Filed under: Aftermarket, Etc.
Click above to watch the Turbo Whistler in action
Have you ever wanted your car to sound turbocharged without having any of the functional benefits? Yeah, neither have we, but apparently someone thought it was a good idea to make such a product. Knowing some of the things people put on their cars, […]
Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Videos, Chevrolet
Click above to watch the Corvette Grand Sport launch control
The Corvette Grand Sport features a launch control so simple your little sister could use it while she puts on her mascara at the light. It is also blisteringly effective and makes a whole lot of the right noises, as you […]
Filed under: Spy Photos, Crossovers/CUVs, Honda
A forum user named “Puttz” at the Temple of VTEC took a picture of a manufacturer-plated CR-V in Dublin, Ohio near Honda’s Marysville plant. In addition to a set of wheels that Puttz said were reminiscent of those on an RDX sketch, the grille is bigger and wearing a lot […]
Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Marketing/Advertising, Mitsubishi, Humor
New Zealand Mitsubishi wants you to buy a Triton ute, and to lure you into doing it they’re using goats — because really, who can resist a goat? Said Mitsu’s New Zealand sales and marketing manager, Peter Wilkins, “three years of drought has severely depleted sheep and beef populations, so […]
Filed under: Euro, Safety, Videos, Hatchbacks, Kia
Click above to watch the Kia Soul’s Euro NCAP crash tests
There is no rating yet for the Kia Soul in the U.S., but in Europe the car did the business: the Soul scored five stars on the NCAP frontal offset, side impact and pole crash tests, doing no worse […]
Filed under: China, Plants/Manufacturing, GM, UAW/Unions, Canada
According to the Detroit Free Press, the 14 plants that General Motors is expected to announce for closure on Monday was going to be 16 plants until the UAW got its way on Capitol Hill. The union charged GM with closing factories, but instead of a commensurate reduction in […]
Filed under: Motorsports, Aston Martin, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Ferrari, Renault
At least for now, disaster seems to have been averted as all ten teams currently taking part in the 2009 Formula 1 championship have signed conditional agreements to take part in the series in 2010. These reportedly hinge on the Formula One Teams Association’s ability to […]
Filed under: Trends, Euro, Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/Financials, Opel
According to the BBC News, supplier Magna International has come to terms with General Motors to purchase a majority stake in its European Opel division. While an agreement has been reached between the two parties, the German government - which has agreed to provide financial assistance for Opel […]
Filed under: Euro, GM, Saab, Earnings/Financials, Rumormill
In a brief article on its website, the UK’s Channel4 says that a Swedish newspaper, Dagens Industri, is reporting that supercar maker Koenigsegg is in the running to purchase either a stake in Saab, or the whole kit and caboodle.
According to the report, Koenigsegg is reportedly a front-runner to […]
Filed under: Government/Legal
Impaired driving kills thousands of motorists each year, and ad campaigns and increased police enforcement have done little to stop it from happening. When we say “impaired driving,” most think about alcohol. But marijuana usage prior to getting behind the wheel can be just as dangerous.
Professors from Israel’s Ben Gurion University wanted […]