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Report: Next 6 Series “Best-Looking BMW in Years” Says U.S. Boss
Jim O’Donnell, the man in charge of BMW North America has said that the next iteration of the company’s 6 Series will be the “best-looking BMW in years.” O’Donnell made the comments to Automobile magazine prior to the Frankfurt Motor Show. Calling it, “really stunning,” O’Donnell said that both the coupe and convertible models will…
Report: New Entry Level Sports Car a Top Priority for Porsche, Says R&D Boss
When Porsche first introduced the Boxster it was a fun and reasonably affordable (if somewhat underpowered) sports car. Since then it has grown in pretty much every way, with more power, larger engine choices and a significantly higher price tag. Numerous rumors have emerged hinting that Porsche is looking at bringing in a sub-Boxster model…
Breaking: Audi E-Tron Electric R8 Headed to Production
Audi’s E-Tron electric R8 has been given the green light and should be on the road in two to three years. Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen has said that a car based on the E-Tron concept, which debuted at the Frankfurt Auto Show last month, will be built. He expects fully functional examples…
Official: 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Rated at 42 MPG Highway
After much anticipation Volkswagen has finally released the fuel-economy numbers for the 2010 Golf TDI, with the DSG equipped model achieving a rating of 31/42 mg (city/highway). Manual transmission TDI models are rated at 30/41 mpg. As for the standard gasoline-powered Golf with the 2.5-liter engine, it is rated at 22/30 mpg. The Golf starts…
Report: Light Weight Audi A5 Hints at Future RS5 Quattro Coupe
Audi is stoking the fires of speculation about a high performance RS5 Quattro Coupe model by releasing info of a new light weight A5 prototype. Thanks to an aluminum (rather than steel) frame, along with a carbon fiber hood and trunk, the Aluminum A5 prototype weights just 2,888 lbs. That is a total of 242…
Breaking: Bugatti Galibier 16C Sedan Reportedly Gets the Green Light
Shown for the first time a month ago at a private event in Molsheim, France, the Bugatti Galibier 16C sedan has now reportedly been given the green light to head into production. The reported cost of the quad-turbo 16-cylinder sedan is £900,000 or roughly $1.5 million, with a possible production date of 2013. At that…
Report: BMW to Bring Back M1 Exotic Based On Wild Frankfurt Concept Car
BMW will resurrect the M1, basing the new exotic car on the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept, which debuted at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The car will hit the market in 2012 says the U.K.’s AutoExpress, keeping much of the concept car’s green technologies, while offering performance to rival the Audi R8. The car will be geared…
Report: Street Legal Mercedes CLK GTR Cars to be Auctioned Off in London
For those with the means, RM Auctions is offering the chance to own not one, but two Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR street cars. Essentially road legal versions of the FIA GT1 race cars, just 25 of these incredible exotics were built to meet FIA regulations, which clearly state that any race car must be based on…
Report: Audi to Phase Out V10 in Favor of Turbocharged V8
Just days after Audi released its V10-powered R8 Spyder, news has emerged that the German automaker is planning to do away with the massive ten cylinder engine. In its place will be a turbocharged V8 powerplant, that will offer as much (if not more) power with improved fuel economy. The news, as reported by Germany’s…
Report: Electric Porsche Could Be Ready in Five Years Says Company Boss
Porsche engineers are working “intensively” on an electric sports car that could be brought to market in as little as five years says company head Michael Macht. The comments were made to German magazine Welt am Sonntag, just after the Frankfurt Auto Show, where fellow German automakers Audi and Mercedes-Benz displayed electric concept cars. Macht…
VIDEO: Audi R8 Spyder Cruising Miami and Being Thrashed
With the debut of the new R8 Spyder at the Frankfurt Auto Show last week, Audi has just released two videos of the drop-top exotic. The second one is a montage of clips showing a delicious brown R8 Spyder comfortably cruising in Miami. The first bit of video is a shorter promo clip of the…
Report: Volkswagen Bringing Larger E-Up! Electric Car to U.S.
