Archive for February, 2010
Ken Block Looks for Fifth Win at 100AW Rally
Though he suffered a DNF at the first event of the season, Sno*Drift, Ken Block has never fared well in the season kick-off event. Therefore, it’s with great interest we now look to Round 2 and the 100 Acre Wood Rally (100AW) in Salem, Missouri, to see if Block can make magic happen behind the [...]
Lotus Announces Hybrid Evora Concept Details – Including Recorded Engine Noise!
Lotus has announced details on the Evora 414E Hybrid concept. This car features a plug-in series hybrid drive system and new technologies for enhanced driver involvement.
• 0-60 mph (97 kph) in under 4 seconds
• Total hybrid range of over 300 miles (483 kilometers)
• Eco mode or Sports mode featuring realistic 7-speed paddle shift with energy [...]
Everybody Piles On Toyota – Even Hollywood
It’s not a good week to be Toyota.
Every day, the news wire rattles and hums with stories of every ambulance-chasing attorney from sea to shining sea jumping on board to sue the world’s largest automaker for every fender-bender in the last 10 years. As if that wasn’t enough, Toyota now has customers suing because the [...]
Chinese Won’t Receive Hummer from GM
General Motors today announced that Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. (known colloquially as Tengzhong) was unable to complete the acquisition of HUMMER. As a result, GM will begin the orderly wind-down of the HUMMER operations.
“One year ago, General Motors announced that we were going to divest HUMMER, as part of focusing our efforts [...]
2010 Ford Transit Connect – Birth of the Funky-Cool
Ford has scored a huge win with the new 2010 Transit Connect. This funky-cool and infinitely adaptable vehicle is fun to drive and economical to buy – so much that it is breaking the boundary between commercial and personal vehicles.
Commercial vehicles are known for being bare-bones models – not much fun to drive, but reliable. [...]
Extra! Audi RS5, Jaguar XKR Black, NBA Nissan GT-R
In this episode we have a double Geneva preview of the Audi RS5 and Jaguar XKR with its new Speed and Black pack. Plus, an exclusive interview with NBA Forward for the Portland Trail Blazers, Jeff Pendergraph, about his custom Nissan GT-R
Top 10 US Cities for Traffic Congestion
INRIX, a provider of traffic and navigation services, today released its 3rd Annual INRIX National Traffic Scorecard, revealing that traffic congestion and commute travel times in 2009 are back on the rise as the economy emerges from the recession.
You can check out their 150-page free report at http://inrix.com/scorecard/. But to save you the eyestrain, L.A. [...]
Driving Sports launches advanced iPhone app
Driving Sports TV Premium iPhone app debuts for $2.99 in the iTunes App Store. The advanced application, designed by Wizzard Media, includes streaming video and enhanced magazine-style content designed to entertain and inform both casual and experienced motoring enthusiasts.
Maserati Shows Off “Awards Edition” Quattroporte in Geneva
To do a little victory dance, Maserati is showing off a new Quattroporte Sport GT S “Awards Edition”at the prestigious Geneva Auto Show. Maserati has decided to celebrate with a special edition, including a slew of fancy features.
The paint is an all-new Quarzo fuso finishing – a pearlescent metallic grey with golden nuanced colour - [...]
Hot for the Audi RS5
Outside of the Audi R8 supercar, I’ve found little emotional attachment to the current Audi lineup. Granted, the A4/S4/RS4 is excellent in all its various configurations and the 6-badge is definitely worth a look for any successful executive, but for me the relationship was purely platonic.
That all changed the day I met the Audi S5. [...]
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