Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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Consumer Reports' 2010 Top Picks...And How TCC Rates Them

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 03:33 PM PST

Consumer Reports, the widely respected magazine from the non-profit Consumers Union, has published their annual list of Top Picks, and although Toyota might be maligned in the press due to the current accelerator-related recall hearings, the automaker still has two vehicles (including one Lexus) on the list. Six of the nine models—the 2010...


Bob Lutz Drops Images Of New 2011 Chevrolet Aveo

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:39 PM PST

With the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo, General Motors is taking its small car destiny in its own hands, bringing its Honda Fit fighter home to America--at least in terms of design and production. Unlike the first-generation model, which was designed largely in South Korea, the new Aveo will be mostly homegrown, and if last month’s striking Aveo RS...


Tech Tuesday: New Device Makes Life Easier For Some Locksmiths, Car Thieves

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:00 AM PST

3-D printing is fairly new, but its popularity grows with every improvement to the technology. The process uses either a 3-D scanner to map an item's surface or 3-D imaging software to build something from scratch. Then a special printer recreates that surface in sandstone, plastic, ceramic, or metal. The implications of 3-D printing are...


2012 Land Rover LRX To Debut At Paris Motor Show

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:31 AM PST

The 2012 Land Rover LRX was announced for early 2011 production earlier this year, and today it was revealed that the new smallest Land Rover will make its debut at the 2010 Paris Auto Show. Official photos of the car have been released, and we've spied it in action carving through the snow with LR2 body panels and a top-mount light bar. We even...


NHTSA Has No Software Engineers or EEs To Analyze Toyotas

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:20 AM PST

Sometimes you see something you just can't believe. And yet, there it is in cold type (or warm electrons). Today's candidate is a single sentence by Washington Post writers Peter Whoriskey and Frank Ahrens, discussing the Congressional investigation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's response to multiple reports of Toyota...


Tech Tuesday: Apple's iPhone Is Friend, Lover, Garage Door Opener

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 08:51 AM PST

Apple and its hyper-popular iPhone have been in the news a lot this week -- and not for good reasons. It seems that Steve Jobs' minions have begun heavily censoring the apps available on the App Store, removing any that contain nudity, swimsuits, or ice skating tights (not kidding). But while censorship always gives us a case of sad face, one app...


Inside Look: 2010 Jaguar XK Coupe

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 08:29 AM PST

Last week we brought you a drive of the 2010 Jaguar XK Coupe--updating you on the 75 extra horsepower that this 'entry' model to the XK line gets this year, among other performance improvements, and assessing that it feels almost as fast as the previous XKR. "There's a certain classy, romantic appeal, crossed with quintessential British...


Spyker Purchase Of Saab Finalized

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 08:23 AM PST

After a riotous ride that put it in peril of going the way of Saturn, Saab's sale saga has finally ended, as Spyker announced today it has taken ownership and finalized the purchase of the Swedish marque. Saab will now operate alongside Spyker under the parent company Spyker Cars N.V. Spyker hails the finalization of the deal as "the start of an...


Infiniti Boss Reveals Details On New Compact EV

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 03:13 AM PST

The BMW 1-Series and Audi A3 better look out as Infiniti is reportedly working on a new entry-level model as a direct competitor to the aforementioned premium compacts. Lexus, too, is working on such a car, which we’ll get to see in production trim at next week’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show, however, there will be one distinguishing factor...


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