At the recent 2011 Shanghai Auto Show Volvo took the wraps off a new concept car dubbed the Concept Universe, which was initially designed to preview a new luxury flagship sedan envisioned by the Swedish automaker for the Chinese market. There have also been rumblings that the design could preview the replacement for the current S80, which was...
Remember the ridiculous Dartz Prombron? That oversized Russian luxury SUV that offered customers such outlandish options as whale penis trim for its seats? Now the company behind it has released another model, this one going by the name of Iron.Diamond or L4P Ladies Only. The strange name, as you’d have probably guessed, is due to the...
Going truly fast in an American sports car means one thing these days: the Corvette. There are muscle cars that aspire to its speed, and a few that come close, but none are the Corvette's equal. That gap is set to widen just a bit for 2012 with a new set of upgrades. The improvements focus on increasing on-track performance and on-road comfort...
The Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 was known long before it was officially released, though you can't really blame the enthusiasts for their eagerness to learn about it. It is, after all, one of Porsche's best cars, brought it closer to the 4.0-liter race car by using some of its parts and some from the GT2 RS. It gets its power through stronger...
With the introduction of its 458 Italia supercar, Ferrari made a significant design change where most of the driver’s controls were clustered on or around the steering wheel. This is akin to Formula 1, where a myriad of controls located on the steering wheel control nearly all of the functions of the car. In the real world, and to the...
The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (also known as the Alfa Romeo TZ or Tubolare Zagato) was a small sports car manufactured by Alfa Romeo from 1963 to 1967. It was originally built in just two generations but back in 2009 legendary Italian design house Zagato started the ‘TZ3 Program’ to celebrate the centenary of Alfa Romeo in 2010. Last year...
We’ve known about it for months but finally the first official images and details for the new 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 have landed, and we’re the first to admit that we're all completely stoked. The GT3 RS line of cars are often described as the most sporting of the 911 models but in the case of the new 911 GT3 RS 4.0, virtually...
Jaguar’s current lineup in the U.S. is only offered with a range of V-8 engines, all displacing 5.0-liters and some coming in supercharged form. Outputs range from 385 horsepower in the base, naturally aspirated unit, and go up all the way to 510 horsepower in the range-topping ‘R’ variant of the engine. This leaves plenty of...
Rolls-Royce is the latest automaker to launch a downloadable app for Apple’s range of mobile devices, offering it for users of the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The app allows clients and Rolls-Royce enthusiasts to create highly bespoke virtual Phantom models, including the ability to apply unique color and interior trim combinations...
I really wanted to go back to Japan for this week's Guilty Pleasure, preferably a Mitsubishi product (say, the Diamante station wagon). After the Simca-derived Plymouth Turismo Duster last week, I couldn't resist going with another Chrysler captive import for our Japanese excursion. What do you get when you slap tape stripes and Plymouth badges on...
Continuing our string of video walkarounds from the 2011 New York Auto Show, we have the 2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet. Call it funky, call it fun--either way, it's unique on the market right now, and offers a lot more than you might expect. The interior, for instance is very upscale, more in line with Infiniti's hallmarks than Nissan's. The...
Today seems to be a good day for the sounds of engines. What we have below is a video from FT86Club that purports to contain the sound of the engine that will power the FT-86/FR-S/Subieyota coupe when it finally reaches production. The 200-horsepower, 2.0-liter direct-injection boxer four-cylinder engine is expected to come from Subaru, so it...
EVO writer Chris Harris was recently given the chance to fling a F10 BMW M5 around icy and snowy roads in Sweden, and he captured the antics on video. The car he drove isn't a finished production version, but Harris has words of praise for the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 that makes around 560 horsepower as well as the "M" driving mode of the...
If you're a Volvo fan, you're a dedicated one, because aside from the aging C30 and new S60 (a great sedan) there's been little to love of late--and just when you thought you'd have a halo sedan to trot out to your doubting friends, Volvo goes and pulls the rug out from under you. The Concept Universe, shown at the Shanghai auto show this year...
We brought you all the hottest news from the New York Auto Show last week, and while we were there, High Gear Media's own John Voelcker pulled Bentley's Alasdair Stewart, board member for global sales and marketing, aside for a detailed walkthrough of the new Continental GT. The quick video gives us a good look at the car itself, while Steward...
