The 17 Most Innovative Cars Of The Year
A lot changed in the auto industry this year. Cadillac suddenly became a relevant brand again, and now Ford is trying to do the same with Lincoln.Fuel efficiency continued to be the big theme. Prius...
View ArticleSomeone Took A $380,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom Off-Roading
Most videos of cars tearing up grass and drifting through mud feature vehicles that are made to go off-roading, or at least are built to handle some rough driving.This is the first one we've seen that...
View ArticleTesla Is Moving Into Europe
Tesla Motors will begin operations at its new European Distribution Center in the Netherlands this month, it announced this week.The 62,000 square foot facility in Tilburg, near the Belgian border,...
View ArticleA Former Coke Executive Built His Own Track After Losing His Driver's License
In 1996, Dean Wills, a former Coca-Cola executive, lost his driver's license after he was caught speeding in his Ferrari Testarossa outside Sydney.Not ready to give up driving his impressive car...
View ArticleOne Automaker Says Mass Production Is Over And Cars Should Be Crowdsourced
Ford has been selling cars for more than a century and is still going strong, especially after an excellent 2012.But one person in the industry says the mass production model the automaker pioneered is...
View ArticleToyota Just Got Hit With A Record $17 Million Fine Over A Safety Defect
The National Highways Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today Toyota will pay a $17.35 million fine after allegedly failing to report a safety defect within the maximum five business day...
View ArticleFiat Is Using A Rapping Mom To Sell The 500L
Fiat is bringing the new 500L to the British market in the spring. To promote the "fun and functional car for families," which has room for five, Fiat UK created "The Motherhood,"featuring a rapping...
View ArticleWe Raced Jaguar's New All-Wheel Drive Car On Snow-Covered Tracks In Canada
Last week, we took a trip to Canada to try out the 2013 XJ, only the second car Jaguar has equipped with all-wheel drive.With the increased capability, Jaguar hopes it can compete for drivers who live...
View Article15 Vehicles That Will Help You Survive After The World Ends
By some accounts, the world is going to end on Friday. It's unclear exactly what will go down, but it's not going to be pretty.If you are one of the few to make it to Saturday, staying alive in a...
View ArticleToyota Cars Are Doing Badly In New Crash Safety Tests
DETROIT, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's best-selling 2013 Camry received a "poor" crash-test rating on Thursday from an insurance industry group that awarded high marks to Honda Motor Co's...
View ArticleMcLaren Drivers Should Be Thrilled The New P1 Is Slower Than A Bugatti
Yesterday, McLaren brought the P1 to New York City to give potential customers and journalists who missed its Paris debut a firsthand look at the new supercar.It's a gorgeous vehicle that is sure to be...
View ArticleTesla Is Charging Europeans A Lot More Than Americans For The Model S
Tesla just opened its first facility in Europe, and now it is preparing to sell the Model S on the continent.Yesterday, the electric car company announced pricing for the Model S for its different...
View ArticleA Crashed Truck Caused A 21-Car Pileup During A Christmas Blizzard
A two-mile stretch of Interstate 40 in Oklahoma was closed early yesterday morning after a 21-vehicle pileup injured 12 people, KOCO in Oklahoma City reported.At around 3 a.m., a semitrailer jackknifed...
View ArticleTunisia Raises Money By Selling Former Dictator's Sweet Cars
Tunisia has begun selling the personal assets of deposed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and other former regime officials, including luxury and performance cars, to boost its struggling...
View ArticleOne Man's Lawsuit Could Lead To Big Problems For Ford (F)
Earlier this month, Consumer Reports found Ford's new C-Max and Fusion hybrids fell about 20 percent short of the fuel economy figures the automaker promised in its marketing campaigns.On December 7,...
View ArticleA Museum's Amazing Collection Of Classic Cars Is Open To The Public For The...
The Petersen Automotive Museum on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles has been open since 1994, but it was not until this month that the public had access to its most interesting part: "the vault."Below...
View ArticleChicago Has The Priciest Parking In The Country Because Of A Bad Deal
The price of public parking in downtown Chicago is about to go up for the fifth year in a row — enough to give the Windy City the dubious distinction of having the most expensive parking meters in the...
View ArticleToyota's Legal Problems May Finally Be Done With (TM)
DETROIT/NEW YORK, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp eliminated a huge obstacle with a U.S. settlement over unintended acceleration in its cars and trucks, leaving it to fight smaller cases that will...
View ArticleCar Thieves Love New Year's Day
New Year's Day is the second-most popular holiday among car thieves, according to a report from the National Crime Insurance Bureau (NCIB).On January 1, 2011, 2,286 cars were reported stolen. The only...
View ArticleThis Brand New Bentley Is The World's Fastest 4-Seat Convertible
Bentley officially revealed the Continental GT Speed Convertible today ahead of its international debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit later this month.With a top speed of 202...
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