Tony Stark spied driving Audi R8 Spyder: Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) was spied driving to work in his brand new Audi R8 Spyder, which will make its official debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Power comes from a 525-hp V10 taking the R8 Spyder from 0 to 62 mph in 4.1 seconds with [...]
Audi today announced the pricing details and changes for its new 2010 model year A4 sedan, A5 coupe and the 2010 Audi Q5 crossover. Like the 2010 Audi A4 and Q5, the 2010 Audi A5 adds the efficient and powerful 2.0 TFSI powertrain with both manual and Tiptronic transmissions. The 2010 A4 and A5 now feature LED [...]
First it was little teasers here and there; then it was all the details and high-res images; today, Audi released a video of the 2010 A5 Sportback beauty shots and driving footage. It seems like Audi is getting a kick out of teasing us on the stateside since the automaker has no pans to offer [...]
What you’re looking at here is a new city car design created by Lotus Engineer and commissioned by Automotive Engineering Magazine. As a result, the two ended up creating a supermini Lotus electric-vehicle that is even smaller than the Toyota iQ but manages to match the car’s 3+1 layout. Designed for urban settings and short [...]
Designers are always looking for new fonts to create a work of art or just another print ad. However, a lot goes into making a font that many of us are unaware of. One such example is this new font created based on the new Toyota iQ. Commissioned by Toyota, Letmedesign typographers Pierre & Damien collaborated [...]
Bentley has announced that it will hold its first parts and accessories ‘garage sale’ in Crewe, England on September 26 through September 27. “It most definitely is the first time we have done something like this parts fair,” Bentley’s U.S. spokesman David Reuter told Inside Line. ”It’s rather unprecedented. But it has nothing to do with [...]
Compact cars, city cars and mid-sized family sedans dominated European sales in the first half of 2009. The Ford Fiesta, which has sold quite well in Europe, has been in an ongoing battle with the new 2009 Volkswagen Golf in the compact hatchback segment. According to Jato Dynamics, the six-generation Golf has taken the title [...]
Coming out of bankruptcy known as the new General Motors Company, GM has filed its first public disclosure with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the filing, GM’s new board members will be paid a salary of $200,000 and if applicable, $10,000 for service as a chair of any board committee; $20,000 for [...]
As reported earlier this week, Toyota is working on a full-hybrid version of the Auris. The Japanese automaker confirmed today that it will build the hybrid version of the C-segment hatchback at its UK-based Burnaston, Derbyshire facility. Production of the first Euro-built full-hybrid Auris will kick off in mid-2010. Toyota said that the engines for [...]
We’ve already confirmed that the hazy teaser that made its way around the internet earlier this week was of the upcoming Bugatti four-seater shooting brake know as the Bordeaux. We know have a second teaser floating around the internet that gives us a better look at the rear-end of the car. The Bugatti Bordeaux will be the [...]
