If you're hankering for some Hyundai-badged, direct-injected, dual-clutched, three-door, front-drive coupe/hatch action, you'll be on the edge of your seat until the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. The Veloster, around in concept form since 2007, will finally make its production debut. Expected as a 2012 model, the car will get a first for Hyundai: its...
Over the course of the year Aston Martin released a string of special edition models including the V12 Vantage Carbon Black, DBS Carbon Black, DBS UB2010 and V8 Vantage N420. Now, as we approach the end of 2010, the British marque has announced three more special edition models, all based on the DB9 and designed to cater for individual tastes...
If the Zagato name doesn’t ring a bell, it is one of the legendary Italian design houses and was responsible for the styling of such great cars as the Alfa Romeo 2300 8C and the more recent Perana Z-One and Alfa Romeo TZ3. The important thing to note is that Zagato’s cars are not purely design exercises. Following Zagato's...
While its bigger models will benefit from fuel saving eight-speed automatic transmissions, Chrysler’s smaller car portfolio will get a range of more advanced dual clutch transmissions that offer even better efficiency. Thanks to parent company Fiat and its own ‘C635’ six-speed dry dual clutch transmission, Chrysler’s future...
Lately we’ve been hearing about luxury sales soaring in overseas market, particularly in Asia where China and Singapore have shown particularly strong growth of late. Today we’re glad to report that the luxury sector is doing well back home, with Maserati reporting a 48 percent increase in U.S. sales over the past year. The excellent...
Acura has just released a slightly revised version of its RL flagship sedan for the 2011 model year but there’s no denying the car is seriously starting to showing its age, having been on the market since 2004. A successor is promised, with reports on its development dating back all the way to 2008, but now we have some official spiel on...
As we first reported last week, Lancia, the new European face of Chrysler, will be unveiling a new version of its Ypsilon minicar at March’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Today we have an official teaser of the upcoming hatch, revealing a very similar design to its Delta big brother. Along with the teaser, Lancia also released the statement: "A...
Hot and bothered by the new 1-Series M Coupe? Then sink your teeth into the full ordering sheet, listing all the options and packages you can add to the car. Just beware: you'll end up with a bunch of stuff you probably don't want or need if you go after just two common add-ons: Bluetooth and navigation. Why, you ask? Because they're split across...
Since the rebirth of the Dodge Challenger, custom houses and rumor mongers have had a field day with reinterpretations of the Barracuda, or 'Cuda, name. Now Chrysler has put a more official stamp on the subject, apply to register a trademark for "Cuda" with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office last week. While the original Cuda was a Plymouth, that...
Twitter races watch out: the National Museum of American History, a Smithsonian museum, is holding the "Race to the Museum," a chance for the public to vote to pick the two most significant cars from a selection of eight the 73 in the Smithsonian's collection, spanning 120 years and a wide range of body types and power sources. Some are wacky in...
If you're into social media and into cars, the opportunity to win a spot at Super Bowl XLV and a 2012 C-Class Coupe could be too good to pass up. You'll need to crowd-source some help, though, and Mercedes-Benz has recruited two celebs to help: musician Pete Wentz and New York Yankee Nick Swisher. How will the high-profile Tweeters (Wentz has over...
As Honda and Acura continue to grope around in the dark, trying to find their way back to their former position of design leadership, the 2011 models are basically treading water: the ZDX, priced earlier to day, stays unchanged, while the mid-cycle RL adds a few updates but is largely the same as it has been since 2004. Pricing for 2011 starts...
Last January BMW introduced the ActiveE Concept at the Detroit Auto Show, part of its nascent but growing Project i task force for greener vehicles. This year, the talk is centered around the Megacity Vehicle, and today, two interesting bits of information have leaked onto the web. First, the Megacity Vehicle (MCV) is pegged to get a BMW sub-brand...
Eleven minutes of chopped together B-roll? What gives? It's the roughly three minutes of track footage that make this worth your Tuesday time, showing the 2011 1-Series M Coupe on its own and alongside an E30 M3, its ostensible spiritual predecessor. While there's less tire-sqealing and exhaust-bellowing action than we'd like, there's enough there...
While many of you are already fans of MotorAuthority on Facebook, we wanted to make sure you all had the opportunity to enter our latest promotion. Become a fan of MotorAuthority on Facebook before Thursday December 23, 2010 (this Thursday), and you are automatically entered to win a Fireball Run racing suit. The winner will be picked at random...
