A Chinese-Italian Supercar Concept Is The Star Of Shanghai's Auto Show
One of the standouts of last weekend’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show was a stunning supercar concept from Italian-owned but Shanghai-based design firm Icona.The concept carried the Vulcano name, which is...
View ArticleTEST DRIVE: Mercedes' New SUV Is The Perfect Ride For A Weekend Road Trip
We just spent a week with the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL550, the top of the line version of the vehicle that was named Motor Trend's SUV of the Year for 2013.We spent most of that time in New York City,...
View ArticleChevy's New Spark EV Highlights The Biggest Problem With Electric Cars
Chevrolet's new all-electric car, the Spark EV, will be able to drive 82 miles on a fully charged battery, General Motors announced today.The fact that the 82-mile number is very good in the EV field...
View ArticleTake A Look Inside Mercedes-Benz's $108,000 Luxury SUV [PHOTOS]
We recently spent some quality time with the Mercedes-Benz GL550, the top of the line SUV that starts at $86,900.After some city driving, we took our $108,830 version of Motor Trend's 2013 SUV of the...
View ArticleThe 10 Worst Roads For Traffic In The US
Traffic in the United States is getting worse in 2013, and that's a sign of an improving economy, according to INRIX, which released its latest Traffic Scorecard Wednesday.INRIX CEO Bryan Mistele told...
View ArticleTesla Is Getting Ready To Announce More Big News Tomorrow (TSLA)
Tesla Motors will announce a new strategy tomorrow that its customers will like, CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter today.There's a lot going on with Tesla these days, so it's hard to guess what the new...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Slam Federal Loan To Fisker As 'Corrupt' And 'Mismanaged'
Republican members of Congress fiercely criticized Fisker Automotive executives and Department of Energy (DOE) officials at a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday.The hearing, titled "Green...
View ArticleTesla Is Making It A Lot More Fun To Get A Loaner Car
Telsa Motors is making several changes to improve its service and warranty programs, it announced today.Customers whose cars need to be repaired will have access to a fleet of Model S loaner vehicles...
View ArticleElon Musk Gave $50,000 To Speed Up Work On LA's Worst Highway
Like many California residents, Elon Musk hates driving on Interstate 405 at rush hour.Unlike them, he contributed $50,000 to an advocacy group working to improve the freeway, the LA Times...
View ArticleWatch Bugatti's Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Break A Land Speed Record
Bugatti now has two world records under its belt: the production car land speed record and the production car land speed record for an open-top car.While the first record, which stands at 267.8 mph,...
View ArticleTesla's New Service Program May Actually Be The Best In The World
Quiet, clean, quick, and stylish, the Tesla Model S is, clearly, the best production electric car in the world. Now Tesla Motors is seeking to complement its electric sedan with the "world's best...
View ArticleAnother Electric Car Maker Has Gone Bankrupt
May 1 - Green car startup Coda Holdings Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday after selling just 100 of its all-electric sedans, another example of battery-powered vehicles'...
View ArticleThe Failed Electric Coda Sedan Was One Ugly Car
Startup electric automaker Coda, which filed for bankruptcy today, managed to sell only about 100 units of its only model.That's not surprising: On top of insufficient funding and production delays,...
View ArticleA French Supercar Company Is Going After An Electric Speed Record
French automaker Venturi used to be known for its distinctive supercars, often turbocharged to give the humble mechanicals a lot more potency.More recently, it's supplied speed with a different kind of...
View ArticleHow To Cut The Line And Get A Tesla Model S Right Away
Good news for rich, impatient, picky Tesla Model S electric-car wannabes.If you're looking to buy right now — but can't abide a car sullied by a few thousand miles of loaner-car duty under the...
View ArticleThe Electric Car Startup That Just Went Bankrupt Never Got A Federal Loan
Coda Automotive, the electric car manufacturer that filed for bankruptcy Wednesday morning, never received the $334 million loan it had hoped to secure from the Department of Energy (DOE), unlike...
View ArticleTesla Is Planning ANOTHER Big Announcement For Tomorrow
Tesla Motors will announce news tomorrow that will "up the ante" and "fix some mistakes," CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter today.It will be the third time in a month the electric car company comes out...
View ArticleA Hydrogen-Powered Car Could Someday Be Sitting In Your Driveway
If you don't know what a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) is, don't worry, you're not alone. But you will. You might even be driving one some day. So what is it and why should you care?FCEVs run on...
View ArticleA Saudi Team Is Building A Real Life Batman Tumbler For A Famous Car Race
Generally speaking, the Gumball Rally has become a seemingly no-holds barred on-road playground for the world's wealthy elite.We're not fans of all the on-road antics but not every Gumballer runs the...
View ArticleThe Latest Generation Of The Porsche 911 Turbo Is More Powerful Than Ever
The ultimate Porsche 911--for now, until we get a taste of the GT2--got its worldwide reveal today, ahead of a first showing at this September's 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show.The Porsche 911 Turbo should...
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