As much as we’d like to have one in the U.S., Volkswagen has no plans to bring the 2011 Polo GTI hatchback to the stateside. Of course, that means we’ll just have to be satisfied with the Golf GTI, which is not necessarily a bad thing… but we’re pretty greedy. Not to mention, we are [...]
The Fiat 500 will be available in North America with a 1.4L Multiair engine in the fourth quarter of 2010. It will be built in Mexico starting December 2010. A 1.4L Multiair turbo is expected to arrive in the fourth-quarter of 2011. Following those models, Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat SpA have promised that they [...]
Even though Jeremy Clarkson thinks that the BMW X1 is complete “rubbish,” sales of the compact crossover have been doing well for the German automaker. “The BMW X1 has significantly exceeded even our own ambitious expectations: Since its introduction last fall, we have delivered more than 36,000 units to customers,” BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer said [...]
Ford’s Special Vehicle Team (SVT) recent hit the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) to do some track testing on the 2011 Ford Shelby GT500. Vehicle Dynamics engineer Gene Martindale piloted the 2011 Shelby GT500 coupe equipped with the new aluminum 550-hp, 5.4L engine and the optional SVT Performance Package. Martindale brought in a lap time of 2:58.48, [...]
During his speech to shareholders and employees at BMW Group’s 90th Annual General Meeting, CEO Norbert Reithofer said that Rolls-Royce sales are on the rise. “In the upper luxury segment, we started the global introduction of the Rolls-Royce Ghost at the beginning of the year,” Reithofer said. “Rolls-Royce sales are also on the rise: In [...]
Toyota today paid a $16.4 million fine to settle allegations by the National Highway Traffic Safety administration that the company was too slow to recall vehicles with defective accelerator pedals. The payment comes just two days before Toyota’s U.S. sales chief, Jim Lentz, is expected to appear before a congressional committee investigating Toyota recalls. In [...]
We’ll be bringing you some BMW Group updates throughout the day as we dig through CEO Norbert Reithofer’s 90th Annual General Meeting speech, so stay tuned. Speaking to shareholders and employees at the annual gathering, Reithofer said that the redesigned 2011 BMW 5-Series has received “considerably” more orders than the company originally planned. “In my [...]
As promised Audi has released episode 3 of “The Next Big Thing” series. In the third episode, John (Justin Timberlake) and Toni (Dania Ramirez) find themselves in an old warehouse where people are betting on fights. John and Toni find the person they are looking for but get themselves into trouble again. You can watch [...]
Speaking to shareholders and employees at the company’s 90th Annual General Meeting, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer confirmed that the BMW Concept 5-Series ActiveHybrid will go into production in 2011 and that the automaker is also considering offering a hybrid version of the 3-Series sedan. “As early as next year, the new BMW 5-Series will also [...]
What better way to say Good Morning to millions of auto enthusiasts by showing them a virtual tour of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi on Yas Island – a place they will probably never visit unless they are die hard Ferrari fans or if they just happened to be in the Middle East (particularly Abu Dhabi [...]