If you're hankering for some Hyundai-badged, direct-injected, dual-clutched, three-door, front-drive coupe/hatch action, you'll be on the edge of your seat until the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. The Veloster, around in concept form since 2007, will finally make its production debut. Expected as a 2012 model, the car will get a first for Hyundai: its...
Over the course of the year Aston Martin released a string of special edition models including the V12 Vantage Carbon Black, DBS Carbon Black, DBS UB2010 and V8 Vantage N420. Now, as we approach the end of 2010, the British marque has announced three more special edition models, all based on the DB9 and designed to cater for individual tastes...
If the Zagato name doesn’t ring a bell, it is one of the legendary Italian design houses and was responsible for the styling of such great cars as the Alfa Romeo 2300 8C and the more recent Perana Z-One and Alfa Romeo TZ3. The important thing to note is that Zagato’s cars are not purely design exercises. Following Zagato's...
While its bigger models will benefit from fuel saving eight-speed automatic transmissions, Chrysler’s smaller car portfolio will get a range of more advanced dual clutch transmissions that offer even better efficiency. Thanks to parent company Fiat and its own ‘C635’ six-speed dry dual clutch transmission, Chrysler’s future...
Lately we’ve been hearing about luxury sales soaring in overseas market, particularly in Asia where China and Singapore have shown particularly strong growth of late. Today we’re glad to report that the luxury sector is doing well back home, with Maserati reporting a 48 percent increase in U.S. sales over the past year. The excellent...
Acura has just released a slightly revised version of its RL flagship sedan for the 2011 model year but there’s no denying the car is seriously starting to showing its age, having been on the market since 2004. A successor is promised, with reports on its development dating back all the way to 2008, but now we have some official spiel on...
As we first reported last week, Lancia, the new European face of Chrysler, will be unveiling a new version of its Ypsilon minicar at March’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Today we have an official teaser of the upcoming hatch, revealing a very similar design to its Delta big brother. Along with the teaser, Lancia also released the statement: "A...
Hot and bothered by the new 1-Series M Coupe? Then sink your teeth into the full ordering sheet, listing all the options and packages you can add to the car. Just beware: you'll end up with a bunch of stuff you probably don't want or need if you go after just two common add-ons: Bluetooth and navigation. Why, you ask? Because they're split across...
Since the rebirth of the Dodge Challenger, custom houses and rumor mongers have had a field day with reinterpretations of the Barracuda, or 'Cuda, name. Now Chrysler has put a more official stamp on the subject, apply to register a trademark for "Cuda" with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office last week. While the original Cuda was a Plymouth, that...
Twitter races watch out: the National Museum of American History, a Smithsonian museum, is holding the "Race to the Museum," a chance for the public to vote to pick the two most significant cars from a selection of eight the 73 in the Smithsonian's collection, spanning 120 years and a wide range of body types and power sources. Some are wacky in...
If you're into social media and into cars, the opportunity to win a spot at Super Bowl XLV and a 2012 C-Class Coupe could be too good to pass up. You'll need to crowd-source some help, though, and Mercedes-Benz has recruited two celebs to help: musician Pete Wentz and New York Yankee Nick Swisher. How will the high-profile Tweeters (Wentz has over...
As Honda and Acura continue to grope around in the dark, trying to find their way back to their former position of design leadership, the 2011 models are basically treading water: the ZDX, priced earlier to day, stays unchanged, while the mid-cycle RL adds a few updates but is largely the same as it has been since 2004. Pricing for 2011 starts...
Last January BMW introduced the ActiveE Concept at the Detroit Auto Show, part of its nascent but growing Project i task force for greener vehicles. This year, the talk is centered around the Megacity Vehicle, and today, two interesting bits of information have leaked onto the web. First, the Megacity Vehicle (MCV) is pegged to get a BMW sub-brand...
Eleven minutes of chopped together B-roll? What gives? It's the roughly three minutes of track footage that make this worth your Tuesday time, showing the 2011 1-Series M Coupe on its own and alongside an E30 M3, its ostensible spiritual predecessor. While there's less tire-sqealing and exhaust-bellowing action than we'd like, there's enough there...
While many of you are already fans of MotorAuthority on Facebook, we wanted to make sure you all had the opportunity to enter our latest promotion. Become a fan of MotorAuthority on Facebook before Thursday December 23, 2010 (this Thursday), and you are automatically entered to win a Fireball Run racing suit. The winner will be picked at random...
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