A University of Michigan comparison of diesel cars to their gasoline variants shows significant cost savings across three to five years, despite the slightly higher cost of diesel fuel and vehicles.
Toyota’s Voice Recognition system is probably one of the best at interpretive voice recognition, handling nuances of accent and variations of basic commands fairly well, but to make it even better a robot named Kirobo will travel to the International Space Station to learn to talk with astronauts.
Fiat is hoping to sell a number of the new non-polluting 2013 Fiat 500e EVs in California and is mixing the metaphors of Hollywood and Italian Cinema to promote the vehicle online.
The Champion King of the Road contest involves submitting images and background information on your car to a social media driven contest with the most popular entries winning $500 weekly.
It is a story for the record books and Volvo plays a central role, but perhaps the strangest aspect of the tale is the fact the man who drove 3 million miles in a single car lives on an island 118 miles long.
About half of the vehicles purchased in the U.S. are bought by persons over age 45, according to a recent study. Why aren't younger buyers more prevalent?
This First Porsche for the very young lacks the powerplant typical of the breed, as it is a pedal-powered go-kart – yet it is built by the famed automaker to set young drivers on the proper path.
Tesla has always made excellent products, but the business plan seemed hopeless. The secret to Tesla's success is not only the unique cars, but a unique mandate that makes it a winner.
The Southern Automotive Media Association (SAMA) has just named the Fiat 500 Abarth Cabriolet the Best Small Convertible for the third year running, and though we genuinely respect our colleagues in the south, what are they thinking?
In a 2013 VW Passat TDI you can get really good mileage out of your clean diesel driving – so good it might add up to a Guinness World Record with the help of a pair knowledgeable authorities at the wheel.
This was the first year that the Baja 500 has ever held qualifying races to determine driver position in the event. Dirt legend Robby Gordon took the pole with two seconds to spare. He then went on to dominate the race itself. We have video.
The all-electric Fiat 500e will launch in California this summer roughly at the same time Natural Jones Soda hits the market and with a winning picture you could win a Fiat 500 – the electric variant of the Cinquecento – if you live in the Golden State.
Ford began using recycled yarns to make fabric for seat coverings for one specific vehicle line in 2008 – today 41 different recycled auto fabrics are used in 15 different vehicle programs around the world.
It has not been a good week for bridges with two collapsing after impacts and another 103-year old rail bridge burning to the ground. For each of those an organization called Save Our Bridges can identify hundreds waiting for the day they fall down – without our intervention.
What if you could evolve hydrogen to fuel your car from a flower like device immersed in water, while you power the house with the photovoltaic medium that mimics the actions of chlorophyll and grows itself on your roof?
When Shanghai Automotive Industries Corporation set up offices in a suburb of Detroit last year, it was done without fanfare, in an industry largely built upon hype and hoopla.
Along with the Astura will be a rugged 1927 Studebaker Commander Big Six and a beloved 1935 Astin Ruby Seven. The three cars will star in next week's Silverstone Auctions Trophy Sale.
Got hype? Hard on its way towards being the longest-running movie franchise in lame plot history, a new installment of Fast and Furious is hitting screens later this month with continued support from Dodge and their tuning partners at SRT.
Toyota knows mariachi music can make magic moments for Hispanic moms and as many of their vehicles are sold to this growing demographic they are doing something very special for Mother’s Day via Serenade a Mom.
