In its first online auction Ferrari is giving away its chairman’s 599 GTB Fiorano. Chairman Luca di Montezemolo will auction off his personal Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano to sponsor young researchers working on projects dedicated to technological innovation. The 620-hp red GTB Fiorano has 3,589 miles on it and features carbon-ceramic brakes with aluminum calipers and [...]
Audi of America has finally cleaned up its hard to navigate website, including dealer and regional websites. “The new audiusa.com is designed to offer a richer, more intuitive shopping experience, while enhancing the progressive design, safety, technology and innovation Audi is known for,” Audi said in a statement. The site was created and designed by [...]
During last year’s election season there was a lot of controversy surrounding the type of vehicles the presidential candidates drove. At that time, Kelly Blue Book released a study showing that Barack Obama supporters drove hybrid and compact vehicles while John McCain supporters drove SUVs and pickups. We also learned that the McCain family owned [...]
Amidst GM’s “˜surgical bankruptcy’ process after which GM plans to discontinue the Pontiac brand, we were privileged enough to spend a week test-driving the 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP. Initially, we were expecting the likes of the Charger/300C SRT8; a soft ride with an automatic transmission just barely powerful enough for highway pulls and loud drive [...]
Recently we’ve been hearing a lot about Jaguar’s goals to incorporate hybrid technology into their lineup. The Tata Motors owned company isn’t just concentrating on a conventional hybrid system, but is looking to develop a range-extending plug-in hybrid system much like the one found in the Chevrolet Volt. It has been speculated that the next-generation [...]
At a BMW Art Car exhibition in Beijing, China, BMW is showing off a life-size replica of a Z4 Coupe made out of reinforced concrete. The concrete Z4 Coupe comes with fully functional doors and glass windows. The inside is complete with a steering wheel, speedometer and a center console. Finally, someone has created a [...]
The 2010 Lexus RX and the 2009 Toyota Venza SUVs have both earned the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety’s 2009 Top Safety Pick award. To qualify for Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good in the Institute’s front, side, and rear tests and be equipped with electronic stability control, which is [...]
General Motors announced today that it has reached a preliminary agreement to sell its loss-making Saab brand to supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg. GM did not release any details on the price tag of the agreement but said that the sale will include guaranteed financing by Sweden. “The sale, expected to close by the end of the third [...]
So you know how analysts keep saying that people are beginning to buy larger vehicles again since gas prices are low? Here is a perfect example of that. Due to a sharp sales decline, Smart USA is offering financing incentives for the first time ever. According to Smart USA President David Schembri, Smart was avoiding [...]
Mitsubishi keeps teasing us with models that we don’t get in the United States (well, just Evo variants). Today we get new pictures of the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400. Sold through Ralliart UK, the Evo X FQ400 is a meaner and faster Mitsubishi Evo that we’d love to get our hands on. Power [...]
