New York Appeals Court Gives Taxi of Tomorrow Green Light
On Tuesday, a New York appeals court rules that the city’s decision to replace all of the old taxi cabs with Nissan’s NV200 Taxi of Tomorrow. The ruling overturned a prior decision that determined that the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission didn’t have grounds to force fleet operators to purchase a specific vehicle without […]
BMW/Toyota Sports Car Collaboration Sets Sights on Porsche 911
What’s half German, half Japanese, and is similar in power to a Porsche 911? Nothing. Yet. But once BMW and Toyota’s joint project to design and build a sports car gets underway, Porsche might need to watch its back. The BMW/Toyota sports car collaboration has been in the works for a while, but the automakers […]
Ford Hid Six F-150 Prototypes in Plain Sight
It’s a rare occasion when an automaker can test a prototype out in public without getting snapped by somesuch automotive paparazzo. That Ford was somehow able to test six F-150 prototypes with aluminum-alloy cargo boxes by simply putting them in the hands of fleet customers for the better part of three years has to be […]
BMW Sales in May Rise 13.3 Percent
The BMW brand enjoyed its best May ever with 29,602 units shipped, and the impending launch of the M3 and M4 indicate that June will be another strong month.
U.S. BMW sales in May were up 13.3 percent from last year with 35,331 units sold. Sales of BMW-branded vehicles totaled 29,602, up 17.3 percent year-over-year and marking the best May sales month for the brand; MINI sales totaled 5,944, down 3.6 percent; BMW pre-owned vehicles totaled 18,064 units, up 14.1 percent; and MINI pre-owned […]
BMW Un4gettable Test Drive Experience Lasts until October
If you’ve got even the slightest flair for speed or any sort of enthusiasm for sports cars, you’ve probably wanted to sit behind the wheel of a BMW at least once in your life. And now you can, thanks to the BMW Un4gettable Test Drive Experience, which will let you not only test drive a […]
Ford and Samsung Teaming to Eliminate Lead-Acid Batteries
Ford and Samsung SDI are teaming up to change batteries for the better; they have announced that they are collaborating on dual-battery system research that will combine lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries in order to achieve better fuel economy and enable regenerative braking in non-hybrid vehicles. “We are currently expanding our Auto Start-Stop technology across 70 […]
BMW Donates i3 To Brad Pitt’s Make It Right 2014 Gala
BMW donated a new BMW i3 to Brad Pitt, who—when he isn’t charming women around the world on the big screen—heads the Make It Right Foundation, a non-profit he founded in 2007 that builds homes for people in need. The i3 was used as a giveaway prize for the raffle at Brad Pitt’s Make It […]
2013 Chevy Volt Overview
What’s New for the 2013 Chevy Volt The 2013 Chevrolet Volt gets a new “Hold” mode, which makes it possible to save all-electric operation for times when it’s most efficient to use an electric-only mode. Also new is a Low Emissions package, which allows the Volt to cruise HOV lanes in California and New York. […]
Ford Recalls 1.3 Million SUVS, Cars
There must be something in the water in Detroit. Following in the very loud and miscalculated footsteps of its biggest American competitor, General Motors, Ford has recalled 1.3 million vehicles, mostly SUVs, for a number of issues. The SUV power steering defects alone have been responsible for at least 20 accidents and eight injuries. In […]
10 Best Car Memes of the Day
I spend a lot of time researching the latest car news and industry trends, and while I’m always excited to gobble up the latest specs for the Challenger SRT Hellcat (by the way, have you heard that thing roar?), sometimes it’s nice to spend time on the lighter side of things, like naked Tesla drivers doing […]
Winners of Ford’s 2013 World Excellence Awards Announced
At the 2013 World Excellence Awards held last week, Ford honored its top global suppliers for their efforts in helping the automaker achieve the ultimate in quality, cost, and delivery performance. Overall, 51 awards were presented to suppliers for everything from performance, innovation, reliability, and service. “Congratulations to all of our supplier partners who have […]
Two-Wet Monocoat Paint Process Makes Transit Coat More Durable
When automakers consider ways to reduce their carbon footprint, they leave no stone unturned. Evidence of this can be found in Ford revealing that the all-new Ford Transit utilizes a forward-thinking two-wet monocoat paint process whose results are not only more durable, but also better for the environment. The Transit, which is being built at […]
Watch the Nissan ZEOD RC Crash Test in Slow Mo
While the talk in regards to Nissan and the Le Mans 24 today largely centers around the announcement that next year’s race will see the return of a GT-R, let’s not forget that this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours will mark the debut of the endlessly interesting ZEOD RC. In order to help get the […]
Guys, Let’s All Buy the 500e Just Because Marchionne Said Not To
It’s an odd thing when the CEO of a carmaker hates making a car—and directs his customers to eschew the vehicle at all costs. But that’s exactly what Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO, Sergio Marchionne, told us all to do—not to buy the 500e—a couple days ago during a talk at the Brookings Institution. “I hope […]
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Delayed Again
At this point, it's uncertain what America will see first: the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV or Star Wars: Episode IX.
Chinese Democracy. Duke Nukem Forever. The Watchmen film. At this point, it’s probably safe to say that the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV can join the pantheon of things that spent a ridiculous amount of time in development hell. Whether it will be able to join those three examples in the pantheon of “things that finally emerged […]
BMW i3 REx EPA Rated at 117 MPGe
AutoBlog is confirming that the BMW i3 REx will sport an EPA rating of 117 MPGe combined and will get 39 mpg when running on gasoline. This puts the i3 with range extender comfortably in the neighborhood of EV and PHEV competitors. The i3 REx, which has already begun arriving at dealerships across the country, […]
2015 Lincoln Navigator Pricing Announced
Pricing has been announced today for the highly-anticipated 2015 Lincoln Navigator, which will start with an MSRP of $62,475 and go as high as $72,900 for the Reserve Package 4×4 model. So what will all of those Benjamins get for you? An updated exterior and interior, improved handling, best-in-class towing capabilities, and 380 horsepower from […]
GM and Google Ride-Sharing Program Stars 2015 Spark EV
The recently announced GM and Google ride-sharing pilot program partnership will use the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV, chosen for its “small footprint.” The pilot program will take place in Mountain View, California, at Google’s really cool campus that everyone and their mother want to work at. Go Camo: See what the 2016 Chevy Silverado Realtree […]