Posts Tagged ‘wallet’

Look at those shoes: Goodyear picked for standard Flex fitment

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
They're not very glamorous, but tires make or break our driving enjoyment. Ford wants to soothe drivers of its new Family Truckster Flex, so Goodyear's Assurance ComforTred tires have been specified as the original fitment for the big crossover. The Assurance ComforTred uses a special cushion layer ......

Ford confirms U.S. production of Euro Focus in 2010, delays new F-150 launch

Friday, June 20th, 2008
Click above for a gallery of the Euro-market Ford FocusFinally. The European Ford Focus will go into production in the United States in 2010 along with the Fiesta. This has been officially confirmed by Ford, which will offer the Euro Focus here in both four- and five-door body styles. That's not the......

What really makes a Subaru a Subaru? Love?

Friday, April 25th, 2008
Thanks to Subaru's newest marketing campaign, we finally know what really makes a Subaru a Subaru. Love. Really? Allow Tim Mahoney, chief marketing officer for Subaru of America, to explain, "Love is the most powerful emotion and 'I love my Subaru' is the most used phrase I hear about our brand. We ......

Fisker still on track to deliver Karma by end of 2009

Friday, April 25th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker KarmaFisker Automotive may be knee-deep in a legal battle with electric car pioneer Tesla Motors, but the fledgling automaker is still committed to producing its stunning Karma plug-in electric vehicle by Q4 2009. Henrik Fisker and crew have received so......

Modesto, CA regains top spot for stolen vehicles in the U.S.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
California's Central Valley takes two of the top ten spots, again, in the National Insurance Crime Bureau's listing of the highest per capita vehicle thefts in the U.S. in 2007. Modesto, CA bumped Las Vegas out of the number one spot, dropping Sin City to number two in the national rankings. San Die......

Njection and Garmin partner to identify speed traps

Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Njection is a website for guys like us. In addition to their forums and picture resources, they have compiled a database of more than 50,000 speed traps worldwide -- areas with high radar use and speed cameras -- that works with Microsoft Live Maps. Njection is teaming up with Garmin, a leading manu......

Speed up your refresh rate with carbon fiber desktop wallpaper

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Carbon fiber, that uber-cool mix of graphite fibers and epoxy that used to be reserved for exotic race cars and fighter jets, is seemingly everywhere these days. Lightweight and space-age, the material is now directly associated with speed and performance. If you are an automaker offering a high-per......

GM cancels $4.1 billion line of credit

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Back in June 2007, GM was staring a lot of financial variables in the face. To help alleviate a potential cash crunch, the General took out a $4.1 billion line of credit with a syndicate of banks to ensure that bills would get paid in the event of an emergency. The UAW negotiations have come and gon......

For Sale: Ferrari, MUST GO - Enzo on Craigslist

Friday, August 17th, 2007
A Ferrari on Craigslist? Yeah, right. Is it one of those nasty little Fiero-based abominations? No, it looks like an honest-to-badass Enzo. Wow. Of course, it's in LA! Would you expect this ugliest of Ferraris to show up on the Minneapolis Craigslist? Take your $1.9 million bucks and head over to Fe......

Jim Press: Every Chrysler to have alternative option

Thursday, July 26th, 2007
Cerberus has opened up the corporate wallet, and Chrysler is spending the cash to infuse their lineup with alternative powertrains. New Chrysler product boss Jim Press told the Detroit News that diesels, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and diesel-hybrids are among the technologies "in the mix," and that e......