It’s hard to believe but one of Aston Martin’s most popular models, the Rapide luxury four-door coupe, is not actually manufactured by Aston Martin. Instead, production of the Rapide is handled by independent vehicle manufacturer Magna Steyr in Austria. The decision to outsource production of the Rapide to Magna Steyr was made because...
One of the biggest hurdles towards the mainstream acceptance of electric cars is the lengthy period of time, usually around six to eight hours, that it takes to top up their batteries. Compare this to filling up a gasoline or diesel powered car, where topping up a tank takes only a matter of minutes. However, imagine a world where you could...
Audi's Q3 has been a long time coming--we caught spy shots of it, learned it would be built in Spain by Seat, and even chased reports that it would eventually head to the U.S. Today, the smallest of Audi's crossovers, built on some of the same underpinnings as the Audi A3, entered production for Europe. To bring off the Q3's production at Seat's...
GM’s European division Opel has revealed its all new Astra GTC three-door sports hatch ahead of the car’s official world debut this September at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, and as we reported early last month this car could potentially be on sale in the U.S. badged as a Buick. In Europe it will go up against the likes of the...
After a spate of damage caused to more than 20 cars was reported this past weekend in the normally quiet Pinellas County, Florida, local police were able to apprehend the alleged perpetrator yesterday after following a trail of paint directly to his house. One of the cars was this BMW 7-Series, which was doused in paint. Others had their tires...
For 60 years, the Unimog (Universal-Motor-Gerat), has been terrifying young children (and some grown men)--and Mercedes-Benz is proud of that feat. So proud, in fact, that the special trucks unit of the luxury automaker has presented a design study in celebration of 60 years of big, frightening trucks. For those that are so used to seeing S- and...
Remember the awesome four-rotor Mazda 787B race car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 20 years ago and is now set to run the famous French circuit during a demonstration ahead of this weekend’s 24 hour race? Well, it turns out that the 787B’s appearance this weekend won't be the last time we get to see a rotary powered car with a...
The 2012 Volkswagen Beetle was undoubtedly one of the stars of the recent 2011 New York Auto Show but interested buyers will have to anxiously wait several more months as the cutesy coupe isn’t scheduled to go on sale until October. We can now confirm what sticker price the car will where when it finally hits the showroom floor, however...
As we reported earlier, Forza Motorsport 4 has had a major presence at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. In fact, just a few days ago we brought you a video demonstration filmed during the expo of some of the new features offered in the game that take advantage of Microsoft’s Kinect interactive controller...
Rolls-Royce owners are not exactly jumping at the idea of electric versions of their super-luxury rides, despite the popular appeal of the Phantom 102EX concept. The issue? Range. Introduced at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show, the Phantom 102EX replaces the original's 6.7-liter V-12 engine and 6-speed transmission with a lithium-ion battery pack...
Former New York Mets baseball star Lenny Dykstra was charged with dozens of felony counts today in relation to a luxury car theft ring. Drug charges were also levied. Dykstra is charged with three counts of grand theft auto, five counts of attempted grand theft auto, eight counts of filing false financial statements, plus four counts of identity...
Last week we heard talk of the further separation of Ford and Mazda, with the end of Mazda's U.S. production at the forefront. Today, Mazda has announced that the next mid-size sedan for the U.S. will be built in Japan. The car, of course, will be the follow-up to the Mazda6. It will likely preserve the name despite the change in production...
The latest promo ad for the Chevrolet Camaro features yet another tie-in with the Transformers franchise. Surprised? Neither are we. Interested? Of course. Chevy's involvement with the Transformers movie series has been nothing short of intensive, but we have a hard time arguing with sports cars that turn into seriously lethal, heavily armed...
There are Lamborghinis and then there are Lamborghinis. Many, if not most, are coddled their whole lives, living decadent lives of garage- and trailer-bound pampering, rarely, if ever, seeing the kind of use for which they're ostensibly built. This one, however, has gone well beyond the usual bounds of Lamborghini use. So far beyond, in fact, that...
The official unveiling of the 2012 1-Series Hatchback, still, unfortunately, not for U.S. consumption, took place last week. Now we have an image of the M Sport package for the car, showing a more aggressive styling package, and perhaps explaining these spy shots we published back in March. There's little in the way of details on the car as yet...
