by Fast Machines | Nov 14, 2012 | Fast And Dangerous
Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, it’s bobsled time! Actually, make that Ultimate bobsled time—BMW has announced that it is working with the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (USBSF) to redesign Team USA’s two-man bobsled for the 2014 Winter Olympics in...
by Fast Machines | Nov 14, 2012 | Spares
The election makes a sale of the government’s stake all the more possible. And a crucial new pickup is coming out just as the economy begins to pick up. By Doron Levin, contributor The outgoing Silverado model. FORTUNE — The management of General Motors...
by Fast Machines | Nov 14, 2012 | Exterior
When can we meet? How about never? Would never be good for you? Ford engineers are developing what they call a “Driver Workload Estimator.” It monitors your car’s speed (which you previously monitored with a speedometer), density of nearby traffic (which you...
by Fast Machines | Nov 14, 2012 | Auto News
A commercial for the Toyota GT 86 that shows a man escaping from police has been banned in the UK for condoning reckless and dangerous driving. The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that ”the ad must not appear again in its current form. We told Toyota not to...
by Fast Machines | Nov 14, 2012 | Fast And Dangerous
The Mini Countryman has developed a bit of a reputation for having a problematic clutch, with prevalent anecdotal reports of early wear, specifically in all-wheel-drive models. While Mini isn’t exactly admitting that there’s anything defective about its first...