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Renault To Launch EV With 150 Mile Range By 2015
Renault is already one of the auto industry’s leaders in electric vehicles, investing enormous sums in the Better Place battery swap technology and introducing one of the first mass-market electric cars with their Nissan division, in the form of the Leaf hatchback. Although Renault is set to introduce the all-electric Z0e in 2012, the small…
Iranian President Sells His Peugeot 504 For Charity
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to auction off his 1977 Peugeot 504 to help raise funds for a new low-income housing project. A statement released by the Iranian government said that, “In order to help the Mehr housing project, as an act of charity yesterday (Sunday) Mr Ahmadinejad put his car up for sale.”…
10 Least Fuel Efficient Vehicles Announced: And the Loser is…
Along with the list of the Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient Cars and Trucks in the U.S., the EPA has just announced their Top 10 polluters list. Now would you want to drive a vehicle that’s worse for the environment than a Chevy Suburban? You bet you would, because it’s none other than the Bugatti…
Bugatti Veyron Launched In India With MSRP Of $3.6 Million
More than 75 percent of India’s population lives on less than $2 a day, but that hasn’t stopped Bugatti from selling their Veyron supercar in the country, where a 110 percent import tax has pushed the car’s price to $3.6 million USD. “People have more spending power and are getting more aware of owning beautiful…
Citroen Metropolis Heads For Production, Will Spearhead Luxury Push Into China
Citroen is going to enter the large luxury car market with a production version of the Metropolis concept car. The Metropolis will likely be badged as a DS9, and be positioned as a flagship to the company’s DS range, which currently markets a line of premium hatchbacks in Europe. The Metropolis is unique in that…
BMW, PSA Peugeot Citroen Announce Partnership on Front-Drive Hybrid Vehicles
BMW and French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen have officially announced plans to partner on development of hybrid components for front-drive vehicles. Currently the two automakers already share engines, between the Peugeot, Citroen and MINI brands. It’s expected that the new hybrid drivetrains will be shared with models from those ranges (including the next-generation MINI Cooper)…
Bugatti Veyron Fender Bender Caught on Video
As the story goes, a potential Bugatti Veyron owner wanted to take his (not so) future car out on a test drive. While backing out the $2,000,000 supercar, the driver neglected to check his blind spots carefully and ended up backing into a car just sitting in traffic. And along with the rear bumper damage,…
PSA Peugeot Citroen May Halt Sale of Hybrids, EVs in China Over Intellectual Property Concerns
PSA Peugeot Citroen is the first automaker to publicly stand up to the Chinese government’s proposed Green Car Plan. Recently an initial draft of a new piece of Chinese government legislation was leaked in which was revealed plans by the world’s largest auto market to strong arm international auotmakers into sharing their hybrid and electric…
Citroen Survolt Shows Us That EVs Don’t Have To Suck [Paris 2010]
Citroen’s Survolt electric car is pretty single-minded. While the Tesla Roadster is an electric sports car for the road, the Survolt is meant to be an outright race car. With two electric motors making 300 horsepower, the Survolt has muscle, and can hit over 160 miles per hour. 0-60 comes in just under 5 seconds,…
Paris Auto Show Special: Race Cars [Paris 2010]
As part of our coverage of the Paris Auto Show, we decided to throw in some bonus galleries of cars we thought were cool but didn’t quite fit with the rest of our coverage. Paris was the site for a lot of important competition cars from French manufacturers, like the Peugeot HDi LeMans car, the…
Bugatti 16C Galibier Teased Again With a Fresh Batch of Photos
Back in June we were already sold on the fact that Bugatti will inevitably release the 16C Galibier to the general public. And if this set of official photos isn’t enough to convince you, we guess you’ll just have to wait until you’re behind the wheel yourself. Then again, with a price well over $1…
Citroen Readies Next Generation DS3 Rally Car, Teases With Really Strange Video
With the huge success of their C4 rally car, Citroen has a lot to prove with their DS3 successor. Having already claimed three driver’s championships and two manufacturer’s championships in four quick years, the DS3 will have a ton to live up to. Obviously the playing field is a tad different with the new 2011…
Citroen Lacoste: Fashion Faux-Pas or A Fun Day At The Beach?
