Earlier this week, reports out of Japan stated that Nissan would be lending a version of its Fuga sedan to Mitsubishi. The Fuga, better known in the United States as the Infiniti M, would serve as Mitsubishi’s new flagship sedan in the Japanese market. Now, the two automakers have released a statement confirming plans for Nissan to supply the Fuga [...]
Here’s an interesting tidbit we missed while scouring through BMW’s massive press release on the 2012 M5. According to the text, BMW has employed a system it’s calling “Active Sound Design” on the new M5, which takes in engine speed and load data from the ECU and plumbs it through the stereo to play a real-time recording [...]
DJ Ruby Rose has joined fashionista Charlotte Dawson in slamming Australia’s Next Top Model for dressing its contestants in real fur. Stripping naked in an anti-fur protest for the cover of MAXIM, Rose said it was unacceptable the show chose to model fur when there was “no upside to it”, the Herald Sun reported. “They could have [...]
General Motors’ latest pair of Chevrolet Volt commercials reiterate the plug-in’s ability to switch between electric-only operation and “range-extended” mode – because people apparently still don’t get that – by focusing on one fictional Volt owner’s unexpected gas station stop. The clips center on a Volt owner who swings by a gas station for a potty [...]
According to a new study released by MetLife, around 66 percent of those surveyed believe that drivers rely too heavily on technology while behind the wheel, and that reliance may contribute to unsafe driving. MetLife also found that drivers are more familiar with convenience tech than safety-oriented advancements. Of those polled, 85 percent believe that cars [...]
Developed by a subsidiary of Toyota Motors called Toyota Industries Corp., the arrow you see above is the three-wheeled Ku:Rin. Powered by compressed air, the Ku:Rin showcases Toyota’s expertise in developing compressors for automotive air conditioning systems. Recently, the Ku:Rin prototype hit the track at Japan Automobile Research Institute’s test facility in search of a speed [...]
In 2003, a Lincoln Town Car driven by John and Dora Jablonski burst into flames when it was hit from behind, the fire taking the life of John and severely burned Dora. The accident turned into a court case, which resulted in a $43 million judgment against Ford Motor Company. Now, however, that judgment has just been [...]
TWO international fashion heavyweights have finally admitted they have to starve themselves to fit into haute couture clothes Male model Andrej Pejic and fashionista Daphne Guinness said they needed to go hungry to look good. Pejic, who has modelled womens clothing for Jean-Paul Gaultier, has told Grazia magazine that he lives in a state of semi-starvation [...]
We’ve already gotten a fairly clear look at the next-generation Honda CR-V thanks to a few leaked patent drawings and the unveiling of the CR-V Concept, but our friendly neighborhood spy photographer managed to snap a few photos of the real deal out and about in the South of France for a little testing. We can clearly see [...]
A sleeper is any vehicle that appears to be slow, but is hiding an evil secret in its engine bay. Sleepers are scintillating machines that prove time and skill (and money) can turn a garden variety family sedan or station wagon into a street rocket ready to tackle those with far more cash to burn. [...]
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