Since the newly-redesigned MINI Cooper hit the U.K. market in the summer of 2001, over 333,000 buyers in Britain have bought one of BMW's retro-classics. Owners have racked up 15 billion miles on roads throughout the U.K., which is enough to circle the earth 600,000 times. Or go out into space. Space, then, is the theme for MINI’s tenth...
One of the Hyundai Equus' prime marketing points (though the car would sell itself without it, in our estimation) is going away: the free iPad owner's manual will no longer be included with the car, according to a report. Ads for the Equus have touted the free iPad with installed interactive Equus owner's manual app pretty heavily, but starting...
Bentley chief Duerheimer is talking about the future of powertrains for the company, and it could include diesels, hybrids. [MotorAuthority] The Audi Urban Concept gets a preview video. [MotorAuthority] We're not going to run out of lithium for electric car batteries anytime soon, say researchers. [GreenCarReports] The 2013 Porsche Cayman is...
Classic Recreations is in the business of building Mustangs that look like the cars of yesteryear, but with modern underpinnings. The company, based in Oklahoma, has now taken the wraps off its latest project, a 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350CR replica. Starting with an original 1965 or 1966 Mustang Fastback as the donor, Classic Recreations modifies...
The Ferrari inspired theme park Ferrari World Abu Dhabi finally opened its doors to patrons last November but in case you haven’t had the chance to go yet, here’s a video tour of some of its best attractions. Located on Yas Island on the North East side of Abu Dhabi’s mainland, the theme park is the first of its kind though there...
The last we heard Bentley was ruling out the development of a diesel model, not because modern diesel engines weren’t refined enough but because demand for such models was low in key markets like the U.S. and Japan. That was when former boss Frank-Josef Paefgen was around. Since then Wolfgang Durheimer has taken over the show, and he’s...
Earlier this year Mercedes-Benz celebrated the 125th anniversary of when Carl Benz first registered his “vehicle with gas-engine drive” under patent number 37435 with the Berlin Patent Office, a day that would forever change the world. That was back in January, but for the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place next...
First we saw spy shots of it as it was being filmed in the heart of Berlin, Germany, then we saw some official sketches previewing it, now we have the first video footage of it ahead of its world debut next month at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. We are, of course, talking about the new 2011 Audi Urban Concept, a conceptualized preview of...
We first saw the new 2012 Hyundai Veloster back at the Detroit Auto Show in January, but the car is now finally ready for primetime and to whet your appetite here’s a boatload of new images. The biggest draw card for the Veloster is its funky quartet of doors. Hyundai calls it a three-door vehicle, but the Veloster has four doors in all...
Project Kahn’s previous RS300 package for the Range Rover Sport not luxurious enough for you? Well, perhaps you should take a look at the British firm's new Vesuvius kit for the luxury Land Rover and tell us you’re still not satisfied. The latest in a long line of modified Range Rovers from Project Kahn, the new Vesuvius package brings...
In just a month’s time Porsche is set to take the wraps off its brand new “991” series 911, but shortly after the automaker from Stuttgart will also introduce new-generations of the Boxster and its Cayman sibling. Like most models in Porsche’s lineup, the Boxster and Cayman are only due for some minor styling revisions, but...
The 2012 Fiat 500 is no stranger to the enthusiast. We've been waiting for it for years. But now that it's finally here, is it worth the wait? Mostly, yes. It's a stylish, fun-to-drive, efficient and modern little car--but it leaves a little to be desired as yet. Accordingly, MotorAuthority rates it 6 out of 10. Don't get us wrong. The 2012 Fiat...
If you're going to get into British cars, you might as well forget about those dime-a-dozen BMC/British Leyland products and dive into the bewildering labyrinth of Rootes Group marques and models... and once you've committed yourself to Rootes Group madness, skip right over the Sunbeams and even the Hillmans and start scouring every Craigslist...
Listen to some automakers, and you might think that conventional automatic transmissions are obsolete and inferior—and to be replaced by continuously variable (CVT) automatics or dual-clutch (DCT) gearboxes. This just in: not everyone is convinced they're better. According to Mazda, the good ol' hydraulic automatic—especially with a...
The 700-horsepower Raybestos GTO-R, based on a 1964 GTO, the original muscle car, is finally complete, with the team at Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle finishing the build off with classic styling touches married with modern power and equipment. To put the new car to the test before it's given away to a lucky fan, the team took the retro-mod racer to...
