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Hold On, Holden: Next Year’s Chevy SS is Not Just another G8

Chris Tutor — Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:26 +0000

Chevrolet’s plans for its rear-wheel-drive 2014 Chevy Super Sport launching primeval next year on the NASCAR circuit are becoming clearer by the day. We’d previously assumed it would be the car Bob Lutz wanted to import from Australia after General Motors pulled the plug on Pontiac in 2009 (the 2009 Pontiac GXP is pictured). But [...]

Video: Week in Review May 18, 2012

Chris Shunk — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:30:41 +0000

There was a week. I reviewed it. Video after the jump….

Two-time MotoGP Champion Casey Stoner Announces Retirement

Andrei Avarvarii — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:10:13 +0000

In the six years that 26-year-old Casey Stoner has competed in the MotoGP championship, he manged to take the crown twice. Once for Ducati and once for Honda. He is one of the brightest stars on the…

GM Pulls Out of Super Bowl in Newest Adverting Shakeup

Michael Harley — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:48:59 +0000

Earlier in the week, GM announced that they would be pulling their Facebook ads due to ineffectiveness. Now, in a bigger announcement, GM has announced that they will not be advertising during the upcoming Super Bowl. Ads for the…

Apple Patents Steering-Wheel Mounted Remote for iOS Devices

Justin Gardiner — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:14:57 +0000

Hands free driving. Distracted Driving. Bluetooth. You know the drill by now: Driving a car while playing with a gadget is dangerous; nobody wants to place down their gadget. While that’s bad for road safety, it’s pretty good for…

Mitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution Racer to Tackle Pikes Peak

Chris Shunk — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:47:05 +0000

Call me crazy, but as neat as this Mitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution is — and with three motors it’s kind of neat — I think I’d prefer to watch the conventionally powered Lancer Evolution race pikes peak. Like the Lancer…

EPA Launches Hybrid Comparison Tool

Drew Phillips — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:34:22 +0000

One of the first fanboy reactions to any hybrid news story, comparison test, picture or mention is "Do you know how long it’ll take you to pay that off!" The thinking being, of course, that buying a hybrid is…

Video: Hyundai Shows Off Drift Skills at Road Atlanta

Jared Gall — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:01:43 +0000

Hyundai showed up at the Formula Drift event at Road Atlanta with the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Drift car, its 650-horsepower 4.1-liter V6, a will to win, and a whole mess of video cameras. (How programmed we already are to…

Car Salesman Confidential: The Trade Allowance — What it Means for You

Frank Williams — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:55 +0000

At some point in almost every car deal, the customer will turn to the salesperson and say: “Yeah, but the guys at Down the Road Motors gave me $11,000 for my trade! How come all you guys can do is 9?” It’s a legitimate question. And it deserves an answer. From a car dealership’s perspective, [...]

Configurate it: 2013 BMW M5 to Start at $90,795

Ken Gross — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:44:20 +0000

Despite what you might think, the 2013 BMW M5 is STILL not on sale. We first drove it back in September and, eight months later, the car remains a ghost. But a light is on the horizon in the…