With a 3.8L turbocharged flat-6 boxer engine, the 500-hp 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo is already an impressive sports car. What makes it more impressive is the PDK 7-speed dual-clutch transmission that allows it to go from 0-60 mph in just 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 194 mph. Well, speedArt felt it could make [...]
After grinding to a halt last year, auto leasing is starting to re-emerge as more banks are willing to jump back into the game. Leasing hit a frantic level earlier in the decade, as it low lease rates meant that people were essentially able to afford more car than if they had purchased. Leasing has [...]
As we told you guys yesterday, we are test-driving the 2010 Honda Insight this week. Today we’ll give you a brief walk around the interior. The inside of the Honda Insight will be very familiar to those who know Hondas well since it is mostly inspired by the Civic and the Fit. Besides all the [...]
According to GM Europe’s head Nick Reilly, Opel will launch a range of hybrid models within five years as part of campaign to overhaul its product lineup. “We are confident that we can not only maintain but also expand our market share in Europe,” he told German magazine Auto Motor und Sport. “We will have hybrid [...]
Techart is celebrating today as its modified Cayenne hit an impressive top speed at the High Speed Event in Nardo, Italy. Driver Sandro Reuter hit 200 mph in Techart’s Cayenne Turbo – setting a new speed record for a full-size SUV. Techart’s Cayenne Turbo is features Turbo S technology and a TA 055/2.2 performance kit [...]
Clearing up some of the confusion around its Project I and MegaCity program, BMW today unveiled the new BMW Concept ActiveE. Based on the BMW 1-Series Coupe, the concept is BMWs second vehicle after the MINI E to be produced under its Project i program. Power comes from a new synchronous electric motor developed especially for [...]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the House Leadership will be in attendance at the ’10 North American International Auto Show. The group of leaders, who will be in attendance at the behest of Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn, will be meeting myth Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Detroit Mayor David Bing, and other elected [...]
As reported earlier this morning, Justin Timberlake will become Audi’s brand ambassador in 2010. Timberlake will play a leading role in an Audi A1 internet campaign to be launched in spring 2010. Spotted here – you can see Timberlake with the Audi A1 during a photo shoot, giving us our first uncovered look at Audi’s new compact [...]
At the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March, Swiss automobile company Rinspeed will show off its new two-seater electric-vehicle called “UC?” – which apparently stands for “Urban Commuter” or “You see?” “It’s a new and highly emotional web-based car world that interweaves individual and public transport in an intelligent way,” said Rinspeed boss Frank M. [...]
Porsche’s ex-CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and ex-CFO Holger Haerter will remain under investigation by German prosecutors with regards to claims of stock manipulation, despite having been cleared of any wrongdoing by a an internal investigation conducted by Porsche. Weeks after the pair were fired for opposing an integration with Porsche subsidiary Volkswagen under the leadership of [...]
