The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed testing the 2011 Ford Fiesta and has officially announced that the new compact Ford Motor Company will be selling in the U.S. after amazing success in Europe will hit 40 mpg highway, making it the most fuel-efficient car in its class. With this in mind, and with the good press the Fiesta has...
Supercar tuner Switzer Performance has set up quite a surprise for all Porsche aficionados in the form of the R911S. Basically what they're saying is this, why crawl on broken glass in order to be one of the lucky 500 to get a factory spec Porsche 911 GT2 RS when they can sell you a hotted up GT2 that offers...
It would seem that people who were waiting for the small diesel pickups made in India will have to keep on waiting as their launch date has been pushed back to December 2010. This is the fourth time these pickups are postponed and the original American launch date has now grown past an year's delay as mid 2009 was the...
The recent rumor in circulation about Hyundai's intentions on a full sized pickup based around the Dodge Ram have been put to sleep by the Korean company itself. In a recent announcement, the South Korean-based automaker firmly denied the story through an official statement made by the company's U.S. division. The company statement sounded a bit like this: Hyundai Motor...
Just over a month ago some rumors were put into circulation that referred to Ford making a SuperCrew body stiled version of the SVT Raptor that was going to feature four doors. These rumors have just ended their lives as such when the Blue Oval company officially confirmed that this variant is under way. Another tasty snippet from Ford comes...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a recall for the 2010 model year Subaru Legacy sedans and Outback crossovers equipped with a continuously variable transmission. The recall affects a total of 29,443 vehicles that are spec'd up with the CVT in the States. The problem the cars are being recalled for isn't the gearbox itself but the hose that...
Audi is planning on taking the win at this year's 24 hours of Nurburgring and they're getting of to a great start as the qualifying session for the event ended with four examples of the R8 LMS racer filling out the first four grid positions for this weekend's race. This is a momentous achievement as it will be the first...
Ford Motor Company’s executive chairman William Clay Ford Jr. announced this week to shareholders that dividend payments would not be made until the automaker pays down more of its debt. During the same statement he also mentioned that shareholders don't have any right to complain, considering the soar in stock value and the fact that this year ended a 15-year...
Jaguar Land Rover have been recording massive sales increases, in fact the registered growth in April when compared to last years situation is 61%. Tata Motors, who of course own the British car maker have said that worldwide unit sales last month were 17,909, with Jaguar accounting for 3,559 units; the same as last year despite the fact that the...
This week's Tuning World Bodensee 2010 boasted the perfect opportunity for Opel tuning specialist Steinmetz to introduce some tasteful mods for the latest generation of Astra hatches. The kit is mainly made up of the usual exterior kit with specific detailing; a front spoiler and a rear wing plus new upper and lower front grilles finished in black. Should you...
