There is no doubt that General Motors’ company is having a very hard time letting Opel go and letting it grow up under a new family. However, the board of directors will meet once again today to talk about what to do with the German brand after failing to come to a conclusion last month. [...]
It’s finally here. Known to us so far as the P11, McLaren today took the wraps off its new MP4-12C – the first road-going McLaren since the F1. Apparently, McLaren thinks that the most exciting part of this car isn’t the engine, but the chassis structure that they call “Carbon MonoCell.” It’s the first time [...]
Whenever a significant new model is scheduled to debut at an upcoming major auto show – you can be more than sure that images of the vehicle will start to surface a few days prior to the actual debut. Well, today Mercedes-Benz’s new SLS AMG has fallen victim to embargo breaking with some images popping [...]
Honda’s model chief said that the Japanese automaker is sticking to its target for lease sales of its fuel-cell FCX Clarity car after over a year since its launch despite the challenges of boosting productivity. However, the Honda FCX Clarity is still a long way from production with a total of just 10 cars on [...]
Aston Martin and BMW are both in talks with Toyota to use the Japanese automakers iQ platform for a future minicar. According to AutoExpress, while Ferrari won’t be building a minicar anytime soon, it will be teaming up with Abarth to build a customized version of the Fiat 500. Known as the 695 Tributo Ferrari, [...]
According to a report by Japan’s Nikkei business daily, Honda will introduce a hybrid version of its Freed minivan in 2011. Honda’s new president Takanobu Ito also told Nikkei that Honda will introduce a battery electric vehicle by 2015. “The company intends to add a variety of hybrid models in the near future, including the CR-Z, a [...]
Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it has started building minivans with diesel engines and right-hand drive for international markets. Production kicked-off today at its last remaining minivan plant in Windsor, Ontario. Known as the Grand Voyager outside of North America, Chrysler sells the model in more than 80 countries. The Auburn Hills automaker said [...]
Mercedes-Benz obsessed tuner Brabus has something very special planned for the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next week. The tuning firm will show its new Brabus SV12 R, the world’s fastest and most powerful luxury sedan and we expect nothing less of the German company. Power will come from an upgraded 6.3L V12 twin-turbo engine making [...]
About two weeks ago, we heard a little rumor that Audi is planning to unveil an RS3, a hardcore version of the Audi A3 hatchback, at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. Well, it seems like that an RS3 debuting in Frankfurt is no longer a rumor. According to a Tweet by Audi of Cape [...]
Fisker announced today that its Karma plug-in hybrid electric sedan will emit just 83g CO2/km and will return an estimated fuel-economy of 3.5L/100km (67.2 mpg according to U.S. standards) based on SAE methodology measuring emissions for plug-in hybrid. Not bad at all for a vehicle that pumps out 403-hp and more torque than many supercars. [...]
