Posted in Automotive, BMW, Safety on Aug 11th, 2008
In what comes as a surprise to many people, BMW’s 2008 5-Series has scored quite poorly in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new side-impact crash tests. The 5 Series, described as “one of the most expensive models tested,” got the second lowest rating of “Marginal” for side-impact protection. The IIHS stated: “Torso protection is […]
Posted in Automotive, Lexus, Luxury vehicles, Recalls, Safety on Aug 11th, 2008
It’s a claim that almost killed Audi in this country and now it’s being said of the Lexus ES350. People are claiming that they are experiencing “unintended acceleration” in their Lexus ES350 sedans. Now after receiving 40 complaints of unintended acceleration and reports of eight crashes, including one involving seven vehicles, the National Highway Traffic […]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting on Aug 11th, 2008
It’s not a new car per say. The new 2009 Saturn Astra has been on sale in other parts of the world as an Opel Astra for a couple of years now. In fact it’s the same body style too. While it’s carried on the sales responsibility of that segment for Opel, here in the […]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars on Aug 11th, 2008
In the end of the day what does a car really need? It needs a chassis, brakes, wheels, and a motor right? Colin Chapman proved to us that lighter is better and simple will always beat complicated. His Lotus-7 roadsters were the personification of simple motoring, and gave you a undiluted driving experience. Above: Colin […]
Posted in Automotive, Mini on Aug 11th, 2008
The Mini Cooper has been the darling of 60’s British culture and thoroughly established itself as an icon. It was small practical, stylish, and performed very well. In fact ask anybody who’s owned a Mini and they’ll tell you, these are drivers cars. But alas, as crash standards got tougher and as other manufactures started […]
Posted in Automotive, Cars for families, Ford on Aug 11th, 2008
Ford wants to reinvent how you haul your family around. They think what you need is a roomy, easy to drive, 7 passenger, crossover. What they have come up with is the Ford Flex. Powered by a 3.5-liter 265hp V6, the Flex has got all the motivation it needs to briskly haul it’s over two […]
Posted in Automotive, BMW, Luxury vehicles, Sports cars, SUV on Aug 11th, 2008
AC Schnitzer is a company that has been synonymous with BMW tuning for almost a half century. In that time thet have established themselves among the elite BMW tuners in all of Europe, let alone their home country of Germany. When you see the little AC Schnitzer badge watch out! That’s a highly tuned German […]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Cars for families, GM, Hybrids, Luxury vehicles, SUV on Aug 11th, 2008
Big SUV’s. They really are popular aren’t they? Why they are big, safe, and secure and they give you a feeling of superiority while driving, which instills confidence. They also drink more than a sailor, which is why SUV’s have been targeted as enemy numero uno by the automotive universe. GM is about to change […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Future Cars on Aug 10th, 2008
In a recent public announcement Mitsubishi Motors said that it will partner with two California utility companies to conduct real world testing of it’s i MIEV electric car in the U.S. Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric are the two companies involved in this project. How exactly these companies are working together is […]
Posted in Automotive, Luxury vehicles on Aug 10th, 2008
Acura’s TL has been a car that has firmly put Acura back on the map. For a brief period in the late 90’s the Acura brand was a bit weak compared to the other luxury brands on the market, but cars like the TL and RSX have brought the company back into the mix. For […]
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