The DeltaWing Project 56 car unveiled at Le Mans this June has added an important partner, as Michelin has agreed to become the tire supplier for the vehicle that will occupy the 56th garage at the 24 Heures du Mans near year, a space reserved for technologically innovative race cars. Announced prior to the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta by...
BMW has gone hybrid once again, and this one looks like a lot of fun: 335 horsepower, 335 pound-feet of torque, plus some all-electric range, all wrapped in the 5-Series package. Mercedes-Benz, on the other hand, thinks you need to smell better, and U.K. traffic officials want to scan your tires. The 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 is out, but it won't be...
The current MkVI Volkswagen Golf has only been on sale for a couple of years but development on the next-generation of the popular compact is already in its deep stages. These latest spy shots show a prototype of the new 'MkVII' Golf, revealing it will feature a wider stance than the current model but will also sit much lower. The reason behind...
Audi is making it easier for smartphone users and owners of other portable devices with wireless capability by launching a whole new range of mobile experiences, particularly for those in the U.S. The strategy began with the recent re-launch of the automaker’s U.S. based mobile website, m.audiusa.com, which now includes downloadable product...
Yes, this is not a joke. Mercedes-Benz has launched a new fragrance for men simply labeled Mercedes-Benz Perfume. The new fragrance was launched at the recent TFWA World Exhibition retail event held in Cannes, France and goes on sale in the first quarter of next year. The particular blend has been composed by renowned perfumer Olivier Cresp...
An undisguised version of the new 2012 Porsche 911 has been spotted in Germany just weeks after the latest ‘991’ generation car, in Carrera and Carrera S trim, made its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Look closely at these latest spy shots and you’ll notice the car seen here is wearing a unique front bumper with an...
Officials in the UK are currently investigating the benefits of new tire tread scanners built into the road and designed to detect illegal tread depths as vehicles pass over it. The technology, which relies on a series of high-speed cameras and leasers, was developed by German firm ProContour and costs about $67,000 a piece. The scanner can...
Looks like the 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor isn’t the only highlight of this week’s 2011 Texas State Fair. Toyota has rolled out a similar performance-themed pickup based on the Tacoma, which for now is only a concept but has already been confirmed for production. Described as a “pre-production” concept, which basically means...
The last we heard, Alfa Romeo was coming to the U.S. in late 2012 with a host of new models including a new Spider sports car, Giulia mid-size sedan, and a pair of SUVs. Earlier plans for an Alfa Romeo rear-wheel drive flagship to be jointly developed with Maserati and based on Chrysler 300 underpinnings were apparently shelved by Chrysler-Fiat...
GM has announced plans to launch the industry’s first front center airbag, designed to help protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle. The tubular airbag is also designed to provide restraint when the driver is the only front occupant, and...
The BMW 5-Series is still quite new, having just received its M5 variant this summer. Today, the ActiveHybrid 5 joins the ranks, though it won't be available for purchase until March 2012. Based on the 535i, the ActiveHybrid 5 marks the third production hybrid from BMW, though it will be one of only two on sale (the other being the ActiveHybrid 7)...
The crew at Hyundai have put their heads together with ARK Performance for the upcoming 2011 Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) show, and this is what resulted: a rally-bred 210-horsepower 2012 Veloster with a boatload of upgrades and a funky paintjob. For those that think rally cars require all-wheel drive, we can confirm that...
Ferrari's idea of what makes a supercar has changed dramatically over the years, with the two cars in this video at the polar extremes: the raw, race-ready F40 and the refined, grand-touring 599 GTB. Despite Ferrari calling this a "fictional" race, it looks to have very much occurred in real life--and it is excellent. From the sounds to the...
Racing drivers, for all their other talents and skills, are often a rather dramatic bunch. Sometimes, that drama extends throughout their personal lives, as has been the case with Al Unser Jr. The latest of his escapades involves street racing his Suburban while allegedly intoxicated. Unser Jr. has had problems with alcohol for years, as...
Due in late 2012, or thereabouts, the next generation of the BMW 3-Series is being hotly anticipated, both in M Division trim and in its more ordinary guises. The latest details out of Germany give us some idea of what to expect, and it includes four-cylinders and hybrids. Yes, hybrids. According to the German-language site Auto Bild, the 2013...
