New Crash Test Reveals A Deadly Flaw In Many Luxury Cars
Today's luxury cars are marketed as fuel efficient and chock full of new technologies that will keep drivers safe on the road. But a new kind of crash test reveals a deadly flaw in some of the most...
View ArticleHonda Says Its New Accord Plug-In Hybrid Will Get 100 MPG (HMC)
Honda announced today that it will introduce a plug-in hybrid version of the Accord, to hit the market in early 2013. The 2014 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) Sedan will feature a two-motor hybrid system and...
View ArticleThese Electric Delivery Vehicles Are About To Take Over The Streets Of NYC
New York City is set to get a little quieter and a little cleaner, as long as its residents keep buying potato chips and shopping at Duane Reade. That's because Frito Lay and the pharmacy chain have...
View ArticleSPOTTED: A Bright Yellow Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe In Beverly Hills
Even in Beverly Hills, a Rolls-Royce stands out. That's especially true when it's a Phantom Drophead Coupe, and bright yellow to boot. The luxury ride belonged to Bijan Pakzad, who had it painted the...
View ArticleMcLaren Just Brought Its Gorgeous New Convertible To NYC
At Pebble Beach in August, McLaren Automotive revealed its latest creation: the 12C Spider. The convertible, McLaren's first, boasts the impressive stats the maker of the F1, once the world's fastest...
View ArticleSPOTTED: A Mercury Cougar That's Lost Its Luster In Williamsburg
Perhaps the best part of my commute to and from work is walking by this old Mercury Cougar every day. The third generation of the model, built between 1974 and 1976, it was marketed as a luxurious...
View ArticleThe Newest Range Rover Is More Efficient And Luxurious Than Its Predecessor
In London last night, Land Rover revealed a Range Rover that is an improvement over its predecessor in just about every way. An all-aluminum unibody structure (a first for an SUV) and a 5-liter V8...
View ArticleRenault Gave The Pope A Customized Electric Car For Summer Cruising
Pope Benedict XVI is now the proud owner of an electric car. On Wednesday, French automaker Renault presented him with a customized version of its Kangoo Maxi Z.E. Powered by a 44kW electric motor, it...
View ArticleGoogle's Self-Driving Cars May Cost More Than A Ferrari (GOOG)
Google has made stunning progress on the self-driving car project it launched two years ago. Last month, it announced that its fleet of cars—a dozen or so on the road at any time—had logged 300,000...
View ArticleSPOTTED: You'll Need A Ticket To Fashion Week To See This Mercedes-Benz Up Close
It's Fashion Week in New York, and Meredith Galante, reporter for Business Insider's The Life, secured an invite to the tents at Lincoln Center, where she spotted this 2013 G-Class. The boxy, luxury...
View ArticleChristie's Is Auctioning Two 'James Bond' Cars Next Month
Christie's is celebrating the 50th anniversary of James Bond in theaters with an auction of lots of memorabilia, most notably two cars used in recent 007 films. Estimated to go for between $160,000...
View ArticleAn Electric Supercar With 1,088 Horsepower Is About To Tear Up The Road
Drivers won't know the next great supercar is nearby until it blows past them on the highway. Starting next year, the Concept_One, built by Croatian automaker Rimac, will be among the fastest electric...
View ArticleGreece Can't Even Afford To Sell Confiscated Sports Cars
In a sprawling yard in Athens, a yellow Porsche rusts among dusty motorcycles, police cars with bullet holes and wrecked city buses - a telling image of one Greek government agency's slide into...
View ArticleArmored SUV Manufacturer Conquest Just Introduced A Luxury Model For Civilians
In most cases, safe driving takes the fun out of things. That's not the case with Conquest Vehicles' Knight XV, the fully armored luxury SUV that has been letting the rich and famous hit the road in...
View ArticleThis 600 HP Muscle Car Is Actually Good For The Planet
This muscle car is based on the Ford XR Falcon, but there's a world of difference between it and the 1967 model. Not only does the new creation, called the ZERO'D, pump out 600 hp, it does with with...
View ArticleYour Smartphone Is Going To Replace Your Car
Google Ventures partner Joe Kraus just made a bold prediction. "In five to 10 years, your smartphone will replace your car," he says. This isn't so much about new tech like driverless cars—which...
View ArticleNissan's New Concept SUV Is An Odd-Looking Bid For the Youth Market
Going into the Paris Motor Show, Nissan has revealed the TeRRA, a hydrogen fuel-cell powered concept. Chock full of new technology, it's meant to appeal to young drivers who are concerned about carbon...
View ArticleWatch A Mercedes Drift Through Traffic In Russia
Based on all the dash cam videos coming out of Russia, roads there are a lot wilder than they are in the United States. Last week, we saw an Mi-8 helicopter come pretty close to turning cars on a...
View ArticleMcLaren Hints At New Hypercar In Artsy Photo And Video
McLaren is getting ready to unveil its newest creation at the Paris Motor Show, and just released the most revealing photo yet of the closely guarded secret. Anthony Joseph, director of McLaren...
View ArticleSUV Crashes Into A 50-Foot Pit After Reportedly Hitting A Cyclist In Brooklyn
An incredible car accident ended with a crashed SUV at the bottom of a 50-foot pit in Brooklyn yesterday morning. A woman driving a blue Toyota Highlander allegedly hit a cyclist while making a...
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