Monthly Archives: June 2013

Audi is cheaters’ top choice, says UK Web site

Audi seems to be suffering from declining loyalty — or rather, the spouses of Audi owners may be. Married people who drive an Audi are the industry’s biggest adulterers, according to a British Web site that helps them do it.

V12 powered Bucci Special supercar from Argentina

The Bucci Special is a new V12 powered Argentinian supercar that was started by a former Formula 1 driver Clemar Bucci, who passed away in January 2011.

Alfa Romeo 4C by Pogeo Racing previewed with 415 hp

Alfa Romeo 4C is an impressive compact sports car set to go on sale later this year. Weighing just 895 kg and packing 240 hp from a 1.75-litre four-cylinder engine it accelerates from 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds, a four-tenths quicker than Porsche Cayman S. Impressive numbers!

GM expands SUV recall to 480,000 vehicles for fire risk

General Motors Co. is recalling about 231,000 additional SUVs that might be in danger of an electrical short that could cause a fire.

The move is an expansion of a recall from last August to check 249,000 SUVs for a short in a circuit board in the driver’s door that could lead to a fire.

Toyota Judge Delays Final Approval of $1.1 Billion Agreement

Final approval of Toyota’s $1.1 billion settlement of claims that recalls for unintended acceleration hurt the value of U.S. customers’ vehicles will be delayed, a judge said.

The settlement would resolve the economic-loss portion of the Toyota sudden-acceleration litigation. Class, or group, actions were filed on behalf of Toyota owners who contended the company drove down the value of their vehicles by failing to disclose or fix defects.