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Nissan has featured Lance Armstrong, one of its national spokesmen, in commercials promoting the new electric Leaf. But the seven-time Tour de France titlist would be the first to admit he’s been outdone.
Read moreTim Allen, actor, car enthusiast and Detroit native, is the new voice of Chevrolet and the latest in the always-expanding list of celebrities whose voices have been used to promote various manufacturers’ vehicles.
Read moreThe Ferrari 458 Italia, a mid-engine 560-horsepower sports car that debuted 2009 to superior reviewers is now even hotter — but not the kind of heat the Italian automaker expected.
Read moreIn cycling circles, every pedal stroke Lance Armstrong has taken in his long career has been scrutinized ad nauseum in cycling publications around the globe.
Read moreLetter grades were once reserved as the collective global bane of school children. Now, multi-national car manufacturers may be hoping for a good letter grade if a new labeling system proposed by the Obama administration is approved.
Read moreIt’s still the repeat season for 60 Minutes, but it doesn’t greatly diminish interest in the longstanding news program, including a second look at Bloom Energy.
Read moreMercedes-Benz will manufacture 500 battery-powered “E-Cell” version of its A-Class, but the vehicle debuting at the Paris auto show in October will likely not be available in the United States.
Read moreSince she was first featured in a three-minute video in 2007 on GrowingBolder.com, a website for active older adults, Rachel Veitch has become an international celebrity. She’s now age 92 and still driving her 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente.
Read moreToyota has announced another in its expanding series of recalls, this time about 1.13 million Corolla sedan and Matrix hatchbacks in North America because of an engine defect that could cause cars to stop while being driven.
Read moreToyota believes a little noise pollution is a good thing since it may save a life. The Japanese automaker will begin selling next week a device that can be installed in the Prius to simulate the sound of a motor. It can warn pedestrians the ultra-quiet, hybrid car is approaching.
Read moreAfter a two-year absence because of stricter emissions requirements, the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta lineup, for the second straight year, includes TDI versions of the sedan or wagon. It features a turbocharged, clean-diesel engine and superior fuel mileage. It’s like Volkswagen figured out all reasons why the Jetta and its siblings are so popular in Europe are the same reasons the diesel and the car’s other industry-leading standards would likely be successful in the United States. Electronic stability control and a cold weather package with heated front seats and steering wheel, for example, are standard on all 2010 models. The standard
Read moreLance Armstrong has pedaled for a good share of his long career behind or near vehicles spewing toxic emission. Now the seven-time Tour de France titlist can pedal (and is standing behind) a clean machine — the 2011 Nissan Leaf.
Read moreFour high school kids and their instructor in Kansas City have collaborated on an electric car that may have event one-upped participants in the highly touted Automotive X-Prize competition.
Read moreCombine all the traffic nightmares you’ve experienced and then add all the similar tales of family members, friends and co-workers and it might equal the obstacle facing drivers near Beijing, China.
Read moreConcept cars are nothing new. But the zero-emissions concept via Kia will debut at the Paris auto show beginning September 30 is arguably among the most unique. The new Kia, called Pop concept, is about a foot longer than a Smart Fortwo and offers seating for three, according to a report in The New York Times.
Read moreThe Mazda Miata is the gold-standard, fun-to-drive used car — at least according to Popular Mechanics. The general-interest “umbrella” magazine for all things mechanical has published a list of cars it considers the best used cars available for $3,000 or less.The Miata, the best-selling sports car ever made tops the list. The publication offers: “For three grand, you’re probably looking at a first-generation edition (1989–1994) with the 1.6-liter four-cylinder. Mazda built tens of thousands of them, and many folks who bought them barely drove them, so plenty of low-mileage examples exist.” “They’re enormously fun, with a lithe feel, telepathic steering,
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