| Tesla Files Appeal on NJ Direct Sales Ban |
Apr 3rd, 2014 |
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Tesla continues to fight against the direct sales ban and has filed for an appeal.
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| 2015 BMW M4 Convertible: Heavy Metal |
Apr 3rd, 2014 |
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Purists never warmed to the previous-gen BMW M3 convertible and its porky folding hardtop, but the marketplace accepted it just fine. So, tacking on a similar roof structure to the M4—the moniker for all two-door M3s under BMW’s new nomenclature strategy—was a no-brainer. The latest addition to the 4-series lineup appears to have been designed […]
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| Ragtime In Stuttgart: Mercedes Considers Softtop For Next SL |
Apr 3rd, 2014 |
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 An evergreen discussion is resurfacing at Mercedes-Benz, according to Georg Kacher in the German magazine Auto Bild. The consensus is that the company is planning to discard the current SL’s retractable hardtop in favor of a classic fabric top, such as the one Mercedes used until the R129 series was replaced by […]
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| BMW C600 Sport Review: BMW’s Best City Commuter Has Two Wheels, Costs $10K |
Apr 3rd, 2014 |
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Amid all the hype surrounding BMW’s new carbon-fiber i3 city car and the technical magic it brings to the electric-car segment, BMW quietly rolled out what is undoubtedly its best solution so far to urban gridlock. This BMW can park on a sidewalk, can flit easily between lines of stopped cars in traffic, and is […]
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| Honda’s Mean Mower Sets 116-mph Top-Speed Record [w/ Video] |
Apr 3rd, 2014 |
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When Honda’s U.K. subsidiary, Top Gear, and racing outfit Team Dynamics worked together to fabricate the world’s most insane lawn mower last year, we were blown away. The Mean Mower, a nearly stock-appearing Honda HF2620 lawn tractor, boasted 109 horsepower, a six-speed sequential gearbox, and an estimated 130-mph top speed. When we got word Honda […]
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| Evo-geddon: Mitsubishi Signals That Current-Gen Lancer Evolution is the Last |
Apr 3rd, 2014 |
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Evolution, as a theory, doesn’t have an end. But Evolution, as a Mitsubishi, apparently does. According to a report in Automotive News, Mitsubishi has confirmed that it will not replace the spastic, steroidal Lancer Evolution, its most charismatic current product, when production of today’s model ends. The Lancer-based all-wheel-drive sport compact sedan known as the […]
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| BMW Planning New Range-Topping Sedan Based on Gran Lusso Coupé [2014 Beijing Auto Show] |
Apr 3rd, 2014 |
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According to German publication Auto Motor und Sport, BMW will preview an upcoming range-topping sedan to be known as 9-series with a concept that will bow at the Beijing auto show later this month. The 9-series would target customers who find the Bavarians’ traditional 7-series to be a bit too modest. This news comes on the […]
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| N.Y. Dealer Shut Down For Defrauding Customers |
Apr 3rd, 2014 |
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A dealership that accepted trade-ins with remaining loan balances and then failed to pay off those balances before reselling the cars to unwitting consumers was ordered to permanently close. The owner is prohibited from ever operating a car dealership in the state.
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| N.M. Dealer Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $2 Million |
Apr 3rd, 2014 |
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An Albuquerque, N.M., dealership will pay $2 million to dozens of male employees who claim they were sexually harassed and retaliated against by managers.
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| CFPB Whistleblower: Bureau’s Discrimination Problem ‘Bigger Than Any Report’ |
Apr 3rd, 2014 |
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A lawyer with the CFPB’s Office of Enforcement made an impassioned plea before Congress yesterday, asking that the agency’s widespread discriminatory and retaliatory practices against its employees be curtailed.
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