Aston Martin Cygnet Originally, the Aston Martin Cygnet was only planned for the European market. Reports now suggest that the rebadged Toyota iQ minicar will be coming to the United States in 2012 – but that’s not all. Besides the regular 1.3L gasoline engine based Cygnet, an electric-version with a 60-mile range will arrive sometime in 2013. Same purchasing… Read the rest

While you may have not noticed – Cadillac is apparently long been an innovator of safety technologies, “but the next innovation could really be a quantum leap forward towards a crash-free future…” or so General Motors says. “John Capp, director for Global Active Safety at Cadillac, says future Cadillac technologies could include in-vehicle Doppler radar to spot obstructions or… Read the rest

Lotus Evora S As announced earlier this month , Lotus today confirmed (with details and images) that it will unveil the Evora S and the Evora IPS (previously stated as Evora Auto) at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Click here to get prices on the 2010 Lotus Evora . The Lotus Evora S gets an upgraded 3.5L V6 Toyota-sourced… Read the rest

The U.S. Department of Transportation today, kicked off its annual ‘Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest’ campaign to combat drunk driving. A new study released by the NHTSA shows that one in five U.S. drivers admit to drinking and driving. The agency also released new data indicating that as many as 17 million Americans have driven drunk in… Read the rest

Gemballa Mig-U1 As announced Friday , Gemballa, the tuning firm that closed its doors after the disappearance of its founder Uwe Gemballa , was scheduled to hold a press conference on the Aug. 23. The move was seen as an opportunity for Gemballa to announce that it was going back into business – well, that’s exactly what happened. Managing… Read the rest

2012 Infiniti M35 Hybrid Infiniti’s first production hybrid vehicle will hit the market in spring 2011 with the 2012 Infiniti M35 Hybrid. Ben Poore, vice president of Infiniti said that the M35 Hybrid will make its world debut at the 2010 LA Auto Show in November. Click here to get prices on the 2011 Infiniti M37 . As Infiniti… Read the rest

Tired of being stuck in LA traffic or traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike – well, after reading this, you might feel a little better about our rush hour traffic woes. Thousands of vehicles were tied up Monday in Beijing in a traffic jam that stretched more than 62 miles long and lasted 9 days. What was the cause… Read the rest

The Stig Former Formula Three driver and owner of Collins Autosport, Ben Collins, has been reported to be one of the many individuals that pose as The Stig on BBC’s Top Gear program. His company Collins Autosport made significantly more money after taking on work to provide” driving services for BBC, mainly on Top Gear in 2003, according to… Read the rest

Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman – Bill Ford FoMoCo’s Executive Chairman Bill Ford, who just got paid after a 5-year pay freeze , said that he expects some investors may reduce their holdings in his company to buy shares of General Motors as the company files for an initial public offering. Bill said that investors may make the move… Read the rest

2011 BMW 5-Series Interior A new study has found that the use of ambient lighting inside vehicles increases the consumers perception of safety and the quality of the car. According to a study by engineers at BMW and the Lighting Engineering Group at Ilmenau University of Technology, ambient lighting improved a drivers’ perception of a vehicle’s cabin and makes… Read the rest