Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Confirmed: 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport To Debut At NY Show

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:01 PM PST

The press-day reveals of the New York Auto Show are still nearly six weeks away, but we can already pencil in another important debut: an all-new Mitsubishi hatchback (or crossover) that might help awaken the brand from a sales slumber. The RVR, which we previewed a few months ago, will be sold in Europe as the ASX and will arrive in the U.S. this...


2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Opel Flextreme GT-E Concept

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:20 PM PST

The Voltec powertrain technology that underpins the 2011 Chevrolet Volt is well-known by now, as are plans to distribute the tech to other platforms. Aside from the possible-but-not-likely Cadillac Converj, however, those other platforms have yet to be revealed. Opel appears to be getting ready to change that at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, with a...


Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda Shifts Gears, Will Testify to Congress

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:17 PM PST

Toyota president and CEO Akio Toyoda has changed his mind and agreed to testify before the U.S. Congress next Wednesday on the escalating series of safety issues and vehicle recalls that have dominated media and damaged the brand. As we've detailed, Toyota's response has been slow and in some cases counterproductive. Just today, the company...


Spy Shots: 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:28 PM PST

Porsche is now just over a year away from launching its next-generation 911 and as can be seen by these latest spy shots, prototypes for the car appear to be almost complete. Late last month we brought you spy shots of the latest prototype for the 911 Carrera coupe, caught wearing the production head and tail-lamps that revealed new details such...


2011 Hyundai Sonata: An IIHS Top Safety Pick

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:00 PM PST

The all-new 2011 Hyundai Sonata has been named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)—indicating that it's among the safest mid-size sedan choices on the market. Beginning with 2010, it became tougher than before to get the much-vaunted bragging right, as the Institute added a top score in its new roof-strength...


Black Box Recorders Might Prove Useful In Toyota Cases

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 11:46 AM PST

If you have a vehicle that's less than five years old, it likely has a black-box data recorder that—like it or not—is making a running log of what's going on. That includes Toyotas—some going all the way back to 2001—and yes, those covered by the recalls. And depending on how the courts view the admission of that data, or whether it's complete...


UPDATE: Tesla Motors Employees Killed In Plane Crash Named

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 11:26 AM PST

UPDATE (February 18): The three men killed in the plane crash have now been identified. They were senior electric engineer Doug Bourn, electrical engineer Andrew Ingram and Brian M. Finn, a senior manager of interactive electronics. Tesla Motors has not yet confirmed the identities, and the San Mateo County coroner will hold a press conference at...


Today In Ads: AutoWeek's Gory, Confusing Stand On Distracted Driving

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:09 AM PST

Here at TCC and throughout the auto media, distracted driving has been a hot topic. From eating to in-car internet, we've discussed the dangers, the myths, and the results of taking your attention off the road when you're behind the wheel. Our colleagues at AutoWeek recently decided to ditch the chatter and make their point graphically -- very...


Buffet's Baby BYD Auto Is a Big Electric-Car Copycat

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:43 AM PST

Sometimes Twitter is pretty wonderful. Amidst all the fluff and links and LOLs, some real gems can land. We honestly don't recall who first alerted us to an article about Chinese electric-car maker BYD from Caixin Online, but we thank you. It's an excellent article, and highly worth reading top to bottom. With the delightful title of "How...


Toyota Opens Lines Of Communication While Its President Dodges Congress

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:13 AM PST

Toyota's response to the current recall fiasco has been a little slow -- and that's being generous. As new details emerge from memos and other documentation, it's clear that Toyota officials have spent much of the past few years hiding their heads in the sand, hoping this would all go away. Now the company is trying to mend its image by making it...


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