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Chrysler CEO Applauds Employees in Internal Memo
Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Chrysler Group LLC, has been in the media a lot lately thanks to his successful reinvention of Fiat and Chrysler as profitable companies. Announcing a $183 million net income for 2011 was a good way to start off the day for the surely elated Marchionne. Having brought the company back…
Mopar Fiat 500 Stinger is an American Tuned Italian Racer
Mopar introduced us to four new Chrysler tuned vehicles this morning, one of them being the Fiat 500 Stinger. The Stinger comes with a Giallo (yellow) paint job, playing on the bumblebee reference, with black racing stripe and checkered flag design on the roof. To contrast the bright yellow paint, Mopar has outfitted the Stinger…
Lamborghini SUV Leaked, Set to Debut at Beijing Motor Show
All the rumors surrounding the inevitable introduction to the Lamborghini SUV should come to an end at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show where a concept version of the exotic SUV is currently set to debut in late April 2012. An Italian publication, Quattroruote, recently leaked what appears to be a photo of the Lamborghini SUV…
Lamborghini: No Current Plans for Turbocharged Motors
Company Supremo Stephan Winkelmann declared that “for this decade I don’t see it happening in the super sport car business,” though he also said “I would caution against saying it could never happen.”
Fiat 500L Tipped as Name for Five-Door Wagon 500
Not too long ago, reports came in that Fiat is developing a 500 five-door wagon for the US market and now it appears that the Italian automaker will be reviving the 500L model name for the upcoming five-door 500. The new five-door model gets an L added to its name for being large, and is…
Lamborghini Gallardo Catches Fire at Portland International Auto Show
If you’ve seen the cult classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off you should know that nothing good ever comes of keeping a car still while revving the engine. In the movie’s case, Ferris tries to take miles off the odometer of a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California by jacking the rear wheels up on blocks and running the…
Bugatti Veyron to Get Two More Years in Production?
Somebody ought to call Scooby Doo and the Gang because there’s something fishy going on at Bugatti. We’re not making any accusations, but put your thinking cap on and mull this one over. Midway through last year the automotive media started reporting that Bugatti officially decided to discontinue the Veyron. Sad as we all were…
Pagani Zonda Crashed in Hong Kong
If you had twelve children every year, would you love them all the same? It might be hard to keep track, but as is true with any parent, seeing one of your babies hurt would be tragic. While it’s a bit much to think of cars as children, and some people do, the Pagani Zonda…
Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, Mystery Car Rumored for Geneva Motor Show
A long while back, Italian exotic automaker Lamborghini made a bold claim that it would have something new for every major auto show. And now reports are coming in that Lamborghini will not just have one, but two debuts at the upcoming 2012 Geneva Motor Show. One of the reveals will most certainly be the…
Fiat/Chrysler Reveal Product Future, Dodge Avenger Lives
While past reports have suggested that the Dodge Avenger is dead, speculation has apparently been a bit premature. Chrysler/Fiat have plans for a number of new cars in the future including the introduction of new midsize sedans which will update the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger for 2013. The new Avenger and 200 will be…
2013 Ferrari F620 Spy Footage Released [Spy Photos]
Anticipation for the new Ferrari F620, successor to the 599, is mounting again thanks to a new YouTube video offering an early look at the veiled supercar. If you haven’t been keeping up to speed, no pun intended, with the numbers surrounding this Italian road demon, revel in this: it’s powered by the FF’s 6.3-liter…
Manufacturers New Motto: Fewer Platforms, More Models, More Volume
Yet as we move forward and automakers seek to maintain economies of scale, the number of vehicle architectures is expected to shrink still further, even as many brands aim to proliferate their model offerings as well as adding localized production.