Since the newly-redesigned MINI Cooper hit the U.K. market in the summer of 2001, over 333,000 buyers in Britain have bought one of BMW's retro-classics. Owners have racked up 15 billion miles on roads throughout the U.K., which is enough to circle the earth 600,000 times. Or go out into space. Space, then, is the theme for MINI’s tenth...
One of the Hyundai Equus' prime marketing points (though the car would sell itself without it, in our estimation) is going away: the free iPad owner's manual will no longer be included with the car, according to a report. Ads for the Equus have touted the free iPad with installed interactive Equus owner's manual app pretty heavily, but starting...
Bentley chief Duerheimer is talking about the future of powertrains for the company, and it could include diesels, hybrids. [MotorAuthority] The Audi Urban Concept gets a preview video. [MotorAuthority] We're not going to run out of lithium for electric car batteries anytime soon, say researchers. [GreenCarReports] The 2013 Porsche Cayman is...
Classic Recreations is in the business of building Mustangs that look like the cars of yesteryear, but with modern underpinnings. The company, based in Oklahoma, has now taken the wraps off its latest project, a 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350CR replica. Starting with an original 1965 or 1966 Mustang Fastback as the donor, Classic Recreations modifies...
The Ferrari inspired theme park Ferrari World Abu Dhabi finally opened its doors to patrons last November but in case you haven’t had the chance to go yet, here’s a video tour of some of its best attractions. Located on Yas Island on the North East side of Abu Dhabi’s mainland, the theme park is the first of its kind though there...
The last we heard Bentley was ruling out the development of a diesel model, not because modern diesel engines weren’t refined enough but because demand for such models was low in key markets like the U.S. and Japan. That was when former boss Frank-Josef Paefgen was around. Since then Wolfgang Durheimer has taken over the show, and he’s...
Earlier this year Mercedes-Benz celebrated the 125th anniversary of when Carl Benz first registered his “vehicle with gas-engine drive” under patent number 37435 with the Berlin Patent Office, a day that would forever change the world. That was back in January, but for the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place next...
First we saw spy shots of it as it was being filmed in the heart of Berlin, Germany, then we saw some official sketches previewing it, now we have the first video footage of it ahead of its world debut next month at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. We are, of course, talking about the new 2011 Audi Urban Concept, a conceptualized preview of...
We first saw the new 2012 Hyundai Veloster back at the Detroit Auto Show in January, but the car is now finally ready for primetime and to whet your appetite here’s a boatload of new images. The biggest draw card for the Veloster is its funky quartet of doors. Hyundai calls it a three-door vehicle, but the Veloster has four doors in all...
Project Kahn’s previous RS300 package for the Range Rover Sport not luxurious enough for you? Well, perhaps you should take a look at the British firm's new Vesuvius kit for the luxury Land Rover and tell us you’re still not satisfied. The latest in a long line of modified Range Rovers from Project Kahn, the new Vesuvius package brings...
In just a month’s time Porsche is set to take the wraps off its brand new “991” series 911, but shortly after the automaker from Stuttgart will also introduce new-generations of the Boxster and its Cayman sibling. Like most models in Porsche’s lineup, the Boxster and Cayman are only due for some minor styling revisions, but...
The 2012 Fiat 500 is no stranger to the enthusiast. We've been waiting for it for years. But now that it's finally here, is it worth the wait? Mostly, yes. It's a stylish, fun-to-drive, efficient and modern little car--but it leaves a little to be desired as yet. Accordingly, MotorAuthority rates it 6 out of 10. Don't get us wrong. The 2012 Fiat...
If you're going to get into British cars, you might as well forget about those dime-a-dozen BMC/British Leyland products and dive into the bewildering labyrinth of Rootes Group marques and models... and once you've committed yourself to Rootes Group madness, skip right over the Sunbeams and even the Hillmans and start scouring every Craigslist...
Listen to some automakers, and you might think that conventional automatic transmissions are obsolete and inferior—and to be replaced by continuously variable (CVT) automatics or dual-clutch (DCT) gearboxes. This just in: not everyone is convinced they're better. According to Mazda, the good ol' hydraulic automatic—especially with a...
The 700-horsepower Raybestos GTO-R, based on a 1964 GTO, the original muscle car, is finally complete, with the team at Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle finishing the build off with classic styling touches married with modern power and equipment. To put the new car to the test before it's given away to a lucky fan, the team took the retro-mod racer to...
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