Audi announced today that effective immediately, options available for the Audi R8 will also include the first full-LED headlamp. The daytime running light now features 24 LEDs per headlamp along with light-emitting diodes for turn signals and low-beam and high-beam headlights. Audi introduced a strip-shaped fog lamp at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003. Following which, the [...]
Honda yesterday aired its live TV commercial yesterday in the UK in real-time with no special effects. The commercial demonstrates the ‘Difficult is Worth Doing’ philosophy of Honda’s marketing campaign for its new European Accord. The live ad took place in Spain with a team of 19 skydivers who successfully spelled the letters H-O-N-D-A within [...]
Porsche is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Exactly 60 years ago the cornerstone was laid for the family-operated industrial company and on June 8th, 1948 Porsche had its first prototype with the 356-001 VIN number. “It all started when I began looking around and just could not find my dream car. So I decided to build [...]
BMW showed the 1-Series performance kit at the Geneva Motor Show in March. It’s probably as close you’ll get to turning your 1-Series into the tii concept; of course it would probably cost you a lot of money. United BMW of Gwinnett, GA., was kind enough to post this video in which they compare the BMW 135i [...]
A Japanese newspaper reported Friday that Toyota was in talks with GM to produce its Prius Hybrid, currently made in only Japan and China, at joint venture plant in the U.S. Toyota later responded to the report saying that nothing had been decided yet on using its Fremont, California facility with GM to produce the [...]
For those that keep asking us – yes, the BMW X1 is real and it has been confirmed by CEO Reithofer himself. And today BMW confirmed that it will be building its X1 SUV at its Leipzig plant in Germany, which is now capable of assembling 700 cars a day. “The exact time point of [...]
Being in production for 29 years, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is by far the longest-serving passenger car model series there has been since Mercedes-Benz came into existence in 1886. For 2009, Mercedes-Benz put a couple of modern touches to the exterior (why mess with something that’s working?) and added a new engine for the G 500. [...]
Probably the craziest lineup of Nissan GT-R comparison test we’ve seen yet; InsideLine pinned the new Nissan GT-R up against the Porsche 911, Audi R8, 2008 Mitsubishi Lance Evo X MR, 2008 Subaru WRX STI and the 2008 Lotus Elise SC. Refresher: Nissan GT-R: 3.8L twin-turbocharged V6 engine that produces 473-hp. 0-60 comes in 3.5 [...]
Chrysler will be launching its first hybrids later this year with the 2009 Chrysler Aspen and the Dodge Durango HEMI SUVs. Odd time to go hybrid with large-SUVs but we doubt Chrysler saw this rise in gas-prices coming. Nonetheless the company is already exploring the possibility of expanding its hybrid offerings into other vehicles. According [...]
A source familiar with Ford’s production plans said that the company plans on building its new subcompact Fiesta sedan in Mexico. The decision, which will supposedly get UAW pretty angry, isn’t supposed to be finalized until tomorrow morning. UAW President Ron Gettlefinger previously said that the union hopes to convince Ford to build subcompact cars [...]
