Chevy Caprice To Be Sold To North American Public
Would you fancy this car in your driveway if it didn’t have the fussy light bits and the ropes blocking it off? Then the beleaguered General Motors will be happy to supply you with one.
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Lexus GX 460 Declared Unsafe; Toyota Halting Sales
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
In what seems to be a theme, Toyota is halting sales of the popular Lexus GX 460 due to what Consumer Reports deems a Don’t Buy: Safety Risk. This isn’t a rating they bestow lightly, or often. Follow the jump for more.
Ferrari Releases 599 ACR, I mean GTO
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Fiat controls Chrysler. Fiat controls Ferrari. Chrysler makes the Dodge Viper ACR, whose hood has now made it onto the front-end of Ferrari’s most exclusive supercar: the 599 GTO. Details below.
You Want Good Fuel Economy? How Does 2,487.5 MPG Grab You?
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
On March 27th, Team Alérion Supermileage from Université Laval in Quebec set a record with their 2,487.5 MPG concept car in the “Prototype” category at Shell Eco-Marathon Americas. They (and other teams competing) were seeking to beat their own previous record of 2,757.1 MPG, which they’d managed in 2009. Alas, no luck on that score—but [...]
Top Gear Seasons 7-14 Now For Sale On iTunes Canada!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
If you’re reading this, then you’re a certifiable (if not certified) car enthusiast and you’ve undoubtedly watched your fair share of Top Gear. Until recently, the only way to do that in Canada was on YouTube, where the episodes are old and incomplete; BBC Canada, where the episodes are just plain old; and torrents, which [...]
Fiat Heir Lapo Elkann and IASIP’s Charlie Day Hate Canada
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The electron microscope of the media has been firmly fixed on Lapo Elkann, heir to the Fiat car company fortune, since Tuesday night when Elkann tipped the basketball away from the Toronto Raptors’ Jose Calderon. The tip prevented Calderon from keeping the ball in-bounds and thwarted Toronto’s defence of its lead against Kobe Bryant and [...]
Video: USF1′s Remaining Options
Monday, February 22, 2010
SpeedTV has just reported on their recent conversation with the FIA’s Nick Craw regarding that organisation’s recent talks with the beleaguered USF1. While it is unlikely that they have, in fact, been wasting time making space-age toasters, it’s equally clear that they’re not going to be ready to race at Bahrain in a few weeks [...]
Man-Cave Flaunting For Poseurs
Friday, February 19, 2010
I have beige garage doors. They match my beige house. The whole place is beige. I live in a small townhouse community, and the first bylaw probably has something to do with beige. Beige, the anti-color. Beige, how I love your anonymity. What I really want is to show my neighbors the secret Formula 1 [...]
2010 Chicago Auto Show: 2011 Ford Fiesta
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Sporty Euro subcompact fans all over North America, rejoice. Ford the all-seeing, all-benevolent has heard your pleas, and it has deemed you worthy. The Fiesta is coming, and it’s not being dumbed down. More and a gallery after the jump.
2010 Chicago Auto Show: 2011 Suzuki Kizashi
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
This probably wasn’t the image you were expecting to see. Neither was I, which is exactly why it was so cool. Don’t worry, Suzuki brought along a Kizashi that auto show visitors could actually play in. The rotisserie was a really nice touch, though—especially seeing the undercarriage of the car, sans road grime and in [...]
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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