2011 Infiniti EX Journey AWD Review
SEE ALSO: Infiniti Buyers Guide DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2011 Infiniti EX35 Journey AWD Review Americans love their wagons -- as long as they're not called wagons, and preferably with a touch or more of SUV styling. Case in point, the Infiniti EX35. Like all Infinitis today, the EX35 is a front-engine, rea ... Continue reading
Ford to Complete Rear Camera Roll-Out on Nearly All Models
Ford Motor Company will continue its aggressive technology onslaught by completing the roll-out of its innovative Rear View Camera System that will be available on nearly all Ford and Lincoln models by the end of 2011. "Ford is making new innovations such as the Rear View Camera System available to a wide range of cust ... Continue reading
Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) issued the following statement in response to an ethanol proposal floated by Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the Finance Committee. The draft legislation would cut the U.S. ethanol subsidy (known as VEETC or the blenders' tax credit) from 45-cents per gallon to 36-cents ... Continue reading
2011 Honda Accord Crosstour Offers Sleek Design with Surprising Utility - VIDEO ENHANCED
12/01/2010 - TORRANCE, Calif. The 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour combines the sophisticated refinement of a premium sedan with versatile aspects of an SUV. Leveraging the many benefits of a car-based platform, the Accord Crosstour starts with the top-level refinement of the Accord V-6 Sedan and further expands utility wit ... Continue reading
Ian Phillips Forms Motorsport Management Services Firm
London, Dec. 2, 2010: Ian Phillips, former Editor of Autosport, Donington Park circuit manager and long-serving Formla 1 team director with Leyton House March and Jordan Grand Prix, has formed a new motor sport management services company. "I've served 41 years in the motorsport world," said Phillips,"and I've got a fa ... Continue reading
Andretti Autosport Driver Sage Karam Nominated for Award Honoring Up-and-Coming Drivers
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2, 2010: Sage Karam, driver of the Team Comfort Revolution car for Andretti Autosport in the 2011 Star Mazda Championship series, was nominated for the John Blewett lll Young Guns Award by the Eastern Motorsport Press Association. The award is given to a driver who has shown the promise of being a su ... Continue reading
GAINSCO Focuses On Rolex 24 During Two Day Homestead Test
MIAMI, Dec. 2, 2010: The final on-track activity of 2010 was all about 2011 for GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, who turned in a productive two days of work in the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Chevrolet Riley at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Wednesday and Thursday in the last offici ... Continue reading
ROCKSTAR Race Set For Sunday December 12th
Phoenix, Dec. 2, 2010: On Sunday afternoon, December 12, 2010 the all-stars of short course racing will collide for the ultimate post-season event. Professional pride, bragging rights and the richest payday in off road. Thatâs right, the Rockstar Energy Challenge Cup is the all-or-nothing season finale showdown on ... Continue reading
PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2010 IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2010 -- Following the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, leading online automotive resource Edmunds.com reported the all-new 2011 Kia Optima received the highest increase in online car shopper consideration of any other vehicle or brand at the show. Â The Optim ... Continue reading
AAA Michigan Salutes Legislators For Passing Teen Passenger Restrictions
AAA Michigan saluted members of the Michigan Senate for their vote late yesterday (December 2) on a teen driver passenger restriction bill which prohibits 16-year-old new drivers from having more than one passenger under 21 years of age in the vehicle ââ¬â with some exceptions. The Senate passed House Bill ... Continue reading
All-new Jeep premium icon beats competition in comprehensive on-road and off-road tests 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee delivers ultimate combination of real-world capability and on-road refinement Prestigious Four Wheeler award latest in series of accolades for all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee Grand Cherokee recognition follows F ... Continue reading
2011 Will Be Final Model Year of Production for Honda Element
Boxy, bold vehicle found many functional niches during its 9-year run TORRANCE, Calif. December 3, 2010; The 2011 Honda Element will be the final model year of production of the innovative and functional crossover utility vehicle, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. First introduced in concept form as the ... Continue reading
Fiat: New TwinAir a UK Award Winner Already
It's only been available since October, but Fiat's new TwinAir is already a 'WinAir' when it comes to major UK awards. ... Continue reading
Nissan Sees Electric Car Envy in Critics of the Leaf
Washington DC December 3, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that some skeptics have been harsh in their appraisal of Nissanâs grand plans for electric cars â which the automaker will begin putting into practice with its all-electric Leaf compact, introduced in Japan on Friday. Critics scoff at everything fr ... Continue reading
Kia: Stunning New Addition to Soul Originals
Kia's stylish urban crossover, Soul, has added a stylish twist to the acclaimed Soul Originals quartet with the arrival of the new Soul Searcher. ... Continue reading
