After the long wait, Audi has finally unveiled the new 2011 Audi A8 (we previously referred to it as a 2010 model). The new Audi A8 shows off the brand’s new Vorsprung durch Technik theme and features a new light aluminum body, powerful and highly efficient engines, Audi’s new MMI system, new driver assistance systems, [...]
Japan’s Wald International has released a ton of images of its new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 SPORTS LINE Black Bison Edition. The modified 2010 E-Class by Wald gets a new front bumper, side skirts, a new rear bumper fascia with an integrated diffuser, rear spoiler, roof spoiler, sports fender ducts and an exhaust system. Wald is [...]
Subaru maker Fuji Heavy Industries is running strong after a sales jump of 1/5 this month in the U.S. market, but that is not to say that there is work is done. Fuji Heavy, owned in part by Toyota Motor Corp. enjoyed the distinction of being one of two automakers to see a rise in [...]
The 2010 Buick LaCrosse just reached the next-level of quietness with the help of recycled cardboard from GM’s stamping plant in Marion, Indiana. “A lot of people don”t understand that recycled materials can add quality,” said Lora Herron, a materials engineer on the LaCrosse team. “It can add superior performance depending on where you use [...]
General Motors Company has regained full control of its Opel brand after paying back 1.5 billion euro in emergency loan including interest. The move dissolves a trust that held a 65 percent stake in the European carmaker. “The shares in Adam Opel GmbH were returned to GM,” the German economics ministry said in a statement on [...]
In a spin off of Guitar Hero and DJ Hero, General Motors will show its Car Hero video game at the 2009 LA Auto Show. The game is focused around getting young drivers educated while decreasing distracted driving risks. “The interaction between driver and vehicle interface is intensively focused so outside distractions are reduced significantly, [...]
The future of Swedish auto-brand Saab is in danger as Koenigsegg Automotive AB withdrew from a deal to buy the GM brand that has been losing money. Saab officials, including CEO Jan Ake Jonsson, came to Detroit on Monday to discuss the fate of the brand with GM’s board. Other bidders have reportedly showed interest [...]
Just two days before making its official debut at the 2009 LA Auto Show, images of the 2011 Ford Fiesta U.S.-spec have been leaked on the wonderful internet. We don’t have the full technical details as of yet, but the images show the minor differences between the Euro Fiesta and the U.S.-spec Fiesta. We’ll have [...]
Tuner Wimmer has introduced a new tuning program for the new Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M. The package adds a new aerodynamic body kit and a power upgrades. With the help of a new performance kit, power for the Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M has been increased by 38-hp for a total of 548-hp. That allows for [...]
Hyundai Motor Co. has decided to pull out of Japan despite its global growth. Hyundai has been in Japan for eight years, but business this year has sunk to a point where the company can no longer justify a Japanese presence, reports Automotive News. Hyundai will officially announce the news to its 46 Japanese dealers [...]
