Filed under: Euro, Commercial Trucks, PSA, FIAT
Fiat’s new car-derived utility truck, the Fiorino Mk IV, has been revealed in all its Chiclet-colored glory. These small car-based working vehicles are just right for businesses that don’t need the heft of the ubiquitous pickup-based cargo van here in the states, or larger Continental vehicles like the Sprinter. […]
Filed under: China, Buick, Cadillac, GM
As if offering Buicks that people would actually buy isn’t enough, the General is upping the ante in the ultra-competitive Chinese market by announcing that Chinese customers will be able to subscribe to its OnStar service beginning in 2009. The safety and telecommunications service will be jointly provided by GM […]
Filed under: Time Warp, Sedans/Saloons, Auction Action, Ford
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If by chance I wait too long and there are no cherry 1991 Ford Taurus SHOs around when I’m ready to buy, I hope I can find a mint Ford SVT Contour instead. Of all the SVT Contours on the road, this one is […]
Filed under: Etc., Honda
var digg_url = \’http://digg.com/gadgets/No_satnav_no_problem_Honda_Electro_Gyrocator_in_car_navi_circa_1981\’; It wasn’t so long ago that finding a road atlas shoved underneath the passenger seat was standard practice - Hell, we still have one highlighted with our favorite roads in and around our hometown. But with the price of portable sat-nav systems going through the floor, it’s […]
Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Euro
The greatest use of video is for entertainment and explanation. Nevertheless, when it comes to explanation, there are some videos that you still have to explain. Then there are videos like this, which need no explanation, just a chair and enough room to laugh. And I’ll bet you didn’t even know […]
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Euro, Saturn, Misc. Auto Shows, Opel
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When the next-generation Opel/Vauxhall Vectra debuts at the 2008 London Auto Show in July of next year, it will be called by a different name than the one we’ve known since 1988. General Motors announced today that its new mid-size family sedan will […]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota
A faulty seatbelt that traps an occupant in a vehicle and leads to his death is a horrible tragedy. If the defect were given a pass at the manufacturing plant, it goes beyond tragic to criminal. Toyota is now facing two lawsuits in California, both centered around manufacturing defects that may […]
Filed under: Etc.
There are some parts of the world where asphalt, whether ribbon smooth or marred by potholes, is not a given. In Russia, for example, some roads pass right through swamps of squishy mud that normal vehicles would drown in before they got too far. Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, […]
Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Euro
var digg_url = \’http://digg.com/motorsport/Sunday_Sunday_Sunday_Lewis_Hamilton_vs_the_Stig\’; Some say that he shaves with a chainsaw, and that he can climb the Eiffel Tower using just his lips. All we know is, he’s called The Stig, and on this Sunday’s episode of Top Gear he’ll be racing F1 rookie sensation Lewis Hamilton on the […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Coupes, BMW
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Like everything else from the propeller people, AC Schnitzer gets a stab at improving BMW’s products before they’re even released to the masses. The formula is the same for the new 135i, boosting power output of the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged six to 360 HP […]