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2010 Volkswagen GTI Unveiled: New Model Developed With Help of Legendary Racer Hans Stuck
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The sixth generation GTI is set to launch any day now in Germany and Volkswagen has just released some (but not all) of the details on Germany’s hottest hatch. Not only does it get a new look and more powerful engine but is also comes with several new innovations and has been built with the…
Lambo Wait Times Just Six Months
If you’re looking at purchasing a new Lamborghini, now is the perfect time. Wait times for exotic cars have been growing considerably over the past decade, but with the current recession, the trend is finally starting to reverse. Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelann told the press at the Geneva Auto Show that the average wait time…
Mercedes to Build Hybrid Research Center in Detroit Area
Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC Hybrid Concept The state of Michigan is getting a boost from the auto industry in an unexpected source – Germany. Mercedes-Benz has just announced that it will build a new hybrid research and development facility in Ann Arbour, just outside Detroit. “The project will generate a $9.9 million investment and create 454 total…
Next Generation BMW M3 to Get Turbo-6
The next generation BMW M3 will be powered by a turbocharged six-cylinder engine, says Ludwig Willisch, the man in charge of BMW’s M division. But there’s more to the story than that, according to an article on MotorTrend.com after staff of the magazine sat down with Willisch and other journalists in Munich. For starters the…
Lamborghini LP670-4 SuperVeloce Video
Here it is; the promo video Lamborghini used during the unveiling of the new LP670-4 SuperVeloce. Lambo makes some incredible videos of their cars and this one is no different with plenty of drifting, tire screeching and roaring V12 action. The LP670-4 makes 670hp and 487 ft-lbs of torque from a 6.5-liter V12 engine and…
MINI Working With Fiat to Build New Light Weight, Rear-Engine Model
Photos: Beyond-Form.com According to a report in U.K.-Mag AutoExpress, MINI and BMW are currently working with Fiat to develop several new cars, including a new light-weight MINI model that will have its engine out back. That’s right, the new car will be a small four-seater with as long a wheelbase as the body will allow…
Porsche Panamera Poised to Become Segment Leader Thanks to First-In-Class Innovations
Porsche might not have invented the grand-touring luxury sedan segment, but it obviously intends to become the dominant player thanks to several innovative technologies that will be available on the new Panamera. Among the list of innovations are some that are borrowed from Porsche’s sportscars, as well as some that are being put into production…
Volkswagen to Bring Two Polo Models to the U.S. in 2011
As we have previously reported, Volkswagen will bring it’s sub-compact Polo to the U.S. but not until 2011. Even more surprising is that the vehicle won’t be the same one that was just unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show. According to a Automotive News report (soured on AutoBlog) the 2011 Polo will come to the…
Volkswagen Secretly Building 266HP AWD GTI-R
According to the reputable sources at the U.K.’s CAR Magazine, Volkswagen is planing an even meaner version of it’s famed GTI. This even higher performance model, to be called the GTI-R, will make use of VW’s 2.0T engine and create a maximum of 266hp – roughly 60hp more than the upcoming MKVI GTI. The big…
2011 Bentley Continental to Gain Power and, More Importantly, Shed A Few Pounds
The rumors have already started to surface about the upcoming 2011 Bentley Continental and it appears as though the vehicle will be put on a much-needed diet. Through the use of significantly more aluminum components for the chassis (which would see a spaceframe made of aluminum in the front and steel in the rear), the…
Land Rover Secures $38 Million Grant from UK Government to Build LRX
Land Rover is now poised to bring a new entry-level crossover model to market thanks to a grant from the British government. The U.K. government has confirmed a £27 million ($37.9 million) cash infusion towards a vehicle that would be based on the Land Rover LRX Concept. The LRX was first displayed at the North…
Lotus Releases Full Evora Details Including Standard Equipment and Options
Lotus has just released a long list of details on the upcoming Evora mid-engine 2+2 sportscar, with all the standard equipment and option packs available. This list is technically for Euro-spec models, however, the release clearly states, (and Lotus Cars USA PR Boss Kevin Smith confirmed) that the U.S.-spec model will be very close. Powered…
China to Buy 13,000 Jaguar and Land Rover Vehicles
After purchasing Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, and then dumping hundreds of millions of dollars into the two British brands, Indian carmaker Tata is just beginning to see the light – thanks to the Chinese government. According to a report in the Business Standard, the Chinese government has just signed a deal with Tata…
Aston Martin Begins Testing LMP1 Cars at Le Mans
Just three months away from the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Aston Martin debuted its team of overall contenders in the LMP1 class during the first test session on Sunday. Both cars featured the Gulf Oil blue and orange livery as they set out on the world-famous Paul Ricard Circuit. All six drivers…
Chery to Buy Volvo: Fact or Fiction?
