Over the past 12 months or so Volkswagen has unveiled three all-electric taxi concept vehicles based around its Up small car platform. These included the previous Berlin and Milano Taxi concepts, and now this new London Taxi. While the cars themselves are nothing to rave about, the possibility that they could be entering production and heading to...
Audi broke its annual vehicle sales record in the U.S. earlier this week when it recorded its 93,507th transaction of 2010. The sale eclipsed the old U.S. record of 93,506 vehicles sold in 2007 and Audi execs are now confident that the 100,000 mark can be reached before the year is out. However, unlike its rivals, the U.S. isn't Audi's biggest...
One-make racing competitions are quickly gaining in popularity among the luxury automakers, with Ferrari’s upcoming Trofeo Pirelli series and Lamborghini’s Super Trofeo drawing plenty of attention--and sponsorship dollars. Aston Martin’s one-make GT4 Challenge also had plenty of highlights last year, with the series proving so...
Bugatti’s production run of 300 Veyrons is quickly approaching its finale so you’d better get your order in real quick or you may miss out. All jokes aside, production of the Veyron is almost at its end but to keep things interesting--for both fans and serious buyers alike--Bugatti has launched a new online configurator for its...
BMW released an updated version of the 1-Series compact in late 2008 but ever since then suspicious prototypes of a new car with similar proportions and signature BMW styling have been captured running around the south of Germany. Previously, we had only seen early development test-mules but the latest shots reveal full prototypes for the...
The current-generation Acura RL has been on the market since late 2004 and since then has only undergone one major facelift to keep it looking fresh amongst a sea of strong competitors. In 2011 that same car is soldiering on, receiving only minor updates to keep it ticking until a replacement arrives--if at all. The 2011 Acura RL makes do with a...
Always wanted a modified car but scared of voiding your new car’s warranty? What about dealing with the frustration of having to drive at legal speeds with the constant temptation of a fully blown Roush performance V-8 beckoning you to drop the hammer at every set of lights? If all this sounds too much for you, then the new Sport Mustang...
Since the very beginning of GM’s reinvention of the electric car, we’ve known that the automaker would eventually launch a whole range of vehicles based around its common ‘Voltec’ range-extended electric drivetrain. The first car, of course, being the new 2011 Chevrolet Volt, which is on its way to dealerships all across...
The next couple of years will see an onslaught of new Mercedes-Benz models launched, with the recently revealed SLS AMG and CLS-Class, plus brand new versions of the A- and B-Class, SLK and ML, as well as a brand new C-Class Coupe all in the pipeline. One of the most exciting prospects for the next couple of years at Mercedes is the launch of a...
Ariel's Atom open-bodied, tube-frame roadster is well known as the face-stretching fun-maker beloved of track-addicts everywhere. Now, the car can be for more than just fun: it can be for real, wheel-to-wheel racing, thanks to a Spec Racer Atom series announced today. If you have $210 per weekend and the budget for a purpose-built TMI AutoTech...
The Fast & Furious franchise isn't dead yet, folks. Fast & Furious 5, or Fast Five, just wrapped production and got a Web introduction courtesy of the movie's star, Vin Diesel. The movie features a familiar plot line: "professional" runners/car studs Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Conner, played by Diesel and Paul Walker, evade bad guys, do...
The designer behind the forward-looking 2007 Concept CS and the current BMW 7-Series, Karim Habib, is returning to BMW after leaving last year to work at Mercedes-Benz. He replaces the previous head of exterior design at BMW, Anders Warming. Habib's first tenure at BMW saw him working closely with then-head of design Chris Bangle. Habib definitely...
You'd expect to see cars like the (impractical, pricey) Smart ForTwo or the (bloated, thirsty) Subaru Tribeca on a list of 2010's worst-selling list. You might not expect to see the Porsche Cayman on that list, but there it sits, according to Forbes. The Cayman, for all its mid-engined performance and glorious proportion, is down 31 percent...
Whoa, wait, what? A $225,000 2011 Chevrolet Volt? It's true: the first production example of the extended-range EV was up for auction to benefit charity, and it managed to go for the princely sum at the close of bidding today. While that's a nice gesture, we'd rather have a Ferrari. That's a mighty leap, from a...
With Sergio Marchionne and Fiat now running the show, Chrysler and its sub-brands are rapidly working to reinvent their images. The latest in the litany of leaked plans? New slogans for Dodge and Chrysler. At least, the slogans purport to be the real deal. They're certainly just humorous enough to be serious. Without further ado: Dodge's new...
