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Report: 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Returns to U.S.
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Volkswagen showcased the 2010 Golf TDI at this year’s New York Auto Show but since then the German automaker has been quiet about actually bringing the fuel-efficient diesel back to the U.S. Now it appears that decision has been made as Volkswagen U.S.A. has now put up live pages on its website giving full details…
Report: New Porsche Boss Expects to Double Sales in Four Years
Porsche’s new CEO, Dr. Martin Winterkorn, has declared that he expects Porsche to double its annual sales in the next four years. Winterkorn, who also chairs Germany’s largest automaker Volkswagen, has bold ambitions to expand Porsche’s market share by increasing sales units to 150,000 annually. While the Cayenne SUV helped Porsche to almost double in…
Report: Gemballa Releases 750 Horsepower ‘Mistrale’ Porsche Panamera
In true Gemballa fashion, the German Porsche tuner has just released details of its extreme ‘Mistrale’ transformation for the new 2010 Porsche Panamera. Taking hints from the classic 911 design as well as from the company’s own Mirage GT (a modified Carrera GT), the Mistrale features a new front bumper with a gaping front air…
Report: Next BMW 5 Series Getting Two Hybrid Engines, Including a Hybrid Diesel
The next generation BMW 5 Series will be offered with not just one, but two hybrid powertrains. According to the BMWBlog’s company insiders, the two hybrids will follow two very different paths, with one using a similar setup to the ActiveHybrid 7 Series and the other following in the footsteps of the X6 ActiveHybrid, but…
Breaking: German Prosecutors Raid Porsche Offices Over Possible “Market Manipulation”
Earlier today German federal prosecutors raided Porsche’s offices in Stuttgart in search of documents that would reveal illegal business practices. The raid stems from Porsche’s failed takeover attempt of Volkswagen, with the prosecutors office alleging, “a breach of public disclosure requirements and market manipulation.” In a statement released by Porsche the German sports car maker…
Report: 2010 Porsche GT3 RS, Must See Video
As though the photos and specs weren’t enough to get us salivating, now Porsche has released two videos of its barely street-legal GT3 RS. For 2010 this motorsports-derived masterpiece gets a larger engine with more power, a wider front track, a reduced curb weight and increase downforce. Thanks to an increased displacement from 3.6 to…
Report: Gumpert Apollo Sets New Nürburgring Record
German supercar builder Gumpert has just set a new Nürburgring lap record for street-legal production cars with its Apollo Speed model. The car was driven by Florian Gruber to a time of 7:11.57, demolishing the current record of 7:22.1 set by the Dodge Viper ACR. German car magazine Sport-Auto was there to witness the record…
Breaking: Porsche Unveils 2010 GT3 RS With 450 Horsepower
Porsche has just released info on a mid-cycle refresh of it’s barely street legal GT3 RS. New for 2010 is a larger engine with more power, a wider front track, a reduced curb weight and increase downforce. When combined the GT3 RS gets even better and continues to be a motorsports-derived masterpiece. Thanks to an…
Report: Volkswagen to Bring Back the Phaeton to U.S.
Volkswagen’s U.S. CEO has confirmed the planned return of the Phaeton. In an interview with The Detroit News, Stefan Jacoby outlined the German automaker’s plans to become a major payer in the U.S. market and to sell 800,000 vehicles annually by 2018. The plan includes vehicles, many of them entirely new models, to compete in…
Gallery: The Concept Lawn at Pebble Beach
While the real stars of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance are the vintage autos, the Concept Lawn is a special place where future show-stoppers are put on display. While some of the models are actually concepts, many are rare coachbuilt models and a few are full-production cars. In the concept category there was the luxury…
Fast Impressions: 2010 Porsche Panamera S
Tomorrow at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, for the first time Porsche will show off its new Panamera model to the public. Today, Porsche invited AutoGuide to take the controversially-styled Gran Turismo out for a spin on the winding Northern California roads that surround that world-famous golf course. At 9 a.m. I’m stretching the Panamera’s…
Breaking: Volkswagen Reaches Agreement to Buy 42% Stake in Porsche
Volkswagen continues to call it an “integration”, but the company’s business relationship with Porsche is undeniably a takeover. Today VW agreed to buy a 42 percent stake in the sports car maker, paying $4.7 billion for the huge chunk of Porsche. Not satisfied it’s a takeover? Well, how about the fact that Volkswagen’s Chairman Dr….
