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Caterham Seven Could Use Renault Engines
With the recent announcement that Caterham and Renault have joined forces, Caterham is considering powering its Seven model with powerplants supplied by Renault.
Renault and Caterham Joining Forces on New Sports Cars
Renault and Caterham will revive the Alpine badge, which will adorn new sports cars that the brands will design and build together.
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Rafale Costs $2.5 M
Bugatti just unveiled a special edition Veyron supercar at the Sao Paulo Motor Show with a $2.5-million price tag.
GM’s Opel Division May Merge With Peugeot
In a second phase of the alliance General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën signed earlier this year, both automakers are exploring ways to combine their European operations in a joint venture.
Bugatti Galibier Delayed Again
Despite reports that Bugatti is working hard on its Galibier model, the flagship sedan has been delayed though Bentley and Bugatti boss Wolfgang Schreiber has confirmed a concept is still on the drawing board.
Renault-Nissan, Caterham to Co-Produce Sports Car
Renault’s sports car caught made a splash big enough to justify production, or so it seems.
French Cars Worth Talking About at the Paris Motor Show
We may never seem them on our shores, but there are a few honorable mentions from French automakers on display at the Paris Motor Show.
Smart Forstars Drops Dorky City-Car Look
Looking almost mean, Smart unveiled its latest concept at the Paris Motor Show today, but will it ever see production?
Peugeot Onyx Supercar Concept Revealed Ahead of Paris Motor Show Debut
No longer willing to wait until the 2012 Paris Motor Show to show off its Onyx Supercar Concept, French automaker Peugeot has decided to reveal the wild machine ahead of its premiere.
Peugeot Onyx Supercar Concept Teased Prior to Paris Motor Show Debut – Video
French automaker Peugeot is looking to make a huge splash at its resident 2012 Paris Motor Show with a supercar concept called Onyx. To whet our appetites, Peugeot released a teaser video of the Onyx, revealing a bit of exotic’s sleek styling.
Renault Delivers Fully-Electric Popemobile to Benedict XVI
The first Pope to prioritize environmental issues, His Holiness Benedict XVI now has a Popemobile St. Francis of Assisi would approve of.
Bugatti Galibier Will Pack More Than 1,000 HP
It’s been quite a while since we last heard anything newsworthy on the upcoming Bugatti Galibier model, but the French exotic automaker wants the world to know it’ll be well worth the wait.
Top 10 Cars We Wish Were Sold in America
We might have some fancy cars over here in the USA, but there are quite a few vehicles overseas that we can’t help but think are desperately missing from our shores. More than a few are niche market models perfect for auto-enthusiasts, while others are more stylish or practical than what’s currently available in the…
Renault Alpine A110-50 Takes a Drive with its Spiritual Predecessor – Video
Last month brought the debut of the Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept, powered by a mid-mounted 3.5-liter V6 with 400-hp and 311 lb-ft of torque.
Bugatti 16C Galibier Still Getting Prepped for Production
It almost seems like the Bugatti Galibier is going to become a mythical machine, but the French supercar maker wanted to remind everyone that the sedan is coming, and that it’s continuing to work hard in perfecting the production model.
Renault ZOE Sets Production EV Distance Record
The ZOE, bested the previous EV distance record by a quarter distance and the test, besides highlighting the distance possible by EV propulsion was also performed to showcase the viability of the Chameleon charger
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Nearly Wrecks in Video
The Bugatti Grand Sport is the epitomy of a car built for speed, so much speed that it sometimes gets a little hard to handle.
Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept Debuts in Video
Managing to look different than any sports concept today but still exotic, the Renault Alpine A110-50 concept broke free of still pictures and graced our screens in motion.
Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept Photo Gallery Leaked
Pictures of the Renault Alpine A110-50 supercar have leaked onto the internet, giving you a preview of what to expect at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix when the car is publicly unveiled.
Renault Alpine Leaked Ahead of Monaco GP Debut
Initially rumored to be based on a Nissan GT-R, the Renault Alpine has been reborn and a lone photo has leaked ahead of the sports car’s planned debut at the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend.
Watch Spectators Rescue Rally Racers Trapped in Submerged Car – Video
All forms of motorsports are dangerous, but rally is more so with races sometimes occurring in tight, windy roads in a natural environment. That means trees and lakes are always by a race car’s side, and so are spectators.
Return of the Three-Cylinder Engine: the Answer to High Gas Prices
With sky-high gas prices on the horizon and increasingly strict emissions standards for car manufacturers to live up to, consumers are constantly looking for more options when it comes to fuel economy, and automakers are equally eager to deliver. For those reasons manufacturers are continuing to downsize engines. It was a tough sell for car…
Bugatti Veyron History Explained in Video
The Bugatti Veyron is seen as the climax of automotive engineering; a quad-turbocharged 16.4-liter W12 engine with 1,001 hp, as well as a sublime all-wheel drive system which helps the car reach 60 mph in less than three seconds, and achieve a top speed of 253 mph.
2012 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Wei Long: One-off For the Chinese Market
From Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L’Or Blanc and Grand Sport Vitesse to everything in between, there is no shortage of special edition Veyrons produced. A natural progression, Bugatti has joined the likes of the Jeep Wrangler Dragon and has unveiled a China-exclusive special edition vehicle for the 2012 Beijing Motor Show – the Veyron Grand Sport…
