Filed under: Europe, Hatchback, Volkswagen, Off-Road We have to admit we’re big fans of the Storm Trooper look. Combining white paint with blacked-out trim, the treatment is one you’d typically find performed in the aftermarket. But in this case Volkswagen is offering it direct from the factory. Or so it is to European customers, anyway. [...]
Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Videos, Suzuki, Motorcycle, UK, Racing While there are some specialty machines that are capable of relatively high velocity, your average run-of-the-mill helicopter can’t sustain speeds much higher than 100 miles per hour. That said, because of the heli’s ability to climb high into the air with cameramen packing extreme telephoto lenses, [...]
Filed under: Ford, Earnings/Financials Moody’s upgraded Ford’s credit rating to investment grade today, the final step for the company to be able to reclaim its Blue Oval. Ford had offered its globally recognized trademark as part of a 2006 loan package. According to the Detroit Free Press, the collateralized logo and the rest of Fod’s [...]
First Drive: 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMGLong live the wild child. What to make of the fact that the Mercedes-Benz Galendewagen has seen a nearly fifty percent increase in sales from 2009 to 2011? The fact that this vehicle, which was originally designed for military, not civilian, use, is now more than thirty years old (it [...]
Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, Ford We’ve noticed that 2013 Ford Fusion configurator has been updated with dollar values for each of its four models, however, we’re not so sure the pricing is that black-and-white. Ford has also updated the disclaimer at the bottom of the page, to read, “Prices and features are for survey [...]