| Fabergé Eggs of the Road: Bugatti Shows Off Three One-Off Veyrons [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Mar 6th, 2013 |
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If Ettore Bugatti and Peter Carl Fabergé could travel through time for a collaboration, it’s not inconceivable that any end product of their labors would bear remarkable resemblance to the three Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport roadsters just introduced at the 2013 Geneva auto show. This time, however, treatments such as fine enameled porcelain and others [...]
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| 2013 Scion FR-S LT Update 2: From Road Tripping to the Daily Grind |
Mar 6th, 2013 |
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From Reno to L.A. and Back
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| Thread of the Day: What’s Your Best Car Dealership Experience? |
Mar 6th, 2013 |
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Earlier this week we asked about your worst-ever car dealership experiences. Many of you had truly terrible experiences. Mirroring what happened to the old Motor Trend Garage Kia Optima, one commenter described how a Toyota Camry had a defective oil filter installed on it after a dealer service. After driving away the oil light came [...]
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| Video Find: Watch a Tesla Model S Get Torn Apart by the Jaws of Life |
Mar 6th, 2013 |
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Hybrid and electric vehicles pose a special problem for first responders. Unlike traditional gas or diesel-powered vehicles, hybrids and EVs use high voltage battery packs that can potentially electrocute firefighters when responding to an accident, if the first responders are unaware of the location of the cables that carry electricity through the car. Realizing the [...]
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| By the Numbers: Ferrari LaFerrari, Enzo, F50, F40 |
Mar 6th, 2013 |
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As the Italian automaker’s first hybrid road car, the all-new Ferrari LaFerrari is getting lots of attention from fans and skeptics of the technology. The powertrain consists of a Formula 1 style HY-KERS hybrid system and a gasoline engine, which the brand claims makes the LaFerrari its fastest supercar ever. While complete specs haven’t yet [...]
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| Volvo Updates City Safety to Avoid Cyclists – W/Video |
Mar 6th, 2013 |
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Volvo’s City Safety system can successfully avoid standing obstacles, other cars, pedestrians, and wildlife. But the Swedish automaker announced this week that it’ll update the system to avoid cyclists as well. City Safety-equipped Volvos already have the basic hardware setup to support pedestrian and cyclist detection, namely a radar sensor mounted in the front grille [...]
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| Brabus Tunes Mercedes-Benz CLS63, SL65, G65, ML63, GL63 AMG – 2013 Geneva |
Mar 6th, 2013 |
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Fancy A 788-HP G65 AMG?
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| Audi R8 E-Tron Will Star in “Iron Man 3,” RS5 DTM Racer Debuts in Geneva |
Mar 6th, 2013 |
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Iron Man is getting another Audi. Disney, Marvel, and Audi today announced that Tony Stark, the man behind Iron Man, will drive an Audi R8 E-Tron in “Iron Man 3,” which is due in theaters May 3. While Audi in America was announcing its partnership with the man behind the iron mask, over in Europe [...]
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| Kia Cee’d GT is the Most Performance-Focused Kia Ever – 2013 Geneva |
Mar 6th, 2013 |
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Kia Motors has been on an incredible tear as of late, with “strong and sustained growth” thanks to a “design led” “aggressive product line.” All that is according to Michael Cole, COO for Kia Europe who outlined just how far Kia has come in the last few years at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, where [...]
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| National Power Supply Now Offers Better Deals On Remanufactured Diesel Engines |
Mar 6th, 2013 |
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National Power Supply offers quality remanufactured diesel engines by beating OEM's cost.
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