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Extreme Garage Makeover: Dodge Edition

Car owners continually obsess about the state of their vehicles, but seem to spend relatively less time thinking about the structure that houses them, namely the garage. This seems a bit backward to us—after all, if you own a choice car like the 2015 Dodge Challenger (pictured), why wouldn’t you give it a nice place in which to “live”? For those who would welcome an “Extreme Makeover” of their ga

Toyota to Enforce Below-Invoice Pricing in Dealer Ads

Toyota is in the process of establishing guidelines for its U.S. based dealerships that will prohibit below-invoice pricing of its vehicles in print, broadcast or online advertising, according to an Automotive News report. Dealer reps that were interviewed for the story say that the guidelines are scheduled to take effect in January. Dealerships were informed by Toyota that they would face stiff

The Shelby GT350R Mustang Is on Its Way!

It’s the announcement that pony car enthusiasts have been waiting for: Ford has begun production of the Shelby GT350 and GT350R Mustang (pictured). These highly anticipated Ford Shelby autos are being made at the automaker’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock, MI, which is the same plant where the standard Mustang was once produced “This is a special day for all Mustang enthusiasts,” said Bill

Tesla Motors Supports #ilooklikeanengineer

Tesla Motors never leaves the headlines. As a startup doing exceedingly well in a particularly startup unfriendly market; the automotive industry; they stumble from crisis to conquest on a biweekly basis. Tesla Motors just got a moderate boost in publicity by supporting the #ilooklikeanengineer movement. The movement started when a young software engineer decided to help her company; OneLogin’s r

Hyperloop Transportation: Tangible Plans

Elon Musk asserted that hyperloop transportation would be a cost effective addition to the US transportation portfolio. In theory, it would be the most energy efficient form of transport. Musk went so far as to post a 57 page outline of his idea in August of 2013. Now, hyperloop transportation is starting to yield tangible plans. Musk presented his idea hoping that some go-getter would take his p

Aston Martin: Coach Building Pedigree

Aston Martin recently branched out. Typically, they only made coupes for for those willing to spend over $100,000 on a car. In that field they are second to none. Aston Martin has a pedigree of style incorporated into each and every one of their cars; they then customize their cars to incorporate each of the owner’s direct specifications in terms of interior, Q is an interior coach builder for its

Daimler May Team with Apple, Google on Self-Driving Vehicles

Could Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, collaborate someday with Apple and Google to create self-driving vehicles? “Many things are conceivable,” said Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche (see above photo) in an interview with Deutsche Unternehmerboerse. Granted, that is pretty noncommittal as far as answers go. Equally ambiguous is Zetsche’s remark, as reported by Reuters, that the company

Aston Martin Rapide: Setting Precedents

The Aston Martin Rapide is the company’s only 4 door option. Soon they will be introducing the DBX, which will be their first SUV. The concept they released earlier this year at Geneva is not the final design, merely a preview of things to come. One of which, being an all electric powertrain for their upcoming SUV. Before the SUV is released, the Aston Martin Rapide plans to set yet another preced

Electric Highways: First in the U.K., Next the U.S.A.?

If we told you that you could get on a highway that charges your electric vehicle as you drive, you’d probably call us crazy. Just don’t tell that to the folks over at Highways England, who are currently at work to make this seemingly implausible scenario of “electric highways” a potential reality. A government-owned company that manages road network operations, Highway England conducted a feasib

Electric Aston Martins: Shocking

Aston Martin is famed for making some of the most iconic cars in history. Granted, most of that is due to marketing and being able to call itself the first brand one thinks of after hearing OO7, James Bond, spy car and probably even books or movies starring OO7 that do not even feature British made supercars. However, one word that is not associated with Aston Martin is electric, unless it was ele