As we write this Volkswagen is testing a fleet of 20 plug-in hybrid Golf’s in Berlin preparing for a market launch by late 2010 as a 2011 model year – and you thought the Chevrolet Volt was going to be the only plug-in hybrid coming to the market in 2010. The test fleet is powered [...]
Following the third teaser and a very slick photoshop by some fan, Lamborghini has released the fourth, and hopefully the final, teaser image for the new Estoque four-door-coupe concept ahead of its debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. We’ll learn more about the new Lamborghini later this week, but for now we know the [...]
Last month Aston Martin released a teaser images and details about its new supercar called the One-77. Seen as an asnwer to the Lamborghini Reventon, Aston says that the One-77 will be very exclusive and will be powered by a 7.0L V12 engine that will allow it to go from 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds [...]
Garage419′s Matt Farah has previously said that his sources claim that the Nurburgring lap times of the GT-R and ZR1 were fake and that engineers at both companies had ran tuned versions of the cars using race gas. Well, now Porsche is accusing Nissan of cheating on its Nurburgring record of 7:29. Porsche claims to have [...]
The KTM X-Bow is not for amateurs and this recent incident proves it. A man who recently purchased the 240-hp KTM X-Bow decided to hit up the Nurburgring for a test drive and ended up on two wheels before crashing on to a side barrier at Nordschleife race track. We bet the only thing that was [...]
Before Aston Martin engineers and designers get really busy with the upcoming Rapide, One-77, DBS convertible and the Vantage V12 RS, they will be giving the current DBS, the company’s flagship, a number of enhancements. The most important of those upgrades will be a new gearbox called Touchtronic 2. The new automatic transmission is an [...]
The 2009 Audi S3 and S3 Sportback will be getting Audi’s much-praised S-tronic 7-speed twin-clutch transmission starting tomorrow. Both models will get the S tronic twin-clutch transmission which quickens shifts and reduces fuel-consumption. Power for the 2009 Audi S3 comes from a 2.0 TFSI unit that produces 265-hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. 0-60 for the S3 comes in [...]
At the 2008 LA Auto Show, Volkswagen will show the world a new concept that will hint at a future, affordable, mid-engine coupe and roadster. Audi is also expected to come out with its own version of the roadster – badged the R3. Both are expected to be powered by a 4-cylinder turbocharged engine. According [...]
It was reported last week that after the Volt travels 40 miles on electric power alone, the onboard lithium-ion battery becomes ’400 pounds of uselesness.’ Well, that’s not entirely true. GM has been saying since the launch of the Volt that after the battery has been depleted, a 1.4L engine will kick in to provide [...]
There are some Top Gear fans that will wait 21 years just to hang out with Clarkson, Hammond and May in the audience while the film the best TV show history has ever known. But then there are some crazy Stig fans as well that will massive amounts of green to get a license plate [...]
