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Maserati Debuts New Quattroporte V8 at North American International Auto Show

Performance Top speed 307 km/h Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h 4.7 s Acceleration 0 to 400 metres 12.8 s Acceleration 0 to 1000 metres 22.7 s Breaking distance from 62 to 0 mph 34 m Engine No. of cylinders and layout V8 90° Displacement 3,798 cm3 Bore 86.5 mm Stroke 80.8 mm Compression ratio […]

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Cadillac ELR: American Luxury Meets the Electric Car

The Cadillac Converj concept, cancelled and restarted countless times, has manifested itself in the sheet metal in Detroit at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show and its name is the Cadillac ELR. The ELR is General Motors’ (GM) transformation of the already-gorgeous Chevrolet Volt electric car into an American luxury touring coupe. The body style continues Cadillac’s distinctive […]

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Daimler AG Debuts New Mercedes-Benz CLA Class at the Detroit Auto Show

The car is positioned underneath Mercedes-Benz’s C-Class and will be the mark’s lowest priced car with some rumors suggesting its MSRP could fall below $30,000. The CLA Class is a front-wheel drive derivative of the A-Class, a compact car sold in Asia and Europe but not currently offered in the United States. It is hoped that the compact car […]

Suzuki to End Production and Distribution in the United States

The Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki announced it would be withdrawing from the American market after suffering years of losses because of dwindling sales and increasingly marginal vehicles. In addition to these woes, many of Suzuki’s manufacturing partners have withdrawn or cut off access to certain vehicle platforms, leaving the small car maker woefully underrepresented in […]

Kia and Hyundai Admit to the Exaggerating MPG on Cars After US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Investigation Reveals Discrepancy Between Manufacturer’s Published Numbers and Consumer Reported Mileage

The conglomerate South Korean car maker issued an apology to consumers and promised to pay compensation to owners of the vehicles concerned because of the inaccurate MPG numbers published on the stickers of the cars it sells. The mistake is likely to cost Hyundai/Kia hundreds of millions of dollars and is blamed on a discrepancy […]

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Obama Administration to File Trade Complaint Against China over Cars

In a complaint filed by the Obama administration against Chinese car parts manufacturers the administration alleges that the Chinese government is unfairly subsidizing parts production which is causing many manufacturers to move production overseas. Skeptics tout the move as being politically motivated as the U.S. President is expected to discuss the World Trade Organization complaint […]

2010 Rolls Royce Ghost Recalled.

Undoubtedly still a beautiful car, the 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost has just a few things left to reconcile – such as its water pump catching on fire. Though not one of the largest recalls at only 589 units sold, the NHTSA recall is comical when associated with a brand such as Rolls Royce. Imagining a […]

The World’s First Million Mile Honda Accord.

A Saco, Maine gentleman is the proud owner of a new 2012 Honda Accord after trading up his original million mile 1990 Accord. Purchasing his 1990 Honda Accord in 1996 with 75,000 miles on it, Joe LoCicero kept the car running on its original engine and transmission for over one million miles, a first according […]

BMW’s 2012 3 Series is Gorgeous.

The sixth iteration of the BMW 3 Series of vehicles arrives for sale in the United States in February 2012 and it is definitely a must have for German car enthusiasts. The car is larger, lighter, and more varied with the introduction to the United States of a four cylinder variant in the guise of […]

Crazy Cadillac Ciel Concept.

If you’re like me, you probably wish the cars featured in the Fallout universe were real. I don’t know why, but I love the design of American luxury cars up until about the mid-sixties. The Cadillac Ciel concept is a four door convertible concept that resembles the land yachts of old. It drips with old […]