TOP 10  -  New Car Can Be Folded In Half To Park In Tight Spaces

A British designer has come up with a sports car that can be folded in half to park it in tight spaces Daniel Bailey, 22, has revealed that the BRB Evolution jacks up on its nose with its back wheels sliding underneath on two rollers, and thus uses 50 per cent less parking space.

[ Source : oneindia ]

TOP 9  -  Nissan Orders Halt to Ad Featuring Arab Oil Barons, Kyodo Says

Nissan Motor Co. ordered its Israeli business partner to cancel a television commercial that shows Arab oil barons angry at the fuel efficiency of a Nissan car, Kyodo English News said.

[ Source : bloomberg ]

TOP 8  -  Mazda 2 definitely has more 'Zoom-Zoom'

I had driven a petrol version of the Mazda 2 at the end of last year and this time I was due to test the revamped Mazda 5, the one with the sliding door. But due to a misunderstanding I got the Mazda 2 diesel instead, but I have no complaints. The Mazda 5 can wait for another day.

[ Source : dublinpeople ]

TOP 7  -  Toyota's Lexus Again Rates as Most Dependable Car Brand in U.S.

Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus ranked as the most dependable auto brand in the U.S. for a 14th straight year while Ford Motor Co.'s Mercury won back the No. 2 ranking in a study that shows vehicles are becoming more reliable.

[ Source : bloomberg ]

TP 6  -  Probe into bullet-proof Mercedes-Benz

Police are investigating a Zimbabwean politician who allegedly bought an armoured Mercedes-Benz and registered it to the South African VIP presidential protection service, the Star reports.

[ Source : thetimes ]

TOP 5  -  MAXIMUM MINI

The Mini's speedometer must be off. It says I'm going around the 401 westbound's off-ramp to the Don Valley Parkway at 130 kilometres an hour and the darn little thing feels as stable, well, as the United States greenback used to be.

[ Source : nationalpost ]

TOP 4  -  Europe's Luxury Car Makers Feel Pain

The shift among consumers to smaller, more fuel-efficient cars has spread to Europe's premium auto makers, presenting a challenge for companies that have relied on larger models' fat margins to drive profit.

[ Source : online ]

TOP 3  -  Ford offer Kimi rally test

Ford team principal Malcolm Wilson says he is willing to offer Kimi Raikkonen a World Rally test after the Ferrari driver admitted his future could lie in rallying.

[ Source : foxsports ]

TOP 2  -  Audi’s super model moves into top gear

DRIVING through the centre of my local town I was flagged down by a stranger who appeared from nowhere.Thinking there was a problem I slowed down to see what was wrong only to see him get out his mobile phone and take pictures of the car I was driving.

[ Source : birminghammail ]

TOP 1  -  Car design firm chief dies in road accident

ANDREA Pininfarina, the chief executive of the Italian car design firm that counts Ferraris and Alfa Romeos among its creations, died yesterday in a road accident near the Italian city of Turin.

[ Source : scotsman ]