Automakers are doing all they can to make cars lighter and more fuel efficient, as regulations for average fuel economy and permissible emissions grow ever tighter in Europe and the United States. While automakers have downsized engines in the name of fuel economy and have trimmed weight wherever...
The Pagani Huayra supercar is without doubt a work of art, in addition to being one of the best performing cars on the planet. However, until now the car had one key flaw, at... March 7, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
No automaker in the world has done as good a job of both innovating and marketing safety features as Volvo. The brand originally known for building safe and reliable cars has... March 6, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
When Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue joined Ferrari’s board of directors last year, it seemed that a collaboration between the two companies on infotainment... March 6, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
If you live in the city, chances are good you don’t use your high beams much for night driving, since you’re rarely in an environment where they can be employed... February 27, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
While the Mercedes-Benz Steering Assist System (debuting on the 2014 S Class) and the Audi Piloted Driving system (to appear by 2016) have been making the news lately, BMW... February 27, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
If you drive to and from your place of employment, you’ve probably noticed that the roads are getting more and more crowded with each passing year, while drivers are... February 26, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
It was just two years ago that we brought you details about a prototype version of General Motors’ OnStar connectivity system with full 4G LTE support, which at the... February 25, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Less than six years after promising the world a car capable of returning a fuel economy of 1.0 liter of fuel burned per 100 kilometers driven, roughly equivalent to an insane... February 21, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
A couple of weeks ago Pagani released a mysterious teaser video filled with clues about the supercar manufacturer’s latest project. This quickly got the rumor mill... February 21, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
First it was Nevada that allowed a commercial entity, in this case Google, to start testing an autonomous car on its roads, including alongside other motorists. Soon after... February 20, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
As advanced as internal combustion piston engines have become over the past few decades, they’re still hampered by a few basic design limitations. Chief among these is... February 20, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
If you’re a new driver, you know that the cost of car insurance can, in some cases, be more than the cost of your first car. Get a ticket, or have an at-fault accident... February 19, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
Acura engineers have come up with a new welding technique that allows them to join ordinary steel components with lightweight aluminum pieces in a much simpler process than... February 18, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Remember the Hybrid Air drivetrain concept from French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen? Well, the revolutionary technology, which is essentially a hybrid drive system that... February 18, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The latest 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is one the most anticipated sports cars of the year, but it’s not purely because of the car’s striking looks... February 12, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran