Subminiature, or „kei“ cars ( from kei-jidosha – subcompact cars) have been a Japanese phenomenon. At one time, their combined share was 1/3 of Japan’s market. Unlike anime and Pokemon, the 150 cc vehicles never much made it beyond Japan’s shores. And recently, the sales of the pocket monsters on wheels had been flagging. Last  Read More →

eBay find of the Day: all-electric 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa conversion So close to awesome. Report: Feds probing Prius’ unintended acceleration incident, no new recall issued One car in California is causing a lot of problems. Report: Nissan has 56,000 pre-orders for all-electric Leaf Or something. Other news: KAIST’s On Line Electric Vehicle draws energy from the road, now in use in S. Korea Owning an Electric Car prepares and... 

Mercedes-Benz is delighted to announce its brand-new AMG 5.5-liter V8 biturbo powerplant, which is ready to amaze the customers with astonishing peak output figures of 571 horsepower (420 kW) and 900 Nm of maximum torque. Dubbed internally M 157, the powerful eight-cylinder unit is distinguished by many technological highlights – direct petrol injection with spray-guided  Read More →

BMW VR-7 Sportiv aero kit is the latest addition in Vorsteiner’s rich variety of aerodynamic enhancements.  Read More →

At long last, Google Maps has routes specifically for bikes. With the click of a mouse, the new feature allows you to plot the best (and flattest!) ride from Point A to Point B. Several cities, including New York, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, have bike-specific mapping sites. But Google is rolling it out in 150 cities nationwide and announcing it Wednesday at the 10th Annual Bike Summit in Washington, D.C. “This has... 

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon – Click above for high-res image gallery For the truly hard-core Corvette fanatic who likes to spend weekends thrashing his or her car at the track, there is only one Corvette worthy of consideration: the Z06. However, thanks to the ZR1 , the lightweight, normally aspirated 7.0-liter coupe is no longer the absolute quickest Vette, but it is felt to have the... 

One of my pet gripes about the media and celebrities is the lack of follow-up and accountability. Remember all the hoopla about Steve Wozniak’s Prius with the mysterious electronics glitch that he could manipulate to create UA? My take was that obviously his cruise control had a minor bug that only showed up at over  Read More →

Understanding extended drain intervals is a complex subject, however we have uncovered some facts that make sense of this complicated issue. It doesn’t have to be difficult if everyone would agree on one or two standards of oil and let the lubricant manufacturers decide how long their oils will last.  Read More →

The Toyota Tundra rusted-through frame recall ’s probably expanding, like the company’s headaches. [ Pickuptrucks ] More  Read More →

It doesn’t look like a car, and it doesn’t look like it would fly, but what is believed to be the world’s oldest “roadable aircraft” is for sale. The antique was built in 1934 by Frank Skroback and at the very minimum provides proof that people have long dreamed of cars that can be flown like airplanes. Or are they airplanes that can be driven like cars? No matter, because whatever you call it, it’s being... 

When Wired.com’s Autopia recently chose a list of ten perfect snowpocalypse vehicles, the site’s readers howled in protest. After enduring a pummeling over their choices, the staff invited those readers to come up with their own list. Here it is. More  Read More →

An article in this week’s Advertising Age and Automotive News (they’re sister publications) investigates why the family in the new hit sitcom ‘Modern Family’ “still drives Toyota product.” The author found it “jarring” that the family “chatted happily while traveling in, of all things, a Toyota.” The answer: Toyota paid for product placement, the contract  Read More →

When you are planning to buy a car stereo system you should know in detail the different kind of terminologies used by the manufacturers to describe their product. Different manufacturers provide a different set of functionalities in the car stereo system, so you have to identify your requirements and then select the system accordingly.  Read More →

If you are thinking about your family’s safety when you’re on the road because of your car’s wheels that keep on wobbling, you may need to perform wheel bearing replacement. If you are on a tight budget and try to avoid unnecessary expenses, you’ll be glad to know that you can accomplish this task through these simple steps.  Read More →

Do you want to upgrade and boost your car’s performance? Do you desire for more power? Do you wish to achieve improved fuel efficiency?  Read More →