As reported earlier this week, Mercedes-Benz is working on a convertible version of the SLS AMG due out mid-2011. The folks at Auto Motor und Sport managed to catch a prototype testing near their headquarters. Check out the video after the jump. Refresher: Power comes from a 6.2L V8 making 563-hp with a maximum torque of [...]
Last night, we gave back our week-long 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost test vehicle so that means it’s time for fun facts before our full review (due out next week along with the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO review). Fun Facts about the 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost: – Starting MSRP comes in at $47,760: Our 2010 Lincoln [...]
The supercar accident loving folks at WreckedExotics.com have posted this picture of a wrecked Ferrari F430 which blew a tire at 120 mph. The driver was originally traveling at 180 mph when he heard a weird noise and immediately stared slowing down. After reaching 120 mph his right-rear tire blew out causing the rear quarter [...]
The 2010 Buick LaCrosse sedan and the 2010 Nissan Versa compact are the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety’s latest Top Safety Pick award winners. As you all probably know by now, 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 [...]
Porsche has threatened to pull its existing contract with Magna to build the next-generation Boxster and Cayman in Austria starting in 2013. The Stuttgart automaker said that it may instead move production to Karmann in Germany. The move comes as Porsche aims to guard its engineering and production cost secrets for its upcoming roadster and [...]
We haven’t really been keeping up with the new Jay Leno Show or his Green Car Challenge much, but last night Rush Limbaugh was on the show and decided to mess around during his quick lap in the Ford Focus BEV. As instructed by Jay, Rush was to be penalized if he ran over a poster [...]
General Motors Company could extended its 60-day money-back guarantee for consumers when it expires in November, said GM’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. “It’s possibly renewable. We’ll see what kind of experience we have,” Lutz said in an interview with CNBC. He said that GM expects ”way under 1 percent,” of consumers who purchase a new Cadillac, [...]
Shares of lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems had the second-best debut of any 2009 U.S. initial public offering. Shares were up 50.3 percent in their first trading session, outpacing the four other stocks that came to the market on a busy day for IPOs. Starting at a 25.9 percent premium to their IPO price, A123 [...]
According to a report by Channel4, BMW is planning a 3-series version of the new 5-Series Gran Turismo for 2011. The publication says that the 335i Gran Turismo will go on sale in 2011 and will be priced between the 3-Series and the 5-Series. “Like the 5 Series GT, the 3 Series hatchback will have [...]
In the wake of a drastic reductions in the sizes of the dealer networks of Chrysler and GM, the U.S. Treasury Department will be conducting audits that cording to the Treasury, “will examine the process used by General Motors and Chrysler to identify which automotive dealerships should be maintained or terminated.”, according to Automotive News. [...]