Over the past 12 months or so Volkswagen has unveiled three all-electric taxi concept vehicles based around its Up small car platform. These included the previous Berlin and Milano Taxi concepts, and now this new London Taxi. While the cars themselves are nothing to rave about, the possibility that they could be entering production and heading to...
Audi broke its annual vehicle sales record in the U.S. earlier this week when it recorded its 93,507th transaction of 2010. The sale eclipsed the old U.S. record of 93,506 vehicles sold in 2007 and Audi execs are now confident that the 100,000 mark can be reached before the year is out. However, unlike its rivals, the U.S. isn't Audi's biggest...
One-make racing competitions are quickly gaining in popularity among the luxury automakers, with Ferrari’s upcoming Trofeo Pirelli series and Lamborghini’s Super Trofeo drawing plenty of attention--and sponsorship dollars. Aston Martin’s one-make GT4 Challenge also had plenty of highlights last year, with the series proving so...
Bugatti’s production run of 300 Veyrons is quickly approaching its finale so you’d better get your order in real quick or you may miss out. All jokes aside, production of the Veyron is almost at its end but to keep things interesting--for both fans and serious buyers alike--Bugatti has launched a new online configurator for its...
BMW released an updated version of the 1-Series compact in late 2008 but ever since then suspicious prototypes of a new car with similar proportions and signature BMW styling have been captured running around the south of Germany. Previously, we had only seen early development test-mules but the latest shots reveal full prototypes for the...
The current-generation Acura RL has been on the market since late 2004 and since then has only undergone one major facelift to keep it looking fresh amongst a sea of strong competitors. In 2011 that same car is soldiering on, receiving only minor updates to keep it ticking until a replacement arrives--if at all. The 2011 Acura RL makes do with a...
Always wanted a modified car but scared of voiding your new car’s warranty? What about dealing with the frustration of having to drive at legal speeds with the constant temptation of a fully blown Roush performance V-8 beckoning you to drop the hammer at every set of lights? If all this sounds too much for you, then the new Sport Mustang...
Since the very beginning of GM’s reinvention of the electric car, we’ve known that the automaker would eventually launch a whole range of vehicles based around its common ‘Voltec’ range-extended electric drivetrain. The first car, of course, being the new 2011 Chevrolet Volt, which is on its way to dealerships all across...
The next couple of years will see an onslaught of new Mercedes-Benz models launched, with the recently revealed SLS AMG and CLS-Class, plus brand new versions of the A- and B-Class, SLK and ML, as well as a brand new C-Class Coupe all in the pipeline. One of the most exciting prospects for the next couple of years at Mercedes is the launch of a...
Ariel's Atom open-bodied, tube-frame roadster is well known as the face-stretching fun-maker beloved of track-addicts everywhere. Now, the car can be for more than just fun: it can be for real, wheel-to-wheel racing, thanks to a Spec Racer Atom series announced today. If you have $210 per weekend and the budget for a purpose-built TMI AutoTech...
The Fast & Furious franchise isn't dead yet, folks. Fast & Furious 5, or Fast Five, just wrapped production and got a Web introduction courtesy of the movie's star, Vin Diesel. The movie features a familiar plot line: "professional" runners/car studs Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Conner, played by Diesel and Paul Walker, evade bad guys, do...
The designer behind the forward-looking 2007 Concept CS and the current BMW 7-Series, Karim Habib, is returning to BMW after leaving last year to work at Mercedes-Benz. He replaces the previous head of exterior design at BMW, Anders Warming. Habib's first tenure at BMW saw him working closely with then-head of design Chris Bangle. Habib definitely...
You'd expect to see cars like the (impractical, pricey) Smart ForTwo or the (bloated, thirsty) Subaru Tribeca on a list of 2010's worst-selling list. You might not expect to see the Porsche Cayman on that list, but there it sits, according to Forbes. The Cayman, for all its mid-engined performance and glorious proportion, is down 31 percent...
Whoa, wait, what? A $225,000 2011 Chevrolet Volt? It's true: the first production example of the extended-range EV was up for auction to benefit charity, and it managed to go for the princely sum at the close of bidding today. While that's a nice gesture, we'd rather have a Ferrari. That's a mighty leap, from a...
With Sergio Marchionne and Fiat now running the show, Chrysler and its sub-brands are rapidly working to reinvent their images. The latest in the litany of leaked plans? New slogans for Dodge and Chrysler. At least, the slogans purport to be the real deal. They're certainly just humorous enough to be serious. Without further ado: Dodge's new...
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