While UK’s scrappage program is making headlines, the U.S. Senate for some reason keeps hitting a road bump to add a “cash for clunkers” bill, a move that would boost new car sales with federal subsidies. “There are technical details to work out and the senator continues to look for a vehicle to pass this [...]
According to reports by European media, Nissan is working on a special limited-edition Nurburgring version of the Nissan 370Z to pay tribute to the race-prepped 370Z that raced during the 24-Hour Race. No power upgrades are reported for the Nurburgring edition, meaning the limited-edition 370Z continues to run on its 332-hp 3.7L V6. So what’s [...]
Dr. Ulrich Bez has the job every auto enthusiast can only dream of – being CEO of Aston Martin. Bez, 66, received his doctorate in engineering from the University of Stuttgart, but had to create a resume with other impressive credentials than that to become the boss of Aston. He has previously held positions at [...]
It’s that miscellaneous time of the day again. We’re going to take a little break and gather up some random things we’ve found on the internet on June 3, 2009. Alice Ramsey became the first woman to drive cross-country 100 years ago: 100 years ago, Alice Ramsey became the first woman to drive from New [...]
Word on the street is that Jaguar is working on the car every Jaguar fan is dying to see – a rival to the Porsche Boxster. According to AutoExpress, Jaguar is hard at work on a compact two-seat roadster, which will be a successor to the Jaguar C-Type. Insiders say that Jaguar is looking to [...]
Today General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson and Chrysler president Jim Press defended their decision to cut a total of almost 3,000 dealers. The two executives submitted their prepared remarks to the Senate Commerce Committee ahead of a hearing scheduled for this afternoon. The “decision about which of the company’s 3,181 dealers would be brought forward [...]
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan and coupe are already out and about. Later this year, Mercedes-Benz will unveil an estate (station wagon) and convertible variant at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. But wait – there’s more. According to AutoExpress, Mercedes-Benz is now working on a production version of the Fascination Concept that was unveiled at [...]
Earlier this year, Gemballa released a couple of images and some details on its yet-to-be-completed Mirage GT Carbon Edition. While we’re already impressed with Porsche Carrera GT based Mirage GT – more power, lighter body weight and better performance is never a bad thing. Power comes from Porsche’s V10 that has been modified to produce 670-hp with [...]
Tesla Motors announced today that a New Jersey (our home-base) philanthropist has taken delivery of the 500th Tesla Roadster. Martin Tuchman, former chairman and CEO of Interpool, plans on charging his Roadster partly with solar energy with photovoltaic panels he helped install throughout his hometown of Kingston, NJ. “My Roadster drives like a dream — it’s amazing,” [...]
After filing for bankruptcy reorganization that will be largely financed by U.S. taxpayers, General Motors said that as a private automaker (that will emerge from its Chapter 11 filing) it will release less financial information to the public. “As a privately held company, it’s likely we’re not going to disclose information except to the shareholders,” [...]
