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Kia Looking To Offer A Sporty Roadster, Won’t Be The First Time
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One of the rising stars of the automotive industry has got to be Kia. The Korean automaker’s beautiful designs combined with good powertrains and affordable pricing has got the attention of many customers and hence their sales numbers are continually climbing. While their current line-up has sedans, hatchbacks, SUVs, crossovers and even a sporty little…
Kia Optima Hybrid Prices Revealed, Starts At $26,500
South Korean car firm Kia has been enjoying a lot of praise given to the styling of their new cars, especially the Optima sedan. Now the Optima Hybrid version is about to hit the market and we have learned it’s prices will start at $26,500. That’s not all, because that price-tag does not include the…
Porsche Moving U.S. Headquarters to Old Ford Facility, Will Build On-Site Track
German sportscar giant Porsche is looking to move its U.S. headquarters from a suburb of Atlanta, to an ex-Ford facility that used to manufacture the old Taurus, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The old plant, which is located near the Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport, has been leveled and cleaned of any environmental hazards. Porsche is…
Lexus IS-F to Compete in European Superstars International Series
For a luxury brand to be taken seriously nowadays it is a must to go racing with its most potent family car. All the European luxury brands are heavily involved in racing series like DTM, BTCC and the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and their successes on the track are well decorated in showrooms, to…
Ford RS200 For Sale In Japan
Back in the 1980’s the FIA World Rally Championship had the infamous Group B class, which featured some of the fastest cars to ever enter professional rallying. Rallying rules at the time dictated that at least 200 road-going examples had to be made, and hence the era saw many wild, road-legal versions of cars like…
Walk This Way… To Steven Tyler’s Panoz AIV Roadster, It’s For Sale
Aerosmith front-man and American Idol judge Steven Tyler is known for his big voice and his eclectic fashion sense, and it seems his choice of cars is equally unusual. Now his old Panoz AIV Roadster (the yellow car in the back ground in the above picture) is up for sale, not by Mr. Tyler, but…
Aston Martin and Zagato Team Up to Debut Coachbuilt Creation at Villa d’Este
Aston Martin and Zagato have quite a history together. They first collaborated back in 1961, which resulted in the highly desirable DB4GT Zagato. Only 25 of these were ever made. The two companies came together once again in 1986, which resulted in the V8 Vantage Zagato, later followed by the V8 Volante Zagato. Both these…
Dartz Prombron Nagel, For When Darth Vader Needs To Tow His Yacht
One of the wildest car companies on the planet at the moment has got to be Dartz Prombron. This Russian automaker has made quite a few headlines with their over-the-top SUV’s featuring such optional extras such as diamonds and whale penis upholstery (how did they even find a supplier for that!). Now they have teamed…
Frank Stella Painted BMW M1 Art Car Headed To Auction
Finding a BMW M1 is a rare thing. Finding a BMW M1 art-car is almost impossible. Now one of these rare M1 art-cars is going to the auction block. Interested? Thought you might be. Back in the mid-1970s BMW recruited artists to paint their race cars, which eventually lead them do some road-cars. Artists such…
Team Lotus To Filter Down Technology To Caterham Cars, Expand Product Portfolio
Last month, the private Formula 1 outfit Team Lotus acquired Caterham cars. Now comes news that Caterham will be looking to expand on their product portfolio, while keeping Colin Chapman’s vision of lightweight cars. Caterham is best known for building and constantly improving on the old Lotus 7 design. The company earlier this year launched…
Aston Martin CEO To Auction His Personal Rapide For Japan Relief Efforts
To help Japan recover from the recent earthquake and tsunami many foreign companies have donated to relief charities. Aston Martin is the latest to contribute. It’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ulrich Bez is giving up his personal Rapide super-sedan at the Bonhams Auction at Newport Pagnell, with all proceeds going to Japan. He said; “Nobody…
Ferrari 599 Facelift Scrapped in Favor of All New Model
Car companies just love facelifting their current products. It is a much cheaper way to get a few more years out of the current product, because developing an all-new vehicle is very expensive. Low volume car companies are even more likely to update current products rather than develop new ones, and Ferrari is no exception….
