Posted in Automotive on Apr 23rd, 2009
Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Arlen Spector (R-PA) introduced The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 yesterday. The bill addresses the problem that blind people have of crossing streets now that silent hybrid cars have gained popularity. In the old days, blind pedestrians could rely on hearing to tell them if a car was nearby, […]
Posted in Automotive on Apr 22nd, 2009
While most automakers are offering unheard of rebates and incentives on new cars to try and lure in as many buyers as possible, Porsche is taking a different route to improving sales. Instead of offering wild and crazy discount, Porsche is letting potential customers test drive cars. According to Porsche, the only incentive its customers […]
Posted in Automotive on Apr 22nd, 2009
To show off the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid’s gas mileage, a team of drivers will pilot the new model from Mount Vernon, Va. to Washington D.C. The team will consist of four Ford hybrid experts, Wayne Gerdes, a record holding hypermiler, and Carl Edwards, a NASCAR racer. The drivers, who will drive in two to […]
Posted in Automotive, Volkswagen on Apr 21st, 2009
Early reports of 2009 first quarter sales have revealed that Volkswagen is poised to overtake Toyota as the world’s #1 auto company. Reuters reports that although Volkswagen will post a loss compared to last year, Toyota will likely post a much larger one. Volkswagen’s market share for the first quarter of 2009 is expected to […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Toyota on Apr 21st, 2009
Toyota will update the Prius for 2010. Following the standard operating procedure for a model evolution, the next generation Prius will be larger, more powerful, and better on gas than the current one. What isn’t S.O.P. is a price cut. According to Bloomberg, the 2010 Prius will start at just $21,000, a grand less than […]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars on Apr 20th, 2009
Here’s the common conundrum of Porsche ownership: you’ve got the ultra powerful, crazy handling car, but you can only take one friend for a ride at a time. Showing off to your friends takes all day, then you’ve got no time left for golfing. Finally Porsche has addressed the nagging issue of how to give […]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars on Apr 20th, 2009
Here’s an experiment for you: ask any car enthusiast forum to imagine the ultimate street legal budget supercar. The answers you get will depend on the forum, of course, but one answer that will almost always pop up will be ‘Ariel Atom with a Small Block Chevy engine.’ Combine the bulimic weight and insane handling […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Chrysler, Dodge, Electric cars on Apr 15th, 2009
If Chrysler is still around as of May 1, the Dodge Circuit, a new battery-powered, 268-horsepower, two-seat sports car, could become the automaker’s first electric car. The Circuit is scheduled to be released in late 2010. The Dodge Circuit resembles the electric Tesla Roadster, which costs $109,000. The Dodge Circuit’s pricing hasn’t been announced yet, […]
Posted in Automotive on Apr 14th, 2009
If you don’t care for GM or Chrysler, what better way to express your anger and disgust than to heckle the car models? Letting the ladies who stand next to the cars know how much you hate the company that makes the car is really the best way to get your voice and opinion heard. […]
Posted in Automotive, car buying incentives on Apr 9th, 2009
Automakers are inventing new incentives that buyers have never seen before. With sales tanking and some domestic automakers teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, new incentives are necessary to get consumers through the door and buying cars again. Some of these new car buying incentives are government-backed. When GM and Chrysler took federal loans from […]
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