The would famous Brooklyn Bridge across the East River in New York opened in 1883, three years before the first combustion engine vehicle was patented by Karl Benz in 1886. It connects the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan and was the longest suspension bridge in the U.S. until 1903 at 1,595.5 feet.

The Kurt Busch Foundation has announced a raffle with an incredible grand prize – a customized 2011 Dodge Charger R/T featuring upgrades and styling based on Kurt Busch’s #22 Penske Charger race car and the Mopar Redline Charger that debuted at the 2010 SEMA Show.

When the field takes the track this Sunday around noon for the 100th running of the famous Indianapolis 500 a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible will serve as the pace car – the 22nd time a Chevrolet has lead the field and the 7th time the fabled Chevy pony car has been selected as the Indy 500 pace car.

Beginning with the 2013 model year, a new car window sticker--called a "monroney" in the trade--will be required by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation. The new sticker design will display the same fuel economy information but with a different emphasis and add new data based on new assumptions.

NASCAR racer Kyle Busch makes a living roaring around stock car tracks in his Toyota Camry race car at speeds nearing 200mph but the young gun is in hot water after being ticketed for careless driving and reckless driving for traveling at speeds almost three times the legal limit near his home in North Carolina.

Euro NCAP, officially known as European New Car Assessment Program, organizes crash-tests and provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe. That now includes plug-in electric vehicles.

While speaking at the Detroit Hamtramck plant this morning, GM North American President Mark Reuss announced that the next generation of the Chevrolet Impala will be made alongside the Chevy Volt and the next Chevy Malibu; with retooling investments coming as part of the automakers commitment to invest $2 billion into a variety of plants over the next year.

The Ford Explorer has been Fords best selling SUV for quite some time now. For 2011 the Explorer got a major redesign. The 2011 Explorer is said to have nothing in common with any previous generation Explorer. Unfortunately, for Ford, there was the huge FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE/FORD lawsuit back in 1998.

Mercedes-Benz got its name from founder Carl Benz. The word “Mercedes” comes from the 10-year-old daughter of a car buyer Emil Jellinek. He was an early customer of the Gottlieb Daimler and ordered a custom-built car that he named after his daughter, Mercedes.