January 05, 2014 Car News and Reviews Archive

8 Articles

Jan 5, 2014 Video

Russian daredevil goes water skiing down flooded street

Russia may not be the first place that springs to mind when contemplating a surfing trip, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.

Noah Joseph

BMW i3 takes to the track, circles it in a way you don't expect

So, who wants to see a BMW i3 race around a track. That's what we thought. It's not a long video, but it is entertaining, and the way the urban EV does a 'loop' at second 25 certainly caught out eye.

Sebastian Blanco

Jan 5, 2014 Report

Uber driver kills 6-year-old pedestrian, raises questions about company's liability [w/video]

On New Year's Eve, an Uber driver struck a family of three as they were crossing a San Francisco street. The driver, 57-year-old Syed Muzzaraf, turned into the crosswalk without yielding and struck six-year-old Sophia Liu, her brother and her mother, San Francisco District Supervisor Jane Kim told Autoblog's sister website, <

Brandon Turkus

Jan 5, 2014 Report

Enterprise customer billed $47k for Mustang stolen from rental lot

A weekend rental of a Ford Mustang GT Convertible sounds like a nice, relaxing way to burn some gas, but one Nova Scotia woman's two-day rental is turning into a months-long headache. In early October, Kristen Cockerill picked up the Mustang from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and she returned it the following day as stipulated by the rental contract. Unfortunately, she dropped the car

Jeffrey N. Ross

Jan 5, 2014 Report

GM will no longer hold monthly sales calls with journalists, analysts

Following its controversial decision earlier this year to stop publishing monthly production numbers, General Motors has now announced that it will join the ranks of Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, Brandon Turkus

Jan 5, 2014 Motorsports

SRT brings Ryan Hunter-Reay, Rob Bell on board to pilot Viper GTS-R

Testing got under way this weekend at Daytona, and before we know it the 2014 racing season will officially kick off with the Rolex 24 at the end of this month. That's prompted a number of teams to announce their driver lineups for the inaugural IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship, and Chrysler's SRT Motorsports team is the latest among them.

Noah Joseph

Jan 5, 2014 Read This

EZ EV will be a DIY electric vehicle you can build in a week

Anyone thinking that the era of converting gas-engined cars to electric power is over should pay attention. Gary Krysztopik has been working on converting ICEs to EVs for years recently told Plug In Cars that, when people ask about conversions now, "I tell people to go out and buy a Leaf."

Sebastian Blanco

Jan 5, 2014 Official

Chevy Corvette Stingray goes high-tech with Performance Data Recorder

If the Chevrolet Corvette isn't the first vehicle that comes to mind when you think of technological innovation – there is, after all, something resolutely old-school about even the latest Stingray – it might be time to recalibrate your viewpoint.

Noah Joseph