In order to celebrate 25 years of the M5 sedan, BMW created a special lightweight one-off version of the E60 M5 known as the “M5 CSL” the company never built. The car was revealed at BMW’s workshop at the Nurburgring and features a heavily modified version of the 5.0L V10. Capacity has been increased to [...]
Would you rather have English pop star Cheryl Cole or Megan Fox in your passenger seat? Also, would you rather drive a Bugatti Veyron or an Aston Martin One-77? That was the question a poll by MPH Prestige & Performance Motor Show asked 13,000 visitors to MSN Cars. The result? Men fantasize about driving a [...]
Hennessey Performance Engineering is well known for its modified American muscle. However, next week at the 2009 SEMA Show, Hennessey will show a modified 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe that pushes an outstanding 500-hp. The Hennessey 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe features a Hennessey Custom Single Turbo System, Precision 66 mm ball bearing turbocharger, Tial blow-off valve [...]
The 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show is just days away and Suzuki today announced its lineup that it will show off in Las Vegas next week. Suzuki’s lineup at SEMA will feature four modified versions of the new 2010 Suzuki Kizashi sedan by Road Race Motorsports, Delta Tech, Westside Group and Import Tuner. [...]
Here are the lap results from the Cadillac CTS-V Challenge at Monticello Motor Club Track so far: 1. John Heinricy – Cadillac CTS-V: 2:46:560 2. Aaron Link – Cadillac CTS-V: 2:48:902 3. Brian Redman – Cadillac CTS-V: 2:49:596 4. Michael Cooper – BMW M3: 2:50:424 5. Jack Baruth – Cadillac CTS-V (TTAC): 2:51:153 6. Lawrence Ulrich – [...]
Evercore Group LLC is set to receive more than $16 million from the estate of the old GM for financial services rendered, despite the fact that creditors are losing billions of dollars, reports The Detroit News. Of the total amount that Evercore is set to receive, $13 million is for a fee charged for the [...]
Of the 690,000 new vehicles sold under the Cash-for-Clunkers program last summer, 565,000 were vehicles that would have otherwise been sold regardless of the program, Edmunds said in an analysis of the program released on Wednesday. Auto sales did contribute heavily however, to the expansion of the economy, as CNN reports that they added 1.7 [...]
Yesterday we heard about what Porsche has planned for the next four years. One thing AutoCar conveniently left out was that Porsche is getting ready to roll out a new entry-level sports car that will share components from the upcoming compact Audi R4 sports car. Known internally as the ’356′, the mid-engined sports car will [...]
Next time you’re in Europe and are looking for something fun and slick to drive, stop by a Hertz location. The rental car company has announced that it will start making the new 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive 23i, Lotus Elise and Exige and the Fiat 500 Rosa available for rental. The BMW Z4 can be [...]
The Cadillac CTS-V Challenge is going on right now and for those of you really interested in seeing if Bob Lutz can beat the competition in his Cadillac CTS-V, we’ll be providing updates as fast as we get them throughout the day. General Motors has just released a short 2:00 minute video showing us the Monticello [...]
