by Fast Machines | Oct 10, 2013 | Fast And Dangerous
On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car’s exhaust note. To hear it again, listen to the recording embedded below. We were impressed that almost everyone who commented figured out that this week’s sound came from a diesel six-cylinder—even if it...
by Fast Machines | Oct 10, 2013 | Formula One Blog
And, of course, he recalled those 30 or so seconds in Brazil in 2008 in which he was briefly world champion. “I’ve had some highs and some lows, some great times, some difficult times as well,” reflected the 32-year-old, who is still searching for a seat for next...
by Fast Machines | Oct 10, 2013 | Exterior
Toyota has announced it is reducing the price of the Prius Plug-In hybrid for 2014. This comes in the wake of many of the plug-in Prius’s competitors slashing sticker prices. Compared to the 2013 Prius Plug-In, the 2014 model gets a $2010 base-price reduction to...
by Fast Machines | Oct 10, 2013 | Auto News
Toyota announced a recall today affecting approximately 10,000 vehicles from the 2013 and 2014 model years. Defective wiper switches are causing trouble this time, potentially plaguing people who bought both the Camry and Avalon in regular or hybrid form. The Corolla...
by Fast Machines | Oct 10, 2013 | Fast And Dangerous
Three months before the new BMW 2-series was scheduled to launch at the Detroit auto show, BMW of South Africa let slip the pint-size coupe’s technical details. Bimmerpost managed to grab screenshots of the spec sheets posted to BMWoSA’s configurator. Those images...