Seems like Aston Martin is having a lot of trouble keeping its upcoming four-door Rapide under the covers. Spotted earlier this week hanging out in a parking lot, the Rapide has been caught without any camouflage once again. This time the Aston Martin Rapide seems to be hanging out at a service area near some [...]
So Lexus is aggressively marketing its new Lexus IS C Convertible, hoping that it really picks off. This is the company’s second attempt to take on German rivals following the IS-F sedan, which is aimed at the BMW M3, Audi’s S4/RS4 and the Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG. So will Lexus take on the BMW M3 [...]
During a live chat session last week on the GM FastLane blog, CEO Fritz Henderson answered questions from the media, analysts and customers. However, he was unable to answer every question due to time constraints – one that had to deal with GM’s most significant small car, the Chevrolet Cruze. To make sure that Fritz [...]
The 300-hp 2.5L 5-cylinder Duratec engine under the hood of the 2009 Ford Focus RS definitely gives it an edge over many of its rivals. The folks at Fifth Gear think that the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X can definitely give the Focus RS some strong competition so they decided to put the two cars [...]
Honda’s new Civic Type-R looks very good but when it comes to performance it hasn’t quite impressed many as its predecessor managed to do. Now, Japanese tuner Mugen is out fix all that by applying the modifications from the Mugen RR to the Civic Type-R three-door hatchback. Mugen will strip the Type-R of most of [...]
Volkswagen has released a new BlueMotion version of the Touareg SUV in the UK with a less powerful yet more fuel-efficient engine. The 3.0L V6 TDI common-rail diesel engine now makes a total of 225-hp with a maximum torque of 405 lb-ft mated to a 6-speed automatic tiptronic gearbox. The new Volkswagen Touareg BlueMotion also [...]
Waiting for the next season of Top Gear? Well, there’s just one day until it starts but to keep us patient and busy in the meantime, Fifth Gear’s Johnny Smith is bring us his review of the new 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI quattro. Refresher: Power comes from a 5.2L V10 producing a total of [...]
With the help of the new 2009 Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Group AG outperformed its competitors in May and grabbed more share of the world’s car market. The group posted massive gains in Germany and China – it’s two largest markets – reporting a total gain of 1.5 percent to 556,700 units. The Volkswagen brand itself [...]
Red Bull has just released a new advertising stunt with NASCAR driver Brian Vickers and his pit crew perform a full pit stop in the middle of Times Square, New York. We’re not sure if they got permission from the City to perform this stunt, but we’re pretty sure all the onlookers and passerbys had no [...]
The House and Senate finally reached an agreement late Thursday night to set aside $1 billion for a “Cash for Clunkers” program to boost auto sales. The package will be included in the $106 billion wartime spending bill. The program, which will offer vouchers of up to $4,500 for new car shoppers that turn in [...]
