Here is the ultimate German supercar face-off. The test by Motor Trend pits the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG against the Audi R8 V10 and the Porsche 911 Turbo. Refresher: Audi R8 V10: Power for the Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI comes from a 5.2L V10 producing a total of 528-hp. Mated to a R-tronic transmission [...]
Nissan has invited around 500 people to its Oppama, Japan plant to experience the world”s first mass-production, electric-car, the Nissan LEAF. The world-exclusive preview will be held from June 11-19, 2010. “Media, Nissan shareholders, government officials, analysts and some of the first customers to place reservations for Nissan LEAF will get the chance to experience the [...]
The analytical geniuses over at TrueCar have released their second automotive industry demographic study, which is based on over 13 million actual vehicle registrations, covering the last two years. The data shows that more men than women – at a rate of 64 percent to 36 percent – register vehicles in the United States even [...]
Most parents would get their 16 year old a used Honda Civic for their birthday (given that’s how old they would have to be to get their driver’s license), but when you’re the son of Diddy (aka Puff Daddy, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, P. Diddy), you get a Maybach worth about $360,000. In January, Justin Dior [...]
If the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta leak didn’t get you jumping out of your seat yesterday, than maybe this leak of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class will get you hyped up. Here are the first two images of the 2011 CL-Class (base CL and the CL 63 AMG) leaked prior to its official debut. The 2011 Mercedes-Benz [...]
As reported earlier this morning the next Mitsubishi Lancer Evo may be offered as a diesel hybrid. According to a report by AutoCar, the next Subaru Impreza STI will also offer a diesel model but is likely to keep its gasoline powered model as well. The diesel Impreza STI will feature an enhanced version of [...]
Volkswagen of America has officially taken the covers off of the new 2011 Jetta, which will go on sale in the United States in October. Volkswagen says that at a starting prices of around $16,000, the 2011 Jetta offers the best-in-class rear legroom, premium interior and features. “Today marks the beginning of a new era [...]
Before you go ahead and dive into this story, we’d just like to say that you can’t believe everything you read on the internet. A lot of the times, what we call ‘sources’ and ‘insiders’ are actually real people that provide a nice sneek peak as to what’s going on inside the company – other [...]
We already know for sometime now that BMW is working on a front-wheel-drive 1-Series that will be powered by a 4-cylinder as well as a 3-cylinder engine. However, will these new entry-level 1-Series models be sporty? According to insiders, the 3-cylinder 1-Series is not considered as an “entry-level unit. It’s a serious, refined, sporting engine [...]
Here is an interesting matchup by the folks over at AutoCar – a hatchback vs. a supercar. As you can tell, it’s not just any hatchback or any supercar. AutoCar wanted to find out if the Honda Civic Type R Mugen would hold up to Ingolstadt’s Audi R8 V10 coupe. It’s a whole different kind [...]
