Here's The Most Impressive Parallel Parking Job You'll Ever See
The Guinness World Record for tightest parallel parking job has been beaten by two brothers in the UK.Alastair and John Moffatt from Gloucester each spun a vintage Mini Mayfair into a spot that left...
View ArticleNissan's CEO Shows How To Get A Wheelchair Into One Of NYC's New Taxis
At the New York Auto Show this week, Nissan showed off the wheelchair-accessible version of the NV200 Taxi, better known as the "Taxi of Tomorrow."The new vehicles are designed to be safer, more...
View ArticleTesla Appears To Be Giving Up On The Middle Class
Tesla Motors seems farther than ever from hitting the mass market after announcing Sunday it will cancel production of the cheapest version of its Model S sedan.According to a press release, the demand...
View ArticleNYC Is Building A Big Steel Wall To Save Subways From Future Flooding
To protect a stretch of New York City's A subway line from the kind of severe damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy flooding, the city's Metropolitan Transit Authority is building a two-mile wall of steel...
View ArticleSee How Craftsmen Make Each Bentley Flying Spur One-Of-A-Kind
The New York International Auto Show opened to the public this weekend at the Jacob Javits Center, but Business Insider got a sneak peek at Bentley's new Flying Spur, which officially debuted at the...
View ArticleMeet The Classy Booth Babes Of The New York Auto Show
The New York International Auto Show opened to the public this weekend, and we were on hand for the press preview days to get a sneak peek at the hundreds of cars — dozens of them brand new — on...
View ArticleTesla Is Getting Ready To Announce More Big News Today
Update: The news is out: Tesla has announced a lease-buy financing scheme that Elon Musk says will make the Model S much more affordable.Less than two days after announcing it is exceeding its previous...
View ArticleWatch McLaren's $597,000 Track Car Set Its First Record In New Zealand
To show off what its new MP4-12C GT3 can do, McLaren sent the supercar to the track in New Zealand.Designed to be "the ultimate track car," the GT3 version of the MP4-12C is built for wealthy drivers...
View ArticleBMW's Sleek New 3 Series Sedan Will Make Americans Love Diesel
The 2013 New York International Auto Show is now open to the public, and some of the best new cars on display are luxury sedans.Among them is the BMW 328d, the diesel-powered version of the...
View ArticleTesla Announces New Lease-Buy Financing Scheme That Elon Musk Calls...
Less than two days after announcing it is exceeding its previous guidance on auto sales and turning profitable for the quarter, Tesla Motors just released more big news.We thought it could be the...
View ArticleTesla's Financing Deal Is Just A Shortcut To Cheaper Electric Cars Without...
Tesla Motors revealed a financing program on Tuesday it claims will make its cars, commonly viewed as luxury products, affordable for the mass market.Despite some fuzzy math, the company says the...
View ArticleI Won't Buy A Smart Car Until The Price Tag Hits $13,000 — Here's Why
I recently spent a week driving the 2013 Smart coupe. I loved driving it. I had a ton of fun zipping around Manhattan and Brooklyn.But I wouldn't buy one.Why I Loved ItI've been intrigued by Smart...
View ArticleThe New Porsche Is The First In A New Generation Of Hybrid Luxury Cars
Making its debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show in China this month is the 2014 Porsche Panamera, which represents the first major update to the sporty sedan since its original debut, also in Shanghai,...
View ArticleBuick Recalls Cars Because The Steering Wheel May Fall Off
GM is recalling certain 2013 Buick Encore SUVs because the steering wheel can come loose or completely separate from the steering column.The 144 cars included in the recall were made in December of...
View ArticleTesla Asked Buyers To Pay For Cars Early To Make It Profitable For The Quarter
Tesla Motors reached profitability for the quarter — a huge step for the startup — by urging customers who had reserved cars but not yet made their payments to do so, according to Bloomberg.Cory...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Says This Sleek Ride Will Win Over Crucial Young Buyers
The 2013 New York International Auto Show is now open to the public, and some of the best new cars on display are luxury sedans.Among them are two new offerings from Mercedes-Benz: The 2014 CLA-Class...
View ArticleElon Musk: Asking Buyers To Pay For Cars Early To Make Tesla Profitable Was...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said an email urging customers to make payments early and help the company reach profitability was "overzealous.""As soon as I found out, I put an immediate stop to it. That is now...
View ArticleBankruptcy Looms As Fisker Lays Off 75% Of Its Workforce
Troubled electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive laid off 160 employees — three quarters of its workforce — this morning, Katie Fehrenbacher at Gigaom reports.Those let go include the public...
View ArticleThese Cities Have The Worst Traffic Jams In North America
TomTom, the Dutch manufacturer of GPS navigation devices, has come out with its latest Congestion Index, ranking the cities with the worst traffic in North America.The results are somewhat...
View ArticleFisker Faces Lawsuit After Laying Off 75% Of Its Workforce
The last few weeks have made painful reading for fans of electric car startup Fisker Automotive.It seems fate has a few more nails to bang in to Fisker's coffin.Automotive News reports the company is...
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