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TRUE or FALSE: Are These NEW Images Are The Porsche GT3 RS 4.0 Limited Edition?

Ralph Lauren's Artful Automobiles To Be Exhibited In Paris

2012 Volvo R-Design Vehicles Get Some More OOMPH

DRAG Race Between 2011 Panamera Turbo Vs. 2011 CTS-V Wagon Vs. 2011 X6M

2012 Honda Civic: As Exciting As a New Toothbrush?

Upon barking repeatedly at my children to brush their teeth and get to bed, I was handling the precision-engineered, ergonomically-designed, cavity-preventing Oral-B electric toothbrushes that 4 out of 5 dentists recommend, when I noticed that the brush heads needed replacing. I must prevent cavities and not enrich our dentist. So I did the usual...

Hyundai to begin Veloster deliveries after delay

Hyundai said it will begin delivering its new sporty three-door Veloster coupe this week after labor disputes delayed production of the model, which is seen as vital in the automaker's plans to push into the premium car segment.

Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf earn Top Safety Picks in first IIHS electric vehicle crash tests

Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Safety, Hatchback, Chevrolet, GM, Nissan, Electric Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf Crash Tests - Click above for high-res image gallery The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has completed its first test of mainstream plug-in vehicles, and both the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the 2011 Nissan Leaf have were named "Good" for their front, side, rear, and rollover crash protection. Testing procedures for these plug-in vehicles were exactly the same as for any (...)

Volt, Leaf win top safety rating in crash tests

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf electric cars won the highest safety ratings in crash tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, putting them in the top 57 percent of models tested so far this year.

Renault plans junior Evoque

Renault’s Captur, the small crossover concept unveiled at the recent Geneva motor show, will be developed into two showroom models, say company insiders.

MG - the next five years

An all-new sports car, a crossover, a replacement for the MG ZT/Rover 75 and a hybrid are among many models that Shanghai Automotive (SAIC) is developing for the reborn MG marque.

Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf get top crash protection scores

The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf got top safety ratings in some of the first-ever tests of electric cars by an insurer-funded research group. Both cars earned top scores for front, side and rear-impact crashes and for rollover crash protection, according to results released Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. While both the Leaf and Volt are classified as small cars, the institute said their heavy battery packs put their weight closer to large (...)

Honda CR-Z by Mugen

Posted on 04.25.2011 20:00 by Alexander Filed under: Honda | coupe | hybrid cars | sports cars | car tuning | Honda CR-Z | Cars | Car Reviews | Honda The hybrid craze has gone to new levels and everyone wants in on the action. Unlucky for those that are late (...)

Video: Dodge Charger leads the crusade against the robots

Filed under: Sedan, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Chrysler, Dodge Time to take our cars back from the robots - Click above to watch video after the jump Computers are constantly gaining a foothold on the everyday tasks that occur in our lives, but there are some tasks we simply hold too dear to let go. Or are there? Jeopardy has gone the way of the robot and Google has shown that cars can be controlled without a human taking (...)

Treasury Secretary Geithner to visit Detroit on Thursday

Washington — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, a key figure in the $85 billion auto industry bailout, will speak to the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday and tour Chrysler Group LLC's Jefferson North Assembly plant.

Ford Mustang Boss 302 fails Motor Trend brake test. Here's why

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Safety, Ford 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 - Click above for high-res image gallery Ford's new M3-fightin' Mustang, the 2012 Boss 302, is a 444-horsepower, rear-wheel-drive two-door designed to fight well above its weight class. Motor Trend decided to spend quality time with the coupe, and something scary happened. Not scary as in 'whoa, this thing is scary fast' but more along the lines of 'call my tailor, I ruined my pants' (...)