When purchasing a vehicle, one of the main things to take into consideration is the overall safety of the vehicle. An excellent resource is a document recently released by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) entitled “Top Safety Pick Rating for 2012,” which came out at the end of last year. The IIHS began […]
Original Dart:
For those who are unaware of Dodge’s history with the Dart name, Dodge first released a car back in 1960 with that same model name. The original Dart was manufactured for 16 years until production was ceased in 1976.
The Dart was usually powered by Chrysler’s old but durable straight-six cylinder engine, which was placed […]
Fisker Automotive has started the new year off with a run of poor luck. Based in Irvine, California, the luxury hybrid car company has had to recall an entire new line of vehicles, somewhat ironically dubbed the “Karma.”
The plug-in electric vehicle has proven popular among Hollywood hot shots like Leonardo DiCaprio and John Lasseter whom […]
In 2008, General Motors announced that their subsidiary, Chevrolet, would be coming out with its own plug-in hybrid electric compact car to compete with Toyota Motor Corp.’s highly praised Prius. Like the Prius, it is powered by a lithium-ion battery. General Motors dubbed their new Chevrolet venture the Volt and marketed it as “the most […]
BMW & Rolls-Royce, a BMW subsidiary since 1999, have announced a recall of a combined total of about 198,000 vehicles with model years 2002 through 2010. The vehicles affected are equipped with either a 8-cylinder or 12-cylinder engine. The V-8 and V-12 models affected under the BMW brand name are the 745i, 745Li, 760i, 760Li, […]
