BMW promised a while back that with a little luck one of you (that’s right you) could have the opportunity to be one of the first to drive the BMW 1 Series M Coupe. Well, the time has finally come and BMW is looking for 12 interested parties who have registered for “Closed Room” access [...]
At the 2010 Paris Motor Show Opel and Vauxhall revealed the GTC Paris Concept, a strong hint “to the Astra Sport Hatch”s successor.” According to AutoCar, General Motors German and British brand turned to Lotus Engineering to fine-tune the upcoming Astra VXR (OPC) for buyers. While most of the development work on the next-generation is [...]
Remember the Citroen Metropolis Concept? Well, it will go into production. According to Automotive News Europe, PSA/Peugeot-Citroen’s joint venture with Changan Automobile Group plans to launch a new line of premium cars in China, says Gregoire Olivier, the company’s CEO of Asian operations. According to Olivier the new join venture will focus on light commercial [...]
Honda’s CR-Z Hybrid will have a big presence at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas next week and to keep us on the edge of our seats the guys at Fortune Motorsports have released their first rendering of their customized CR-Z before its official debut. We’ll bring you more photos next week when the [...]
Before Pagani puts the Zonda supercar to rest, Fifth Gear host Tiff Needell wanted one last crack at it. In the latest segment of Fifth Gear, Tiff gets behind the track oriented Zonda R to give it his last farewell. The Pagani Zonda R recently beat the Ferrari 599XX’s Nurburgring lap time of 6:58.16 and managed [...]
Rossin-Bertin, a Brazil supercar maker, has unveiled its new vehicle, known as the Vorax, at the 2010 Sao Paulo Auto Show. The Rossin-Bertin Vorax, which looks like a Mazda designed car, features an aluminum chassis and a carbon fiber body, which helps keep weight at just 2,866 pounds. Powered by the 5.0L V10 from the [...]
The 2011 BMW 5-Series is definitely one of the sexiest generation of the sedan ever built by the German automaker. So much so that the 2011 5-Series has been awarded Silver in the 2011 Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany, presented annually by the German Design Council. Click here for more news on [...]
BYD (Build Your Dreams) Co., the Chinese automaker that is backed by Warren Buffet, reported its worst loss in almost two years in Hong Kong trading after 3rd quarter profit dropped 99 percent due to slow sales. Shares of the company declined 10 percent, the biggest drop since Nov. 2008. BYD posted a net income [...]
As reported yesterday, Chevrolet is set to launch a new advertising tonight during the first game of the 2010 Major League Baseball World Series that will carry its new brand theme – “Chevy Runs Deep.” “The World Series is a defining piece of American culture,” said Joel Ewanick, vice president, U.S. Marketing. “It has a [...]
Honda announced today that it will debut a new electric-vehicle concept at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 17. The Japanese automaker said that it will also reveal a plug-in hybrid platform showcasing the next-generation of Honda hybrid technology. “Both the electric vehicle concept and the plug-in hybrid platform along with the FCX [...]
