Useless, Redundant and Dangerous Car Tech
February 16, 2012 – 5:02 pm | No Comment

February 16th, 2012 Goto comments Leave a comment Popular Mechanics did a recent piece on the 10 Most Useless Car Technologies. I agree with most but not all of their choices, and they were …

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Feds Close Loophole And Pass Annual Fee For Electric Car Usage
February 16, 2012 – 4:35 pm | No Comment
Feds Close Loophole And Pass Annual Fee For Electric Car Usage

Drivers of purely electric vehicles avoid paying the gas taxes included in the cost of a petro product fill up. That possibility is the impetus behind the efforts of some states to impose alternative forms …

2013 Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible
February 16, 2012 – 3:21 pm | No Comment
2013 Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible

Here are the latest spy shots showing the new Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible during some cold weather tests near the Artic Circle. This mule uses less camouflage than the one we saw in the previous …

Porsche Names Cayenne Replacement
February 16, 2012 – 12:58 pm | No Comment
Porsche Names Cayenne Replacement

Ill admit every once in a while my predictions are wrong. OK, sometimes theyre way off. When Porsche unveiled the Cayenne back in 2002, I threw what some might call a hissy fit about it. …

Track-Ready Jaguar XKR-S, 2015 Ford Focus RS and a 4-Cylinder Mustang
February 16, 2012 – 5:00 am | No Comment
Track-Ready Jaguar XKR-S, 2015 Ford Focus RS and a 4-Cylinder Mustang

February 16th, 2012 Goto comments Leave a comment Out of all the performance bred excitement you are about to read, this is perhaps the one piece of information thatll make you stumble across your …

Ferrari California Handling Speciale
February 16, 2012 – 3:44 am | No Comment
Ferrari California Handling Speciale

Plus 30hp, minus 30kg and a suitably pretentious suffix for sharpened Ferrari California Chances are Ferrari wasn’t imagining hammed up Latin gesticulation and a faux Italian accent when describing its new package for the California …

When Your Fleet Looks Like THIS, What Do You Do For A Living?
February 15, 2012 – 11:53 pm | No Comment
When Your Fleet Looks Like THIS, What Do You Do For A Living?

I am pretty sure that the question that is asked most often when people see a supercar, like a Bugatti Veyron or Ferrari Enzo, isn’t “How fast have you gone?” Likely the second question that …

GM’s Financial Future Questioned
February 15, 2012 – 4:51 pm | No Comment
GM’s Financial Future Questioned

February 15th, 2012 Goto comments Leave a comment There is talk in the financial press that General Motors, which has been giving and getting lots of good news for over a year, is facing …

Volkswagen to Reintroduce Phaeton Flagship Following Simplistic Formula
February 15, 2012 – 2:06 pm | No Comment
Volkswagen to Reintroduce Phaeton Flagship Following Simplistic Formula

Reportedly, a Volkswagen Phaeton type vehicle is due to make a return as a 2015 or 2016 model as suggested by MotorTrend with a possible USA inclusion. According to Autoblog, the new Phaeton may share …

we’re keeping going
February 15, 2012 – 1:12 pm | No Comment
we’re keeping going

Business as usual despite sale of Proton, says Bahar Lotus CEO Dany Bahar has said that the company will continue with its ambitious new model plans even though parent company Proton is in the process …

FIRST Real-Life Shots Of The 2013 Hyundai Azera
February 15, 2012 – 7:10 am | No Comment
FIRST Real-Life Shots Of The 2013 Hyundai Azera

Today, Hyundai spilled the beans on the all new 2013 Hyundai Azera. Prices will start at $32,000, excluding delivery fees. That would put it in the Buick and Lexus ballpark. After getting a look at …

A New Volkswagen Phaeton Still Wouldn’t Make Sense
February 15, 2012 – 4:50 am | No Comment
A New Volkswagen Phaeton Still Wouldn’t Make Sense

February 15th, 2012 Goto comments Leave a comment Price a Bentley in America at just under a hundred grand and they wont be able to make enough of em.
Picture of A New Volkswagen Phaeton …

Next-Generation Volkswagen Phaeton To Stay The Course
February 15, 2012 – 12:57 am | No Comment
Next-Generation Volkswagen Phaeton To Stay The Course

For many (ok most) buyers, luxury is about status and image. The Volkswagen Phaeton ran counter to that in every way. The general line of thinking is that if you arent going to get the …