Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. outlined plans to spruce up their future models with more sporty, fun-to-drive hybrids or vehicles that offer self-driving technology in a push to counter upstarts such as Tesla Motors Inc. http://autos.yahoo.com/news/toyota—our-future-hybrids-will-be-more-sporty-215735654.html
Since its birth from the pits of the Can-Am racing series in 1975, the Porsche 911 Turbo has stood for the idea that going fast meant putting yourself at risk. No matter the size of whale tail spoiler, or the skill of the driver, 911 Turbos were machines that could be tamed with practice but never fully […]
As much as electric car builders hail their vehicles as the future of transportation, one question they couldn’t answer fully was just how well their vehicles would withstand a crash.Automakers have spent decades finessing their chassis; what happened when an engine-lessvehicle went head-on into a barrier wasn’t clear, and as the post crash-test smoldering of a Chevy Volt demonstrated, the batteries […]
Michael Dee, a New York police officer of 20 years, joined tens of thousands of Americans in buying a new Toyota Camry earlier this year. This otherwise unremarkable transaction turned out to be a milestone of sorts — the 50 millionth car Toyota has sold in the United States since it opened its first dealership in Hollywood, […]
The average age of cars on the road today is higher than ever — nearly 11 years old, according to research firm R.L. Polk. That’s partially a function of a slow economy, but also, Polk says, because vehicles are “more durable and more reliable than their predecessors.” http://editorial.autos.msn.com/9-ways-to-get-your-car-to-200k-miles-or-more#1