Maserati only recently started selling the new automatic transmission version of the Quattroporte sedan and now it's being recalled. Apparently there is a problem with the low voltage threshold for the traction control and stability control that causes it to shutdown prematurely when it thinks the battery is low. The software problem evidently doesn't affect the anti-lock brakes, which shoul

If you took a quick look at the pic above, would you be able to tell which one is the Smart ForTwo from Mercedes-Benz and which is the Shuanghuan Noble? Mercedes is apparently concerned enough about that question that it may be filing a lawsuit over the issue. Automotive News is reporting that Benz may be working to block European sales of this Chinese microcar because of how similar it is to the Smart ForTwo (right).

Today, many manufacturers are sending their cars and trucks out with a percentage of biodiesel in the tank already, and others are at least certifying that their vehicles or engines are capable of running on the fuel. So, it comes as no surprise that biodiesel plants are sprouting up to fill that need. One such source in the U.S. for biodiesel is Green Earth Fuels. They recently let the world know through a press release that they have produced over two million gall

With the arrival of Toyota's all-new Tundra on the scene, Dodge is at least entertaining the possibility that its solid third place in half-ton truck sales might be threatened for the first time... ever. Enter the 2009 Dodge Ram, caught here for the first time being tested. These mules are the real deal, reports Mike Levine at Pickuptruck.com, not like the ones that have been caught in the past with the truck's new nose grafted onto the current truck's body. Of course, that nose is as obnoxiousl

Exactly five score years ago, 200,000 tons of gravel and cement were arranged in a 2.75 mile, high-banked, egg-shaped loop in the English countryside. The land was was called Brooklands, and the track laid on it -- the first purpose-built race track in the world -- would share the same name. The speed limit throughout the land at the time was 20 mph, and racing on public roads outside of things like hillclimbs was forbidden. When Brooklands was completed, in June of 1907, there was a place where

There hasn't been much good news recently for Panasonic on the automotive battery front with reports of delays to Toyota's plans to use lithium ion batteries in the next-generation Prius. However there was one recent bright spot when driver Takashi Sudo piloted the 84 lb. Oxyride racer to a record 75 mph. Unlike production type vehicles this one was powered by 192 AA batteries.

Not all of us can afford to check the option box for a sunroof when buying a new car, but thanks to a guy and his dream, the days of cruising with unadorned sheetmetal over your head are over, even for the cheapest tight wads among us. The DECANO self-adhesive sunroof is a miracle of technology that's comprised of a "series of flexible laminated layers, weatherproofed and framed with a self-adhesive tape." When affixed to the roof of your car, you'll be known around town as the guy with enough b

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