When Audi unveiled the new 2011 RS5 at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the company wasn’t sure whether or not the model will make it to U.S. shores. Following a little rumor earlier this month that the 2011 Audi RS5 has been confirmed for the U.S., Inside Line reports that the high-performance coupe has indeed [...]
Maserati has just released a new promotional video for the new 2010 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible – aka – Maserati GranCabrio. Check out the video after the jump. Refresher: The 2010 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible is powered by a 4.7L V8 making 440-hp. Mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission, the GranTurismo Convertible goes from 0 to 62 mph [...]
Hosted by enthusiast site Camaro5.com, more than 500 2010 Chevrolet Camaro sports cars headed to Valdosta, Ga. for the first ever Camaro5Fest. The event is said to be the largest-ever gathering of fifth-generation Camaro owners. “Several members of the Camaro team attended, including Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser, Vehicle Line Director Peter Kosak, Camaro Marketing [...]
Following the 2010 Kia Soul and the 2010 Hyundai Sonata, the 2010 Kia Forte is the third model from Hyundai/Kia to earn the Institute’s top safety designation for 2010. To win, vehicles must earn the top rating of good for front, side, rollover, and rear impact protection and have electronic stability control (ESC), which is [...]
If you live in the UK and are a fan of Top Gear, well, you’re in luck. The team is offering a chance to win a lap around the famous Top Gear track in Surrey in the latest Nissan 370Z. “Spend the day learning the fastest way around the 2 mile circuit and how to [...]
SMS Supercars has unveiled their brand new 2011 SMS 302 Mustang, the second in the trio of SMS American Supercars following the 2010 SMS 570 Challenger. Both will be followed by the 2011 SMS 620 Camaro later this year. SMS Supercars will offer two versions of the SMS 302 Mustangs, the SMS 302 4V with [...]
Nissan announced today that it celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Z’s First National Championship win with a BRE 370Z. The car will pay homage to the year that Peter Brock”s Southern California-based Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) racing team claimed the first of its two SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) National Championships at Road [...]
Going green for Ford doesn’t just mean developing compact cars like the Fiesta and offering EcoBoost engines. The automaker announced today that it is making its vehicles, which are 85 percent recyclable by weight, more eco-friendly through the increased used of renewable and recyclable materials. “By increasing the use of recycled or renewable content and [...]
If you mention Ford’s EcoBoost to a General Motors powertrain engineer, they will probably tell you that the Detroit automaker had the technology first. According to Uwe Grebe, executive director of GM’s global advanced engineering, GM’s mistake with the situation was missing the chance to market and badge the technology. Ford launched its EcoBoost technology, [...]
Dame Dash’s latest creation, DD172, consists of The Black Keys, Mos Def and others. The group has their very own customized Chevrolet Camaro called the Special Edition BlakRoc Chevrolet Camaro. Like the Black Keys rock/hip-hop collaboration project Blakroc, this special-edition Camaro is inspired by blues, styled by hip-hop and all attitude. The BlakRoc Edition Camaro boasts plenty [...]
