We’ve had our six-month road test 2012 Hyundai Veloster for almost two months at this point, and we are just past the 1,500-mile mark. It’s time to take a look and see how our experience with the trend-setting hatchback has changed since we received it. The first thing we’ll note is the attention we get, [...]
2013 Range Rover Sport Updates & Limited Editions – Web ExclusiveRegarded by many as the definitive sports SUV, the Range Rover Sport enters the 2013 model year with a number of updates. Regarded by many as the definitive sports SUV, the Range Rover Sport enters the 2013 model year with a number of updates including [...]
Fiat Abarth 695 Maserati Edition – Web ExclusiveThe Abarth 695 Maserati Edition will consist of only 499 vehicles to be sold mainly in European markets. Following the success of its Ferrari edition, a new Abarth limited edition model will be displayed in the Piazza della Loggia in Brescia, Italy to coincide with the historic revival [...]
Ferrari Exhibition Opens at Shanghai Expo Park – Web ExclusiveThe exhibition will be open to the public for three years, aiming to introduce the Chinese people to Ferrari, including its history, technologies and passion for the Prancing Horse. Following the rather inauspicious introduction of Ferrari to China recently, when an driver decided to burn-out on [...]
Gallery – 15 images The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco has earned the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick Award. The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, a midsize hybrid was awarded for good performance in front, side, rollover and rear impact evaluations. Click here for more news on the Chevrolet Malibu. Refresher: Power for the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu [...]
The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione has been lightly tuned by Wheelsandmore with a mild power upgrade and a few quiet exterior mods. The tuning company provides two power upgrade options. First is an ECU remap that adds 19-hp and 22 lb-ft of torque, making the total output 463-hp and 368 lb-ft of torque. A Stage [...]
Gallery – 37 images At the upcoming M Festival, held at the 24 Hour Nurburgring race, BMW will be releasing the M6 MotoGP safety car, which will be heading the M Corso parade. Check out more news on the BMW M6. The only details available so far are some select highlights, which include a gloss black [...]
Pretty much any automobile enthusiast can relate to this bit of news in some way. For those who have lost great pieces of machinery to the inevitable, I being one of them, to make sure that we have some token of the past, we’d find a piece of our cars to keep. For instance, when [...]
Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Safety, Hatchback, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Toyota The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has crowned two sedans and a hatchback as Top Safety Picks: the 2013 Chevrolet Malibe Eco, 2012 Hyundai Azera and 2012 Toyota Prius c. The redesigned 2013 Malibu joins its 2012 model-mate as a Top Pick, and the 2013 earned [...]
Earlier this week, General Motors announced that it will be pulling its $10 million Facebook ad budget, just before the social-networking giant prepares to file for an IPO. The Detroit automaker said that it will stop advertising on Facebook, citing the ‘ineffectiveness of paid ads.’ Are other automakers feeling the same? Apparently not. FoMoCo was [...]
Ford dealers have started taking orders for the new 2013 C-MAX Hybrid, which is being called America’s most fuel-efficient hybrid utility vehicle. Price for the new 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid starts at $25,995, which is around $500 lower than its Japanese competitor, the Toyota Prius V. “C-MAX Hybrid offers better fuel economy, performance, technology and [...]
We can’t say we’re not surprised to hear this, but Toyota has confirmed to Inside Line that it will be dropping the slow-selling Lexus HS250h compact hybrid sedan. “Production of the HS 250h ceased in January, 2012,” Lexus said in an e-mail to the publication. “Lexus continues to monitor sales for each product and we make [...]
Gallery – 12 images The 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is a downright mean performance car with outstanding track capabilities. Adding just another feature to its hard car performance attributes, Ford released some additional details today on the car’s launch control system. Click here for more news on the Ford Mustang. “Launch control is essentially a special [...]
Bentley Blowers Enter 2012 Mille Miglia – Web ExclusiveThe famous Bentley Blowers represent one of the most iconic vehicles from the early days of motoring. Yet the cars’ ability to effortlessly cover hundreds of miles will be tested again on the 2012 Mille Miglia. The famous Bentley Blowers represent one of the most iconic vehicles [...]
Morgan Plus E – Morgan Becomes CurrentBrit company Morgan is working on an electric car. Brit company Morgan is working on an electric car, called the Plus E concept (naming convention in the past has included Plus Eight for eight-cylinder engines). Unusual for an electric car, this one has a manual transmission to multiply the [...]
