Following a path carved by the 2011 Mini Countryman, Mazda’s 3 was recently acclaimed as Top Safety Pick under the IIHS crash testing program. The Insurance Istitute for Highway Safety does some pretty rigorous testing (as the photos clearly state) so the Japanese can be proud of their small sedan fir the award it’s just
The British racetrack sensation of 2011 is really doing well through its test track sessions and it seems that in becoming a GT3 competitor McLaren’s new car is much more interesting. Perhaps because of all that McLaren racing heritage or something but the MP4-12C GT3 really has a name that’s more fitting on the track
I was depressed at the thought of something like the 2012 Ferrari FF coming to life but after a short while I sort of got used to it. In fact I can clearly say I got to understanding the point of a “shooting break” and the Italian’s decision to go with the 2012 Ferrari FF
Let’s move past the recall business with the Toyota unintended acceleration problems for a few minutes okay? Actually, let’s not. Toyota screwed up and they’re still working towards fixing it. Their latest effort turns the attention to the management of the company.
We know the British BMW sub brand has pretty big expansion plans, we’ve seen their new creations at motor shows such as Detroit or about to be released at events such as Geneva, we know they’re working on stuff. When a car maker is working on something, in its late stages of development there’s a
We’ve spoken about Audi’s new R18 endurance racer before but now we’ve gotten word about this beast has gotten down to the nitty grity. In its first assignment, Audi did preliminary testing on the R18 endurance racer at the very famous track at Sebring.
Admittedly, a bit late when compared to “the old continent” the Americans have started properly testing the cars sold in their market in terms of testing. What better authority could there be for doing so than the well know NHTSA or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Tesla’s progress on the Model S is going so well, their working prototype has begun a whole new batch of testing. The Tesla Model S has been taken to the road for the first time ever as it begins street testing.
Out in the wilds of Abu Dhabi but nevertheless, it’s worth a second, third and how much time have you got glance. The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics seems to be quite surefooted about moving from a concept state to an actual production model.
According to one of the major investors of the company, Fisker Automotive will be building anywhere between 70 and 100 Karma plug-in hybrid sedan this year for testing purposes. Most of these cars will be tested within the company but a few of them will actually make it out there, into the real world.
Hyundai is a Korean automaker that keeps surprising the American market with ever more products that fit the needs of the US. First there was the Genesis, then the Genesis Coupe and now there might be this pickup to deliver a massive blow in sales to America’s favorite form of transport.
