Denislav Shishev’s an 18-year-old Bulgarian who probably does more before breakfast that you do all week. In 2009 he took a wrecked BMW M Coupe and put in a 530-hp BMW V10. Now he races it professionally. More

Filed under: Motorsports , Safety It stands to reason that drivers who take part in any kind of motorsport are putting their lives at risk in some way. Apparently, though, even being a fan of NASCAR can be hazardous to your health. And it’s not because the cars sometimes find themselves barreling off the track and into the crowds.… Read the rest

Filed under: Hyundai , Earnings/Financials Hyundai is joining Ford and Ally Bank in this year’s crop of auto industry bond issuances. In four tranches Hyundai will sell $1.17 billion in securities backed by car loans, with Barclays Capital, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Societe Generale handling the issue. Although now is usually a quiet time for such transactions,… Read the rest

Just slightly more than a year after emerging from bankruptcy protection and giving the US government 61% ownership stake in exchange for survival, General Motors has officially filed with the US Security and Exchange Commission for a proposed Initial Public Offering of shares in the new company. The terms of the

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Greenlings: Why do automatic transmissions now get better fuel efficiency than manuals? Going from fluid coupling to Lock-up converters to DCTs has a big effect. Paris 2010 preview: Kia adding fizz with all-electric Pop Concept There’s not a lot of information available. Yet. American ignorance of efficiency numbers might be the biggest hurdle to cleaner cars What do all… Read the rest

Ed Whitacre will step down as GM CEO and Chairman on Sept. 1 General Motors announced today that it has filed for an initial public offering of common stock. The move is expected to largely benefit GM executives if all goes right. While GM did not disclose the number of shares to be sold or the price per share,… Read the rest

2011 Volkswagen Phaeton The Volkswagen Phaeton will be coming back to the United States, according to a report by Bloomberg . Originally, when the Phaeton was introduced to the stateside a decade ago, critics said the luxury car would never sell from a company that made cars like the Beetle. While they were right at the time, Volkswagen is… Read the rest

The Basics: Sports car handling, German engineering, Porsche styling and…four doors? The Panamera again has strayed well outside Porsche’s well-trodden sports car heritage to become one of the world’s best sports sedans. The 2011 Porsche Panamera is no four-door coupe, like the Aston Martin Rapide or the Mercedes-Benz  CLS, but a true “gran…

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If you’re in line for a 2011 Nissan Leaf, you may have to wait even longer. Instead of 10,000 Leafs planned for sale before March, Nissan North America’s now counting on 3,300 electric cars. Bummer. [Gas 2.0] The 2011 Volvo lineup includes a five-cylinder-only S40, more power for the S80, and the demise of the V70. The new 2011… Read the rest

General Motors has filed with the SEC for its IPO. Who will save the acronyms? [TheCarConnection] There’s a new electric car headed for the 2010 Paris auto show–the Kia Pop EV gives us a charge with that rectangular window, what about you? [AllCarsElectric] The 2011 Kia Sportage has been named a Top Safety Pick, just like its Hyundai Tucson…… Read the rest