Everyone here at The College Driver would like to wish all of our readers a Happy and Safe Fourth of July!   This is one of the most hectic and accident prone weekends of the year, so be sure to buckle up, set that iPod… Read More »

Arriving in 2010 as a 2011 model alongside its Kia brother, the Sportage is the next gen Tucson. Like the Kia, efficient four-cylinder engines mated to five or possibly six-speed automatics is expected. Styling is said to be… Read More »

Kia-World.net has been able to get photos of the next Kia Sportage while it undergoes hot weather testing in a desert environment. The exterior shape shows that it's much sleeker and will wear a grille similar to that of the… Read More »

A couple days ago we showed you FIAT's poster campaign that uses a panda being involved in a crash test. As disturbing as that sounds, today I found a video clip of a Panda being used as crash test dummy in a FIAT 500. I know… Read More »

Apparently turning a dorm into a tetris spectacle is too easy, so a group at Wroclaw University who have no girlfriends a lot of free time hacked into their building's lighting system into a KITT light show.    … Read More »

The findings of a study conducted by NHTSA have shown that amber colored turn signals reduce collisions by about 5%. Because of this, NHTSA is fumbling with the idea of mandating all auto manufacturers to switch to amber… Read More »

In an effort to show how environmentally friendly their vehicles are, FIAT decided to show some of the most adorable animals being involved in a crash test. Though it effectively showcases the safety of their smallest… Read More »

North Carolina will become the 14th state to ban texting while driving. The law goes into effect on December 1, 2009. North Carolina will join Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland,… Read More »

Though mind controlled objects and interfaces have been around for years, none have ever been used to quickly and safely navigate a physical object, until today. Toyota claims to have developed the fastest brain analyzing… Read More »

Motor Trend has confirmed that the iQ will go on sale in the US either as 2011 or 2012 model but with few minor changes. For starters, the bumpers will change so they meet US standards; this will lengthen the vehicle by about… Read More »