Of all the eye-candy at this year’s Paris Motor Show, the newly unveiled Citroen Lacoste might be considered the nutritional equivalent of a jelly bean, but that doesn’t stop us from wanting to indulge in the empty calories on display here. The more fashion savvy readers out there will recognize the Lacoste brand as the famed sportswear…
Peugeot EX1 Electric Roadster Concept Set To Debut At Paris Auto Show
Celebrating its 200th anniversary, Peugeot will be showing off its EX1 electric roadster concept at Paris Auto Show at the end of the month. The EX1 is a uniquely designed, lightweight two-seat roadster that’s all electric. Peugeot even claims that their concept car “has already broken several world records for acceleration from a standing start.”…
Bugatti Engine Block Watch Winder Ideal For Luxury Timepiece Collectors
For the man who has everything and is too lazy to wind his own watches, ORIGINTIMES has the ultimate timesaver for you – the BIG BLOCK WINDER. Based on a Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron engine block, the BIG BLOCK WINDER will wind your luxurious watches for you, while offering you the ultimate conversation piece for…
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Laps Paul Ricard Race Track
Bugatti’s Veyron Super Sport is built more for straight-line speed rather than lapping a road course. That didn’t stop one gentleman from taking the car around the Paul Ricard circuit (which looks like a pretty dull track, to be honest). In truth, the video isn’t all that exciting. The flat track makes it look as…
Daimler To Expand EV Partnership With Renault-Nissan
After signing a pact to develop electric cars in April, Daimler has announced that they will expand their alliance with Renault-Nissan, as automakers scramble to bring alternative fuel vehicles to the market. According to Daimler research chief Thomas Weber, the company’s partnership “will be expanded to include all three partners as far as electric motors,…
Lotus F1 Ditches One Historic Alliance For Another As Team Adopts Renault Power
The Lotus F1 team has historically relied on power from three major engine builders; Cosworth, Renault and Honda. With Honda now out of Formula 1 racing and Cosworth’s powerplants providing unsatisfactory results, Lotus has turned to historic partner Renault for some mechanical motivation. Starting in 2011, Lotus will use the Renault mills, which currently power…
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Scale Model an Incredibly Accurate Replica, Including the Price
If you’re a scale model car aficionado, you know that Amalgam Fine Model Cars offers some of the highest-quality models on the market. If you fall into the aforementioned category, you’ll be ecstatic to learn that Amalgam has added another creation to their range of intricately detailed 1:8 scale replicas – the Bugatti Veyron 16.4…
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn Rejected Job As GM CEO Post-Bailout
A new book by former Obama administration auto czar Steve Rattner claims that Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn was offered the job of General Motors CEO, by turned it down. Rather than be at the helm of GM, Ghosn wanted GM as part of his Renault-Nissan alliance but ultimately the plan didn’t come to fruition. Ghosn…
Renault Testing Electric Vehicle Prototypes In Israel
Renault is currently testing prototypes from their upcoming electric vehicle range in Israel, with a view to selling them in the country by next year. The vehicles, known as the Renault Fluence Z.E. (for zero emissions), look just like normal Renault Fluence sedans, but run solely on electric power. At first glance, Israel may seem…
$9.6 Million Aston Martin Super Sport Isn’t An Aston Martin at All
We’re not quite sure what to make of this ‘coachbuilt’ Aston Martin Super Sport; especially its $9.6 million price tag. So what exactly does $9.6 million USD buy you? Read on! This limited edition vehicle is apparently being built by Star Electric Cars based out of France. Until now Star Electric Cars was better known…
Bugatti Super Sport Timepiece By Parmigiani Priced Like an Exotic Car
To coincide with the historic unveiling of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, a new timepiece has been unveiled to go along with it. Swiss luxury watchmaker Parmigiani released its new Bugatti Super Sport timepiece created to complement the supercar. Touted by Parmigiani as “The Fastest Watch in the World” (the 16.4 Super Sport is…
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport World Premiere at The Quail – Monterey 2010
As one of the lead-up events to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, The Quail, is quickly emerging as a rival venue showcasing vehicles both classic and modern. This year, The Quail landed a coup, with the world premiere of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport – the world’s fastest production car. Rather than the ostentatious orange…
