Drivers Would Rather Use Their Smartphones Than Mediocre Built-In Navigation...
Drivers increasingly prefer using applications on their smartphones to the navigation systems that come installed in their cars.In a survey by J.D. Power and Associates, 46 percent of respondents said...
View ArticleToyota Takes Back The Crown As World's Biggest Automaker
Toyota said sales last year soared 22.6 percent to 9.75 million vehicles, while Nissan saw a 5.8 percent on-year rise to 4.94 million units.Honda, Japan's number-three automaker, recorded sales of 3.81...
View ArticleRenault-Nissan CEO: The Electric Car Revolution Is Happening
In an interview with Liz Claman at Fox Business, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said the moment of the electric car is here."It is a revolution," he said.Despite the fact that the Leaf fell way short...
View ArticleConsumer Reports Has An Amazing Deal For Anyone Who Wants A Sweet New Car
For its car reviews, Consumer Reports actually buys the vehicles it tests.Usually, once a car has been tested, it is sold to a Consumer Reports employee, or traded in for a new vehicle. But now the...
View ArticleLamborghini Took Over Miami's Airport To Show Off Its New Topless Supercar
Lamborghini has finally debuted the roadster version of the LP 700-4 we first saw in photos in November, and it did not take the usual auto show route.Instead of putting the topless supercar on stage,...
View ArticleA New Deal Among Automakers Could Make Fuel Cell Electric Cars A Reality
Ford, Daimler AG (which owns Mercedes-Benz and Smart), and Renault-Nissan announced a partnership yesterday to speed up the development of zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicles by sharing the costs...
View Article33 Totally Inoffensive License Plates You Can't Have In Our Nation's Capital
The potential for self-expression that comes with a personalized license plate can be used to offend just about anyone on the road.So it makes sense that states have lists of license plates they won't...
View ArticleThis Outrageous Million-Dollar Car Is Targeted At Rich Chinese People
China's Year of the Snake starts on February 10, and Latvia's coolest automaker is jumping at the chance to make some money with a ride made for the Chinese elite.The Black Snake from Dartz is a highly...
View ArticleBentley Is About To Reveal Its Powerful New Sedan
Bentley is getting ready to fully reveal the next iteration of its Continental Flying Spur, and has released a teaser image and video to stir up interest.There are no official details yet on the new...
View ArticlePatrick Dempsey Will Drive In One Of The World's Most Famous Car Races
Grey's Anatomy star and avid racer Patrick Dempsey will be returning to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2013 after last racing in the endurance classic in 2009 at the wheel of a Ferrari F430 GT.This time...
View ArticleRolls-Royce Is Hiring Teenagers To Build And Sell Its Cars
To make sure its cars are everything their buyers desire, Rolls-Royce trains its craftspeople for years.Now the automaker needs more people for its Apprenticeship Program, and it is encouraging...
View Article15 Cars With The Lowest Insurance Rates
These are the 15 Cheapest Cars to Insure.Please follow Getting There on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleWhat Actual Farmers Thought Of Chrysler's 'So God Made A Farmer' Super Bowl Ad
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Beyonce didn't sing about the soil and Bar Refaeli kissed a tech geek rather than a farmer in her commercial, but it was Iowa agriculture that felt a warm afterglow the Monday after...
View ArticleTraffic Jams Cost Americans $121 Billion In 2011
Traffic jams cost the United States $121.2 billion in 2011, according to a newly released study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.That figure includes the $2.7 billion that paid for the 2.9...
View ArticleThis Is The Smallest Car In The World
Jeremy Clarkson of the hit BBC show Top Gear unveiled the P45 – the world's smallest car, which was built by Clarkson himself.The P45 is comically small as it's basically a mobility scooter with a...
View ArticleA Startup Car-Sharing Service Has Neatly Sidestepped Zipcar's Biggest Problem
In early January, Avis Budget acquired the car-sharing service Zipcar for $500 million, although Zipcar had made just $4.7 million in profits in the past year.That may prove to be a smart move for...
View ArticleHere Are All The Changes We Hope Cadillac Makes In The Next Escalade
Last month, we spent a few days driving the Platinum version of the 2013 Escalade, the fully outfitted luxury SUV that starts at $83,540.It's a luxurious boat of a car, and was significantly more...
View ArticleFerrari's Insanely Powerful Hybrid Was Spied Testing On The Track
Ferrari is approaching the official reveal of the successor to its famed Enzo, and the upcoming car looks like it will live up to that legacy.Going by the names F150 and F70, the new supercar will be a...
View ArticleBMW Designed A 42-Wheel Car To Make A 4-Year-Old Boy Happy
Last week, Jalopnik writer Jason Torchinsky issued a call for readers to come up with a look for a car with some very unusual specs.The request originally came from Eli, the four-year-old nephew of a...
View ArticleJames Bond's Gadget-Filled Aston Martin Is On Sale For $4.7 Million
Only four Aston Martin DB5s were specially made for the James Bond movies "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball."Only two of those were fully equipped with all the gadgets that made them fit for 007.Now, one...
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