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Ken Block Wins His First Career Global RallyCross Race at Vegas Finale

The Global RallyCross Supercars took to the track for the final race of the 2013 season last night and when the checkered flag dropped, Ken Block claimed his first ever GRC win in front of a massive Las Vegas crowd.
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Nissan has unveiled a new BladeGlider concept at the Tokyo Motor Show but we have to ask one question

The Nissan BladeGlider is what the company says will be the future direction of electric vehicle technology, which begs the question: is the future of the EV really a DeltaWing with three seats?
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Honda's direct North American employment exceeds 28,000 in 2013

For those 'old school' Made in America automotive enthusiasts, read on as 28,000 of your friends and neighbors work for Honda manufacturing with an additional 148,000 employed by the Honda brand dealership networks and distributors. Honda of North America had no "measurable" manufacturing related layoffs during the economic meltdown. No other automotive based manufacture in the U.S. can make that claim.
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The real reason Tesla needs to worry about Model S fires has nothing to do with the car

In the world of automobile manufacturing a bad reputation can cost a company billions. Tesla Motors being technically right or wrong doesn’t matter at all.
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The Final Weekly Forza Motorsport 5 List Update Adds 35 More Vehicles

The newest weekly vehicle list update for Forza Motorsport 5 has been released and with 34 more cars and 1 sport utility vehicle included this week, the running total of vehicles officially included in Forza 5 has risen to 208 vehicles – meaning that there are bound to be lots of surprises when the game arrives alongside the new Xbox One later this month.
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AMG adds 12 cylinders, twin-turbocharging to new Mercedes-Benz S-Class [updated w/video]

Mercedes-Benz introduces the new 2014 S65 AMG with twelve cylinders and twin turbos for extreme driving performance.
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5 driving instructors test AWD capabilities of the most popular mid-size SUVs

The instructors at the Emergency Vehicle Operations Center evaluate the latest all-wheel-drive systems from 2014 Subaru Forester, Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX5 and Honda CRV. Who wins?
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Gene Simmons Unveils Shelby Powered 1956 Ford F100 for Charity at SEMA

Amidst all of the customized production vehicles in the large Ford display at the 2013 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the unique customized 1956 Ford F100 pickup shown above – which was unveiled by rock legend Gene Simmons and his lovely wife Shannon Tweed with a destination of the Barrett Jackson Auto Auction where the custom classic truck will be auctioned off for charity.
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalled for Electric Gremlins

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that a collection of 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicles are being recalled over a concern that an electric system issue could cause some safety systems to not function as expected – increasing the likelihood of an accident in the worst case scenario.
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Tesla loses $ 38 million in Q3, breaking company promise

A year ago Tesla said it would soon be cash flow positive, and remain so. It isn’t, and the reason has nothing to do with production.
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