Report: BMW Unveils ActiveHybrid 7 Series
Just moments after releasing details on the company’s new X6 hybrid, BMW has now unveiled a new ActiveHybrid version of the 7 Series. The ActiveHybrid 7 uses the same twin-turbocharged V8 as found in the 750i, but pairs it with an electric motor and a lithium-ion battery pack to make 455hp and 516 ft-lbs of…
Official: BMW X6 ActiveHybrid is World’s Most Powerful Hybrid With 480hp
BMW has finally made good on its promise to deliver a hybrid model… and in true BMW fashion it puts performance first. The x6 ActiveHybrid uses a the 400hp twin-turbocharged V8 engine from the X6 and combines it with two electric motors to achieve a massive 480hp and 575 ft-lbs of torque, enabling the X6…
Report: Autobahn Country Club Adds Audi S5, TTS Coupe to ‘Autobahn Experience’ Driving School
Chicago-area Audi dealers have formed a partnership with the Autobahn Country Club, that will give the race track the use of an Audi S5 and TTS Coupe for its high-performance driving school. The Audi dealers are now the official sponsors of ‘The Autobahn Experience’, a high-performance program for those interested in improving their driving skills….
Report: Light Weight Audi S5 Coming in 2012
The hard-core version of the S5 is apparently still in the production pipeline over at Audi, but has simply been delayed due to the current financial crisis. Dubbed Project Anniversario, the new light-weight S5 is still expected to be unveiled in late 2010 for a 2012 production date. Why the long gap between the first…
Report: Mercedes E63 AMG Black Series Coupe To Focus on Weight Reduction, Not Power Increase
The highly-anticipated E63 AMG Black Series Coupe will be an example of how to build a high-performance vehicle by shedding pounds rather than adding ft-lbs. According to the folks over at AutoCar, who cite their AMG insiders, some power increase is likely but the real performance difference will come as a result of fine-tuning and…
Official: New Porsche 911 Turbo Revealed
Porsche has just released a spattering of details (and a few photos) of the next 911 Turbo, which will make more power, consume less fuel and offer even better performance than the current model. Displacement for the turbocharged flat-six is up from 3.6 to 3.8-liters, however, this is far more than just a re-worked engine….
Spy Photos: Mystery BMW Partialy Revealed Ahead of Frankfurt Auto Show Debut
These are the photos BMW doesn’t want you to see and thanks to the folks at Bimmerpost we have them to share. What exactly we are looking at is still a mystery, but the consensus seems to be that whatever it is, it looks amazing. There are two strong possibilities for the vehicle, the first…
Audi Offers $1,000 Off Models That Meet Cash-for-Clunkers Rebate Requirements
Audi will offer an additional $1,000 off any vehicle that also meets the requirements for a Cash-for-Clunkers rebate. This means customers could save up to $5,500 off the price of a new Audi. Eligible vehicles for the CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System) rebate include hatchbacks, sedans, convertibles, crossovers and even sports cars. Notable models include…
Report: Gemballa Strikes Again With Mirage GT Gold Edition
If you’re familiar with German Porsche-tuner Gemballa’s modified Carrera GT, the Mirage GT, stop reading. No really; just shuffle through the gallery of photos below and be done with it. We’re the first to admit that there isn’t much new with Gemballa’s Gold Edition of the car, but it sure is worth a look. In…
Leaked: Official 2010 E-Class Estate/Wagon Images
A full gallery of photos of the 2010 E-Class Wagon (known as the Estate in Europe) have emerged online a month ahead of the car’s official launch at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. Details on the car are still scarce but we expect Mercedes to bring the 3.5-liter V6 powered E350 Estate over in…
Report: Mercedes Considering Formula 1 Withdrawal
With both Honda and BMW already announcing that they will not return to Formula 1 next year, now Mercedes’s involvement in the series has come into doubt. Helmut Lense, a member of the board for Mercedes’s parent company Daimler recently told a German newspaper that the company’s involvement in the world’s top level of motorsports…
Report: BMW to Debut Green Sports Car Concept at Frankfurt Auto Show
What’s the best way to get people to stop talking about how much of a failure you were in Formula One? Why, announce that you’re building an environmentally responsible sports car, of course! That seems to be the public relations campaign being waged by BMW today as BMW board member Dr Klaus Draeger reportedly told…
