Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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Update: Toyota Stops Sales, Production Of Recalled Stuck-Accelerator Cars

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST

Toyota's recall troubles keep stacking up, but the giant carmaker has been sluggish to respond. Cars subject to the latest recall for a stuck accelerator pedal are still rolling off assembly lines, even as the company struggles to repair the 2.3 million affected cars. But that won't last much longer, as Toyota announced late today that it is...


Texting Ban For Commercial Drivers A Bellwether For Full Ban?

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:55 PM PST

Truck or bus drivers who text while driving a commercial vehicle could be fined up to $2,750 as part of civil or criminal penalties. That's what U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today, explicitly prohibiting texting for commercial vehicle drivers. But it's not a new rule. "This is no new law, no new regulation," clarifies Gerald...


2011 Ford Explorer Based On Taurus Platform, Gets EcoBoost

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:04 PM PST

The 2011 Ford Explorer promises a wealth of improvements on the current model, including better fuel economy, better utility, more safety, and much more style. It will be built alongside the Ford Taurus, Flex and Lincoln MKS, with which it shares its core underpinnings, in Chicago. Production will ramp up for the fourth quarter of this year...


2011 Honda Odyssey: Concept Debut At The Chicago Auto Show

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:49 AM PST

Honda has confirmed that it will show the next generation of its Odyssey minivan at the Chicago Auto Show on February 10. The current Honda Odyssey has been mostly unchanged since its last major redesign for 2005. For its entire model run, it's impressed TheCarConnection.com for its strong performance and good refinement from the 244-horsepower...


Video: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG German Ad Hints At U.S. Spot?

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:21 AM PST

The 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will not be a high-volume model. With a fairly limited production run and an expected pricetag north of $250,000, only a few hundred will even be available to buyers in the U.S. However, the car is most definitely a looker -- the dream ride of many gearheads -- and so for prestige value alone, Mercedes is planning to...


GM To Sell Saab To Spyker

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:02 AM PST

The never-ending story of Saab's sale looks to be finally over, and the brand born from jets will be adding a propeller to the mix. Dutch supercar maker Spyker has reached a deal to purchase the brand from GM. Trading in Spyker stock was halted early this morning by the Netherlands Authority pending an announcement by the company, and now GM has...


EV Start-Up Better Place Scores $350 Million Investment

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:34 AM PST

Shai Agassi and his EV start-up, Better Place, are on a roll. Just last month, we announced that the Palo Alto, California-based company brokered an amazing deal to develop charging and battery-swap infrastructure across Denmark, and now, Agassi and his colleagues have wrapped up another round of funding $350 million richer. The cash came from a...


Superbowl Ads: Kia Spot Stars 2011 Sorento & Nickelodeon's 'Muno'

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 07:55 AM PST

Kia had a bang-up year in 2009: sales grew a whopping 9.8%, while most other automakers were floundering in the red. Now, Kia is hoping to capitalize on that forward momentum with its first ever Superbowl ad, featuring "Muno" from Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba TV show on a cross-country road trip in the 2011 Kia Sorento. It's not hard to see the...


Ford CEO: Fuel-Efficient Engines Pose Tough Fight for Hybrids

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 07:53 AM PST

Ford has built hundreds of thousands of hybrids since 2004, but unlike Toyota, it hasn't staked its future on the pricey technology that mates an electric motor to a combustion engine. Ford's CEO Alan Mulally says that's because hybrids will face continuing competition from increasingly more fuel-efficient engines. $10K penalty for hybrid At...


2011 Cayenne Hybrid Will Be Porsche's Most Fuel-Efficient Ride

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:59 AM PST

The 2011 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid is to be unveiled at this year's Geneva Motor Show, and if early reports are accurate, it will debut as the company's most fuel-efficient model. The powertrain pairs a nickel-metal hydride battery pack with a 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 engine (purloined from Porsche's sister, Audi) to earn a combined fuel economy of...


GM Building Electric Motors In-House For New Rear-Wheel Drive Hybrids

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:58 AM PST

GM will expand its in-house electric vehicle development capabilities by becoming the first major automaker in the U.S. to design and manufacture its own electric motors for future hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. While the news is nothing to rave about, GM has revealed that its first electric motors will debut in its next-generation rear-wheel...


Video: Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Joins Jay Leno's Garage

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:00 PM PST

We've brought you fun and entertaining videos from Jay Leno's Garage before, including smoky burnouts with the Corvette ZR1, the Porsche GT2 and more. Today, Jay Leno spends some time with the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. As Leno puts it after romping on the throttle, "Wow!" The removable-roof Veyron Grand Sport is a special, limited-edition...


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