According to a report in China’s Oriental Morning Post, the Chinese government has, for its part, approved a deal that would see Chinese automaker Chery buy Volvo from Ford. Neither side has confirmed that a deal is in the works, or even that talks are ongoing, however, Chevy has made their interest in the Swedish…
Aston Martin to Race V12 Vantage at Nürburgring 24
During the company’s press conference at the Geneva Auto Show, Aston Martin’s CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez announced that the British automaker intends to race its new V12 Vantage at the Nürburgring 24 Hour race in May. The V12 Vantage, which was officially unveiled at the Geneva press conference along-side the new DBS Volante and One-77…
Renault Delivers New Mégane Renault Sport
After recently launching the new Mégane model, Renault brought its powerful sibling, the Mégane R.S. (Renault Sport) to the Geneva Auto Show. Powered by a new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, the R.S. makes 250hp at 5500 rpm and 251 ft-lbs of torque at 3000 rpm. This is an increase of 20hp and 29.5 ft-lbs of…
Lamborghini LP670 SuperVeloce
**UPDATED with Official REVEAL Photos Lambo has done it again, releasing an even more powerful version of the LP640, the LP670-4 SuperVeloce. Boasting as outrageous 670hp and 487 ft-lbs of torque from the Lambo 6.5-liter V12 engine this is enough, says Lamborghini, to propel the LP670 SV to 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds. There are, however, two…
World’s Fastest Hybrid Revealed: Giugiaro Vamir?
World famous Italian design studio Giugiaro said that it would be bringing the world’s fastest hybrid to the Geneva Auto Show and we have the first pictures. Giugiaro did send out a press release with a rendering but these are the first photos. We still don’t really know anything more about the exotic-looking beast but…
GM to Spin-Off Opel & Vauxhall Brands
General Motors has just announced that it’s European operations, including brands Opel and Vauxhall will split-off from GM. The deal would see anywhere from 25 to 50 percent of of GM Europe sold off to private investors, however, GM would continue to hold a majority stake in the company. (Call us crazy, but who would…
Ferrari Teases Geneva Show Cars: 599 HGTE and 599XX
Almost completing the lineup of previews ahead of the Geneva Auto Show (which starts March 3rd), Ferrari has released a teaser of the two vehicles it plans to unveil, the 599 GTB HGTE and the Laboratorio Tecnologico 599xx. Ferrari is keeping tight-lipped about the HGTE (Handling GT Evoluzione) 599, but we have already reported that…
Ferrari F450 Spied Again
According to a report on GlobalMotors.net, they have caught the successor to the Ferrari F430 testing in Sweden… for the second time. Code named the F142, it is expected that the next-gen exotic will boast a 4.5-liter V8 and make in excess of 500hp. It is also expected that the car will eventually be called…
First U.S.-Spec Lotus Exige S 260 Gets Custom Kawasaki Green Paint
The very first of the 2009 Lotus Exige S 260 models has just rolled off the assembly line in the U.K. and it features a custom Kawasaki Green paint job. The celebrity owner of the car chose the particular color after looking over three shades of lime green that Kawasaki has used over the years….
First U.S.-Spec Audi R8 V10 Fetches $500,000 At Auction
The very first Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI was auctioned off at the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance yesterday for a cool half a million dollars, with all of the proceeds going to the Boys & Girls Clubs. With a retail value of $180,000, the 535hp exotic fetched more than double its value. “This was an…
