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Massachusetts Pulls the Plug on Zap’s EV
You might want to think twice about buying a car from troubled ZAP. whether you can actually manage to get a product from them, and whether it actually lives up to its advertising, there’s still a chance you might not even be able to register it legally where you live. According to the Quincy, MA...
Banned in Boston: ZAP Xebra Not Welcome on Massachusetts Streets
You might want to think twice about buying a car from troubled ZAP. whether you can actually manage to get a product from them, and whether it actually lives up to its advertising, there’s still a chance you might not even be able to register it legally where you live. According to the Quincy, MA...
The $46,616.47 Oil Change and Size-22 Carbon Footprint
Of all the absurdly wealthy men in the Middle East, at least one has far more money than sense and proved it when he had his Lamborghini flown from Qatar to Britain for an oil change. According the The Sun, the owner — which the paper surmises is a sheik — had Qatar Airways ship the Murcielago...
The $46,644 Oil Change and Size 22 Carbon Footprint
Of all the absurdly wealthy men in the Middle East, at least one has far more money than sense and proved it when he had his Lamborghini flown from Qatar to Britain for an oil change. According the the Sun, the owner - which the paper surmises is a sheik - had Qatar Airways ship the Murcielago LP640...
A CEO Resigns As His Jet Stalls
It was big shocker when Vern Raburn, grandaddy of the Very Light Jet (VLJ) resigned as CEO of Eclipse Aviation that week. But perhaps it shouldn’t have been. The company has been plagued with a series of production and safety issues that have turned some folks sour on the promise of the VLJ. Many...
Eclipse CEO Shuffle Highlights Production Problems For Very Light Jets
It was big shocker when Vern Raburn, grandaddy of the Very Light Jet (VLJ) resigned as CEO of Eclipse Aviation that week. But possibly it shouldn’t have been. The company has been plagued with a series of production and safety issues that have turned some public sour on the promise of the VLJ. Many...
Next-Gen Prius Is More Of The Same, But Bigger
The Toyota Prius is a car even Stevie Wonder could identify at 50 yards. Its distinctive jellybean shape all but screams “I care about the environment!,” which is one reason there are a million of them on the road. There’s an old rule about not messing with success or fixing what ain’t...
New Car Tracker: 7.31.08
Since our previous New Car Tracker update, Ford and General Motors have announced release dates for many products, up to the 2011 model year. Lengthy specs are now available on the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, and the 2010 Ford Mustang has an official release day. Both will hit the streets in early 2009...
Ch-Ch-Changes: 2009 Subaru Impreza
Subaru has given the redesigned-for-2008 Impreza WRX a healthy boost in ability for 2009, up from 224 to 265 hp. Besides the bigger turbocharger, the folks at Subaru additionally retuned the suspension and made summer performance tires standard, rather than the all-seasons it had for 2008. It only...
Tales from the Vacation Drive
Funny navigation story: We’re driving along in northern Indiana, and I notice that the voice commands for the Ford Flex’s navigation system are off. “Great,” I say, “I hate having the music interrupted by those voices when I’m driving. The turn commands are very...
Lafayette: Subaru’s Green Movement Begins Here
By Eamonn Brennan Cars.com As gas prices soar, drivers are thinking green and car companies are struggling to adapt to a future of diesels, hybrids, fuel cells and beyond. Not all companies are reacting the same way. Some are standing pat while others are slapping "hybrid" badges on anything...
Lease Programs Trouble Manufacturers, Dealers
The same economic factors dragging everything down at the moment — the credit crunch, rising gas prices and so on — are combining to create yet another problem: They’re forcing dealers to cut or modify their leasing programs, making it much more difficult for the average buyer...
Has the iPod Killed the Car Stereo?
According to the Consumer Electronics organization, that year’s spending on aftermarket car stereo systems is expected to drop 28% from 2006. that includes CD changers, speakers, satellite radio and any other aftermarket add-ons. Today’s 16- to 24-year-olds are not as worried about sound...
Go To Space With Your Frequent Flier Miles
If you’re a Virgin America frequent flier, your points could be worth more than you think. In an example of cross-marketing that would produce a Harvard MBA proud, the airline is allowing passengers to cash in their miles for the chance to win a seat on a Virgin Galactic space flight. Virgin...
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