Naughtyvolvocarsus

c 2010 Volvo Cars of North America, LLC. The Iron Mark and Volvo, for life are registered trademarks of Volvo. Always remember to wear your seat belt. Live naughtily. Drive responsibly. Following its split with Mercedes-Benz on its road car project, McLaren is set to return to the retail market midway through 2011 with the 2012 MP4-12C, a 2-seat mid-engine exotic that has the Ferrari 458 Italia in its sights. Sold through six select dealers in North America, the MP4-I2C features race-inspired...

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ard with a 6-speed automatic that offers manual gear selection a refresh of the car should happen next fall. The all-new Cruze will replace the Cobalt compact sedan, giving buyers more space, practicality and quality. The Cruze also donates its platform to the Electric First Volt that promises 40 miles of pure electric motoring followed by another 300 miles provided by its gasoline-engine generator pair. The Volt is scheduled to go on sale this November at an MSRP of 41,000, less a federal tax...

On A Human Level

Great ideas come in waves. Literally, in this case Tor Infiniti engineer and avid surfer, Mineki Iwaki, it seemed like a natural idea. What if he could design a suspension system for the iconic Infiniti rx by applying what he had learned from surfing One that seamlessly adapts to changing road surfaces and driving behaviors, lust like a surfer adapts to the flow of a v ave. Usually, there is a trade-off between riding comfort and precision handling. he stated. But delivering both in the dynamic...

Gt2rs

We drive the most powerful road-going Porsche ever in the rain, no less Although at first glance the car in these photos could be mistaken for just another 911 variant, the reality is that the 911 GT2 RS takes Porsche's rear-engine sports car to an entirely new performance level. Move in closer and you'll note the RS is differentiated from its siblings by the generous use of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic CFP , most notably in the trunklid, fenders, mirrors, rear air intakes and the lip...