We love reading, writing, talking, reviewing, driving… basically doing anything we can with cars. We spend a lot of time on the net going through articles and we want to pass on that knowledge by way of #MorningCoffee. This is where we take the past 48 hours of auto related news and put it all in one place for you to read while you enjoy your morning cup of coffee. Have an awesome day!
A great article about why Chinese cars haven’t arrived in the US. Quality is the primary factor and as we saw from the Koreans, that can be fixed in 5-10 years of hard work. So the question is, when will we see Chinese cars?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanhalliday/2013/01/20/why-havent-chinese-cars-come-to-usa/
Infiniti thinks that you won’t want a 6-speed in your Q50 (the car that is replacing the G37), but does say that the new hybrid version will make you happier then the automatic only G… I mean Q50 #FAIL!
http://jalopnik.com/5977256/infiniti-thinks-having-direct-response-is-as-good-as-a-stic
Some of the six figure cars sold at this years Barrett-Jackson. Might I add that a 1967 Austin Healey fully restored sold for $126,500 and that might be a world record for a non-racing model!
http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/autos-6-figure-winnners-at-barrett-jackson/
North Americans rejoice! We are getting the Alfa Romeo 4C next year!
http://www.motorward.com/2013/01/alfa-romeo-4c-to-launch-in-america-next-year/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+motorwardcom+%28Motorward%29
All of Jessica Barton’s Supra parts have been found in the worlds dumbest chop-shop! It’s closure to a horrible story.
http://www.examiner.com/article/thieves-who-stripped-jessica-barton-s-supra-found-along-with-all-stolen-parts
The NY Times followed a Viper from start to finish down the assembly line, a good insight into how cars are built!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cFHvkplPn7A
Hyundai is building a test facility at Nurburgring.
http://ca.autoblog.com/2013/01/21/hyundai-to-build-test-facility-at-nurburgring/
In news that you probably don’t care about, Audi has replaced Mercedes-Benz as the official vehicle of the Olympics.
]http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/ioc-trades-mercedes-audi-official-automobile-supplier-162607510–oly.html
Ram is trying to make the worlds longest truck and here are some spy photos!
http://ca.autoblog.com/2013/01/18/ram-long-hauler-prototype-spotted-testing-world-about-to-get-ne/
Air pollution is so bad in Beijing that factories are shutting down and one of them is Hyundai.
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1128158/beijing-chemical-plants-and-factories-shut-try-curb-air-pollution
Bugatti will keep making the Veyron until 2014, hinted by the transmission order they just placed.
http://ca.autoblog.com/2013/01/20/bugatti-transmission-order-means-veyron-may-last-well-into-2014/
A great look at how car buyers are scamming in California (Part 1 of 2)
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/12/tales-from-the-cooler-the-land-of-the-crooked-car-buyer-part-one/
A great look at how car buyers are scamming in California (Part 2 of 2)
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/01/tales-from-the-cooler-the-land-of-the-crooked-car-buyer-part-two-2/#more-474367
…and today’s car porn!
http://chivethethrottle.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/random-t-01_18_13-920-4.jpg?w=920&h=690
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