Mercedes-Benz announced today that its new SLS AMG supercar will be joining the Ferrari 458 Italia along with many other high-performance vehicles in the upcoming Gran Turismo 5. “The most exciting car for the most exciting game. In the new Gran Turismo 5 video game, exclusively for PlayStation 3, gaming fans and car enthusiasts alike [...]
Volkswagen has announced that it is setting up a joint venture with Varta Microbattery GmbH to develop more powerful lithium-ion batteries for use in electric cars. The four-year project still needs approval from the German Cartel Office. Volkswagen said that the projects main goal is continue further research and to develop lithium-ion batteries that would be [...]
We’re looking forward to Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne’s 5-year plan for the company, which is due out in November. So far we know that Chrysler is planning a redesign of 5 models. We also know that the company plans on moving the Chrysler brand more upmarket, while making Dodge a more sporty brand and keeping [...]
If you’re from the New Jersey area, you display the fact that you know how to navigate ‘circles’ down the shore, with pride. The concept of traffic circles, while not totally nonexistent, is somewhat of a rarely implemented one in America. Ironically enough though, while europe undoubtedly perfected the concept, it is one that is [...]
None of us claim that it is a safe practice, yet practically all of us have at one point or another texted, or at the very least dialed a phone, while driving. Well now, an organization called the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which represents 11 automakers, including the Big Three, has moved to support an [...]
Japanese tuning firm ASI is hard at work on their latest project – an aero kit for the Ferrari 485 Italia. The kit has a new front end consisting of a new nose, large hexagonal air intakes and vents in the front of the black alloy wheels. It is said that CEO Satoshi Kondo released this [...]
Tata Motors said today that it will close one of the three Jaguar/Land Rover assembly plants in England by 2014 in an effort to move the two brands to profitability. Tata said that it will close either a factory in Castle Bromwich, which makes Jaguars, or its plant in Solihull, which makes Land Rovers. The [...]
Earlier this year at the 2009 New York Auto Show, Mitsubishi unveiled the Outlander GT Prototype, which hinted at the next-generation Outlander SUV. Today, in the Land Down Under, Mitsubishi unveiled the 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander based on the Outlander GT Prototype a front fascia inspired by the new Lancer. The 2010 Outlander for Australia is [...]
The next-generation Audi RS6 is almost ready and will make its debut early next year. However, sources told German publication AutoBlid that Audi will be dropping the 5.2L V10 for a smaller V8 and will add two tubrochargers. The current Audi RS6 Avant produces a total of 580-hp with a maximum torque of 479 lb-ft [...]
According to a report by the Detroit Free Press, Chrysler Group LLC plans on redesigning five models by mid-2011. The move will allow the company to rehire workers and schedule overtime, sources familiar with the matter said. New CEO Sergio Marchionne says he wants facelifts in 18 months for the Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge [...]
