| AAA Gas Prices Fall for First Time in Months |
Mar 26th, 2013 |
Spring has not yet brought respite from persistent winter weather across much of the country, but as the snowflakes fall, so have gas prices. According to AAA, today's national average price for a gallon of regular gas is just less than $3.67; that's nearly 2 cents less than a week ago, when the average price was more than $3.68 a gallon. The drop follows months of steadily rising gas ...
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| Lawmaker Moves to Ban Google Glasses in Cars |
Mar 26th, 2013 |
Although you can't yet purchase a Google Glass headset, one West Virginia lawmaker is proposing a law that would prohibit driving while wearing one. Republican Gary G. Howell contends that the voice-controlled device, which looks like a pair of futuristic glasses and works like an internet connected smartphone, would be a distraction to drivers. If used in a car, Howell says that wearing ...
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| Cars.com Reviews the 2014 Lexus IS |
Mar 26th, 2013 |
With the 2014 redesign of the IS, Lexus made its sports sedan more practical, fun to drive, luxurious inside and a lot hotter looking outside, says Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays. The third generation of the rear- or all-wheel-drive IS goes on sale this summer. Although it probably won't set the segment on fire, Mays says, it's still pretty ...
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| Donors give $8M for Detroit EMS units police cars |
Mar 26th, 2013 |
Several businesses have pledged a total of $8 million to help cash-strapped Detroit pay for a new fleet of emergency vehicles, including 23 EMS units and 100 police cars, to boost public safety and reduce response times, Mayor Dave Bing announced ...
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| General Motors and Deloitte Touche in $303 million securities class action |
Mar 26th, 2013 |
A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the settlement will be paid to shareholders following an alleged misstatement of the auto company’s financials dating back to 2000. GM’s outside auditor, Deloitte & Touche, is ...
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| Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll |
Mar 26th, 2013 |
Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...
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| Zuma many wives many official cars |
Mar 26th, 2013 |
South African sources report that President Jacob Zuma's polygamy practice is costing the state dearly, as all wives want an official car. The police force denies these ...
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| 2014 Audi R8 V10 First drive review |
Mar 26th, 2013 |
Lamborghinis of the world. It is now a fully established halo car, desired by car nuts all over the world, and displayed by younger gearheads as wallpaper on laptops and smartphones (and as wall posters, if posters are even a thing anymore). We hit the autobahn in a 2014 R8 V10 Plus to see if the tweaks to this refreshed model made any significant difference. Spoiler alert: The R8 is better than ...
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| 2013 Land Rover Range Rover review |
Mar 26th, 2013 |
Redesigned for 2013, the new Land Rover Range Rover sheds 700 pounds, thanks in large part to an all-aluminum body construction. The design is all new, but the lines are traditional Range Rover, including the floating roof, strong shoulders and kick-up behind the rear wheels. For most of us, ...
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| 10 cheapest cars to own 2013 |
Mar 26th, 2013 |
Please. Some of these cars are built in America, and besides, most "American" cars and trucks are made in Mexico, and Canada. It is dirt cheap to have a 4 cylinder that will last 5-12 years, then a 6 cylinder or 8 cylinder. that won't go past 5 years. You don't need to have over 135 hp. Your not a race car driver. a Every day person just needs a reliable ...
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