by Fast Machines | Dec 10, 2012 | Fast And Dangerous
It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save...
by Fast Machines | Dec 10, 2012 | Spares
China’s Wanxiang Group had the winning bid for A123 systems. Chinese auto parts maker Wanxiang Group has prevailed in a court-sanctioned bidding war for the assets of lithium battery maker A123 Systems, a one-time darling of the U.S. electric car industry. A123...
by Fast Machines | Dec 10, 2012 | Exterior
Hyundai spent the previous decade boasting that by 2010, the Korean automaker would be a serious competitor to Mercedes-Benz and BMW. It didn’t happen. Now it’s Kia’s turn. Kia vice chairman Hyoung-Keun Lee announced the automaker will become a premium global player...
by Fast Machines | Dec 10, 2012 | Auto News
Ford announced today that it solved the problem posing a fire risk in the 2013 Escape and 2013 Fusion which caused the company to recall both equipped with the 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine. The brand said today that an update to the cooling system software will fix the...
by Fast Machines | Dec 10, 2012 | Spares
Aston Martin’s new $280,000 Vanquish, along with the much cheaper $120,000 V8 Vantage I recently tested, has me believing that Aston Martin is now officially on a tear. The British carmaker is enjoying a recent infusion of Italian cash. And, with cars like...
