Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to discover fresh feelings of adventure.If you are willing to explore your need for speed, then RepoKar is the right place for you! RepoKar is a fun, high-octane online Public Auto Auction where you'r...
2.8-SECOND 0-60 SPRINT TIME IS NOW A $10,000 UPGRADE AWAYTesla's upgrade from Insane Mode to Ludicrous Speed is now available on the Tesla Model S, allowing the pure-electric sedan to make the sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.8 seconds. That's down from a relaxed, gentle 3.2-second launch time.This ... ridiculous upgrade, which has cut the sprint time by 10 percent, resulted from Tesla developing what it calls a "smart fuse" for the battery in the Model S. The company created a fuse for the main battery with its own lithium-ion battery...
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said on Friday more than 50 of its employees were injured by Wednesday night's explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin that killed 56 people."We have now heard that over 50 employees who live in the surrounding area, including in company accommodation, have been injured," Toyota said in a written statement.Toyota said it was not aware of any employee deaths.The explosions resulted in broken windows at two dealerships, one operated by FAW Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd., and one operated by GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd, Toyota said, adding...
TOKYO (Bloomberg) -- Takata Corp. President Shigehisa Takada made a public apology for the eight deaths and hundreds of injuries related to the company’s airbags dating back more than a decade.Takada, 49, bowed and apologized at a press briefing in Tokyo after the company’s annual shareholders meeting today. He said the safety components supplier is considering ways to help victims, including by setting up a fund to compensate them.“I apologize for not having been able to communicate directly earlier, and also apologize for people who died or were injured,” Takada said....
Automobile history is rich and complex and as a result there are some pretty interesting, and also some pretty weird facts and statistics accrued over the years.US President Lyndon B. Johnson owned an amphibious car and used to drive guests into the lake to scare them, screaming about brake failure. There have been more Ford Fiestas sold in the UK than people in LebanonA 4,115,000 Ford Fiesta models have been sold in the UK, making the model the best-selling car in the UK. By comparison, the entire country of Lebanon has a total population of only 4,104,000 citizens.Koenigsegg’s fou...
Hackers can easily get cars out of control. Two U.S. experts have now studied the most popular vehicle models on their safety. The result was startling. With the help of increasing the vehicle technology car-hackers obtained easier ways to catch new cars.The special feature is that hackers could attack via wireless systems such as Bluetooth and tire control the vehicle remotely. Last year had hackers Miller and Valasek gained to take control of the steering wheel and brakes of the Ford Escape and Toyota Prius. Other hackers had success only if they needed to have a laptop that was connect...