It’s hard to believe but one of Aston Martin’s most popular models, the Rapide luxury four-door coupe, is not actually manufactured by Aston Martin. Instead, production of the Rapide is handled by independent vehicle manufacturer Magna Steyr in Austria. The decision to outsource production of the Rapide to Magna Steyr was made because...
One of the biggest hurdles towards the mainstream acceptance of electric cars is the lengthy period of time, usually around six to eight hours, that it takes to top up their batteries. Compare this to filling up a gasoline or diesel powered car, where topping up a tank takes only a matter of minutes. However, imagine a world where you could...
Audi's Q3 has been a long time coming--we caught spy shots of it, learned it would be built in Spain by Seat, and even chased reports that it would eventually head to the U.S. Today, the smallest of Audi's crossovers, built on some of the same underpinnings as the Audi A3, entered production for Europe. To bring off the Q3's production at Seat's...
GM’s European division Opel has revealed its all new Astra GTC three-door sports hatch ahead of the car’s official world debut this September at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, and as we reported early last month this car could potentially be on sale in the U.S. badged as a Buick. In Europe it will go up against the likes of the...
After a spate of damage caused to more than 20 cars was reported this past weekend in the normally quiet Pinellas County, Florida, local police were able to apprehend the alleged perpetrator yesterday after following a trail of paint directly to his house. One of the cars was this BMW 7-Series, which was doused in paint. Others had their tires...
For 60 years, the Unimog (Universal-Motor-Gerat), has been terrifying young children (and some grown men)--and Mercedes-Benz is proud of that feat. So proud, in fact, that the special trucks unit of the luxury automaker has presented a design study in celebration of 60 years of big, frightening trucks. For those that are so used to seeing S- and...
Remember the awesome four-rotor Mazda 787B race car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 20 years ago and is now set to run the famous French circuit during a demonstration ahead of this weekend’s 24 hour race? Well, it turns out that the 787B’s appearance this weekend won't be the last time we get to see a rotary powered car with a...
The 2012 Volkswagen Beetle was undoubtedly one of the stars of the recent 2011 New York Auto Show but interested buyers will have to anxiously wait several more months as the cutesy coupe isn’t scheduled to go on sale until October. We can now confirm what sticker price the car will where when it finally hits the showroom floor, however...
As we reported earlier, Forza Motorsport 4 has had a major presence at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. In fact, just a few days ago we brought you a video demonstration filmed during the expo of some of the new features offered in the game that take advantage of Microsoft’s Kinect interactive controller...
Rolls-Royce owners are not exactly jumping at the idea of electric versions of their super-luxury rides, despite the popular appeal of the Phantom 102EX concept. The issue? Range. Introduced at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show, the Phantom 102EX replaces the original's 6.7-liter V-12 engine and 6-speed transmission with a lithium-ion battery pack...
Former New York Mets baseball star Lenny Dykstra was charged with dozens of felony counts today in relation to a luxury car theft ring. Drug charges were also levied. Dykstra is charged with three counts of grand theft auto, five counts of attempted grand theft auto, eight counts of filing false financial statements, plus four counts of identity...
Last week we heard talk of the further separation of Ford and Mazda, with the end of Mazda's U.S. production at the forefront. Today, Mazda has announced that the next mid-size sedan for the U.S. will be built in Japan. The car, of course, will be the follow-up to the Mazda6. It will likely preserve the name despite the change in production...
The latest promo ad for the Chevrolet Camaro features yet another tie-in with the Transformers franchise. Surprised? Neither are we. Interested? Of course. Chevy's involvement with the Transformers movie series has been nothing short of intensive, but we have a hard time arguing with sports cars that turn into seriously lethal, heavily armed...
There are Lamborghinis and then there are Lamborghinis. Many, if not most, are coddled their whole lives, living decadent lives of garage- and trailer-bound pampering, rarely, if ever, seeing the kind of use for which they're ostensibly built. This one, however, has gone well beyond the usual bounds of Lamborghini use. So far beyond, in fact, that...
The official unveiling of the 2012 1-Series Hatchback, still, unfortunately, not for U.S. consumption, took place last week. Now we have an image of the M Sport package for the car, showing a more aggressive styling package, and perhaps explaining these spy shots we published back in March. There's little in the way of details on the car as yet...
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