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BMW Looks to NASA to Increase Efficiency

With so much emphasis being placed on fuel efficiency, many manufacturers are trying to reinvent the wheel, so to speak, in the search for that Next Big Thing. From GM’s plug-in electric car, to Honda’s cheaper Insight to the hydrogen movement, there are massive changes on the automotive engineering front, …March 12, 2009

Toyota Develops World's 1st Rear-seat Centre Airbag

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it has developed a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) rear-seat centre airbag—the first in the world—to help reduce the severity of secondary injuries incurred by rear-seat passengers in a side-on collision. The new airbag is fitted in a large, fixed, rear-seat centre console that comes in …March 12, 2009

New 2010 Toyota Tundra makes its Canadian debut at Calgary

Toyota Canada Inc (TCI) today announced the Canadian debut of the 2010 Tundra full-size pickup truck with an all-new more powerful and more fuel-efficient 4.6-litre V8 engine in the spotlight at the 2009 Calgary Auto and Truck Show. The new 4.6 litre V8 engine is available on 4x2 and 4x4 …March 12, 2009

Jaguar Opens Free Performance Driving Academy

With new ownership that seems bent on getting the English brand back in line with their true sports car roots, Jaguar’s latest press releases have been relatively exciting. Ranging from the news that enthusiasts can expect to see a new, more hard-core model that brings the brand back into the …March 11, 2009

Saleen Warranty Program Collapses

Once renowned for building some of the fastest Mustangs extant, the company that once proudly bore Steve Saleen’s name is, without a doubt, shafting its customers. Having moved on to another company, Steve Saleen opted to sell the assets of the popular Mustang and supercar building company, called Saleen Inc., …March 10, 2009

Tata Hits Chinese Home Run

China’s weight in the auto industry is well known. Since cracking open just a few years ago, the new and completely untapped market of millions has rewarded some surprising marques, with GM’s Buick soaring to the top of the charts. With a penchant for luxury cars, the communist country has …March 7, 2009

The 250,000th Cayenne to roll off the line is a fuel-efficient diesel vehicle

Production milestone at Porsche in Leipzig, GermanyLeipzig. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has today produced the 250,000th Cayenne at its Leipzig plant. The milestone vehicle is a white, 6-cylinder model with a diesel engine that will be delivered to a customer in Austria. The Cayenne, an sporty SUV, …March 6, 2009

Canadian new car sales skid 27.7 per cent in February; GM down 56.7 per cent

Canadian sales of new cars and light trucks plunged 27.7 per cent last month compared with a year ago, as General Motors of Canada saw its deliveries skid by a startling 56.7 per cent. That placed the traditional market leader third in monthly sales, behind the Canadian subsidiaries of Chrysler …March 4, 2009

Mercedes to Continue G-Wagen into 2015

As one of the forerunners of vehicle technology, Mercedes Benz has a longstanding tradition of providing their customers with the most cutting edge vehicles extant. From the S-Class luxury sedan to their AMG performance vehicles, their lineup is hardly lacking for a want of some gizmo and gadget. With the …March 2, 2009

Steve Millen Pairs With Nissan for Targa Newfoundland!

One of the last vestiges of road-borne motorsport, our own Targa Newfoundland is an incredibly popular event. Bringing factory teams and some of the world’s most exciting driving, the public road-borne event represents everything that’s right with traditional road rallies, with competition cars rocketing through sleepy Newfoundland streets for the …February 26, 2009

Patrick Dempsey Taking to Le Mans

Peter Egan once said that “racing makes a heroin addiction look like a vague wish for something salty,” and he was right. Anyone that’s turned a wheel on a closed course can vouch for its addictiveness, and if there’s any class of person that’s addicted to addictions, its celebrities. But …February 25, 2009

Porsche releases more Cayenne Hybrid details

The Cayenne S Hybrid will deliver the power of a V8 and the efficiency of a four-cylinder Porsche AG today released more information about its Cayenne S Hybrid, which will debut next year. Using a parallel full hybrid design with the electric motor between the combustion engine and the transmission, …February 23, 2009

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