Turning heads and changing minds has not been Buick's strong suit until recently, but with cars like the LaCrosse and Regal on the road, credibility as a legitimate option for those not yet part of the golf-and-managed-care-facility set is growing. The newest concept from the company may push Buick even farther toward the limelight: a plug-in...
A cryptic and somewhat oddball release from Chrysler today reveals that testing is underway for the next-gen Dodge Viper, due in late 2012. The subject of the test? Stability control. Sadly no details on the next-gen Viper, expected to bear a 2013 model-year tag, were released. Testing is currently taking place on a 2010 chassis. Tuning the system...
Lotus has some very ambitious plans--too ambitious some might say--to launch up to six new models between now and 2015, as well as start in-house development of its own powertrains. Remember, this is a company that currently builds only a trio of very niche sports cars. Lotus is the first to admit that it will need outside help to bring its new...
Infiniti is making the most of its sponsorship deal with Formula 1 team Red Bull Racing and its star driver Sebastian Vettel, having the current champ take a pair of its luxury models out for some race track antics ahead of this weekend’s 2011 Chinese GP in Shanghai. Fresh from his dominant win in last weekend’s Malaysian GP, the 23...
The AutoRAI is an auto show held annually in Holland and is typically present to a number of luxury car unveilings, wild tuner cars and the obligatory auto event babes, but at this year’s show, Fiat together with oil-giant Shell is showcasing something a little out of the ordinary. Thanks to some very skillful stunt drivers, as well as this...
The last we heard of Dutch-based industrial design group Ugur Sahin Design was the company was teaming up with U.S. tuner Mallett to develop a series of coachbuilt Chevrolet Corvette ‘Z03’ models. Since then Ugur Sahin Design has been working on several other projects, including the striking Soleil Anandi, also based on the Corvette...
Following on from the success of its previous ‘Explore’ app released for the Apple iPhone back in December, Aston Martin has now launched a new and updated version dubbed ‘Experience’ that comes with a few new touches. Unlike the Explore app, which was offered for free, the new Experience will cost you a small fee of $5.99...
It’s only been a couple of months since famous Ford tuner Roush took the wraps off its new Stage 1 and Stage 2 kits for the 2012 Ford Mustang range, but already the industrious guys at Roush have released the Stage 3 kit, otherwise known as the RS3 package. Designed for the 5.0-liter V-8 from the 2012 Ford Mustang GT, Roush’s RS3...
Many doubted Hyundai's ability to transition to a legitimate player in the luxury car arena when the Genesis Sedan was first announced. Some of them changed their minds when they say and drove the car. More minds will be chagning with the Equus, perhps all the moreso with an IIHS Top Safety Pick rating under its belt. Nestled in amongst other...
If a $285,000 Audi Q7 V-12 TDI doesn't quite make sense to you, you're not a Russian billionaire. Or at least that's the math when it comes to Audi's latest idea for exploiting the questionable tastes of the rich. Russia isn't the only market being targeted with the halo car concept. If you're in the United Arab Emirates, you'll have a shot at a...
So, yeah, the 2012 Chevy Sonic isn't exactly a tuner's main course. More like an hors d'ouevre. The Z-Spec accessories previewed here and on display at the 2011 New York Auto Show hope to change that. Odds are they won't, however, with the first two things touted in the announcement being "Color Out" accent packages and 40-mpg highway ratings. Not...
It looks like Porsche's uber-GT3, the RS 4.0, may in fact be real, and it may have gotten an early and unofficial reveal through a leaked option sheet via an enthusiast forum. We can't verify the sheet's authenticity, but it certainly looks legit. It also reads like a GT3 RS shopper's wish list--aside from the price. Starting at 149,990 euros, or...
The Viper is be dead for now, but it's living on in the hands of racers, and proof came again this week with Kuno Wittmer piloting the SRT10 ACR version of the car to a 1:59.995 lap record at Miller Motorsports Park. The lap was turned on the 3.048-mile Outer Course configuration, equating to an average speed of more than 91 mph. It's the first...
The Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel powered into the Geneva Motor Show this year, but only for Europe and other non-U.S. markets. The 241 horsepower, 406 pound-foot V-6 turbodiesel mill was a tantalizing prospect, but now the U.S. may just get it too, and by 2013. That's not exactly lightning quick, and the news isn't exactly surprising, but the latest...
Dutch IndyCar and GT racer Junior Strous recently hit up the track at Spa Francorchamps, producing a blistering time and this exquisite video. Strous claims it's a record for the track, but given the modifications to the M3 and the non-race conditions, it's not clear which record he set. Whatever the history-book status, however, it's a brilliant...
