Monthly Archives: July 2013

BMW Wins GlobeRunner Award for Best Automotive Manufacturer

More than 110,000 readers of Frequent Business Traveler have voted BMW the “Best Car Manufacturer in the World” making BMW a GlobeRunner award winner for the second year in a row. Each year GlobeRunner awards are bestowed upon the best hotels, airlines, restaurants, car rental agencies, luggage makers, travel sites and automobile manufacturers. Joining BMW [...]

2014 Kawasaki Teryx 4 Unleashed

The 2014s are arriving by the day and we’re as excited as ever to share the news each time another one does. The new more powerful Kawasaki Teryx4 LE packs all of the latest Teryx4 upgrades like a larger and significantly more powerful 800 class V-twin, and all-new Fox Podium shocks that help it set [...]

Muddy Mondays: Watch a Truly Muddy 2g Ram Cook a Transmission

As our Muddy Mondays feature videos go – it doesn’t get much muddier than the 2nd generation Ram 1500 shown in action in this week’s video. This video starts with the truck already soundly buried in the mud with the truck covered…and I mean COVERED…in mud. This Ram 1500 tries and tries to get moving ...

This is How a Ferrari LaFerrari Sounds and Accelerates

Carperazzi extraordinaire Marchettino has filmed the Ferrari LaFerrari testing at the Fiorano test circuit. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the fastest-ever production Ferrari exercising its V12 vocal chords in the video below. Ferrari LaFerrari Stats: 963-hp, 663 lb-ft HY-KERS V12 7-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission 0-60 less than 3 seconds 217 mph top speed 2,800-lb curb [...]

First Drive: 2014 BMW 435i (F32)

Ideally, the BMW 4 Series should be the final nail in the coffin for gimmicky Sport modes, simply because a good car can do without a discomfort suspension setting. Tragically, the infamous Sport button will live on to satisfy the egos of people who like to pay thousands more to feel their superiority. Here is [...]

The Black Inferno: Top Car’s ML63 AMG

A number of Russians have money, and they are big spenders when it comes to cars, especially those coming from the German luxury vehicle manufacturer. However, their spending habits are not limited to typical Mercedes-Benz vehicles since they are also willing to spend on vehicles beefed- up to make them appear more impressive than the typical Mercedes-Benz vehicle.

Question of the Week: What should the Dodge Avenger Replacement be called?

We learned last week that when the next generation of the Chrysler 200 is unveiled, there will be a new midsized Dodge that will effectively replace what we know as the Avenger sedan. This comes after many industry experts predicted that the Avenger would be killed off when the next generation Chrysler midsized sedan was ...