A Coda EV at the LA Auto Show Code hopes to average 1000 sales per month by December We live in a world driven by hype and superficial materialism — at least in the US — and it drives me crazy, especially when automakers use hype and halo effects to fight issues like foreign oil [...]
Bridgestone have come a long way to become the World’s largest tyre and rubber company. This is why they have chosen the rubber seed – a symbol of origin for the company’s product, as a design inspiration for the showcase at this year’s Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) fair. Named “The Future Seeds”, the pavilion [...]
Cars and books have more in common than you might think.
The union will be adding another organization tool for transplant automakers by asking the companies to agree to principles for free and fair elections at the factories, according to new UAW President Bob King who was a speaker at the Management Briefing Seminars. King asserted that these principles would urge the companies to enter an [...]
Jalopnik super friend Brett Berk recently penned a wisecracking story comparing ten well-known cars to “adorable” animals. The Lincoln MKS made the list, although we’re not quite sure how walruses are adorable. [Vanity Fair] More »
Our video from VAG Fair 2007 HD at wagenwerks.net
As much as we’re excited about the lithe 2011 Lotus Elise, it’s Fat Tuesday so we’re going to give a break to at least one car porking up like the rest of us. Which fatty deserves a fair shake? Call us crazy, but isn’t a luxo-barge supposed to be barge-like? Everyone yaps about bloated luxury [...]
Did Toyota act any differently than Ford? So, Toyota knew there might be a glitch in their braking software for the 2010 Prius, but didn’t offer a software update to consumers because they weren’t sure it was really necessary since the brakes don’t actually fail. Thus, CNNMoney ran the headline, Prius brakes: Toyota knew, didn’t [...]
Posted on 02.4.2010 12:00 by kirbygarlitos Filed under: Audi | industry news | Germany | Cars | Car News In the middle of all the auto shows going on this time of the year, Audi is mixing it up a bit by participating in an expo that has nothing to do with concept cars and [...]
www.edmunds.com Before you start sending us flaming e-mails complaining that a comparison between the 2008 Audi S5 and the 2008 BMW M3 Coupe is an obvious mismatch from the get-go, you should know a few things. Our first full test of the $53000, all-wheel-drive 2008 Audi S5 was a bit of a revelation. With a [...]
