People are holding onto their vehicles longer than ever with the dip in the economy a good part of the reason. According to the Polk research firm, the average age of cars and trucks on the road ...
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The Buick Encore is part of a new breed: little SUVs. At the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Buick unveiled what it hopes will be one of the earliest entries in the growing market of compact luxury crossover ...
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American automaker Chrysler, is expected to have a good 2012. Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler and Fiat, said that the company is expected to generate nearly $2 Billion in sales this year.
American car companies, particularly General Motors, haven't ...
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Despite some last-ditch bids to prevent it going under, the prospect of Swedish automaker Saab closing its doors for good is more likely than ever, after the company filed for bankruptcy Monday.
Saab, a company that began life ...
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They can replace a bumper or a windshield, but once this happens your whole car is completely destroyed forever.
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The Acura division at car manufacturer Honda is set to unveil a revised version of its former NSX supercar, a high-tech model that will be small and eco-friendly.
'Small' and 'eco-friendly' are not two words you'd use to ...
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Joe LoCicero's 1990 Honda Accord may not look impressive despite its remarkably good condition, but the vehicle has brought the Maine resident good luck as it rolled over the one million mile mark on the odometer.
LoCicero had ...
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Changing a spare tire on your car could soon be a thing of the past, with a growing number of automakers in the United States producing new models with liquid tire sealant and a portable electric air pump ...
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The Walt Disney announced that its animated feature film with Pixars "Cars 2" has already earned $189 million in the U.S. since its first showing on June 24, 2011, making it the top grosser among this year's ...
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Kbb.com, the web's gateway to the world's largest auto valuation service, has gotten an internet facelift.
The company describes the new site as shifting the "standard online car-research paradigm" to allow for a more "engaging" manner. In a ...
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Making random things social- like vending machines and grocery shopping- is a marketing trend that is likely to plague us for some time.
Of course, with more than one in three people hitting up the money-printing machine that ...
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Have all those hours spent casually smashing up your car in Burnout or falling off Rainbow Road in Mario Kart affected your real-life driving skills? Yes! According to who? Science, that's who.
A poll of 2000 motorists commissioned ...
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I've been following much of the Super bowl nonsense via my two Twitter streams, not that you can avoid it, and I think much of the conversation is being split between the game and the ads that ...
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MyFord Touch is one of the most interactive car systems to date, unfortunately some technology illiterate customers are so confused about the technology that they have begun taking classes to learn how to use their vehicles.
If you ...
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Because, screw you, that's why. (Text reads: "When life gives you lemons, you paint that shit gold.")
[via reddit]
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I know when I was growing up the idea of having a van with a beautiful airbrushed painting was all the rage but then as vehicles got smaller this form of mobile art seem to fade into ...
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Seriously guys - get out the drool towels.
This might only be a concept car from Citroen but what an absolutely gorgeous looking car. They should make it against the law to create such beauts without a promise ...
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There is no doubt that we have this crazy love affair with our automobiles. From souping them to blinging them out we constantly try to push what they can do to the limits and beyond.
Not satisfied with ...
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Haven't played a "serious" racing game since 2001. Fair to say things have moved on a bit since Metropolis Street Racer:
See also: How realistic is Gran Turismo 5?
[GT Planet, via VG247]
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We may never see them on the road and some even end up as one-off's hidden away in a private car museum but there is no denying that most of us would give right arm to own ...
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Every man needs place where they can go to get away from the trials and tribulations of day to day live and where better to do this than your very own man-cave.
You know .. the one room ...
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And it's free, if you shell out for a $500 Viper SmartStart system.
Another day, another groundbreaking iPhone app. This time, Directed Electronics has made a modern convenience even more convenient with a new twist on remote start. ...
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