| Safe Driving Will Save You Money |
Feb 25th, 2014 |
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Whenever you head out to go somewhere, there’s a pretty good chance someone will tell you to “drive safely”. It’s a common turn of phrase, and one of well-wishing. But it’s also a phrase that, if adhered to, could easily save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year.
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| Mazda Says Mazda6 Diesel Wasn't Good Enough |
Feb 25th, 2014 |
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Worth the wait? Mazda hopes when it does bring diesel, it will have the performance to woo you over.
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| 2015 Porsche Macan S / Turbo First Drive: Haters Gonna Hate |
Feb 25th, 2014 |
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Endurance ace David Jahn is setting a smart pace at Porsche’s private Leipzig racetrack. His 911 Carrera’s spoiler deploys when straightaway speeds near 100 mph, then retracts under braking. Three journalists nip at the 911’s rump around the 2.3-mile collection of corners copied from the world’s most revered circuits, SOP for these occasions. What’s unusual [...]
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| Fisker Plans to Restart Production of Plug-In Karma This Year |
Feb 24th, 2014 |
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The Fisker Karma will be the first model to come back after bankruptcy.
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| Nissan Frontier Recall Affects 13,535 Models in U.S. |
Feb 24th, 2014 |
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Nissan is recalling certain Frontier trucks due to a potential fire hazard.
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| 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon Receive Boost in Fuel Economy |
Feb 24th, 2014 |
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GM has redesigned its full-size SUVs, and they are more fuel-efficient than ever.
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| Roadkill Pits Nine Project Cars Against One Another...and a Kia Rio |
Feb 24th, 2014 |
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See your favorite project cars face off in a 44-minute battle royale
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| Ouch, That’s Gotta Hertz: Chrysler Nixes 200 Convertible |
Feb 24th, 2014 |
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In what may be devastating news to the Sunbelt rental-car industry, Chrysler will not offer a convertible version of its all-new 2015 200 sedan. According to a report in Edmunds.com, the costs of reengineering Chrysler’s Dart-based 200 to create a sufficiently rigid convertible would be too high. “We decided we’d be putting our best foot [...]
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| It Ain’t Over, Bugatti: Hennessey Venom GT Does 270.49 mph, Claims World Record |
Feb 24th, 2014 |
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John Hennessey’s beef with Bugatti won’t be over until someone dies trying. We hope it doesn’t come to that, but the Texas tuner’s latest stunt—a clocked 270.49 mph on the Kennedy Space Center runway—is taking production-car speed records to unchartered territory. With the space shuttle grounded, Hennessey figured he’d use NASA’s 3.2-mile-long strip in Cape [...]
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| Name That Shifter, No. 167 |
Feb 24th, 2014 |
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It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button and sticker.* Good luck! (* Offer open [...]
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