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. Their testing methods are are quite similar to what Euro NCAP uses, but...
It's not that long ago that Lamborghini introduced four wheel drive to its cars. It's even less than long ago that the company went back to basics with the Lamborghini Gallardo Balboni. While that version of the Gallardo was nothing more than a limited edition version meant to honor the Italian company's retiring test driver, it has already inspired a...
One of the most fascinating rumors to hit the Internet in relation to the BMW M3 makes us wonder why the Bavarians haven't did this before. It seems that BMW are pondering at the idea of making a BMW M3 estate. As always, this sort of "news" isn't exactly full of detail so there's a lot of room for your...
The Germans from Mercedes decided to reveal an official photo gallery alongside few certain details on the new C63 AMG facelift, a revised model which will debut where else than at the upcoming long-awaited Geneva Motor Show. The AMG Performance Pack is available too and will slightly increase the performance of the German model to 487 horsepower but also with...
It seems that the Swedes from Volvo are preparing something quite attractive for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. According to some rumors, Volvo will unveil a hybrid model based on the current V60, a hybrid vehicle able to provide a fuel consumption of just 1,9 liters/100 km. Volvo fitted an electric engine able to develop 70 horses assisted by a...
It seems that rumors are quite "happening" today as after we've seen the the BMW 1 Series GT idea, we now have some of the same on the VW Jetta. As the word has it, the Americans can possibly get the Volkswagen Jetta that's sold in Europe instead of the somewhat grayed out version they're currently getting. If you consider...
Financial reports from the automotive industry come with mixed responses but this here bit of news in relation to a situation from Honda. As it turns out, the Japanese have just lost $180 million on a certain part of their business. What's surprising is how Honda's massive, multi-million dollar loss isn't related to the company's cars or bikes. While I'm...
The BMW 1 Series is the cheapest way you can get a piece of the Bavarian magic in the form of a new car. While I'm not a fan, nor do I consider the necessity of buying a BMW being justified by the badge I will admit that it's a great financial idea. For the company that is. Even so,...
The Qatar Auto Show reveal us a new special edition this time for the German SUV Touareg. The new Touareg Gold Edition gets an exterior painted in Magic Morning color while there are a bunch of golden elements which make the model so special. From the list we can enumerate the 22-inch alloy wheels benefiting from the special finish, VW...
As it turns out, the best selling car in the world is in quite a bit of trouble, so much in fact that the Americans have had to halt production of the Ford F-150. In truth, the Ford F-150 doesn't have any sort of trouble with the selling, the shipping or any such regular situation. The real problem that lead...
