The Japanese manufacturers that have decided to compete in the full-size pickup category face quite a challenge. Nissan is selling the Titan in very limited numbers and its future doesn't look good. Meanwhile, Toyota's second-generation Tundra (we'll forget about the T100) is getting better with age, but still can't match the domestics' sales figures.
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During new vehicle intros, flashing lights and eardrum-busting rock music is out, singing live is in.Toyota is currently playing it old-school in order to draw some extra attention with singers performing live on stage.
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For a third day in a row, rain disturbed the test programme of the Formula 1 teams, forcing them to run in full rain trim.
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This impression of the Toronto auto show comes after the one-day show-and-tell blitz known as media day. So it is more of a take on media day.
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An all-new concept car is set to catch the 'i' of visitors to the Geneva Motor Show next month. Hyundai has chosen the event to reveal the i-flow, a stylish saloon that previews the look of its new D-segment contender.
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Finnish superstars Marcus Gronholm and Kimi Raikkonen both suffered serious setbacks on the sixth stage of Rally Sweden on Friday, with Gronholm losing 12 minutes because of a technical problem and Raikkonen getting stuck in a snow bank for 25 minutes.
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The Lotus F1 team launched its Mike Gascoyne-designed, Cosworth-powered Formula 1 car Friday afternoon in London.
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No doubt, Americans are slowly getting pushed out of their trucks and into smaller, fuel-efficient cars. People who drive trucks probably don't care for small cars, because they don't want to give up their high view of the road ahead, the interior space, the brute power and the impression that they're king of the road.
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Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of NASCAR Sprint Cup Cars were torn up in practice. Yet, on Thursday afternoon, there were two clean, hard-fought, 150-mile races in qualifying for the Daytona 500.
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Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of NASCAR Sprint Cup Cars were torn up in practice. Yet, on Thursday afternoon, there were two clean, hard-fought, 150-mile races in qualifying for the Daytona 500.
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Italdesign Giugiaro is introducing a family of low environmental impact cars at the
eightieth edition of the Geneva International Motor show (4‐14 March 2010) that is
set to revolutionise traditional segmentation in the car market.
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Six months after revealing the LF-Ch concept, Lexus is set to unveil its new CT 200h model at the Geneva motor show.
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This year Audi once again has many historically significant events to celebrate, with one especially important anniversary: 30 years of quattro. At the world's largest classic car show, the Techno Classica in Essen, Germany (April 7 - 11), Audi Tradition will therefore be exhibiting four Audi quattro models of outstanding interest.
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French tire manufacturer Michelin is in talks with the FIA about a possible return to formula one.
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Here are the line-ups for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Trucks Series races to be run this weekend at Daytona International Speedway, Florida.
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Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) is the leader after opening day of Rally of Sweden, opening round of the World Rally Championship. Hirvonen leads from Sébastien Loeb (Citroen). Kimi Raikkonen (Citroen) lost several minutes after hitting a snow bank.
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Hot Porsche Panamera rival caught undergoing winter testing
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Climate controlled seatmaker Amerigon has booked record quarterly revenues of over $21m, higher gross margins and a profit for the full year.
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EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: The first question that pops into my head after looking at a spec sheet for the X6 M is: Who was asking for something like this? I was asking that question when the regular X6 came out, but the M version is...
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