california

Slowly, the many loose threads still dangling after the unintended acceleration issue Toyota faced a few years ago are being resolved. Many have decided to take Toyota to court, their suits alleging that Toyota knew its cars had defects and continued to sell them. A recent suit sought to ...

Stunt driving in California is often left to the capable hands of professional Hollywood stunt drivers on closed film sets. Unfortunately, these hardcore drifters decided to record their own low-budget action movie by dangerously getting sideways and wildin' out in the middle of the freeway! The ...

Like in the UK, California's licence plates follow the vehicles they originate on, not the owner, so residents can easily pick out cars that have been in continuous California circulation since way back in the last millennium. A car with yellow tags with black lettering was registered between ...

Toyota announced a proposal worth over a billion dollars to settle civil claims of economic loss related to alleged cases of sudden unintended acceleration in its vehicles from 2009-2010. Estimates place the cost of the settlement between US$1.1 billion and US$1.4 billion, which would, according ...

If you've spent a moment scratching your head wondering about the relevancy of the LA Auto Show, The Detroit Free Press may be able to enlighten you on why the West Coast auto gathering matters. Despite Rhode Island's best efforts, California is still the most populous state in the Union, and one ...

Bucky Lasek has been a household name in the skateboarding world since the late 1980's. With no less than 12 X-Game Vert Medals to his name, he is a force to be reckoned with. His commitment and dedication to action sports and competition led him to the motorsports world. In 2009, Bucky's debut ...

In terms of classic car rallies, the Targa California is a fairly young event. In it's fourth running, the event is a NASA-sanctioned, non-competitive rally that features classic machinery from 1975 and earlier on a jaunt through some of central California's most beautiful countryside. The ...

As the fall season kicks in for us here in Canada, it's still prime riding season for motorcyclists in California. What starts out as a good day to head out on a bike ride suddenly goes from bad to worse after a quick pitstop at the local gas station for some go juice. As if having your bike ...

Volkswagen has spent another US$27 million of the US$4 billion it has earmarked to advance its plans for North American market growth. The money went toward a 64,000-square-foot development and emissions lab called the Test Center California in Oxnard, about 72 km (45 miles) north of Los ...

The Ferrari California has received a few important updates lately, and exotic car tradition would hold that those were intended to keep the "starter Ferrari" fresh for a few years. But according to a report in Car and Driver, the maestros in Maranello have bigger plans for the four-year-old car: ...