Vehicle Fires Are Always Unexpected

Author : Aydan Corkern Sometimes even when you have a vehicle that is brand new or nearly new, you can still have things go wrong with it It might have a defect from the factory that will not show up until after you have driven it a month or two This is always disheartening because [...]

Public Electric Car Trials in UK West Midlands Begins with 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs

i-MiEVs for the CABLED trials. Click to enlarge. The first stage of a Government-supported UK-wide project to trial electric and ultra low emission vehicles began Saturday in the West Midlands with the keys to 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) (earlier post) being handed over to independent drivers. The project, managed by the CABLED [...]

2009 Detroit Preview: 2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is gets 335-hp

At the 2010 Detroit Auto Show next month, BMW will expand its Z4 lineup with the addition of the BMW Z4 sDrive35is, the closest we’ll get to an M version of the Z4 for now. Featuring increased air intake flow and increased boost pressure, the twin-turbocharged 3.0L 6-clyinder engine now produces a total of 335-hp [...]

Brabus GLK V12: Mercedes-Benz GLK gets 750-hp, top speed of 200 mph

German based tuner Brabus is all about power and breaking world-records. The company has just dropped its latest creation, the Brabus GLK V12, which sets a new speed record for a street-legal SUV. Brabus threw in its BRABUS SV12 R Biturbo 750 engine in the GLK, helping it producing an eye-watering 750-hp with a peak [...]

Volkswagen Tiguan in limited edition Track & Avenue

Tiguan Track & Avenue is the newest special edition of the Volkswagen, which appeared in the company’s European dealers. It features an external fine quality materials and improvements in the interior. Special Tiguan comes with two unique colors of the interior – “Oryx White Pearl Effect” and “Island Grey Pearl Effect”, external package that includes [...]

Toyota to postpone plug-in Prius?

Not until 2014? On Monday, Toyota is going to provide an update on when it plans to begin selling plug-in hybrid vehicles. In previous, official plug-in conversations, Toyota has indicated that its launch date would be 2012, however, there are now rumors that the launch date is going to be moved back to 2014. I [...]

10,000 Camry hybrids per year for Australia

Being built down under Toyota is now producing the Camry hybrid in Australia. To start, Toyota hopes to produce and sell about 10,000 Camry hybrids in the Australian market. And the Hybrid Synergy Drives just keeps on scaling.

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