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October celebrates National Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month! We at World Imports USA love our dogs like family, so we make sure that they have transport that's safe and comfortable!

Did you know that the Volvo XC70 was named a top pet safety pick by Edmunds.com? It was chosen not only for its legendary Volvo quality and safety, but for its innovative Volvo-specific pet barrier! The pet barrier locks into the back of the vehicle and…

Got a case of the Monday downers?

Let World Imports USA provide a bit of a pick-me-up. Check out this video of the Stig from Top Gear, sneaking into the Lotus F1 Team facility! Naughty Stig!

Looking for a fast, quality sports car near Jacksonville, FL? Don't worry--you won't have to resort to Stig-level methods to get behind the wheel of a full-sized Lotus!

Just pay a visit to World Imports USA, North…

We all know that the guys of BBC's Top Gear like to have fun with their test drives... a LOT of fun. But one of our favorite videos, from an episode way back in 2008, showcases the performance of the Lotus Exige. Lotus is famous for making fast and agile sports cars, but what happens when pure speed, a sleek design, and superior handling go head-to-head with one of the great predators of the…

Predictability has its perks--like knowing you're due for an oil change, a tire rotation, or state inspection--but when it comes to driving excitement into your next used car, having a vehicle that "sticks to a script" can be quite boring. If you're considering an Audi as your next vehicle, you won't have to worry about choosing a boring vehicle.

Audi of America just released a video highlighting how the scripted life, when…

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a well-known name in the world of safety accolades, and so when it releases a list of recommendations, it's best to listen up. Recently, the IIHS revealed a list of the best used cars for teens, but the list can apply to anyone in the market for a used vehicles. Those IIHS crash-safety tests are rather telling, so doesn't it make sense to invest in a…

Infiniti is bring over 400 job to the Nashville, Tennessee region by opening up their first powertrain plant outside of Japan.  This move is ramping up the creation of engines and is a result of the new alliance between Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG.

The 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline 4-cylinder engine will be outfitted inside Infiniti Q50 sedans and the Mercedes-Benz C Class models that are produced further south in a factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama...

The world of Formula One Racing is very fast, from the vehicles to even the pit crews.  For Lotus their drivers success of course relies on the team as a whole, which included those dedicated experts in the pit.

Drivers usually get all the glory, they are the superstars on the Formula One circuit, however, Lotus decided to turn the spotlight to their pit crew with a recent video.  In the video we get to...

The picture above is of the 2014 Lotus but this story is of an older model. In the '50s a Lotus cost between the $2,000-3,000 and right in the middle of that is what Robert Kahmer and his friend Ben Fowke split for a 1955 Lotus Mark X. In 1958, for $2,700, Kahmer and Fowke had the Lotus shipped from England and had it racing the very next weekend.

Kahmer was head…

No one can deny that the bike shown above is beautiful.  However, you wouldn't know from first glance that it is actually Lotus's new motorcycle, the C-10. This may have something to do with the fact that the bike's actual builders are German racing company Kodewa. No matter though, this bike looks amazing and undoubtedly has the Lotus touch we would want in a motorcycle.

The Lotus C-10 was designed by Daniel…

Here in our Jacksonville, Florida showroom we offer a wide variety of luxury used cars, delivering everything from Mercedes-Benz and BMW to Volvo.  The latter of the three, our Swedish cars, are highlighted by some impressive safety and technology, but it seems the brand as a whole just wants to continue to improve.

Autonomous driving technology is the future for automotives, and Volvo is striving to make this a reality sooner than one would think...