Turning heads and changing minds has not been Buick's strong suit until recently, but with cars like the LaCrosse and Regal on the road, credibility as a legitimate option for those not yet part of the golf-and-managed-care-facility set is growing. The newest concept from the company may push Buick even farther toward the limelight: a plug-in...
A cryptic and somewhat oddball release from Chrysler today reveals that testing is underway for the next-gen Dodge Viper, due in late 2012. The subject of the test? Stability control. Sadly no details on the next-gen Viper, expected to bear a 2013 model-year tag, were released. Testing is currently taking place on a 2010 chassis. Tuning the system...
Lotus has some very ambitious plans--too ambitious some might say--to launch up to six new models between now and 2015, as well as start in-house development of its own powertrains. Remember, this is a company that currently builds only a trio of very niche sports cars. Lotus is the first to admit that it will need outside help to bring its new...
Infiniti is making the most of its sponsorship deal with Formula 1 team Red Bull Racing and its star driver Sebastian Vettel, having the current champ take a pair of its luxury models out for some race track antics ahead of this weekend’s 2011 Chinese GP in Shanghai. Fresh from his dominant win in last weekend’s Malaysian GP, the 23...
The AutoRAI is an auto show held annually in Holland and is typically present to a number of luxury car unveilings, wild tuner cars and the obligatory auto event babes, but at this year’s show, Fiat together with oil-giant Shell is showcasing something a little out of the ordinary. Thanks to some very skillful stunt drivers, as well as this...
The last we heard of Dutch-based industrial design group Ugur Sahin Design was the company was teaming up with U.S. tuner Mallett to develop a series of coachbuilt Chevrolet Corvette ‘Z03’ models. Since then Ugur Sahin Design has been working on several other projects, including the striking Soleil Anandi, also based on the Corvette...
Following on from the success of its previous ‘Explore’ app released for the Apple iPhone back in December, Aston Martin has now launched a new and updated version dubbed ‘Experience’ that comes with a few new touches. Unlike the Explore app, which was offered for free, the new Experience will cost you a small fee of $5.99...
It’s only been a couple of months since famous Ford tuner Roush took the wraps off its new Stage 1 and Stage 2 kits for the 2012 Ford Mustang range, but already the industrious guys at Roush have released the Stage 3 kit, otherwise known as the RS3 package. Designed for the 5.0-liter V-8 from the 2012 Ford Mustang GT, Roush’s RS3...
Many doubted Hyundai's ability to transition to a legitimate player in the luxury car arena when the Genesis Sedan was first announced. Some of them changed their minds when they say and drove the car. More minds will be chagning with the Equus, perhps all the moreso with an IIHS Top Safety Pick rating under its belt. Nestled in amongst other...
If a $285,000 Audi Q7 V-12 TDI doesn't quite make sense to you, you're not a Russian billionaire. Or at least that's the math when it comes to Audi's latest idea for exploiting the questionable tastes of the rich. Russia isn't the only market being targeted with the halo car concept. If you're in the United Arab Emirates, you'll have a shot at a...
So, yeah, the 2012 Chevy Sonic isn't exactly a tuner's main course. More like an hors d'ouevre. The Z-Spec accessories previewed here and on display at the 2011 New York Auto Show hope to change that. Odds are they won't, however, with the first two things touted in the announcement being "Color Out" accent packages and 40-mpg highway ratings. Not...
It looks like Porsche's uber-GT3, the RS 4.0, may in fact be real, and it may have gotten an early and unofficial reveal through a leaked option sheet via an enthusiast forum. We can't verify the sheet's authenticity, but it certainly looks legit. It also reads like a GT3 RS shopper's wish list--aside from the price. Starting at 149,990 euros, or...
The Viper is be dead for now, but it's living on in the hands of racers, and proof came again this week with Kuno Wittmer piloting the SRT10 ACR version of the car to a 1:59.995 lap record at Miller Motorsports Park. The lap was turned on the 3.048-mile Outer Course configuration, equating to an average speed of more than 91 mph. It's the first...
The Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel powered into the Geneva Motor Show this year, but only for Europe and other non-U.S. markets. The 241 horsepower, 406 pound-foot V-6 turbodiesel mill was a tantalizing prospect, but now the U.S. may just get it too, and by 2013. That's not exactly lightning quick, and the news isn't exactly surprising, but the latest...
Dutch IndyCar and GT racer Junior Strous recently hit up the track at Spa Francorchamps, producing a blistering time and this exquisite video. Strous claims it's a record for the track, but given the modifications to the M3 and the non-race conditions, it's not clear which record he set. Whatever the history-book status, however, it's a brilliant...
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