Nissan North America is offering employee pricing on most Nissan cars and trucks to individuals and businesses whose vehicle(s) sustained damage during the Gatlinburg wildfires. Those who sustained damage to, or a total loss* of, their vehicle(s) in the Gatlinburg, Tennessee, area may work with area Nissan dealerships to apply this offer, which must be […]
MERCEDES-AMG GT R: OUTSTANDING NORDSCHLEIFE LAP TIME FOR THE “BEAST OF THE GREEN HELL”
Just ahead of winter, the new Mercedes-AMG GT R has set the fastest-ever lap time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a test drive independently conducted by the magazine “sport auto.” In a time of 7:10.9, the new pinnacle of the AMG model range was faster through the “Green Hell” than any other road-going sports car […]
SHEA RACING, HONDA PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT EXPAND 2017 PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE PROGRAM
Honda Performance Development is pleased to announce that Shea Racing will expand the team’s Pirelli World Challenge racing effort in 2017, fielding reigning B-Spec champion Tom O’Gorman in a new Honda Civic Si in the TCA category, while continuing to run a pair of Touring Car-class Honda Accords for drivers Shea Holbrook and Jason Fichter. […]
MAZDA ANNOUNCES 2017 FORMULA ENTERPRISES SUPPORT
Mazda Motorsports and SCCA Enterprises jointly announced at the annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show that the two organizations will work together to increase entries, contingencies and future opportunities for racers in Formula Enterprises (FE) cars. Currently, there are more than 100 FE cars throughout the nation, all of which run the Mazda 2.3L […]
AMERICAN HONDA TO OFFER 2017 CB1100 EX
Since 1959, when they first adorned the twin-cylinder CB92 Benly, the letters CB have always meant a great deal to Honda and Honda owners. They came to mean even more in 1969, as the four-cylinder CB750 represented a seminal moment for motorcycling, as the world’s first production superbike took center stage, laying down a blueprint […]
SUBARU IMPREZA WINS CAR OF THE YEAR JAPAN 2017
At an award ceremony held inside the Tokyo International Exchange Center on Tokyo Bay, the Subaru Impreza polled 420 votes to triumph over the Toyota Prius by 49 votes and win the 2017 Car of the Year Japan (COTY). In a close battle for third, the Audi A4 polled 149 votes and […]
FORD TOPS INDUSTRY FOR U.S. PATENTS GRANTED IN 2016; EMPLOYEES SET NEW RECORD FOR ANNUAL NUMBER OF INVENTIONS
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Ford approximately 1,500 U.S. patents to Ford employees so far this year – more than any other automaker, according to agency data. The number of U.S. patents awarded to Ford employees represents a 25 percent increase versus 2015; total Ford patents globally reach 3,200 this year Ford employees are […]
U.S. Army to Test The New Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 in 2017
The Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 Fuel Cell Vehicle is a modified midsize truck that will undergo extreme testing by the military in 2017. This may be the most extreme off-road fuel-cell powered electric vehicle to date. General Motors revealed this new midsized pickup at the Association of the United States Army meeting this fall. Built on […]
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE: FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND UAW-FORD INVEST $6 MILLION IN MOTOWN MUSEUM EXPANSION
Ford and UAW-Ford are lead donors in Motown Museum’s $50 million expansion $6 million investment to fund Ford Motor Company Theater as a state-of-the-art performance center, educational and community programming, as well as CARaoke Experience Motown Museum and other recent investments represent additional $10 million Ford and Ford Fund are contributing to Detroit neighborhoods over […]
THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM AND PETER MULLIN HONORED AT HISTORIC MOTORING AWARDS
The Petersen, along with its board chairman Peter Mullin, have been awarded Museum of the Year and Personal Achievement of the Year at the prestigious International Historic Motoring Awards in London. – The Petersen Automotive Museum is the recipient of the 2016 International Historic Motoring Award for Museum or Collection of the Year. The award […]