:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi’s US division is surfing on a performance wave these days, with the company announcing the pricing for the 2013 S and RS range of vehicles. We’ve already covered the RS5 coupe, S6 s...
2013 Audi S7 US Pricing Released
20 Jul 2012, 09:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi is launching a go-fast assault on the US market, as if it was trying to compensate for all those years when its RS cars weren’t available in America. Thus, the carmaker has recently annou...
Ford Shows Off All-New Transit Ahead of November Debut
20 Jul 2012, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ford Transit is a name synonymous with Europe and small businesses. It is a word which has been present in the vocabulary of small business owners and workers for over four decades, going throug...
2013 Audi S6 US Pricing Announced
20 Jul 2012, 08:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Audi is officially importing RS models in the US, the carmaker has made a concentrated effort and released the pricing for its 2013 RS and S range. We’ve already talked about the RS5 ...
Wind-Powered Car Travels Upwind Twice As Fast as Wind Speed
20 Jul 2012, 08:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After successfully traveling downwind at 2.86 times the speed of the wind, back in 2010, Rick Cavallaro’s wind-powered car, the Blackbird, has attracted attention yet again, achieving an even...
Meet a Cougar Billboard: Only for Mature Drivers Who Don't Crash
20 Jul 2012, 08:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles was gifted with a pretty cheesy billboard earlier this week, when the “Cougarlife” dating site decided to have its flag placed there. The giant bil...
Cadillac Begins Promoting the ATS by Pitting it Against the World
20 Jul 2012, 07:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Cadillac’s entry-level luxury offering, the ATS, is here. It was first unveiled in Detroit, back in January and people’s reaction to it has been generally positive. Now, though, the manu...
Chevrolet Sells Nearly 1.3-Million Units in Q2
19 Jul 2012, 15:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chevrolet seems to be on a bit of a roll at the moment, setting one of their highest sales records to date, selling almost 1.3-million cars in the second quarter of the year. This marks a 2.3% incre...
Sudden Door Opening Issue Prompts 190,000-Strong Recall by Honda
19 Jul 2012, 15:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Hondas are renowned for their durability and reliability, it seems that the Japanese manufacturer may have lost its touch in making its cars ‘bulletproof’. This is not the first re...
spnKiX - Motorized Skates for Hipsters
19 Jul 2012, 12:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is important how companies promote their products, and how the end-user perceives them. The new motorized skates made by spnKix are clearly aimed at hipsters, as the picture above clearly suggest...
2013 Shelby GT500 Handling Testing on VIR
19 Jul 2012, 12:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford has released a new video that takes us behind the scenes of the 2013 Shleby GT 500 and this time the story is all about handling. The muscle car’s suspension was heavily tested with the p...
Skikes - Nordic Skiing on the Road
19 Jul 2012, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Have you ever wanted to do a spot of Nordic skiing, but lived somewhere where snow isn’t all that abundant? Well, now you can, with the new Skikes which combine the basic principle of regular ...