1963 Chevrolet Testudo Concept To Be Auctioned At Villa d’Este Concours
Ever wondered what the Chevrolet Corvair might have looked like if the Italian’s had designed it? The answer would have looked like the Testudo concept. Designed by a young Giorgetto Giugiaro at Bertone, the car was first revealed at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show. Its styling shows that many car companies took notice and incorporated…
Obama’s Fuel Efficiency Push On Fleet Vehicles Could Increase Gas Use, Not Reduce it
President Barrack Obama’s initiative for government fleet vehicles to be able to run on alternative fuels like E85 ethanol, could result in higher gas consumption, rather than reducing it. That means, this project could end up doing the opposite of what it was set out to achieve. Only 1-percent of gas stations offer E85 in…
Rare Lamborghini Athon Concept Car To Go On Auction Block
If you like Italian exotics and rare concept cars, we’re guessing you’ll like this. It is a 1980 concept car, built by the styling studio Bertone for Lamborghini. It’s called the Athon and it will soon be going on the auction block at the Villa d’Este concourse event. Handled by RM Auctions house, this one…
All-Wheel Drive Cars Could Account For 30 Percent Of Sales By 2015
According to the Detroit Free Press, all-wheel drive vehicles are increasing in popularity and could account up to 30 percent of all autos sold by 2015. Increasing numbers of consumers are opting for all-wheel drive in all segments, with luxury vehicles representing a significant part of the upward trend. Even American car companies are following…
Honda Airbag Recall Expanded to Include an Additional 833,000 Vehicles
Honda’s recent airbag recall in North America is a growing problem for the auto maker. The recall, which affect 2001 to 2003 model Honda and Acura vehicles, is related to a faulty airbag module that might have been replaced by a defected service part, when the original driver’s airbag was changed. This latest recall notice…
Flavio Briatore Selling His Jaguar XJ220
Flavio Briatore has quite an interesting past. Having been accused of fraud, which lead to jail time, only to re-emerge running a string of Formula-One teams, including the Benetton F1 and Renault F1 teams. He was then given a lifelong ban from the sport for trying to fix races. Briatore was later exonerated from the…
Gumball 3000 Set For May 26th Start In London, With A Green Twist
Over the past 13 years, the Gumball 3000 has been in the news for plenty of good and bad reasons, and they are set to party on the road once again. This years event will start from London, England on May 26th, and amidst all the gas guzzling exotics, it will also have a green…
Hennessey Venom GT For Sale; Asking Price $1.3-Million
The Hennessey Venom GT is easily one of the craziest street-legal cars ever produced. It is based on the underpinnings of the lightweight Lotus Exige, but then beefed up in every conceivable way. Instead of the Exige’s supercharged four-cylinder motor, the Venom GT has a twin-turbo charged LS9, displacing 6.2-liters and producing a barely believable…
X Games 17 Rally Cross Circuit to Use Downtown LA Streets
One of the most highly anticipated sports events to be held in America this year is the 17th meeting of the X Games, and this years event will get an extra dose of excitement. At this years event, which will be held in Los Angeles, CA. will feature a RallyCross circuit on the streets of…
Selecting A New Rolls Royce? There’s An App For That
Buying cars is not like what it used to be. You no longer need to go into a showroom and sit with a Brylcreamed salesman and look over color palettes. Nowadays, any self-respecting car company has a modern website with a configurater, so customers can sit at home and virtually see what their next car…
Chrysler To Repay Government Loans This Summer Thanks to Creative Debt Refinancing
Chrysler Group LLC has just announced that it plans to fully repay the loans it took from the U.S. and Canadian governments by the middle of this year. In a statement from the auto maker, it says “Chrysler Group intends to complete the repayment during the second quarter of 2011 from proceeds of a new…
Calvin Klein’s Old Porsche 911 Cabriolet Can Be Yours
Brooke Sheilds used to say “Nothing comes between me and my Calvin’s” but now you can come between Calvin Klein and his 1985 Porsche 911 Cabriolet. The famous fashion designer is known for having great taste in design, and looking at his old car, we have to agree. This example, which currently sits at the…
