We thought that auctioning-off rare license plate numbers was only a big deal in Abu Dhabi – but apparently its also a big craze in the UK. Two days ago, registration 1 D sold for a record amount at the DVLA Personalised Registration auction in Warwickshire. Lebanese property developer cashed out a whopping £352,411 ($504,597 USD) for the prestigious [...]
Toyota has launched the fifth-generation version of its Crown Majesta. What is the Crown Majesta and why have you never heard of it. Well, for one the Crown Majesta is only sold in Toyota’s home-market of Japan. The premium-luxury car is a full-size sedan similar to the BMW 7-Series and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The 2009 [...]
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class was recently launched in the European market and tuned Brabus has already put together a tuning program for the new Mercedes-Benz sedan. Besides all the body modifications (which we’re going to skip over and let you read about in the press release after the jump), Brabus is offering a 462-hp upgrade [...]
Adding to their already impressive resume the 2010 Ford Fusion and 2010 Mercury Milan (and their hybrid versions) have all been given a “Top Safety Pick” rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Both FoMoCo models deliver segment-exclusive safety and driver-aid technologies including SYNC with 911 Assist, Blind Spot Information System with Cross [...]
The Obama Administration announced today that it will require the nation’s 2011 model year cars and trucks to meet a fleetwide average of 27.3 mpg or 8 percent above the 2010 model year requirement of 25.3 mpg. The new fuel-efficiency standards come a day after Obama strongly hinted that his administration will provide the auto [...]
Yesterday it was reported that Cadillac has canned plans to bring a much-needed V6 turbodiesel to its European lineup. Today we learned that General Motors will halt Cadillac sales in more than half of its European markets. The move follows the collapse of its regional distributor, Kroymans. GM had targets of selling 7,500 Cadillacs in [...]
Besides showing its much anticipated Golf GTI and Polo, Volkswagen unveiled its new Golf GTD at the Leipzig Motor Show. The Volkswagen Golf GTD is powered by a 170-hp TDI engine that gives it the reputation as a GTI among diesels. Of course, the Golf GTD is for those that love the environment and are [...]
Steven Armstrong, Volvo’s Chief Operating Officer, said that the economic crisis can allow the Swedish automaker to win customers from German premium brands such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Armstrong feels that wealthy buyers who want downplay how much money they have in their bank account during the downturn could opt for a Volvo instead [...]
Under the industrial glory of the Space X rocket factory in Hawthorne, California, Tesla brought us the world’s first look at its Model S sedan to be built at an unspecified location in Southern California. Unsatisfied with just a Sunday cruising roadster, Tesla sought to develop a sedan that would not only work for every [...]
According to J.D. Power and Associates, March sales for the first two weeks were down 40 percent when compared to the same period a year ago. For the entire month of March, J.D. Power says that sales are expected to come in at 633,000 cars and trucks, while fleet sales are expected to total 798,000. [...]
