Our friend from the UK Chris Harris recently got behind the Lexus LFA. Here is a video of his experience. Click here for more news on the Lexus LFA. Click through for the video. Refresher: Power for the Lexus LFA comes from a 4.8L V10 engine that makes 552-hp with a maximum torque of 354 [...]
Just last week we brought you over 100 new high-res photos of the new 2011 Aston Martin Rapide sedan. We now have a new video of the Rapide in action during its test-drive days in Valencia. Hit the jump for the new video (and make sure you watch in HD if you can). Click here [...]
BMW Group announced today that it will produce electric-vehicles at its plant in Leipzig with major components from an additional investment in a number of facilities in Bavaria. BMW said that the whole move will be a joint venture with SGL Carbon, SGL Automotive Fibers GmbH & Co KG, carbon fiber fabrics will be produced in [...]
Kia has had a very strong presence during this auto show season. At the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Kia showed us the new 2010 Sorento and at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show it showed an exciting new concept called the Ray. At the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Kia will show the next-generation version of the [...]
General Motors announced today that Cadillac will give Europe another shot by resuming distribution, undoing a move made last year when its western European distributor, Kroymans Corp., collapsed. “Europe is an important market for Cadillac,” said Bryan Nesbitt, Cadillac general manager. “Re-establishing distribution of our premium offerings is good news for those who seek import [...]
According to Ralph Fisco, Toyota Financial’s national remarketing manager, 85 percent of nearly 42,000 vehicles that were affected by the recall and parked at auctions when Toyota suspended sales last month have been repaired or sold or are on sale. Fisco said that Toyota dealerships first repaired vehicles owned by customers, before repairing unsold vehicles [...]
Want the Ford Focus RS in the United States? Yes, so do we. Well, be patient because the next-generation Focus RS might very well be on its way to the stateside. While Ford executive Derrick Kuzak was heading the development of the 2000 Ford Focus, Jost Capito was in charge of transforming the compact hatch into [...]
Last July, Toyota executives boasted the company saving $100 million by negotiating a limited recall for the Toyota Camry and Lexus ES over a problem that could cause unintended acceleration. In an internal Toyota document that was used during a presentation on its government relations, dated July 6, 2009, it says: “Negotiated ‘equipment’ recall on [...]
In 2007, Cynthia Castillo was involved in a freeway accident that left her a quadriplegic. Castillo apparently lost control of her 1997 Ford Explorer when the tread separated from her left-rear tire as she was driving, resulting in the SUV to veer off the freeway, rolling three times down an embankment and leaving her legs [...]
A couple of days before its official debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, high-res photos of the 2011 Audi RS5 have been leaked onto the web – that means we have no official press release or official technical details to go with this wonderful set of pictures. We’ve previously heard rumors that the RS5 [...]
