The new 2011 Volkswagen Passat has been revealed at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, in both sedan and wagon variants, with a choice of four petrol engines alongside a couple of Euro-centric diesel motors. Continue reading »
Posted: October 2nd, 2010
at 11:38pm by The Editor
Tagged with Volkwagen Passat
Categories: Volkswagen
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General Motors is recalling the 2009-2010 all-wheel-drive Cadillac CTS and rear-wheel-drive CTS-V due to an issue with the front passenger-side knee airbag. Continue reading »
Posted: October 2nd, 2010
at 9:51am by The Editor
Tagged with Cadillac CTS, Recall
Categories: Cadillac,General Motors
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The NHTSA has issued a recall for classic Bentley Arnage, Azure and Brooklands models manufactured between 2007 and 2009, all models that were recently replaced by the Mulsanne indirectly. The retractable ‘Flying B’ bonnet ornament may corrode to the point that it doesn’t retract in the event of a crash. The agency is worried this could be dangerous for pedestrians when they get run over. Continue reading »
Posted: October 2nd, 2010
at 8:03am by The Editor
Tagged with Bentley Arnage, Bentley Azure, Recall
Categories: Bentley
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Honda is recalling certain 2010 Accord Crosstour models to inspect and replace the front passenger airbag if needed. The North American recall will cover about 3,340 units in total, some 700 of those in Canada. Continue reading »
Posted: October 2nd, 2010
at 7:38am by The Editor
Tagged with Honda Accord Crosstour, Recall
Categories: Honda
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Chrysler released special-edition Dodge Challenger versions for the last few years, dubbing them as Drag Pak models, with SRT-8 6.1L Hemi V8 engines mated with other drag-racing mods. However, for 2011, Chrysler has decided to release the Drag Pak yet again, this time with the Viper V10 engine. Continue reading »
Hyundai has issued a recall of 139,500 units of the 2011 Sonata models over possible steering issues. Continue reading »
Posted: October 1st, 2010
at 4:31pm by The Editor
Tagged with Hyundai Sonata, Recall
Categories: Hyundai
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BMW of North America has announced that they are getting ready to recall about 198,000 cars because their power braking systems have the potential to develop a leak. Continue reading »
Posted: October 1st, 2010
at 3:47pm by The Editor
Tagged with BMW 5-Series, BMW 6-Series, BMW 7-Series, Recall, Rolls-Royce Phantom
Categories: BMW,Rolls-Royce
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This old video involves a few 1980s Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang police package cars as well as a few 1990s Chevrolet Caprice police cars strutting their stuff on the racetrack, likely with professional drivers. Continue reading »
Posted: September 30th, 2010
at 5:24pm by The Editor
Tagged with Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Caprice, Ford Mustang, police, Video
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Here is a trio of 1980s Volvo 760 sedans dancing in the snow, with an old guy following them in an older Volvo. A promo video doesn’t get any weirder than this. Continue reading »
Thirty years ago, the first series-production car equipped with an airbag left the Mercedes-Benz assembly line in Sindelfingen: an S-Class Saloon. This brought to an end more than 13 years of development time for the first driver airbag at Mercedes-Benz, and a new era in vehicle safety began. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the airbag has saved more than 28,000 human lives in the USA to date. Mercedes-Benz made the airbag available in series-production cars long before other manufacturers, and has meanwhile equipped millions of vehicles with this protective system. Since October 1992 a driver airbag has been standard equipment in all passenger cars bearing the Mercedes star. Continue reading »
Posted: September 25th, 2010
at 9:00am by The Editor
Tagged with Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Categories: Mercedes-Benz
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