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Ferrari Auctions F430 For Abruzzo Earthquake Relief
It wasn’t big news here in America, but last April there was a devastating earthquake in Northern Italy, and Ferrari is doing something to help. Ferrari announced last week that the last F430 ever to be built will be up for sale at the upcoming RM Auction, with all proceeds going toward rebuilding the earthquake-ravaged […]
Read More »Lotus Elise, Exige & Tesla Roadster Recalled
Uh oh, bad news for any of you out there that own a Lotus Elise, and Exige or even a Tesla Roadster (you lucky people), seems there’s a recall on. According to the NHTSA, on some Lotus Elise, Exige and Tesla Roadsters, the rear hub flange bolts that have been deemed defective. The three vehicles’ […]
Read More »Ford To Bring Ka To U.S.?
Ford, perhaps the healthiest of the big three automakers in this very unhealthy time, seems to be pulling another smart move if the rumors about its Euro-only city car, the Ka, coming to the U.S. Again, this seems like a no-brainer to me. Not only has the precedent been set with the success of the […]
Read More »Robot Taxis Want To Take Over
If you’ve ever had the near-death experience of riding in a New York City taxi, and I have, you’ve probably thought to yourself, ‘It be better if a robot was driving this thing.’ Well, someone seems to have heard our pleas (or at least mine) and they are working on developing robot taxis. Naturally, this […]
Read More »New Corsa ecoFLEX Is Most Frugal Car in Opel's History
Here’s some interesting news out of the U.K. that could have applications here in the U.S. Opel’s new Corsa ecoFLEX model has record setting efficiency, getting 50.8 mpg U.S., making it the most economical production vehicle in the company’s history. OK, so why is this important to us here in America? Because Opel is owned […]
Read More »GM Talking With Multiple Hummer Bidders
Hey, check this out: There are people actually interesting in buying Hummer off of GM. General Motors has received serious bids from three outside companies for its Hummer unit, but that it is holding talks with two potential suitors according to CEO Fritz Henderson. The automaker has been trying to unload Hummer since late last […]
Read More »German Car Sales Continue To Rise, +19.4% In April
Remember when everyone in the car world was running around like something from a biblical epic, gnashing their teeth, wringing their hands, because they thought that judgment day had arrived and this was it, the auto world was coming to an end. Well, tell that to the Germans. While car sales in America are still […]
Read More »Chevy Volt On Schedule for November 2010 Debut
Despite all of the economic turmoil swirling around General Motors these days, they still say everything is on track for the late 2010 debut of the Chevy Volt plug in hybrid. “At this point in time, I know of no reason why we can’t be in production by November of 2010,” said Tom Stephens General […]
Read More »Fiat Adds 6 CNG Models To Line Up
Fiat, Italian auto giant who seems to be slowly absorbing every small-fish automaker they can find seems to be gearing up for building more models fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG). Normally, this wouldn’t make too much of a difference to us over here in the good ol’ U.S. of A. but with Fiat soon […]
Read More »Lotus Evora Convertible Coming In 2012
Lotus, makers of light and nimble cars for time immemorial, has just announced that their upcoming Evora will also be available in a convertible variant. The coupe version of the Evora will be a 2+2, the first such configuration for a Lotus in quite some time, but the convertible version, in addition to loosing the […]
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