Marc Carter
Toyota Claims Prius Emits Less Harmful Emissions than a Sheep
Toyota's Israeli marketing firm has created an interesting ad in which Toyota claims that the Prius emits less emissions than a sheep. What do you think? Full Story: Copyranter Related Stories: Toyota Prius MPV Interior Teased Again Detroit 11' Preview: Toyota Prius MPV Interior Teased
Mercury is Officially Dead…Grand Marquis is the Last Mercury Built
Goodbye Mercury. Ford officially killed Mercury back in June of 2010, but now the last Mercury has rolled off the line. The last Mercury produced was the Grand Marquis at Ford's St. Thomas plant in Ontario, Canada. The Grand Marquis had been produced at the Ontario plant for the past 25 years. The last one went to a fleet...
GM's OnStar Hits Best Buy Stores for $299
Ever since its inception, GM's OnStar has only been available on GM vehicles, but starting this spring GM is going to offer the system for $299 at Best Buy stores. "For years, thousands of drivers have asked us to get OnStar in vehicles that didn't feature it as standard," said Chris Preuss, OnStar president. "With the retail product that we've...
VW Teases New Mid-Size Sedan Before Detroit Debut
VW is going to finally unveil its newest mid-size sedan for the US at the Detroit Auto Show next week. To get ready for the unveiling, VW has released a teaser photo on its website. The yet to be named VW mid-size sedan will replace the current Passat in the VW lineup, in the US. The new sedan is positioned...
Geneva 11' Preview: 2011 Kia Picanto Officially Unveiled
Kia has officially unveiled the 2011 Kia Picanto, which is going to be officially unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March. The all-new Picanto is now longer and has a longer wheelbase. The Picanto will feature four all-new powertrains in 1.0- and 1.2-litre displacements. In addition to the standard gas engines, LPG, bi-fuel and flex-fuel variations will be...
Camaro Officially Beats the Mustang in 2010
1985 was a long time ago! Don Henley's The Boys of Summer was MTV's video of the year, Back to the Future was released and the Chevy Camaro outsold the Ford Mustang. Well 25 years later, the Camaro has finally taken back the crown... In 2010 Chevy moved 81,371 Camaros compared to Ford with 73,716 Mustangs. Although the Camaro has...
What Were the Top-10 Best Selling Cars in 2010?
2010 is officially over and it looks like the auto industry is starting to recover from the turmoil of 2008 and 2009. The official sales numbers are in and here is the list of top-10 best selling cars, last year. Overall the list does not contain any surprises, but at least eight out of the ten models sales increased. Check...
2012 Hyundai Veloster: Hyundai Releases Another Teaser…Third Door Revealed
Hyundai has released another teaser photo of the 2012 Veloster, which will be officially unveiled at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show this month. This latest teaser photo shows off a passenger side rear door and a hatch that features split rear glass. The 2012 Veloster is expected to be powered by a 1.6L engine that will be mated to...
Volvo XC30 Reportedly in the Works and Due in 2013
In an effort to increase its sales in Europe, Volvo is fast at work on a new smaller crossover dubbed the XC30. The XC30 will be smaller than the XC60 and will compete primarily with the BMW X1, upcoming Audi Q3 and a new small crossover from Mercedes that is being referred to as the GLC. The XC30 will...
2011 Sonata Hybrid Gets 60 MPG and Travels 2300 Miles on Two Tanks
Wayne Gerdes, the professional driver who invented the term hypermiling, recently got behind the wheel of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and drove it across the country on two tanks of gas. To complete the hypermilling challenge, Gerdes drove the Sonata Hybrid from San Diego, CA all the way to the other side of the country to Jekyll Island, Georgia...