Audi R8 Limo Will Offend Your Exotic Car Sensibilities [Videos]
It appears that people will be willing to turn any vehicle into a stretched limo these days. We already thought the Fiat 500 Limo was a little bit silly, but these stretched exotics really raise some eyebrows. Carbonyte UK will be collaborating with Limo Broker out in the UK to create the world’s first, super-stretched…
50,000 Sales Target for Fiat 500 “Incredibly Naive” Admits CEO Marchionne
Look, we get it. Everyone wants to be a little optimistic when a new model hits the streets, especially when it’s one of Italy’s most iconic compact cars. When Chrysler first introduced the Fiat 500 (read out review here) to the American market, they might have been a little too optimistic by estimating that they’d…
Fiat 500 Abarth Comes With Richard Petty Driving Experience
Fiat has finally announced the pricing on their 500 Abarth model for the American market, starting at $22,000 and will include a segment-exclusive, full-day Abarth driving experience. The 500 model that’s been “designed for track-day enthusiasts and driving purists who want the ultimate high-performance small car at an attainable price,” the 500 Abarth is powered…
Fiat 500 Limo Lets You Live Large in a Small Way
Italian coachbuilder Castagna Milano has their eyes set on the American market, and to lead their entrance is a stretched Fiat 500 limo in three different variants: LimoSun, LimoCity and LimoCity Presidential. To be frank, we’re a little skeptical that the American market would even have a demand for a Fiat 500 limousine, considering that…
Fiat 500 Wagon Slated for U.S. Market In 2013
It’s no surprise that the 500’s return to North America did not make the splash that Fiat expected. Having sold less than 20,000 vehicles in its first model year in the United States, the 500 only did half as well as the company initially forecasted. The success of the 500 is essential to the Italian…
Chrome Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari By Office-K [Video]
It appears that the Japanese have also embraced Italy’s compact Fiat 500, but this was hardly what we expected from a Japanese tuner. Office-K out in Japan got their hands on a limited edition Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari and figured it’d look a whole lot better in chrome. The Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari comes…
Lee Iacocca’s Ferrari F40 Heading to Auction
Originally owned by Lee Iococca, this Ferrari F40 is heading to RM Auctions with less than 300-miles on the odometer and could fetch anywhere from $650,000 to $750,000. The iconic Ferrari supercar was built for Iacocca while he was the chief executive at Chrysler. The F40 was created to celebrate Ferrari’s 40th anniversary and was…
GM Says Opel Not For Sale Despite Discussions With Fiat
When there’s blood in the water, sharks start to bite. If the automotive industry does nothing else, it fosters ruthless competition and a winner-takes-all mentality akin to professional sports. That’s exactly why reporters were peppering Chrysler–Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne with questions about his company wanting to buy GM’s struggling German subsidiary, Opel. Outside scheduled announcements,…
Logic3 Collaborates With Ferrari On High End Audio Products
The Ferrari by Logic3 collection of products were recently announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the collaboration of two-high end brands result in some exquisite toys. Two collections were created between Ferrari and Logic3, the Cavallino Collection and the Scuderia Ferrari Collection. The Cavallino Collection is influenced by the emotive driving experience of…
2012 Fiat 500 Abarth to Start at $22,000
Pricing for the Fiat 500 Abarth model has finally been announced, starting at $22,000 making it cheaper than the Volkswagen GTI, MINI Cooper S and (presumably) the Hyundai Veloster Turbo. Though the comparisons with the other models aren’t exactly apples to apples on paper, Fiat’s 500 Abarth has the most impressive power-to-weight ratio compared. With…
Pininfarina Cambiano Concept Teased In First Official Image
Pininfarina has unveiled the first teaser image of their new Cambiano Concept that’s scheduled to make its official debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show on March 6th, 2012. The Cambiano Concept will be an elegant and refined sport sedan but will be plenty green. Pininfarina announced that the Cambiano Concept was conceived with “great…
Watch a Lamborghini Gallardo Crash on The Highway [Video]
Nothing probably irks us more than a bunch of people driving recklessly on the highway, but seeing a fleet of Lamborghinis doing it really makes us shake our heads. From the moment the video starts rolling, we’re anticipating disaster and of course it doesn’t fail to deliver. It appears that this high speed freeway run…
