Though Ferdinand Alexander Porsche has given up the ghost, the 76 year old’s legacy shall live on in the thousands of Porsche 911s still speeding the world’s motorways. The designer of one of the world’s most iconic of sport cars, the Porsche 911, F.A. Porsche had an awkward start in the world of design after [...]

Not only are many Japanese automakers not making many cars for the export market in Japan any longer, at least one of them has decided to move some of its production from the U.S. to Mexico. Honda has recently announced that it will begin producing its Fit hatchback for the North American market in a [...]

Consumer Reports has reported that the Kia Rio is the top subcompact sedan on America’s roads. The publication said that the Rio outperformed stalwarts such as the Chevrolet Sonic and Hyundai Accent on a battery of road tests. The group as a whole showed noteworthy improvement. Talking about this betterment, David Champion, head of the [...]

Dodge has introduced a brand new Avenger V-6. The addition of this entry-level car expands the line-up of the American automaker’s Avenger lineup.   This new, six-speed automatic vehicle produces a good amount of juice. Its 3.6-liter V-6 engine pumps out 283 horsepower. Of course, this type of power does have a drawback resulting in a [...]

It’s not a well-kept secret that Google has put a gaggle’s worth of time and money into its attempt to build a self-driving Toyota Prius. During that time, the Google Prius has covered hundreds of thousands of miles with, reportedly, only a single oh-so-slight fender bender on its record. Now the search engine giant has [...]

It is a few months into the year and the early real-life reviews of the 2012 Kia Soul are coming in. And, so far, the word about the car that is also popularly, affectionately and derisively known as the hamster box is solid.  The vehicle that is either loved or loathed for its squared aesthetics [...]

It is no secret that Volkswagen has had a number of bountiful years running. This stretch of good fortune is one that the automaker has good reason to expect will continue. The German automaker made steady gains in part due to the downfall of the American big three, since reversed, and the impact of the [...]

There is good news, and there is bad news regarding the anxiously-anticipated Lotus Exige S Roadster. First, the good news: Lotus’s fastest convertible of all time is to hit showroom floors very soon. And, it is sure to create great fanfare being powered by a supercharged 3.5L V6 that will pump out something around 345 [...]

An ex-Volkswagen labor leader’s former lover has been officially charged for her alleged role in a bribery scandal that has shaken one of the planet’s largest automakers to its core. The allegations made in the Regional Court of Braunschweig, Germany, are that the 47-year-old, unnamed Brazilian woman got paid 350,000 euros ($460,000 USD) in sham [...]

Chung Eui-sun, 41, the Hyundai Motor conglomerate’s heir apparent is continuing his climb to the top of the South Korean automaker by being named vice chairman of the group’s steelmaking unit.  It is widely thought, that this posting has placed Eui-sun just where he needs to be in order to make the last upward step [...]