by Fast Machines | Jan 9, 2013 | Fast And Dangerous
Award-winning ad man-cum-auto journalist Don Klein knows a good (or bad) car commercial when he sees one; the Ad Section is his space to tell you what he thinks of the latest spots. The ad’s rating is depicted via the shift pattern at the bottom, but everyone has an...
by Fast Machines | Jan 9, 2013 | Spares
Nissan’s all-electric Leaf sedan will soon be made in America. Nissan, which previously made the car exclusively in Japan, will begin producing Leaf models for U.S. consumption this week at its plant in Smyrna, Tenn., where the gas-powered Altima and Maxima are...
by Fast Machines | Jan 9, 2013 | Exterior
Instrumented Testarrow VIEW PHOTOS (56) | COMMENTS Stretching the definition of sport. “Sport” is a term that gets almost as much use as “all-new” in the car biz, and seems to be just as elastic. Lexus employs both in its description of the RX350 F Sport, and both get...
by Fast Machines | Jan 9, 2013 | Auto News
Traction is important; it’s the difference between moving forward and sitting still. Without any friction between your vehicle’s tires and the road surface you’d never make it to work in the morning, let alone to that Grand Funk Railroad concert on Saturday night....
by Fast Machines | Jan 9, 2013 | Fast And Dangerous
Audi’s display stand at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show hosted a veritable cornucopia of new technologies ranging from new LED lighting to autonomous-driving capability, but all fell under a central theme: “electronics trends over the next decade.” Audi thinks all...