Video: Cop crashes cruiser into restaurant on Christmas Eve

Filed under: SUV, Etc., Videos, Chevrolet, Police/Emergency

A police officer and several restaurant goers were lucky to escape injury Christmas Eve. According to news reports, Taos County, New Mexico Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Lamendola was responding to a call on the evening of December 24 with his lights and sirens blaring when a vehicle pulled in front [...]

Report: Investors’ advice to Proton: Sell Lotus

Filed under: Government/Legal, Lotus

There’s a lot of smoke going on over at Lotus, but we still have a while to wait before we get the first evidence of fire: the new Lotus Espirit and it’s in-house V8 won’t be here until 2013. On the other side of the world, there’s a fair bit of smoke [...]

Autoblog Podcast #262

Filed under: Podcasts, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, GM, GMC, Infiniti, Toyota
AOL Car and Truck of the Year, new GM pickups, Dodge Caliber all done

Episode #262 of the Autoblog Podcast is here with Chris, Dan, and Zach this week. Topics include the first-ever AOL Autos Car and Truck of the Year, speculation about what the next generation [...]

Official: Duke Boys’ first General Lee goes to Barrett-Jackson [w/video]

Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Etc., Videos, Dodge, Celebrities

The very first 1969 Dodge Charger General Lee from “The Dukes of Hazzard” is headed under the gavel at Barret-Jackson. The vehicle was created specifically for the show’s intro and made just one jump before being retired.
Why the short life span? That first leap was an [...]

Video: Drag-off: Bugatti Veyron vs. tuned Nissan GT-R

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Bugatti, Nissan, Luxury

The Nissan GT-R has earned itself a hard-won reputation as a giant slayer. The relatively low-buck supercar can embarrass more expensive hardware right out of the box. Spend a little time and money throwing a few aftermarket parts toward the Nissan and you can easily have [...]