Monthly Archives: July 2014

New Porsche Cayenne makes its debut

The Porsche Cayenne Turbo

Leaner, meaner and with a higher level of standard specifications, Porsche’s engineers have worked miracles to squeeze even more power, performance and fuel economy into the latest Cayenne.

GM issues 6 more safety recalls

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General Motors issued six more recalls on Wednesday, bringing its annual total to 60 recalls covering almost 30 million vehicles.

Accord’s latest is most fuel efficient

This undated product image provided by Honda shows the 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid vehicle. The fuel-thrifty Accord four door, the first with an electric plug, is propelled by stored electric power on most short trips of up to 13 miles. (AP Photo/Honda)
By ANN M. JOB

The 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid sedan doesn’t amaze and daze with its mainstream looks, nice cloth seats and pleasant ride. Its “wow” factor is, simply, how few times a driver may need to stop at a gasoline station in a year.

a WRX STI driver performs a most impressive spin recovery on the extreme Nürburgring

The Nürburgring is a track known for daily accidents that sometimes also happen to be fatal. Here we have one of the most impressive spin recoveries we have seen on any race track. Is it luck or skill or a bit of both?

Bosch chart provides guidance on selection of gasoline or diesel

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Bosch has produced a compact chart outlining the information drivers need to choose between gasoline or diesel powertrains.