The DeltaWing Project 56 car unveiled at Le Mans this June has added an important partner, as Michelin has agreed to become the tire supplier for the vehicle that will occupy the 56th garage at the 24 Heures du Mans near year, a space reserved for technologically innovative race cars. Announced prior to the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta by...
BMW has gone hybrid once again, and this one looks like a lot of fun: 335 horsepower, 335 pound-feet of torque, plus some all-electric range, all wrapped in the 5-Series package. Mercedes-Benz, on the other hand, thinks you need to smell better, and U.K. traffic officials want to scan your tires. The 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 is out, but it won't be...
The current MkVI Volkswagen Golf has only been on sale for a couple of years but development on the next-generation of the popular compact is already in its deep stages. These latest spy shots show a prototype of the new 'MkVII' Golf, revealing it will feature a wider stance than the current model but will also sit much lower. The reason behind...
Audi is making it easier for smartphone users and owners of other portable devices with wireless capability by launching a whole new range of mobile experiences, particularly for those in the U.S. The strategy began with the recent re-launch of the automaker’s U.S. based mobile website, m.audiusa.com, which now includes downloadable product...
Yes, this is not a joke. Mercedes-Benz has launched a new fragrance for men simply labeled Mercedes-Benz Perfume. The new fragrance was launched at the recent TFWA World Exhibition retail event held in Cannes, France and goes on sale in the first quarter of next year. The particular blend has been composed by renowned perfumer Olivier Cresp...
An undisguised version of the new 2012 Porsche 911 has been spotted in Germany just weeks after the latest ‘991’ generation car, in Carrera and Carrera S trim, made its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Look closely at these latest spy shots and you’ll notice the car seen here is wearing a unique front bumper with an...
Officials in the UK are currently investigating the benefits of new tire tread scanners built into the road and designed to detect illegal tread depths as vehicles pass over it. The technology, which relies on a series of high-speed cameras and leasers, was developed by German firm ProContour and costs about $67,000 a piece. The scanner can...
Looks like the 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor isn’t the only highlight of this week’s 2011 Texas State Fair. Toyota has rolled out a similar performance-themed pickup based on the Tacoma, which for now is only a concept but has already been confirmed for production. Described as a “pre-production” concept, which basically means...
The last we heard, Alfa Romeo was coming to the U.S. in late 2012 with a host of new models including a new Spider sports car, Giulia mid-size sedan, and a pair of SUVs. Earlier plans for an Alfa Romeo rear-wheel drive flagship to be jointly developed with Maserati and based on Chrysler 300 underpinnings were apparently shelved by Chrysler-Fiat...
GM has announced plans to launch the industry’s first front center airbag, designed to help protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle. The tubular airbag is also designed to provide restraint when the driver is the only front occupant, and...
The BMW 5-Series is still quite new, having just received its M5 variant this summer. Today, the ActiveHybrid 5 joins the ranks, though it won't be available for purchase until March 2012. Based on the 535i, the ActiveHybrid 5 marks the third production hybrid from BMW, though it will be one of only two on sale (the other being the ActiveHybrid 7)...
The crew at Hyundai have put their heads together with ARK Performance for the upcoming 2011 Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) show, and this is what resulted: a rally-bred 210-horsepower 2012 Veloster with a boatload of upgrades and a funky paintjob. For those that think rally cars require all-wheel drive, we can confirm that...
Ferrari's idea of what makes a supercar has changed dramatically over the years, with the two cars in this video at the polar extremes: the raw, race-ready F40 and the refined, grand-touring 599 GTB. Despite Ferrari calling this a "fictional" race, it looks to have very much occurred in real life--and it is excellent. From the sounds to the...
Racing drivers, for all their other talents and skills, are often a rather dramatic bunch. Sometimes, that drama extends throughout their personal lives, as has been the case with Al Unser Jr. The latest of his escapades involves street racing his Suburban while allegedly intoxicated. Unser Jr. has had problems with alcohol for years, as...
Due in late 2012, or thereabouts, the next generation of the BMW 3-Series is being hotly anticipated, both in M Division trim and in its more ordinary guises. The latest details out of Germany give us some idea of what to expect, and it includes four-cylinders and hybrids. Yes, hybrids. According to the German-language site Auto Bild, the 2013...
