Posted in Compact cars, Crossovers, Mini, Sports cars, SUV on Sep 10th, 2012
Mini has revealed the 2013 John Cooper Works Countryman. The new Mini John Cooper Works Countryman will use the engine already available in the Mini Cooper, Cooper Convertible, Clubman, Cooper Roadster and Cooper Coupe. The 2013 Countryman John Cooper Works will also get suspension upgrades by Mini’s in house tuner. If you’re looking to have […]
Posted in Celebrities, Celebrity Cars, Convertibles, Mercedes Benz, Sports cars on Sep 7th, 2012
Myley Cyrus may not have cultivated the most impressive public persona in her recent attempts to distance herself from her Disney Channel roots, but that doesn’t mean she’s a dumb person. Miley recently bought a Mercedes-Benz SL550 and made some very shrewd choices when she did so. Miley paid cash for her 2012 Mercedes SL550, […]
Posted in Celebrities, Celebrity Cars, Sports cars on Aug 29th, 2012
Will.i.am recently bought a McLaren MP4-12C, one of the most beautiful and powerful supercars available today. The rapper has a history of cool cars, so it’s not a huge surprise that he’d have a supercar, and given his oddball car history, it’s fitting that he wouldn’t pick a run of the mill Lamborghini or Ferrari […]
Posted in Ford, Sports cars, SUV on Aug 28th, 2012
The 2013 Ford Explorer Sport will get an Ecoboost turbocharged V6 engine with 365-horsepower and 360 lb-ft of torque. The Explorer Sport will be rated at 16-mpg city and 22-mpg highway. Power will come from a 3.5-liter V6 engine with Ford’s Ecoboost high compression turbocharger technology. The Explorer’s terrain management system and chassis have been […]
Posted in Ford, Sports cars on Aug 24th, 2012
The 2014 Ford Mustang will get a turbocharged V6 engine as one of the high performance options for the Pony cart’s next generation. The Mustang currently has a 305-hp, 30-mpg V6 engine and a 402-hp V8 engine, and a Mustang GT without a V8 is a little hard to fathom, so the Ecoboost will probably […]
Posted in Celebrities, Celebrity Cars, Dodge, Sports cars on Aug 23rd, 2012
LL Cool J was sleeping in his Los Angeles home when he heard some rustling in his kitchen. When he found a burglar in his house, he broke the intruder’s jaw in a scuffle and then restrained him until the police arrived. LL Cool J trained with Greg Jackson’s MMA camp, where UFC light heavyweight […]
Posted in Chevrolet, Compact cars, Fuel Economy, Sports cars on Aug 22nd, 2012
The sportiest version of the new Chevy Sonic, the Sonic RS, will start at $20,995 with a six-speed manual or $22,280 with an automatic transmission. The RS loads the Sonic up with a turbocharged engine, sports suspension, big brakes and other go-fast options. At over $600 more than a base Sonic, which starts at $14,200, […]
Posted in Compact cars, Fiat, Sports cars on Aug 17th, 2012
The Fiat 500 will get a Turbo model to slot between the base 500 and the 500 high performance Abarth. For customers that don’t want the full sports car treatment that comes with the Abarth, and need more power than the sad-for-2012 100-hp that comes with the base Abarth, the Turbo will give you exactly […]
Posted in Buick, Compact cars, Luxury vehicles, Sports cars on Aug 16th, 2012
Buick has announced that the 2013 Buick Verano will start at $29,995. The Verano Turbo will use 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with 250-hp and 260 lb-ft of torque and will accelerate from 0-60-mph in 6.2 seconds. 2013 Buick Verano Turbo models will be rated at about 20-mpg city and 31-mpg highway. The Verano Turbo’s $6,000 price […]
Posted in Celebrities, Celebrity Cars, Sports cars on Aug 8th, 2012
Parking tickets can be frustrating. Nobody likes getting a ticket, and a ticket for doing something as innocuous and ubiquitous as parking your car adds to the frustration. There are some good ways to deal with a parking ticket. Fighting the ticket in court could be successful. Arguing with the officer could be cathartic. Ripping […]
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