Posted in Automotive on May 14th, 2009
On May 17, Ferrari will auction off the last F430 that will ever be built to benefit victims of the recent earthquake in the Abruzzo region of Italy. The car will be painted silver and orange, the colors of Aquila, the city most affected by the earthquake. All proceeds from this weekend’s auction will go […]
Posted in Automotive on May 14th, 2009
The one major issue that has kept electric cars from becoming a common sight throughout the world is their slow recharge time. Once you reach the end of an electric car’s range, you need to recharge the battery. Even with the fast chargers some EV makers sell, it takes a few hours to fully charge […]
Posted in Automotive on May 13th, 2009
If someone cuts you off in traffic, you’ve got a couple options. You can let it go and leave the anger to simmer inside of you for years until you become one of those old people who screams at the grocery store clerk for not carrying Moxie anymore. You could also do what most people […]
Posted in Automotive on May 13th, 2009
Chinese car companies have had a hard time breaking into the U.S. market, but one company will finally be selling Chinese built cars in America in the next few years: General Motors. Fox Car Report is reporting that Automotive News has gained access to a document intended for lawmakers that reveals GM’s intentions to import […]
Posted in Automotive on May 12th, 2009
Any doubts about GM’s impending bankruptcy were laid to rest this week when GM publicly disclosed that six of the top executives, including VP Bob Lutz, sold off all of their shares in the company just after the quarterly earnings report was released. GM’s quarterly earnings report. GM CEO Fritz Henderson said that it’s “more […]
Posted in Automotive on May 11th, 2009
Finally some justification for the dozens (hundreds) of hours we’ve all spent tuning and racing imaginary cars in Gran Turismo. Lucas Ordoñez, winner of the Nissan/PlayStation® GT Academy 2008, placed third in his first GT4 European Championship weekend. Apparently that guy from the beginning of The Fast and The Furious playing GT2 before the […]
Posted in Automotive on May 11th, 2009
Chrysler’s alliance with Fiat will most likely bring the stylish, tiny Fiat 500 to America. Strangely, if the 500 goes on sale in America, it could also bring its competition with it, in the form of the Ford Ka. The Ka and 500 are based on the same platform, and European models of the cars […]
Posted in Automotive on May 8th, 2009
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation is dedicated to keeping riders safe on the roads. In addition to teaching safe riding techniques, that means keeping car & truck drivers educated on their responsibility for the safety of motorcyclists. The MSF launched www.forcardrivers.com in 2007 with tons of information to help car drivers safely share the road with […]
Posted in Automotive on May 8th, 2009
In 1997 Paula Cole asked “Where have all the cowboys gone?” She was talking about a husband who turned out to not be as spectacular as she had hoped. Twelve years later, we’re left asking the same question, this time about the auto industry. The first thing to leave a carmaker’s lineup in the face […]
Posted in Automotive on May 7th, 2009
Do you really love your father? Then don’t bother with a tie or monogrammed cufflinks or whatever crap the Sharper Image has on sale. Get him something that’s actually fun, like Racing School (Hint: you get to go too). The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving is offering a Father’s day course designed for […]
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