Video: Prestone melts GM 3.6-liter engine block with blowtorches to show importance of coolant

Filed under: Etc., Videos, GM

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It doesn’t take a gearhead to know that engine coolant is vitally important to the overall health of your car or truck. Still, thousands of vehicle owners ignore their coolant every year to the detriment of their precious powertrains. Prestone wanted to demonstrate [...]

First Drive: 2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible delivers the goods

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Bentley, First Drive, Luxury

2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible – click above for high-res image gallery

As we see it, there’s one major problem with the 2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible. No, not the $280,000 asking price, or even the give-us-a-break curb weight of 5,269 pounds. We also aren’t talking about the fact [...]

Rumormill: Audi considering A1 Allroad

Filed under: Crossover, Audi, Rumormill

2007 Audi Cross Coup

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2013 Volkswagen E-Up! Headed For U.S. Market

2013 Volkswagen E-Up! Headed For U.S. MarketElectric minicar to hit select cities.
The Up!, Volkswagen’s ambitious new minicar, has not been earmarked for North-America. But in the most recent planning round, we find the E-Up!, also known as NSF BEV (New Small Family, Battery Electric Vehicle), scheduled to hit select U.S. cities for 2013. Technology and [...]

Heico Volvo V70 T6 R-Design hauls more than kids, but carries massive pricetag

Filed under: Performance, Wagon, Europe, Volvo

2011 Volvo V70 R-Design by Heico Sportiv – click above for a high-res image gallery

A Volvo wagon from a tuner can’t help but sound exciting to us. Externally, the Volvo V70 T6 R-Design by Heico Sportiv delivers what you’d expect for an exclusive Euro express, carrying an eye-watering €70,193 price [...]