At the recent 2011 Shanghai Auto Show Volvo took the wraps off a new concept car dubbed the Concept Universe, which was initially designed to preview a new luxury flagship sedan envisioned by the Swedish automaker for the Chinese market. There have also been rumblings that the design could preview the replacement for the current S80, which was...
Remember the ridiculous Dartz Prombron? That oversized Russian luxury SUV that offered customers such outlandish options as whale penis trim for its seats? Now the company behind it has released another model, this one going by the name of Iron.Diamond or L4P Ladies Only. The strange name, as you’d have probably guessed, is due to the...
Going truly fast in an American sports car means one thing these days: the Corvette. There are muscle cars that aspire to its speed, and a few that come close, but none are the Corvette's equal. That gap is set to widen just a bit for 2012 with a new set of upgrades. The improvements focus on increasing on-track performance and on-road comfort...
The Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 was known long before it was officially released, though you can't really blame the enthusiasts for their eagerness to learn about it. It is, after all, one of Porsche's best cars, brought it closer to the 4.0-liter race car by using some of its parts and some from the GT2 RS. It gets its power through stronger...
With the introduction of its 458 Italia supercar, Ferrari made a significant design change where most of the driver’s controls were clustered on or around the steering wheel. This is akin to Formula 1, where a myriad of controls located on the steering wheel control nearly all of the functions of the car. In the real world, and to the...
The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (also known as the Alfa Romeo TZ or Tubolare Zagato) was a small sports car manufactured by Alfa Romeo from 1963 to 1967. It was originally built in just two generations but back in 2009 legendary Italian design house Zagato started the ‘TZ3 Program’ to celebrate the centenary of Alfa Romeo in 2010. Last year...
We’ve known about it for months but finally the first official images and details for the new 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 have landed, and we’re the first to admit that we're all completely stoked. The GT3 RS line of cars are often described as the most sporting of the 911 models but in the case of the new 911 GT3 RS 4.0, virtually...
Jaguar’s current lineup in the U.S. is only offered with a range of V-8 engines, all displacing 5.0-liters and some coming in supercharged form. Outputs range from 385 horsepower in the base, naturally aspirated unit, and go up all the way to 510 horsepower in the range-topping ‘R’ variant of the engine. This leaves plenty of...
Rolls-Royce is the latest automaker to launch a downloadable app for Apple’s range of mobile devices, offering it for users of the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The app allows clients and Rolls-Royce enthusiasts to create highly bespoke virtual Phantom models, including the ability to apply unique color and interior trim combinations...
I really wanted to go back to Japan for this week's Guilty Pleasure, preferably a Mitsubishi product (say, the Diamante station wagon). After the Simca-derived Plymouth Turismo Duster last week, I couldn't resist going with another Chrysler captive import for our Japanese excursion. What do you get when you slap tape stripes and Plymouth badges on...
Continuing our string of video walkarounds from the 2011 New York Auto Show, we have the 2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet. Call it funky, call it fun--either way, it's unique on the market right now, and offers a lot more than you might expect. The interior, for instance is very upscale, more in line with Infiniti's hallmarks than Nissan's. The...
Today seems to be a good day for the sounds of engines. What we have below is a video from FT86Club that purports to contain the sound of the engine that will power the FT-86/FR-S/Subieyota coupe when it finally reaches production. The 200-horsepower, 2.0-liter direct-injection boxer four-cylinder engine is expected to come from Subaru, so it...
EVO writer Chris Harris was recently given the chance to fling a F10 BMW M5 around icy and snowy roads in Sweden, and he captured the antics on video. The car he drove isn't a finished production version, but Harris has words of praise for the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 that makes around 560 horsepower as well as the "M" driving mode of the...
If you're a Volvo fan, you're a dedicated one, because aside from the aging C30 and new S60 (a great sedan) there's been little to love of late--and just when you thought you'd have a halo sedan to trot out to your doubting friends, Volvo goes and pulls the rug out from under you. The Concept Universe, shown at the Shanghai auto show this year...
We brought you all the hottest news from the New York Auto Show last week, and while we were there, High Gear Media's own John Voelcker pulled Bentley's Alasdair Stewart, board member for global sales and marketing, aside for a detailed walkthrough of the new Continental GT. The quick video gives us a good look at the car itself, while Steward...
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