Joining the new CTS Coupe later this summer in dealerships will be the high-performance, neck-snapping 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe. Prices for the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe will start at $62,990 including destination charge. The CTS-V Coupe is powered by the same supercharged 6.2L V8 that sits in the CTS-V sedan. The engine puts out 556-hp and a [...]
Cadillac today announced pricing for the 2011 CTS Coupe, which will hit nationwide dealerships in early August. Prices of the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe will start at $38,990 for the entry-level model with RWD, the AWD model will start at $40,890. The 2011 Cadillac will be offered in the following range of packages: Standard ($38,990 [...]
More and more states are allowing low-speed vehicles (LSVs) or minitrucks on public roads, but crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show that these vehicles mixed with regular traffic can be a very deadly combination. “By allowing LSVs and minitrucks on more and more kinds of roads, states are carving out exceptions [...]
Earlier this month it was reported that Volkswagen”s new R GmbH department is working on an R version of the new Polo. However, latest reports say that plans for the Volkswagen Polo R have been shelved to protect the upcoming Audi S1. Speaking at the launch of the new Polo GTI, Volkswagen’s technical chief, Dr. Ernst [...]
Two-time Olympic champion Katarina Witt recently made a trip out BMW Group’s Energy and Environmental Test Center (ETC) and said “I heard you can make weather here” – and she’s not wrong. At the push of a button, BMW’s weather testing station can make it rain, snow and ice and create any climate zone of [...]
While you patiently wait on the arrival of the next-generation Audi RS4, Avus Performance will do its best to satisfy your needs with a modified S4. Avus increased the power output of the Audi S4 to 424-hp, an increase of 94-hp over the base 333-hp from the standard S4. Also, the driving dynamics have been [...]
Five years after the iconic bus was withdrawn from service, London’s new Routemaster bus has been unveiled. Bigger and better than the outgoing model, the new Routemaster bus is 11.2 meters long, nearly 3 meters longer than the previous one. “People have got bigger and there are rules about headroom and gangway widths, plus accessibility [...]
California-based designer and manufacturer of battery systems and electric-cars, announced today that it closed a $58 million Series C investment round, increasing total invested capital to more than $125 million. Investors include Aeris CAPITAL (a private Swiss investment office), EDB Investments (a firm from Singapore) and Countyline LLC (a company owned by the Chairman and [...]
Sources say that Opel and Vauxhall are working on a successor to the Calibra coupe, which could go on sale by 2013. Known internally as the “New Calibra,” the next-generation model is likely to share design influences from the Insignia GTC Concept car. However, there are some issues. According to sources, while the model is [...]
Shia LaBeouf’s love interest in the Transformers, Megan Fox, has been dropped from the third installment of Michael Bay’s blockbuster series, Access Hollywood was told by sources. An insider at Paramount told Access Hollywood that Megan will not return for the third movie. Apparently, to take Sam Witwicky’s character into a new direction it was better [...]
