Porsche is extremely popular in the Middle East and North Africa, especially since its luxury-SUV broke all Porsche sales records in this region. But also the Panamera is strengthening more and more Porsche’s position in the region. But of course it is the traditional Carrera and Cayman who stand for the ‘traditional Porsche-DNA’. Now, Porsche …
McLaren Automotive has a 20 year heritage in producing landmark sports cars for the road: the McLaren F1 road car, which was launched in 1992, set the world land speed record for a production car, and is regarded as one of the iconic sports cars of the modern age. The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (2003 – …
The new SKODA compact hatch will be called the Rapid, the brand announced today at AUTO CHINA 2012 in Beijing. The car will make its debut in Europe before the year is out. A Chinese version of the Rapid will be built and sold in China from 2013. The close-to-series concept car, which SKODA is …
Car dealers and oil-change chains put stickers on our windshields after changing the oil in our vehicles that dictate you bring your car or truck back after another 3,000 miles. This is dinosaur thinking. Hardly any vehicles on the road require oil changes that frequently. While you can go longer than 3,000 miles, it is …
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All sorts of automotive rarities can be found in the LeMay: America’s Car Museum’s collection. Visitors will see everything from a 1926 Model T and a 1930 Deusenberg Model J to a limousine from a presidential motorcade and more recent classics like Indy Cars and Ferraris — cars collected by Harold LeMay in his attempt …
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Silicon Valley sits at the epicenter of the nation’s software industry. Detroit sits at the epicenter of the nation’s auto industry. As the two industries merge, there’s a rivalry brewing. As automakers like Ford and internet giants like Google all push for technology advances that power the driverless car, the economy of each region could …
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The cost of driving is inching upward. Increases in maintenance, fuel and insurances costs have driven up the price of driving by nearly 2 percent over the past year, according to a AAA study released Tuesday morning. The driver of an average-sized sedan pays 60.8 cents per mile to own and operate the vehicle, says …
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It’s a sad truth that the vast majority of SUVs never live up to their true potential: Going off road. That’s because most people buy SUVs as either minivan replacements (because they have big families and want the space) or they like driving up high and having four-wheel drive for snow. But if you ever …
Off Roading 101: How To Make The Most Of Your 4×4 Read More »
I love plug-in electric vehicles like tne Chevy Volt and Ford C-Max, but I am losing faith and hope that these vehicles are going to catch on in any meaningful way in the U.S. Earth Day is meant to spike our awareness of our environmental issues–climate change, water pollution, air pollution, ground and water contamination …
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It is not uncommon for someone who has been laid off from a job and disconnected from a career to go get their real estate license in the hopes of a second career selling houses. But we rarely hear about people making a second career out ofselling cars. The fact that car sellers have a …