About 2 months ago Lotus introduced a special-edition version of the Elise SC as a tribute to Jim Clark winner of two F1 World Championships for Team Lotus in 1963 and 1965. Clark won a total of 25 Grand Prix races and was the first to Briton to win the Indi 500. Initially Lotus planned [...]
Chrysler announced this morning that it is exploring “strategic options for the Dodge Viper business” – meaning a sale of the car to another automaker could be on the way. The automaker said that the review comes as it focuses on enhancing its core business and leveraging its assets. “We have been approached by third [...]
The new head of PSA Group’s Peugeot Jean-Philippe Collin is working on getting the upper-level executives on his side to meet some ambitious sales goals and expanding into new segments with new models. Collin said currently Peugeot is only covering 72 percent of the segments in the market and wants the brand to cover at [...]
Audi Sport announced today that it will build a racing version of the Audi R8 for customers that want to unleash more power on the track – and by more power we mean 500 horsepower. The Audi R8 GT3 is under development right now and space is being allocated at the automakers factory in Neckarsulm [...]
Besides the photo galleries that keep popping up of the new Italian stallion, we’ll have to wait until the 2008 LA Auto Show to get our first, in person look at the new Ferrari California. Fortunately, AutoCar was invited down to get a closer look at the new California and packed up their video cameras [...]
Besides the all new 2009 7-Series and the mid-life 3-Series facelift, BMW will come to Paris with an ActiveHybrid version of the 7-Series along with the new compact SUV (or SAV in BMW terms) concept that will provide us with the first look of the upcoming BMW X1. This is not the first time BMW [...]
We’ve already seen prototypes of the upcoming McLaren P11, but the anticipated supercar is now going back to the drawing board for a redesign by new styling chief Frank Stephenson. AutoCar sources say that Stephenson will be joining McLaren later this year after he completes is term at Fiat. The former BMW, Mini and Ferrari [...]
Whoever is hanging out in Rocky Mountains for Fast Lane Daily should just stay there. Fast Lane Daily’s spy photographer recently caught the upcoming 2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe (could be even named the Cadillac CTC) undergoing some high-altitude testing. A 2008 LA Auto Show reveal is scheduled in November with sales to begin in early 2009. Check [...]
Our friends over at CARandDRIVER were lucky enough to get behind the wheel of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro (yes, we are very jealous) and were nice enough to allow us to share their experience and pictures with you. Editor Michael Austin drove the 2010 Camaro powered by a 3.6 liter direct-injected V6 producing 300-hp and 273 [...]
Bavarian Motor Works has cancelled plans to produce the lighter, sharper and faster version of the E92 M3. Originally scheduled to arrive on the market by the summer of 2009, BMW will no longer be producing an E92 M3 CSL. Ludwig Willisch, boss of BMW’s M division, told CAR Magazine that the automaker canned the [...]
