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GM - Government Motors Chevy Cruze recall
Looks like GM is yet again having trouble with poor workmanship. They have recalled roughly 2,100 2011 Chevy Cruze models after a steering wheel falls off at 65mph. Mother and Child are fine, and fortunately...
2011 GMC Acadia Earns Top Safety Pick
GMC Acadia 2011 GMC Acadia earns top safty pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Who are the biggest electric car liars - the BBC, or Tesla Motors?
I ran into an interesting Article by Lewis Page over at TheRegister.co.uk entitled "Who are the biggest electric car liars - the BBC, or Tesla Motors?" The article goes into detail about a trip made...
New Ford website gives consumers abc's of the electric car
Ford EV Website New Ford Web site offers video, text and diagrams to help consumers understand differences in the technologies of electrified vehicles Login to download images. What’s the difference...
Dodge takes PETA criticism and an invisible monkey is born!
Jalopnik has reported that Dodge has bested PETA with an invisible monkey. PETA upset by Dodge using a small monkey to set off some awfully pathetic excuse for fireworks. PETA's statement: "Most...
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Mitsubishi to Unveil Plug-In Hybrid Crossover in Tokyo
Mitsubishi Motors will launch a plug-in hybrid crossover at this year's Tokyo auto show in a vehicle that is slightly smaller than an Outlander and which is said to rival Nissan's Qashqai. The hybrid...
Infinity Essence Concept
Infinity Essence Infinity Essence Concept debuts at Geneva Motor show - Represents the Magnification of "Inspired Performance" The essence of the Infiniti brand distilled into one car and then taken...
Ford iosis MAX
Geneva Show Ford iosis MAX Concept Revealed at Geneva Motor Show GENEVA – Ford unveiled a head-turning concept car at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, to express the design direction for its next generation...
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Formula DRIFT Announces Formula DRIFT Global Challenge on March 18 in Qatar
Formula Drift Long Beach, Calif. – March 8, 2011 – Formula DRIFT announces the Formula DRIFT Global Challenge on March 18, 2011. The inaugural event will be held at the Qatar Racing Club in Doha,...
Tanner Foust announces temporary retirement from Formula Drift
Formula Drift Formula DRIFT has announced that 2-time Formula DRIFT champion, Tanner Foust will temporarily step away from the sport of drifting. In conjunction, Papadakis Racing and Team Need For Speed...
DIRECTV To Debut First Formula DRIFT Program in 3D
Formula Drift DIRECTV is bringing the race track into the living room with the exclusive 3D broadcast of Formula DRIFT’s “Round 7: Title Fight Event” on DIRECTV’s 3D channel, n3D, powered by...
Formula DRIFT Announces 2011 Pro Championship Schedule
Formula Drift Formula DRIFT has announced the official 2011 Pro Championship Schedule of Events. Palm Beach International Raceway has been added to the list of venues and will host Round 3 on June 3-4,...
Formula DRIFT Announces the Inaugural Formula DRIFT UAE Invitational Competition
Formula Drift Formula DRIFT Holdings, LLC; operators of the Formula DRIFT Championship and Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management; operators of the Yas Marina Circuit have announced a deal to bring the Inaugural...
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Canadian Brothers Set a World Record for their 18,000km Journey Around China on BMW Motorcycles
On March 9th, 2011 Canadian brothers Colin and Ryan Pyle received a confirmation by the Guinness World Records(TM) that they had indeed set a World Record for their motorcycle journey around China. According...
F150 build on Off-Road Overhaul
So, it has been awhile since I've updated anything on the site, and it has more to do with not having anything really compelling to post. Till today... BDS Suspension passed this along from their blog...
SEMA Show Coverage begins November 2nd
SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Manufactures Association is holding its annual SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention center from November 2nd through November 5th. The SEMA show brings us highlights of...
SF Bay Area's first consumer green-vehicle expo
Bay Area’s First Consumer Green-Vehicle Expo Offers Public Test Drives of More Than a Dozen Alternative-Fuel Vehicles What: Green Drive Expo, the Bay Area’s first consumer eco-car event, featuring...
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Volvo Cars' Powerful T6 Engine Wins Prestigious Ward's 10 Best Engines Award
Rockleigh, N.J. Volvo Cars' hot new S60 sport sedan continues to impress the pundits with the announcement of its powerful T6 engine being lauded as one of Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2011. With a blistering...
Group Lotus + Renault + Genii = Lotus Renault GP
Lotus Renault GP Group Lotus plc and Genii Capital are pleased to announce a partnership which will see the Renault F1 Team renamed as ‘Lotus Renault GP’ from the start of the 2011 racing...