2011 Audi A8 Sedan Leads Audi's Race to the Top - VIDEO ENHANCED
Special to The Auto Channel By Marty BernsteinAIADA Contributing Editor Audi is on a mission: to be the number one selling luxury car brand in the world. To meet that ambitious goal, the German automaker is pulling out all the stops and aiming the latest incarnation of its flagship A8 sedan directly at BMW's 7-Series a ... Continue reading
Major Order for Volvo Buses Receive Major Order for Buses from Mexico
STOCKHOLM - December 3, 2010: "We work closely together to find the best solutions for them." Volvo Buses (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB) has secured an order for 409 coaches in Mexico. The buses are scheduled for delivery in 2011. Mexico is a country with less developed train services and where air travel is too expensive for ... Continue reading
Honda CR-Z is Top Gear Magazine's Green Car of the Year - VIDEO ENHANCED
Top Gear has crowned the Honda CR-Z their 'Green Car of the Year' in the magazine's fiercely contested annual Awards. This new trophy brings the total to four awards in as many weeks for the world's first sporty hybrid. ... Continue reading
Australia's Best Cars Awards are largely recognized as being the most independent and objective vehicle awards nationally, with transparent criteria and scoring, and a panel of expert judges from motoring clubs including NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAASA, RACWA, RACT and the AANT undergoing exhaustive vehicle testing to arrive a ... Continue reading
Nissan Launches Leaf, World's 1st Mass-market EV - VIDEO ENHANCED
YOKOHAMA, Japan December 2, 2010; Chang-Ran Kim writing for Reuters reported that Japan's Nissan Motor Co marked a major milestone in automotive history on Friday with the launch of the zero-emission Leaf, the world's first electric car to be mass-marketed. Nissan said the five-seater hatchback was rated with a driving ... Continue reading
Ground-Breaking All-New Volvo S60 Arrives Down Under - VIDEO ENHANCED
The all-new Volvo S60 luxury sedan is set to raise the stakes in Australia's mid-size premium car market with distinctive, coupe-style looks, breakthrough on-road dynamics and world-first safety innovations. ... Continue reading
Audi Finance A1 Inclusive Package Strikes Second Blow for Premium Small Car Affordability
Audi Australia, having stunned the premium market with the breakthrough price for the A1 1.4TFSI Attraction 5 speed manual of just $29,900 (MLP), has now launched an equally remarkable finance package which is sure to attract an ever increasing number of Australians to the pleasures of premium small car motoring. ... Continue reading
Saab: Snow Won't Put Brits Off This Christmas
Despite the flurry of snow and cold weather hitting the UK this week, it seems that Brits won't be put off by the bad weather when it comes to visiting friends and relatives over Christmas. ... Continue reading
Skoda: Prepare Tyres Now for Treacherous Winter Conditions
With forecasters already predicting this year's winter will be as treacherous as the last, motoring experts at Skoda are advising car owners to check their tyres now to ensure they can cope with the changeable weather conditions. ... Continue reading
The Ultimate Christmas Present
A 1958 250GT Ferrari expected to fetch over one million pounds when it goes under the hammer next week went on show at Duke's Hotel in London today (Thursday). ... Continue reading
Use Intelligent Performance to Win an Exclusive Driven in the Most Powerful, Street-Legal Porsche
The GT2 RS is the fastest and most powerful road-going sports car ever built in the history of Porsche, just 500 examples went on sale in September 2010 and sold-out around the world within weeks. ... Continue reading
Subaru to the Rescue! Owners Given Towing ips as Winter Weather Grips UK
Whenever harsh winter conditions descend, Subaru owners are certain to be called upon to rescue friends, neighbours and fellow motorists stranded in the ice and snow ... Continue reading
Ferrari makes a different contribution to the 35th edition of the Bologna Motor Show with a stand devoted entirely to its racing activities plus an intense track programme. ... Continue reading
The contribution of Vauxhall Fleet Sales Director Maurice Howkins to the UK's fleet industry has been recognised at a ceremony of the country's leading figures from the sector. ... Continue reading
GE Demonstrates "Electric Bus of the Future"
NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--The hybrid systems research team at GE Global Research, the company's central technology development arm, announced a significant breakthrough that could help accelerate the electrification of bus fleets, delivery trucks and other larger, heavy-duty vehicle fleets. "Public transit and delivery service ... Continue reading
J.D. Byrider Names Award Winners at Annual Convention
CARMEL, Ind.--Leading used car and finance franchise company J.D. Byrider recognized winners of the companyââ¬â¢s annual awards at its November convention in Orlando, Fla. The Franchise of the Year winners were chosen in three categories ââ¬â single (one location), mid (two-three locations) and m ... Continue reading
Autodesk Inventor Software Used to Design First 3D Printed Car
LAS VEGAS--Autodesk University - Autodesk, Inc. announced today that KOR EcoLogic used Autodes's software solution for Digital Prototyping to design the first prototype car with a body created using a 3D printer. The KOR EcoLogic Urbee car gets up to 200 miles per gallon (MPG) and uses a hybrid electric/gasoline engine ... Continue reading
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