Posted on 05.21.2013 19:00 by Simona Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox was officially announced today and along with the new Xbox One, Turn 10 Studios dropped the first teaser video for its debut game on the Xbox One: Forza Motorsport 5. Show More Summary
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has launched an eight-part series that takes viewers inside the Institute’s Vehicle Research Center in Ruckersville, Virginia. The Institute goes behind the scenes to show how crash test dummies work, and how the IIHS engineers crash and evaluate the safety of every new car, SUV, minivan, and pickups [...]
What, you didn't think that Kia was going to let Hyundai have all the big-dollar fun, did you? Hyundai may have blazed a trail upmarket with its Genesis Sedan and more recently, the Equus, but its corporate sibling, Kia, has arguably...Show More Summary
Honda is heading back to Formula One racing, and the automaker is doing so with former motorsports partner McLaren. This is big news for F1 fans, as it reminds many of a truly glorious era of Formula One racing. Interestingly, McLaren has a made a bit of news as of late on the street-legal side of the road. The MP4-12C is, by all accounts, a...
Holden's new 2014 Commodore range has been given a 5-Star safety rating this week by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program. The top score is perhaps no surprise, with the VF Commodore's suite of new technologies marking a dramatic increase in standard safety equipment across the range. Show More Summary
Before you head to the pharmacy to refill your Lipitor prescription, check this out. The American Heart Association's journal on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology has concluded that high levels of vehicle emissions can...Show More Summary
There is nothing like the 24 hours of the Nürburgring. Some say Le Mans is the world's top endurance race, but for me it's the madness in the Eifel mountains known as the "Green Hell." I love this race because it's only for production cars and companies are free to develop whatever is needed to win. Read more...
Posted on 05.21.2013 18:00 by Justin Cupler The Toyota Corolla hasn’t been a model to get excited about since it migrated from the econo-performance rear-wheel-drive model into the front-wheel-drive pure-economy car. Granted, the S model...Show More Summary
Drivers of late-model VW diesels will no longer need to worry about accidentally fueling up with gas.
It's been about a month since we first saw the Mitsubishi Concept G4 at the Shanghai Motor Show, but now the automaker has revealed the first images for the sedan in production trim. Wearing the Mitsubishi Attrage nameplate, this sedan will go on sale this summer in Thailand and could eventually makes its way to the US. Show More Summary
Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Wired: Autopia, Yahoo! Autos and Autoblog. Read more...
Like it or not, there's a new Xbox on the way, the Xbox One. Apart from the impressive new stats, the Xbox One is also expected to carry an impressively hefty price tag. But whatever it costs, the Xbox One will also be the home for the fifth iteration of Forza Motorsport. This brief video gives you an idea of what to expect--and while it can be...
Remember Land Rover’s plans to introduce a new Defender in the next few years? Unfortunately for fans of the iconic nameplate, this has been put on hold, along with the opening of Land Rover’s latest engine plant in India. The original plan was to offer a lightweight Defender model but now, it’s back to the [...]
As one of the big dissenters from the EV lovetrain, Hyundai is about to put its money on Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology. Starting in 2015, it intends to assemble up to 10,000 units of a fuel cell-powered version of the Tucson crossover at its plant in Ulsan, South Korea. While EVs have grabbed a lot [...]
Chinese company Wanxiang was in the news earlier this year, as it moved to acquire bankrupt automotive battery company A123. Turns out, while that was taking place in the public eye, Wanxiang was also working with VL Automotive - ofShow More Summary
The Camry has had some troubles in recent years with quality issues, natural disasters, and the like. But the 2012 Camry wants to change those negatives into something positive. Read more...
A House defense panel has agreed with the U.S. Navy’s request to buy four additional Littoral Combat Ships in the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
I'm sorry officer, I really didn't know how fast I was going. I'm sorry officer, but my wife is having a baby. I'm sorry officer, but I'm a CIA agent responding to a top secret international security breach. Read more...
Firefighters in Windsor, Ontario, are battling an enormous fire at what seems to be a plastic warehouse, a blaze that's causing vicious black smoke to cloud the city and can even be seen across the river in Detroit. Read more...
In 2012, a category three Hurricane (Sandy) turned most of the east coast into a giant swimming pool causing an estimated $71 billion in damages and claimed thousands of cars in the process...but it's just water and it'll buff right out... Read more...