http://www.latest-car-news.com Latest Car News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:07:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mitsubishi's performance subsidiary Ralliart , responsible for supporting the company's past WRC and Dakar efforts, will wind down operations this month. http://www.latest-car-news.com/mitsubishis-ralliart-performance-arm-killed-by-carpocalypse-carpocalypse In terms of green car technology, North America is just catching up to the rest of the world. As green technology costs come in line with the value to the consumer, we'll probably see more eco-friendly cars hit the street. Whether it's gasoline-electric hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells, electric, new-generation diesel ... http://www.latest-car-news.com/green-cars-report-on-hybrid-and-other-alternative-fuel-cars-613 GMC is adding a Denali trim level to the Acadia crossover. Look for more bling from the rough-and-tough GMC brand. http://www.latest-car-news.com/gmc-to-add-denali-version-of-acadia-2 As CNN tells it, Jim Sikes was driving his Prius on Interstate 8 in San Diego County when he pushed the gas pedal to pass a slow-moving car, but then, as Sikes says, "[the pedal] did something kind of funny ... it jumped and it just stuck there." Sikes called ... http://www.latest-car-news.com/video-san-diego-runaway-prius-has-media-buzzing Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid. http://www.latest-car-news.com/media-coverage-fuels-spike-in-prius-complaints The crash of a Toyota Prius in New York caught the attention of federal regulators Wednesday after the driver said it accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall. http://www.latest-car-news.com/another-out-of-control-prius-crash Look for more bling from the rough-and-tough GMC brand. http://www.latest-car-news.com/gmc-to-add-denali-version-of-acadia In today's News Brake: The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 gets some goodies from the ZR1, GMC adds another Denali, and NASCAR shakes its finger at Carl Edwards . . . But Wait, There's More! http://www.latest-car-news.com/a-limited-edition-corvette-z06-and-nascar-scolds-carl-edwards-in-news-brake-for-wednesday-march-10 Two drivers in California and New York claimed this week their Toyota Priuses sped off uncontrollably. While they walked away, the automaker suffered two more dents to its reputation. http://www.latest-car-news.com/runaway-prius-reports-hit-toyota-at-worst-time Toyota is going to expand its recall of the 2000 to 2003 Tundra pickup to include the entire country -- not just 20 cold-weather states. http://www.latest-car-news.com/toyota-rusty-tundra-pickups-fading-away-fast