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Lamborghini Aventador on the Streets of Rome: Your Must Watch Video of the Day
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The term epic is overused these days for sure. This video is, however, Epic. Yea, that’s a capital E. There’s enough awesome cinematography and powerful classical music in this promo clip for the new Lamborghini Aventador that you might think Chuck Norris took Bill & Ted’s time machine back to do battle with the Gladiator….
Mercedes Planning Four Compact Cars Under $30,000 for North America
As previously announced, Mercedes-Benz will bring a production version of the A-Class Concept to market in North America in the near future, but it won’t be alone. Joining the premium hatchback will be three more models, all of which will be priced at or below the $30,000 mark. Currently the cheapest model offered in the…
Porsche GT3 RS 4.0 Officially Revealed; Bests Carrera GT Around the Nurburgring [Video]
After official but grainy images leaked yesterday, Porsche has now released high resolution images and complete details on the GT3 RS 4.0, making this car as official as Obama’s birth certificate. Rumors about the ultimate GT3 proved to be true, with this race-inspired machine making 500-hp from a larger displacement 4.0-liter flat-six engine. At 50-hp…
Mercedes-Benz Voted One Of The Best Places To Work In New Jersey
Perhaps there’s nothing more fitting than a Mercedes-Benz rolling on the mean streets of Camden or Newark. And it’s about high time the company got some credit: in a story that just happens to hit the right buttons, Mercedes-Benz USA was voted one of the best places to work in New Jersey, where they pump fists and…
Chrysler To Re-Finance Debt, Pay Loans
Chrysler is preparing to pay back $6.6 billion on government loans, but the company will do so not from its own cash but by re-financing existing debt. Current terms of the government loans have Chrysler paying 12 percent interest per year. While Chrysler would not be out of debt, they would theoretically free themselves from…
Calvin Klein’s Old Porsche 911 Cabriolet Can Be Yours
Brooke Sheilds used to say “Nothing comes between me and my Calvin’s” but now you can come between Calvin Klein and his 1985 Porsche 911 Cabriolet. The famous fashion designer is known for having great taste in design, and looking at his old car, we have to agree. This example, which currently sits at the…
Ferrari Offers 7-Years Free Maintenance In Europe
Anyone who has owned an exotic sports car will tell you that its one thing to buy such a car, and whole other to afford running it. Ferrari hopes to make ownership of their new cars a little easier by offering 7-years free scheduled maintenance. For now, this plan is only available in Europe through…
Volvo Plans For Flagship Sedan Now On Hold
Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby has announced that their plans for a flagship sedan to compete with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7-Series have been put on hold, and may be dead altogether. “It is not in our midterm or long-term strategy right now,” CEO Stefan Jacoby said at last week’s Shanghai Auto Show. “That has…
Volkswagen Finishes First Quarter With Record Sales
Volkswagen sold a whopping two million vehicles around the globe in one quarter, the first time in the company’s history. The criticism of the new Jetta didn’t damper sales at all—sales profits grew over 30% in the first quarter, netting VW a tidy 37.5 billion Euros. Growth in China, India, and Eastern Europe helped fuel…
Volkswagen Mulling Entry-Level Chinese Brand
Volkswagen is looking to add an entry-level brand for the Chinese market as a means of stabilizing its lead in the Chinese marketplace. “We are currently evaluating with our partner First Auto Works whether we need to add a domestic brand to enter the low-cost portion of the Chinese market,” Soh Weiming, executive VP for Volkswagen’s…
Rolls-Royce Expects Sales To Double In Second Quarter Of 2011
Rolls- Royce is expecting a massive sales increase in the second quarter of this year, thanks to increased demand spurred by their “cheaper” Ghost model, which retails for a mere $246,500. The introduction of the Ghost in 2010 helped sales jump 167 percent, spurred by enormous growth in China. The brand expects to open 11…
Volkswagen Planning Larger SUV, Smaller Car for North America
With Volkswagen now having launched the new Jetta and Passat on our shores, the automaker has pretty much run out of cars to Americanize and so it will soon look to deliver some all-new models designed to appeal to our less sophisticated tastes and larger beltlines. One of the first will be a three row…
