Miscellaneous

After starting the company six years ago, Henrik Fisker resigned from Fisker Automotive today after being unable to coexist with upper management. According to an interview with Automotive News, Fisker left the company he started over disagreements with management concerning business strategy. When we reached out to Fisker for comment, it ...    Read more

If we've said it once, we've said it a million times before: it's not easy keeping an all-new vehicle under wraps. Same goes for the 2014 Range Rover Sport, which is scheduled to debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show at the ...    Read more

There's a saying that "It's good to be king, if just for a while." For Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne, that appears to be the case, as he will be donating his customized 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 to the Barrett-Jackson auction.  All proceeds will benefit the United Way for ...    Read more

Where last decade luxury automakers were on the race to pricier, more exclusive cars, the 2010s are signifying a race to the bottom. Following cheaper vehicles like the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class that are barely a sniff above a loaded Toyota Camry, Mercedes-Benz is likely ...    Read more

Complementing the 2013 Tesla Model S is an upcoming all-electric crossover called the Model X. Unfortunately, those of us who've been eager to get behind the wheel of one will have to wait yet another year, as Tesla has announced that it is delaying the Model X until late 2014. In ...    Read more

Things are getting serious between the Cadillac ATS and BMW 3 Series. Cadillac's answer to the 3 Series is finally getting a performance model and our spy photographer has the photos to prove it. The Cadillac ATS-V is due out for the 2015 model year but it has already been ...    Read more

Watch any crazy cop show on television today and you're bound to see a high-speed car chase that ends with spike strips being deployed. The vehicle attempting to get away is quickly brought to a halt when its tires are shredded and soon it's surrounded by police. For those of ...    Read more

Volvo has long been known for its reputation of keeping you safe in the event of an accident. In the latest episode of The Downshift, we see this on display once again as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety takes us behind the scenes of what goes into crash testing ...    Read more

March is the month of luck, and who doesn't want to get a great deal on a new car? We've gathered the top ten incentive offers for the month, showcasing different brands and vehicle styles, showing a little something for everyone on almost any budget. Keeping with the month's trend, ...    Read more

The utility and cargo van segment has quietly become very competitive with the likes of the Nissan NV, Ford Transit van, ...    Read more

It's no secret that Subaru has a huge owner base with dog-loving, outdoorsy people. Those owners love their dogs as they do any other family member, taking them everywhere with them. Yet, they don't always have the same protection a human passenger enjoys. Subaru, partnering with the Center for Pet Safety, ...    Read more

To be a superhero, you need a few key components: cool, bad-guy beating technology; a beautiful woman to come home to; and of course, a few supercars at your disposal. For example, Batman, who doubles as eccentric billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne by day, ...    Read more

A month after officially bowing in Chicago, Fiat has hung a price tag on the 2014 Ram ProMaster van, and it starts at $27,025 including a $995 destination fee. The 2014 Ram ProMaster 3500 cargo van with a 159-inch wheelbase, high roof, and extended body will set you back $37,145. ...    Read more

It's not a matter of if, but when. When are we going to see technologies that actively keep a driver's eyes on the road? Soon, says Continental AG, one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive technologies. You may know Continental from its tire brand, but the company also makes electronics ...    Read more

Having been on the market for the better part of the last eight years, the 2013 Nissan Frontier gets some subtle changes to boost fuel economy and one not-so-subtle change: a price drop. The base 2013 Nissan Frontier S King Cab, powered by a 152-horsepower, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with rear-wheel ...    Read more

February 2013 is in the record books, but the final week of the shortest month of the year didn't go quietly. The week started off with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration prodding Ford about the potential for 725,000 vehicles that could inexplicably stall. Chevrolet made waves the following day ...    Read more

Fiat is the Italian superhero Chrysler needed, bailing out America's third-largest car company in 2009 following its bankruptcy. Fiat now owns 59 percent of Chrysler and would like to get the rest of the company under its stewardship. "We have gone beyond the dating stage," says Fiat and ...    Read more

There's an automaker out there promising a hybrid with nearly a 300-mpg performance, and it's not Volkswagen. Its construction will be made from new lightweight technologies, but not carbon fiber. And it's nearing production, or so the company says. The Urbee, a tube-framed, lightweight car, looks to be the first vehicle ...    Read more

Perhaps the biggest comeback kid following its lowest point in 2009, Chrysler is sticking out U.S. manufacturing for the long haul, promising a $374 million investment in Indiana plants that will bring on another 1,250 workers in the heart of the Rust Belt. The biggest additions will come to Chrysler's Kokomo, ...    Read more

With the release of the Consumer Reports' Top 10 Vehicles for 2013, no U.S. brands made the list. Honda, Lexus, and Audi are on it, though. To qualify for a spot on the list, vehicles must rank near or at the top of its category with an overall test score ...    Read more

It's not the auto-apocalypse, it's just a slow news day: Yesterday, reputable mainstream media sources were all, like, "GM's CEO wants to raise your taxes because he doesn't think a $9 million salary is enough!" and today they're all, like, "Oops, our bad!" Maybe we'll change ...    Read more

Ever wondered what happened at the end of the Grey Poupon commercial after the mustard is passed from one car to the next? So have we. What ensues is an epic car chase of classy proportions, with champagne corks and caviar used to ward off the approaching vehicle. Like the original ...    Read more

Key West There are moments that will stay with you, images that will flicker past for all of our personal eternities; we are nothing if not a cradle of private memories gracing this earth for a handful of decades.  The rush and exhilaration of driving with the sunroof ...    Read more

Congratulations, Playstation generation, Nissan has listened to you and is expanding NISMO beyond what it's ever been. What is NISMO? In short, Nissan Motorsports, its racing division that's like Toyota's TRD and Ford's SVT. But it has never had a real presence in the U.S. That is, until now. Today, Nissan has ...    Read more

Gas prices are already up 45 cents per gallon nationally to $3.75 on average, and we're not even out of the second month of the year yet. What gives? According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, trading prices have quite an impact on gas. The Brent crude oil price--the raw price ...    Read more