Pininfarina is celebrating its 80th anniversary today and will present its Nido EV prototype to a group of influential automotive leaders in the industry. Chairman Paolo Pininfarina and CEO Silvio Pietro Angori will hold an exhibition of models that made history for the company and will show the Nido EVprototype to Cabinet Undersecretary Gianni Letta, [...]
The guys over at WreckedExotics have received pictures showing the first Ferrari 458 Italia crash in Wroclaw, Poland. As of right now, there are no details on the accident but WreckedExotics is offering $500 to the person who comes closest to guessing the date the accident happened. Click here to read more news on the [...]
Toyota officially announced today that it will be conducting a voluntary safety recall on approximately 3,800 late 2009 and certain 2010 model year Lexus LS 460 and LS 600h L vehicles in the United States. The models being recalled are equipped with Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS). The VGRS system in the Lexus LS allows [...]
When Subaru updated the Impreza (the basis for the WRX and WRX STI) in 2008, it included a hatchback version of the popular sedan. It is no surprise then that Mitsubishi would follow suit with its Lancer (the basis for the EVO and Ralliart) in hatchback variant, given the intense competition between the two cars. [...]
The new 2011 Audi A8 is allegedly the first car in the world to offer an optional factory-installed WLAN hotspot for Wi-Fi access. Of course, this means that all your passengers will probably spend less time talking to you and more time on their laptops, Apple iPads and iPhones or netbooks. Look how simple it [...]
Even though the Maybach Exelero coupe received a lot of attention from consumers and the media, the Mercedes-Benz uber-luxury brand never put it into production (or even limited production). In fact, the Exelero was a one-off model commissioned by Fulda Tyres. Fulda used the car as a reference vehicle to test a new generation of [...]
Ferrari and Lamborghini are both expected to start adopting turbocharging for the next-generation of V8 models as both supercar automakers look to cut fuel-economy figures of their lineup due to strict government regulations. However, that doesn’t mean it’s the end of naturally aspirated V12 engines. Ferrari boss Amedeo Felisa has hinted that the next Enzo [...]
During most of the 2010 24-hour race at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife, it seemed that the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid would win the race. However, Porsche team members faced some technical problems a few hours from the end, giving the BMW M3 GT2 a chance to lead and eventually win the race. Even after that [...]
Chrysler Group LLC, which exited bankruptcy in June 2009 with government aid, plans to make an initial public offering next year, said CEO Sergio Marchionne. “Probably 2011,” Marchionne told reporters in Toronto yesterday. May is “turning out to be a good month” for sales and the U.S. market is “on the mend,” he said. Marchionne’s [...]
Toyota Motor Corporation and Tesla Motors have announced that they intend to cooperate on the production of electric-vehicles, parts and production systems, and engineering support. Toyota will purchase $50 million of Tesla’s common stock issued in a private placement to close immediately subsequent to the closing of Tesla’s currently planned IPO. Both companies intend to [...]
