5Minute Drive with Santa, Herbie, '66 Batmobile +VIDEO
HOLLYWOOD USA - December 24, 2014: This episode of Fireball Tim's 5Minute Drive features three - count 'em, three - legends: Santa Claus, Herbie the Love Bug Beetle, and the Adam West-Batman Batmobile. This will surely be a tough episode to top for all future Christmas installments of 5Minute Drive. Fireball sends his ... Continue reading
Top 5 Reasons I Bought My Car - Easy To Publish Social Platform
If you recently purchased a new vehicle, let us know the Top 5 Reasons you made your choice. See why people bought the cars they did. We asked viewers to indicate the top 5 reasons they purchased their last car. This site presents those reasons to help you find a car that suits your preferences. The Rankings Car buyers ... Continue reading
Statement by American Honda Regarding Side Curtain Airbag Recall: 2015 Honda Crosstour
Honda will voluntarily recall 1,252 model-year 2015 Crosstour vehicles in the United States to replace one or both of the side curtain airbags, free of charge. An error during the manufacture of tubing attached to the side curtain airbag inflator may result in the improper deployment of a side curtain airbag in a crash ... Continue reading
Ford Designers Create a Wild and Wacky Snowmen
The innovative minds behind some of the worldâs most iconic vehicles must work within the constraints of rules and regulations, which heightens the challenge for the designer, yet never quashes the creative spirit reflected in the final product. As a team-building exercise, the U.S. design teams at Ford Motor Comp ... Continue reading
eInfochips IdeaLab Designs Solution to Make Automobiles Safer
A New Class of Vehicle Safety Systems Enabled by Freescale i.MX 6 Series Applications Processor Incorporating Thermal Cameras and Carbon Monoxide Sensors in a Car Black-box Solution eInfochips, a leading Product Engineering Services company, has announced availability of the new System on Module (SoM), and related engi ... Continue reading
Toyota Decks the Halls with IIHS 2015 'Top Safety Pick' Awards
Eight Toyota and Lexus Models Earn Instituteâs Highest Top Safety Pick+ Four Toyota and Scion Vehicles Named Top Safety Picks December 23, 2014 TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 23, 2014 â On the 12th day of Christmas, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave to Toyota, 12 awards awarding. In fact, the aut ... Continue reading
Planet Shelby Cobra to Sell Promotional 427 Shelby Cobra at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction
SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- December 23, 2014: Stephen Becker, president and CEO of Planet Shelby Cobra, will auction off the 427 Shelby Cobra (Lot#1275) currently on display at the Scottsdale Jetport in Arizona. The continuation Cobra will be sold on Saturday, Jan. 17, at no reserve during the 44th Annual Barrett-Jackson auctio ... Continue reading
The Safest Cars for 2015: More Vehicles Earn Top Honors from IIHS
Dec. 23, 2014: The number of vehicles earning either of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's two awards has jumped to 71 from 39 this time last year, giving consumers more choices for optimum protection in crashes. The number of winners in the top tier â Top Safety Pick+ â has increased by 11 for 2015 ... Continue reading
RateWatch: Personal Auto Rates +2.1%
Personal auto insurance companies increased their rates by an average of 2.1% countrywide over the 12 month period from 4th Quarter 2013 through 3rd Quarter 2014. Homeowner insurers increased their rates by an average of 3.5% countrywide over the same period. The 3 states with the highest overall auto insurance increas ... Continue reading
The Economy and the Weather Contribute to Strong December Auto Sales
Edmunds.com forecasts that 1,511,309 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in December for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 16.8 million. The projected sales will be a 16.4 percent increase from November 2014, and an 11.4 percent increase from December 2013. Based on Edmunds.com's December ... Continue reading
Hyundai Appointed Albert Biermann as its New Head of Vehicle Test & High Performance Development
Biermannâs last role was as Vice President Engineering at BMW M Automobiles, responsible for dynamics of acclaimed road and race cars Takes on responsibility for new high performance vehicles and technologies Appointment is part of a drive to develop Hyundai and Kia vehicles that lead their segments for rewarding ... Continue reading
Vauxhall ADAM Grand Slam Gets UK Reveal
ADAM range-topper debuts in Birmingham 1.4-litre-turbo (150PS) engine and Red ânâ Roll-design Performance chassis with VXR braking system LUTON, UK -- December 23, 2014: Vauxhallâs top-of-the-range ADAM GRAND SLAM will make its UK debut at Autosport International 2015 (Thursday 8th â Sunday 11th Jan ... Continue reading
Prices Announced for the Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion
Volkswagen Retailers in the UK will begin taking orders for the first-ever petrol version of the Polo BlueMotion today, ahead of first UK deliveries in March, with prices starting from £14,730 (RRP OTR). The greenest petrol engine in the range is powered by a 1.0-litre BlueMotion TSI petrol unit. It emits 94 g/km of C ... Continue reading
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