Team Lotus Acquires Caterham
Looking to establish itself as being more Lotus than Lotus, Team Lotus Enterprise has announced the acquisition of Caterham Cars – the self proscribed custodians of Colin Chapman’s ultra-light Seven sports car. In case you haven’t been following the Lotus soap opera as of late, Team Lotus is not Lotus Cars (the company that builds…
Porsche GT3 RS 4.0 Official Pictures Leaked
If Porsche was a ship, it would be on the bottom of the ocean right now thanks to a steady leak that just keeps growing. News about the limited edition GT3 RS 4.0 model has been trickling out for quite some time now, but now we have a selection of photos to share. No official…
Fiat 500 Cabriolet Video: First Look at the Cinquecento Convertible
After re-launching in North America last year, Fiat has just introduced its second model to our shores, the 500 Cabrio. A ‘convertible’ version of the 500 hatchback, the Cabrio is a different sort of drop-top as it retains the factory roof structure, but with a retractable material top instead of sheetmetal. Because of that structure,…
Bentley Continental Supersports ISR Mulliner Package: For that Porsche GT3 Look
In case owners of the Bentley Continental Supersports convertible feel that they blend in too much, there’s a new appearance package available that transforms their cars into looking remarkably like a Porsche 911 GT3. Who would tart up their expensive British luxury car to look like a mere Porsche? Hey, there’s a market for that: the…
Team Lotus Looking To Buy Caterham
Earlier this year, Team Lotus, (a private company) has been in legal battle with Group Lotus (the manufacturer of Lotus cars) over the rightful use of the company’s name. Since the case is still in court, Lotus essentially has two teams in Formula-One at the moment. Now news comes that Team Lotus wants to tie…
Saab Property Sale To Russian Banker Blocked
Saab’s attempt at selling off assets to a Russian financial magnate Vladimir Antonov has stalled after the European Investment Bank told the Swedish auto maker to essentially find a new partner within a set time frame. The EIB and other parties have expressed concerns regarding Antonov’s reported Russian mafia connections. All parties involved are understandably…
Chinese Wedding Features 28 Exotic Supercars [video]
Apparently a new trend has been set in China. If you’re wealthy and getting married, better whip out every supercar exotic you can get your hands on and take them out on the street. This particular wedding, in Wenzhou, featured 28 exotic supercars from Ferrari’s 458 Italia to Bentley’s Flying Spur. At first, it was…
Bugatti Offers Two More Veyron Special Editions in Shanghai
After tinkering around with Bugatti’s extensive online configurator for their Veyron, we find it hard to believe anyone special ordering their Veyron would end up with an identical one as someone else. But as if a ridiculously high number of combinations weren’t enough, Bugatti has released two more special edition Veyrons out in Shanghai featuring…
Volvo S60 Voted International Sedan Of The Year
For Volvo, being naughty has paid off: the new S60 sedan was voted International Sedan of the Year at the New York Auto Show. “Receiving the International Sedan of the Year award demonstrates that the advanced technology, safety features, masterful Scandinavian design and award-winning engine resonate with industry experts,” said Jeff Pugliese, president of Volvo…
Michael Waltrip To Race At Le Mans
Michael Waltrip is said to be racing at Le Mans this June, becoming the latest in a succession of stock car drivers to try their hand at the grueling 24 hour race. Together with Rob Kauffman and Rui Aguas, Waltrip will pilot a Ferrari for Italian outfit AF Corse. Waltrip will test the car at the…
McLaren To Launch New Product Annually, Hybrid Systems Coming
Despite a 13 year hiatus from producing road-cars, McLaren is now planning on launching a new road-going vehicle every year, starting with the introduction of the new MP4-12C supercar. While timelines are still hazy, we do know that forthcoming products include an MP4 GT3, intended for international motorsports competitions, and an open roof MP4-12C. Beyond…
BMW 1 Series M Coupe Bests M3 at Hockenheim
Track tests of the new new BMW 1 Series M Coupe are starting to take place and according to one of the most recent, the turbocharged mini-M is a force to be reckoned with. In the latest issue of Sport Auto magazine the editors there managed a 1:14.1 lap time at Germany’s Hockenhiem circuit. That’s…
