30th Nov2011

Koenigsegg Agera R Sets 0 to 300 to 0 Guinness World Record (Video)

Koenigsegg Agera R Sets 0 to 300 to 0 Guinness World Record (Video)

Christian von Koenigsegg and his Agera R officially enter the Guinness World Records book as the fastest car to do zero – to 300km/h – to zero.

29th Nov2011

Ridiculously Cool Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir Wallpaper

Ridiculously Cool Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir Wallpaper

Douglas Sonders and Nicholas Cambata borrowed a pair of Bugatti Veyrons, including the super rare Sang Bleu and personal favorite Sang Noir, and managed to not get arrested. The photos/videos are incredible and should be viewed at his site. Because he’s awesome, Sonders not only created a wallpaper for us, he also shot a video [...]

29th Nov2011

Chevy Plans Cruze Plug-In Hybrid & All-Electric Cars

Chevy Plans Cruze Plug-In Hybrid & All-Electric Cars

General Motors is working on a plug-in hybrid version of the Chevrolet Cruze to complement its expanding range of compact cars. Word comes by way of Australia’s GoAuto, which talked to GM’s Jim Federico at last week’s Los Angeles Auto Show. Federico said the Cruze would forego the traditional hybrid route for a plug-in model [...]

29th Nov2011

2012 Subaru BRZ Production Model at The Tokyo Motor Show (Video)

2012 Subaru BRZ Production Model at The Tokyo Motor Show (Video)

This is the production version of the Subaru BRZ STI Concept. And, well, we liked the concept better to be honest. It has apparently lost some of the nice features of the concept car in the transition to a production model, and that makes it like a copy of its twin brother Toyota GT86. It’s [...]

28th Nov2011

Toyota GT 86 takes to the track in Japan (Video)

Toyota GT 86 takes to the track in Japan (Video)

Yesterday we told you that the highly anticipated Toyota FT-86 concept will be called the GT 86 when it debuts at the Tokyo Motor Show next week. Today we can tell you something else about the GT 86—it looks fantastic on the track. Japanese car website www.lovecars.jp got their hands on the new GT 86 [...]

28th Nov2011

2015 Dacia Citadine (Images & Details)

2015 Dacia Citadine (Images & Details)

Renault’s low cost vehicle division Dacia known for its affordable and reliable engineering is developing a mini car called “Citadine” according to AutoBild Germany. As the name suggests the car will be an urban A-B type. The Renault group is aiming at sales volume of the VW group’s Up! with this sub-Sandero product. Dacia is [...]

24th Nov2011

2012 BMW 3 Series Pricing Details

2012 BMW 3 Series Pricing Details

The all-new sixth-generation 2012 BMW 3 Series sedan gets a starting price of $34,900, excluding an $895 destination fee. The 2012 sedan goes on sale in February. The 2012 3 Series wagons, coupes and convertibles are currently on sale, but they are still the previous generation. New versions of those body styles have not been [...]

24th Nov2011

Helicopter Crashes While Installing Giant Christmas Tree (Video)

Helicopter Crashes While Installing Giant Christmas Tree (Video)

A chopper that was using cables to help install a seven-story Christmas tree in central Auckland, New Zealand, crashed down to the ground on Wednesday morning. Miraculously, the pilot, Greg Gribble, escaped virtually unharmed with only minor injuries, while no one else was hurt, despite the fact that workers were very close by under the [...]

23rd Nov2011

2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 Car Review (Pictures & Details)

2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 Car Review (Pictures & Details)

Review By Murilee Martin on November 23, 2011 When you’re a 24 Hours of LeMons judge, it’s expected that you’ll roll up to the track in arighteous Judgemobile. Perhaps it’s a fenderless, three-wheeled Amazon, or maybe it’s awoodie Roadmaster… Sometimes, though, you need to call up a car manufacturer’s PR flack and get something new and shiny, then stand by [...]

23rd Nov2011

2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet (Convertible) Details & Pictures

2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet (Convertible) Details & Pictures

Competes with: Chevrolet Corvette, Maserati GranCabrio, Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster Looks like: More 911 iterations are ready for primetime Drivetrain: 350-hp, 3.4-liter flat-six engine or 400-hp, 3.8-liter flat-six; seven-speed manual transmission or seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission Hits dealerships: Spring 2012 Like most German makes, Porsche is known for having just a few models that [...]

23rd Nov2011

2400 Mile EV Built By High School Students After School Program

2400 Mile EV Built By High School Students After School Program

A group of high school students and their volunteer mentors are building a lightweight electric car out of an old, wrecked 1999 Reynard Champ Car. Then, they’re driving it across the country, stopping to charge every hundred miles. On this project, though, the car itself isn’t what’s most important. The car is the creation of [...]

23rd Nov2011

Euro NCAP: Malibu & Beetle Get 5 Stars for Safety (See All Results)

Euro NCAP: Malibu & Beetle Get 5 Stars for Safety (See All Results)

The results are in for Euro NCAP’s fifth and last launch of 2011. A total of 14 cars were tested including two Chinese newcomers, the MG6 and the Geely Emgrand EC7, both of which achieved a four star rating, proving that at least some Chinese brands are starting to take safety seriously. Michiel van Ratingen, [...]

23rd Nov2011

Mercedes Exec Arrested in Alabama Under New Immigration Laws

Mercedes Exec Arrested in Alabama Under New Immigration Laws

Detlev Hager was in Alabama on business from Germany to Mercedes-Benz’s U.S. satellite where it manufactures the M-Class sport utility and some C-Class models. When he took out his rental car on an errand, he was stopped for not having current tags on the vehicle. That wouldn’t be such a big deal if he had [...]

23rd Nov2011

VW Announces Allroad Break (Wagon) with Passat Alltrack

VW Announces Allroad Break (Wagon) with Passat Alltrack

We’re pretty fond of the 2012 Volkswagen Passat, and we aren’t alone. But for all of the vehicle’s merits, there are a few of our favorite options missing from the American order sheet. For starters, buyers in the land of the free can’t bring home a long-roof version of the mid-sizer, and all-wheel drive is [...]

22nd Nov2011

2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco Pricing Options

2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco Pricing Options

Today, Chevy announced that trim level will start at $25,235, excluding a $760 destination fee. The Malibu Eco is estimated to get 26/38 mpg city/highway.

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