Filed under: Europe, Government/Legal, Safety, Mercedes-Benz The brief alphanumerics R134a and R1234yf are codes for a growing battle between carmakers, states and the EU. The air-conditioning refrigerant R134a has been banned by the EU for being too damaging to the environment, with R1234yf mandated as its replacement. Daimler and Volkswagen Read more
Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we’ve got reports from MotoringConBrio, Hooniverse, and PistonHeads. Read more…
New Roadkill! Mini bikes and a hot rod ’74 Chevy shortbed stepside. Holy crapola do I want that truck. (Hat tip to Sparf!) Read more…
Filed under: Etc., Safety, Videos, Motorcycle Nick O’Leary, grandson of golf legend Jack Nicklaus and starting tight end for the Florida State Seminoles, received a rather brutal lesson in the laws of physics. An inattentive Lexus driver pulled out in front of the FSU player while he was traveling along Read more
Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Performance, Luxury, McLaren Seems the McLaren MP4-12C Spider recently seen at the Nürburgring wearing slight camo on its front end wasn’t hiding a facelift for the current car, but rather technology for its coming entry-level model known as P13. You’ll see that our spies have Read more
Jaguar did an awful lot of things very, very right with the new Jaguar F-Type. It looks fantastic, it sounds like the devil’s own V8-powered sexbot, and is both surprisingly easy and rewarding to drive. My only complaints about the car come from a perverse desire to see something with Read more
BrownDogWelding does to metal what Horacio Pagani does to sheets of carbon fiber: he merges them in the most artistic fashion. Read more…
Filed under: Ford, Earnings/Financials Ford is rolling along nicely, with a positive second-quarter sales report and a $2.3 billion profit in North America. The Dearborn, Michigan-based manufacturer captured $1.2 billion globally from April to June, with a $177 million profit in Asia. Even in Europe, the land of doom and Read more
Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Sedan, Performance, BMW We just posted our first drive of the 2014 BMW 435i yesterday, but for those wanting even more power from this stylish coupe, help is on the way. From the sounds of it, BMW will be showing off a production-ready concept previewing Read more
Look around your car the next time you jump in, because some of the technologies you’re used to will go away very soon. Read more…