Can the skills you acquire hustling a car around a racetrack in the virtual world translate into the real world? That’s the question raised by GT Academy, a new series the debuted on Speed this week. The concept behind GT Academy isn't new, only the television show is. The idea originated in the UK back in 2008, and previous GT Academy...
When the District Court in Saab’s home region of Vanersborg denied the struggling auto maker bankruptcy protection from its creditors, most of us assumed it was the final chapter in Saab’s storied history. If the automaker’s home court couldn’t fathom a way to reorganize the automaker to profitability, it was highly...
Dodge could be planning an SRT8 Durango for 2013. [MotorAuthority] Trying to understand why J-Lo is hawking Fiat 500s? Find out why here. [TheCarConnection] (Likely) one of the last great barn finds: an alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. [MotorAuthority] Kia could be planning to build the GT Concept by 2013. [MotorAuthority] Who doesn't...
Finally, we have a Porsche 911 derivative with a fresh, original face. Unfortunately, that freshness doesn't come courtesy of a Porsche redesign--the 2012 911 front-end is pretty much a doppelganger of the 2011 911--it comes from a team of South American artists. Ordinarily when we report on art cars, they're coming from a different German badge...
Ability and feasibility aren't always harmonious. The former is usually in greater supply than the latter; denial and enabling fill the void. Final words before epic fail often go, “I’d be a fool not to do this,” “What could possibly go wrong?” or the two most potentially painful words on the subject, “Trust...
Specialty car manufacturer Maxximus is in the process of building a $1,000,000 super sports car that runs on liquid natural gas (LNG), something we’ve usually seen on fleet vehicles. You read correctly – $1 million. Dubbed the Prodigy, it builds off the design of the LNG 2000 prototype model and would be the world’s first...
A Santa Monica, California barn find may be the last of the truly great missing classic car discoveries: the only one of the 29 alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL gullwing coupes not already accounted for. Chassis number 21 was discovered at the original owner's garage through Rudi Koniczek, owner of restoration shop Rudi and Company and...
Like many concept cars in recent years, the Kia GT Concept was built not with any specific production intent in mind, but with the possibility always present in the background. It's being pushed to the foreground now, however, thanks to its very positive reception at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Autocar reports that Kia's European boss Paul...
Today's video game moment of Zen is brought to you by none other than the game that jeopardized so many of our early educational careers: Pole Position. This Namco arcade classic features "realistic" explosions, stunning 8-bit graphics, and sound effects that shaped a generation. Modern driving sims like Gran Turismo 5, Forza Motorsport, and Need...
Luxury, hybrids, and SUVs: so far no on has hit just the right mix of these three, and it shows in their survival rates. Like the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class drops the ML 450 Hybrid this year, BMW has decided to ditch the ActiveHybrid X6. That's not all the ML 450 Hybrid and ActiveHybrid X6 have in common: they both used the jointly-developed GM...
After severely crushing his ankle trying to land a 720-degree trick he calls the "toilet paper roll," Travis Pastrana may be looking for a safer form of motorsport. Today, the motorcycle stuntman turned rally-racer said he'll be focusing on his NASCAR program with Michael Waltrip once he recovers from his injuries. Pastrana's injury required...
When it made its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2009, many were critical of the Porsche Panamera's looks. It continues to have its detractors, but most have come to realize just how impressive the Panamera is in terms of performance, luxury, and utility. Soon, Porsche's only sedan will be getting a mid-cycle update, and these are the first spy...
Coming to America, it's not. Or maybe it is. Perhaps in three years. No, we're not talking about a remake of the Eddie Murphy '80s movie classic or a cover of one of Neil Diamond's cheesiest songs. We refer, of course, to the Audi Q3 crossover, as the headline implies. Although small crossovers sell well in this country, luxury compact crossovers...
Can the skills you acquire hustling a car around a racetrack in the virtual world translate into the real world? That’s the question raised by GT Academy, a new series the debuted on Speed this week. The concept behind GT Academy isn't new, only the television show is. The idea originated in the UK back in 2008, and previous GT Academy...
When the District Court in Saab’s home region of Vanersborg denied the struggling auto maker bankruptcy protection from its creditors, most of us assumed it was the final chapter in Saab’s storied history. If the automaker’s home court couldn’t fathom a way to reorganize the automaker to profitability, it was highly...
Dodge could be planning an SRT8 Durango for 2013. [MotorAuthority] Trying to understand why J-Lo is hawking Fiat 500s? Find out why here. [TheCarConnection] (Likely) one of the last great barn finds: an alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. [MotorAuthority] Kia could be planning to build the GT Concept by 2013. [MotorAuthority] Who doesn't...
Finally, we have a Porsche 911 derivative with a fresh, original face. Unfortunately, that freshness doesn't come courtesy of a Porsche redesign--the 2012 911 front-end is pretty much a doppelganger of the 2011 911--it comes from a team of South American artists. Ordinarily when we report on art cars, they're coming from a different German badge...
Ability and feasibility aren't always harmonious. The former is usually in greater supply than the latter; denial and enabling fill the void. Final words before epic fail often go, “I’d be a fool not to do this,” “What could possibly go wrong?” or the two most potentially painful words on the subject, “Trust...
Specialty car manufacturer Maxximus is in the process of building a $1,000,000 super sports car that runs on liquid natural gas (LNG), something we’ve usually seen on fleet vehicles. You read correctly – $1 million. Dubbed the Prodigy, it builds off the design of the LNG 2000 prototype model and would be the world’s first...
A Santa Monica, California barn find may be the last of the truly great missing classic car discoveries: the only one of the 29 alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL gullwing coupes not already accounted for. Chassis number 21 was discovered at the original owner's garage through Rudi Koniczek, owner of restoration shop Rudi and Company and...
Like many concept cars in recent years, the Kia GT Concept was built not with any specific production intent in mind, but with the possibility always present in the background. It's being pushed to the foreground now, however, thanks to its very positive reception at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Autocar reports that Kia's European boss Paul...
Today's video game moment of Zen is brought to you by none other than the game that jeopardized so many of our early educational careers: Pole Position. This Namco arcade classic features "realistic" explosions, stunning 8-bit graphics, and sound effects that shaped a generation. Modern driving sims like Gran Turismo 5, Forza Motorsport, and Need...
Luxury, hybrids, and SUVs: so far no on has hit just the right mix of these three, and it shows in their survival rates. Like the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class drops the ML 450 Hybrid this year, BMW has decided to ditch the ActiveHybrid X6. That's not all the ML 450 Hybrid and ActiveHybrid X6 have in common: they both used the jointly-developed GM...
After severely crushing his ankle trying to land a 720-degree trick he calls the "toilet paper roll," Travis Pastrana may be looking for a safer form of motorsport. Today, the motorcycle stuntman turned rally-racer said he'll be focusing on his NASCAR program with Michael Waltrip once he recovers from his injuries. Pastrana's injury required...
When it made its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2009, many were critical of the Porsche Panamera's looks. It continues to have its detractors, but most have come to realize just how impressive the Panamera is in terms of performance, luxury, and utility. Soon, Porsche's only sedan will be getting a mid-cycle update, and these are the first spy...
Coming to America, it's not. Or maybe it is. Perhaps in three years. No, we're not talking about a remake of the Eddie Murphy '80s movie classic or a cover of one of Neil Diamond's cheesiest songs. We refer, of course, to the Audi Q3 crossover, as the headline implies. Although small crossovers sell well in this country, luxury compact crossovers...
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