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Honda Recalls Several Models for Air Bag Defect

Honda has announced it is recalling 440,000 vehicles in the United States due to an airbag defect. One fatality and several injuries have been linked to the flaw, Honda said. The automaker had already recalled some models last November. The recall was instated because the air bag inflator on...

Toyota Recall

Toyota Recall

Never a good sign for business when you have to recall 95,000 plus vehicles. In this economy that is a lot of green. Reuters is reporting that Toyota is recalling a number of models because of ice accumulation on break systems. "Toyota Motor Corp is recalling about 95,700 Toyota and Scion vehicles...

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Brown Bear Free Car Wash

If your looking to get a free car wash today is the day. Over at Brown Bear Car Wash a national chain of car washes they are celebrating their 52nd anniversary with free car washes for all customers. Let's hope it doesn't rain. "Brown Bear Car Wash, among the 50 largest conveyor carwash chains in...

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What Is Four Wheel Steering?

Four wheel steering is a new car technology that results in increased maneuverability in cars and other four wheeled vehicles. It should be clarified that four wheel steering is totally different from four wheel drive, which is a technology that gives power to all four wheels of a vehicle. With...

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Vantage Motorworks Best U.S. Restoration Firm

Vantage Motorworks is esteemed as the United States' best restoration companies. President Richard Gorman had aspirations to be a car mechanic since age three. He and his younger brother used to pretend to work on the world's finest cars while were playing. Gorman's dedication and love for classic...

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General Motors Deal to Sell Hummer Falls Through

General Motors Company's plan to sell the Hummer line of sport utility vehicles to a Chinese manufacturer fell through this week. GM is now scrambling to secure other offers. China's Sichuan Tengzholg Heavy Industrial Machinery offered the $150 million dollar bid that GM accepted for the Hummer...

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What Is Regenerative Braking?

Since hybrid gas and electric cars run on storage batteries, they must find a way to maximize energy. One of these energy efficiency devices is regenerative braking. Regenerative breaking allows the car to recover some of the energy that it expended during breaking. This is different from the...

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Surprise! Rental Cars Are Full of Bacteria and Germs

An NBC news study has found that rental cars are potentially filled with bacteria, including those that cause stomach viruses and strep throat. In their study, 66% percent of cars tested were found to have high bacteria levels, some on par with public toilets. What can you do to minimize the...

Gorillaz Steps on the Gas With "Stylo".

Gorillaz Steps on the Gas With "Stylo".

If you're like me than you'll watch anything and everything that has to do with automobiles. So when a buddy of mine told me that the new Gorillaz video was centered around a car chase I was stoked. Good music and muscle cars, hell that's a perfect combo in my book. Gorillaz was able to create it’s...

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What Are Child Seat Belt Laws?

Child seat belt laws are dependent on a variety of factors. These laws vary depending on location and the age of the child riding in the car. The ages of children are typically divided into four main categories, namely, infants, those between 1 and 3 years, those between 3 and and 8 years old,...