Volkswagen is preparing a slightly larger version of its E-Up! concept, which debuted last week at the Frankfurt Auto Show, for the U.S. market. The tiny 3+1 seater is roughly the size of a SMART fortwo or Toyota iQ. It has a peak output of 60 kw with 210 Nm of torque (80-hp and 155…
VIDEO: Volkswagen Golf R and Scirocco R Hit the Track
Last week Volkswagen took the wraps off the Golf R at the Frankfurt Auto Show, with the high-powered hatch joining the Scirocco in VW’s expanding “R” category. Now VW has released a short video of both cars in their ideal environment – the race track. Along with some stylish bodywork and interior treatments, the Golf…
Report: Porsche Carrera GT Successor Likely Says R&D Board Member
Porsche has all but officially confirmed that it will build a successor to the incredible Carrera GT. In an interview with Car & Driver, Porsche R&D board member Wolfgang Dürheimer said that he believes such a car will see production. Dürheimer didn’t comment on when that might be but he did say that a new…
Frankfurt 2009: BMW xDrive 750i Gets Quiet Introduction
It might not have been one of BMW’s main attractions at the Frankfurt Auto Show, but the world premiere of the all-wheel drive 7 Series is a welcome addition to the BMW lineup. For the first time ever, the 7 Series will be offered with AWD, with xDrive being added to both the 750i and…
Frankfurt 2009: MINI Gets Sportier with New Coupé
MINI confirmed it will produce the Coupé model unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show alongside the MINI Roadster. Powered by the same John Cooper Works turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder as the current line of top-level MINIs, the Coupé makes 211hp and 192 ft-lbs of torque, with a bump to 206 ft-lbs possible thanks to an overboost…
Frankfurt 2009: Brabus Builds An 800 Horsepower Widebody E-Class
Unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show, the latest Brabus E V12 might be typically Brabus in that, like almost all Brabus models, it is “fast, black and expensive.” It’s also very uncharacteristically Brabus-like due to the wider rear end with bizarre fenders that cover over most of the wheels. Add on matte black paint and…
Frankfurt 2009: Mercedes-Benz BlueZero E-Cell Plus Plug-in Introduced
Mercedes-Benz introduced its BlueZero E-Cell Plus concept car at the Frankfurt Auto show. The plug-in electric Hybrid can travel up to 100km (62 miles) on electric power before the gasoline engine kicks in to recharge the lithium-ion batteries, enabling an extended range of 600km (373 miles). The engine is a turbocharged 1.0-liter 3-cylinder powerplant producing…
Frankfurt 2009: Audi S5 Sportback Trades V8 for Supercharged V6
Audi has expanded its Sportback lineup, by adding an S5 model directly above the A5 Sportback. Unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show, the S5 Sportback is powered by the company’s new supercharged V6 engine rather than the S5 sedan’s 4.2-liter V8. The new model gets quattro all-wheel drive and makes 333-hp and 325 ft-lbs of…
Frankfurt 2009: Mercedes-Benz Introduces E-Class Wagon
Mercedes-Benz is expanding its E-Class family of vehicles with a new wagon. Called the Estate in European markets, the wagon will be available with ten different engine options. The new wagon will launch in November with two gas options and three diesel options: Gas E 350 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY: V6, 3498 cm³, 215 kW/292 hp, 8.6–8.9…
Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen Launches 2010 Polo, Including 71-MPG BlueMotion Model
Volkswagen made a big splash at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show with a total of nine new vehicles, including two new ultra fuel-efficient concepts that will one day see production. Included in the list of “normal” premieres was the 2010 Polo with a BlueMotion option that delivers futuristic fuel-economy right now. The ultra-efficient BlueMotion Polo…
Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen E-Up! Electric Concept Debut
Debuting alongside the 170mpg L1 concept car at the Frankfurt Auto Show was the zero-emissions E-Up! concept. As the name suggests, this is a pure electric vehicle and it is based on a chassis that will form the basis of a new line of VW city cars starting in 2013. As a 3+1 seater the…
Frankfurt 2009: Porsche 911 Sport Classic Debut
Looking more like something that might roll out of one of the many Porsche tuner shops in Germany, than off the production line, the new 911 Sport Classic marks Porsche’s return to building limited edition models. And while these ultra rare cars will make for excellent collectors items, as Porsches they are also incredible driving…
Frankfurt 2009: Chrome Audi R8 is a Dubai Dream
Looking more like something we might find parked in front of the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai than at the booth of a serious German automaker at the Frankfurt Auto Show, Audi had on display an R8 coated in chrome paint. This was no regular R8 either, but the 525-hp V10-powered model capable of…