Introducing the Lotus Elite 5.0 V8
Lotus Elite Ten days ahead of the official unveil at the Paris Motor Show the sun starts to rise for the dawn of Lotusʼ new era - the Elite will redefine “modern classic”.
McLaren Production Centre construction and environmental programme ahead of schedule
WOKING, UK (May 04, 2010) – McLaren Automotive’s plans for the launch of the first in its range of premium high-performance sports cars have received a further boost this week as its new home begins...
All-new Volvo S60 debuts with cutting edge Pedestrian detection with full auto brake
The all-new Volvo S60 is packed with high-tech solutions that actively help the driver avoid accidents. The Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake is a world first. To Volvo Cars' knowledge there...
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Help Support relief efforts in Japan
Support Relief efforts in Japan After the quake and tsunami in Japan there is a massive need for support of the Japanese people.
Ken Block set to release Gymkhana Two video on June 1
Ken Block Ken Block, co-founder of DC Shoes and extreme sports junkie, has only been driving rally cars for a few short years, but is already one of the most recognizable and successful drivers in the...
Would You Recommend Your Car To A Friend
AutoPacific Poll Who do you go to for advice when buying a new car? What about owners themselves? AutoPacific has just analyzed recommendation intentions from 25,000 new-car owners, and the results...
New Survey Shows Consumers Still Reluctant to Buy New Cars
TUSTIN, Calif. – A just completed national internet survey shows a marked increase in consumers’ unwillingness to consider purchasing a new car. Beginning in September 2008 AutoPacific, a Tustin,...
Survey: Public very aware of auto industry
AutoPacific Research Indicates Balance of Year May Continue to be Difficult for Car Companies TUSTIN, Calif. (April 3, 2009) – A national Internet survey conducted between March 31 and April 1 reveals...
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2012 Nissan GT-R Video: Promise Fulfilled
This is a must see video for all Skyline fans!
Toyota and Mazda agree to Hybrid technology license
Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp, have reached an agreement on the supply under license of hybrid technology used in the Prius. Leveraging this agreement, Mazda plans to combine the hybrid...
Honda recalling 412,000 Odyssey and Element vehicles from 2007 to 2008
Honda will recall approximately 344,000 Odyssey and 68,000 Element vehicles from the 2007-2008 model years in the U.S. to modify the Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) modulator. Honda has received...
Toyota releases preliminary field examination details from "Runaway Prius"
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. offered key preliminary findings of technical field examination and testing that were performed on March 10 and 11 regarding an alleged “runaway Prius” event...
Akio Toyoda: Testimony to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
February 24, 2010 Thank you Chairman Towns. I am Akio Toyoda of Toyota Motor Corporation. I would first like to state that I love cars as much as anyone, and I love Toyota as much as anyone. I...
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Electronic Arts Codemasters Formula1 2012
It looks as though Electronic Arts has picked other winner with Codemasters F1 2012. Not only have they upped the overall look and feel of the title, they have created a unique title which transforms...
Every second counts in Need for Speed: The Run limited edition
Your initiation into the world of underground racing is about to begin as you play as Jack Rourke. You buy-in for just $25K but the pay-out is $25M…if you make it out alive. Racing from San Francisco...
Codemaster Studios DiRT 3 Review
DiRT 3 Codemaster Studios DiRT 3 Reviewed
Ken Block's Dirt 3 Gymkhana
Ran across this today. Thought a few of you would enjoy taking a look at it.
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Ford to discontinue the Focus RS after 2009?
Ford Focus RS America has not even seen the Ford Focus RS on its roads and its rumored that after 2009 the RS will be no more If the rumoured words of a Ford insider are anything to go by, we’re...
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US$1.2 Billion Hydrogen Car Fund Scrapped By Pres. Obama
Hydrogen Tech A planned US$1.2 billion development fund for hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars set up by the former Bush administration has been dumped by US President Barack Obama The issue of fuel...
Mazda to Develop a Urea SCR System for Cars
Urea SCR System Mazda, the First Japanese Automaker to Develop a Urea SCR System for Cars HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation’s sporty SUV, the Mazda CX-7, will be the first passenger vehicle...
Yokohama's 2009 Motorsports Program
Orange Oil Tires Yokohama Tire Corporation’s 2009 Motorsports Program Features Eco-Friendly Orange Oil Race Tires and Two Defending Off-Road Champions FULLERTON, CA – In 2009, Yokohama Tire Corporation...
Fiat Multiair Technology Announced
MultiAir Already a world leader in advanced diesel engine technology Fiat Group has just launched MultiAir, a fundamental breakthrough in petrol engine design that will dramatically cut fuel consumption,...
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- 2012 Nissan GT-R Video: Promise Fulfilled
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- F150 build on Off-Road Overhaul
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