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A law prohibiting front-mounted entertainment systems could interfere with Jaguar’s plans Dual-view displays have been billed as the hottest new technology to hit the automobile since GPS, and though the hype might be overdone, there’s a lot of merit to the idea. Americans might not get to find out, however, due to a law prohibiting [...]
The company has lived up to its June promise Tales of the financial success of a carmaker are rare enough these days, much less tales of an upstart electric vehicle maker. But according to Tesla’s latest news, the company has reached profitability against all odds. Fulfilling a promise made back in June, the company’s claims [...]
The 2010 Ford Focus led the way among the initial round of cars bought to replace turned-in clunkers Ford may be the only American carmaker reporting a rise in sales for July, but Detroit’s beleaguered trio didn’t fare too badly – almost half of the fuel-efficient upgrades sold in the CARS ‘cash for clunkers’ bonanza [...]
Demand for leases on the Cadillac Escalade has reportedly risen 22% over the past year General Motors announced a new leasing program today with enhanced lease deals on select 2009 and 2010 Cadillac and Buick models as well as several GMC and Chevrolet models. The leases, offered by U.S. Bank, are part of a pilot [...]
Peak output has been boosted to a supercar-like 620hp This ostentatious SUV is the latest work of German tuning outfit A.R.T. but it differs from most of the firm’s previous outlandish creations as it was developed specially at the request of the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi. It is based on the Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG [...]
The twin-turbo Porsche 997 from Switzer promises sub-3 second 0-60 times It’s a classic recipe: take one high-performance sports car, add power to taste. How powerful you like it depends largely on your budget, but this time Switzer has made one for people not only with large bank accounts, but also with a huge appetite [...]
Strange but true, the car they call Godzilla may be the fastest emergency vehicle on earth Picture it: you’re halfway into a hot lap of the Nurburgring’s Nordschleife, braking hard for the infamous Bergwerk turn when your peripheral vision catches a glimpse of the rear-view mirror and you realize that Viper you just passed is [...]
The changes will include improved economy, more power and some distinctive design themes There’s little chance they’ll ever make the long journey from Australia to the U.S., but the muscle-car divisions of Detroit-heavyweights General Motors and Ford Down Under continue to churn out new, high-performance vehicles that we can only envy. The latest update from [...]
The new E-Class Estate is confirmed to make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September The all-new Mercedes Benz E-Class has now reached showrooms in most parts of the globe, and now we are just a couple of months away from the launch of the ‘Estate’ wagon version. A number of prototypes for [...]
Mr. Norm uses the high-performance Dodge Challenger SRT-8 model as the basis for its modifications Legendary Dodge dealer and tuner Mr. Norm has already shown off its ‘Super’ Challenger and Cuda models earlier this year, but now the firm is back with some new Dodge Challengers and Cuda models on offer. Titled the 2009 426 [...]