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Toyota Recalls Certain 2014-2015 Model Year Prius V Vehicles

Toyota Recalls Certain 2014-2015 Model Year Prius V Vehicles

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced plans to conduct a safety recall of approximately 5,000 Model Year 2014-2015 Prius V vehicles. In the involved vehicles, the front passenger seat is equipped with an Occupant Classification System (OCS), which activates / deactivates the passenger seat air bag system de ... Continue reading

Exclusive Corvette Engine Build Experience Returns

Exclusive Corvette Engine Build Experience Returns

Program renewed for supercharged LT4 engine at new Bowling Green build center BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Chevrolet announced today it is resuming the exclusive Engine Build Experience for Corvette Z06 customers – the only program of its kind for supercar customers. Starting in March 2015, Corvette Z06 customers wil ... Continue reading

2015 Detroit Auto Show - The Gallery Kicks Off Auto Nirvana January 5, 2015

2015 Detroit Auto Show - The Gallery Kicks Off Auto Nirvana January 5, 2015

Countdown to NAIAS 2015 – Act One: The Gallery at MGM Grand Detroit Exotic vehicles, Wolfgang Puck, and high fashion set to launch event unlike any other Detroit January 5, 2015; The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) has announced the lineup of vehicles that will grace The Gallery at MGM Grand Detroit ... Continue reading

Virtual Reality Perfects Chevrolet Colorado Accessories

Virtual Reality Perfects Chevrolet Colorado Accessories

4K resolution display allows fine tuning of vehicle features DETROIT -- December 22, 2014: With a giant screen that has more pixels than an IMAX theater, the temptation is ever present to watch a movie or hook up a video game console. At Chevrolet, however, this high-tech display is instrumental to refining vehicle des ... Continue reading

Shelby American's Signature Edition GT500 Super Snake Packages to Honor Final 2007-2014 Model Year Cars

Shelby American's Signature Edition GT500 Super Snake Packages to Honor Final 2007-2014 Model Year Cars

Shelby American to offer 50 total Signature Edition Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snakes Special badging and stripe colors offered for every model year for first time in history Offer expires January 31, 2015 LAS VEGAS--Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI.PK), has unveiled a ... Continue reading

County of Ventura Takes First Delivery of Chevrolet Tahoe PPV

County of Ventura Takes First Delivery of Chevrolet Tahoe PPV

Police patrol fleet will soon be all-Tahoe DETROIT – The County of Ventura (Calif.) is one of the first fleets to take delivery of the 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe PPV and they will soon be used by the county sheriff’s department while on patrol, Chevrolet announced today. Once the existing Ford Crown Victorias and D ... Continue reading

Lexani Motorcars Debuts Concept One "Curve"- the World's First 2015 Escalade With an Integrated Curved Smart TV

Lexani Motorcars Debuts Concept One "Curve"- the World's First 2015 Escalade With an Integrated Curved Smart TV

Lexani Motorcars, a boutique luxury conversion company receiving vast international praise, has produced the Concept One Curve—the world's first 2015 Escalade with a built-in 48" 4K Technology Curved Smart TV. Lexani Motorcars is constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility for luxury transportation in everyda ... Continue reading

PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT: Fireball Tim's MEGA MINIS Book

PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT: Fireball Tim's MEGA MINIS Book

For the Car Nut in your family from one of the best Car Nuts we know AUTO CENTRAL - December 16, 2014: Our old friend Fireball Tim Lawrence has done it again, just in time for Christmas and Chanukah: "MEGA MINIS," the first volume of an all new series of books on automotive design for film, TV and the personal projects ... Continue reading

Ram Breaks Speed Record for Monster Trucks at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas

Ram Breaks Speed Record for Monster Trucks at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas

Raminator, a monster truck sponsored by the Ram Truck brand, has broken the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® record for the Fastest Speed for a Monster Truck at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Hitting a record speed of 99.10 miles per hour (mph), Raminator and Driver Mark Hall secured the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title ... Continue reading

Finalists for North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year Announced

Finalists for North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year Announced

The three finalists for the 2015 North American Car of the Year are the Ford Mustang, Hyundai Genesis and the Volkswagen Golf, TDI and GTI. The three finalists for the 2015 North American Truck/Utility of the Year are the Ford F-150, Chevrolet Colorado and the Lincoln MKC. The names were disclosed today at news confere ... Continue reading

Aston Martin DB10 Created Specifically for New Bond Film

Aston Martin DB10 Created Specifically for New Bond Film

Partnership with EON Productions spans 50 years of cinema history Demonstrates the breadth of Aston Martin’s bespoke capabilities GRAYDON, UK -- December 4, 2014: Aston Martin together with EON Productions, the producers of the James Bond film franchise, unveiled Bond’s stunning new car, the Aston Martin DB10 ... Continue reading

FAQ Truck Engine Programmers - Answers From Bully Dog Technologies

FAQ Truck Engine Programmers - Answers From Bully Dog Technologies

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Truck Engine Programmers What are they? Do they really improve performance and gas mileage for trucks? Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Just drop in a magic “chip” and your pickup suddenly takes on “monster-truck” like qualities─able to pull loads easie ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV - Specs and Features

Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV - Specs and Features

Cypress, Calif., Nov. 20, 2014; Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) today unveiled the futuristic Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV during the Mitsubishi press conference at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Featuring bold styling and a performance-oriented yet highly efficient plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) dr ... Continue reading

2015 Ford F-150 Concept Trucks with LEER 700 Tonneaus Win SEMA Awards

2015 Ford F-150 Concept Trucks with LEER 700 Tonneaus Win SEMA Awards

Other LEER Caps Featured in Auto Manufacturer Booths LAS VEGAS, Nov. 5, 2014 -- SEMA Booth #31119 -- At SEMA this week, 700 tonneaus from LEER®, North America's leading manufacturer of fiberglass truck caps and tonneaus for more than 40 years, are high-profile components of two award-winning F-150 concept trucks. Wi ... Continue reading

Scion Showcases SEMA Standouts

Scion Showcases SEMA Standouts

Crowns Winner in 10th Annual Scion Tuner Challenge November 05, 2014 LAS VEGAS, (Nov. 5, 2014) – With a custom louvre treatment and vintage style, Speedhunters triumphed today as the winner in the 10th annual Scion Tuner Challenge at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The online i ... Continue reading

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