John Lennon’s first car, a 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe, is being auctioned off and is estimated to fetch between $155,000 and $220,000. The British auction house Bonhams will handle the auction in Paris on February 5th. Another car equipped as Lennon’s would be expected to fetch between $60,000 and $109,000, depending on condition [...]
Two thieves in Detroit made off with a good score; a 2011 BMW 750xi Sedan worth about $94,000. The car was left idling outside the Westin Book Cadillac, one of the major hotels in Detroit. The car was part of a fleet sent to Detroit by BMW in order to chauffeur guests and executives around [...]
Enjoying the release of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class, which tool place earlier this morning? Happy about the 4-banger offering in the SLK250? According to recent reports, BMW will also offer a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine in the Z4 roadster, which competes head-to-head with the Mercedes-Benz SLK. In fact, the Z4 will be the first BMW model [...]
A Chevrolet dealer who just attended a National Chevrolet Dealer’s meeting, has confirmed that the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 will enter production on Jan. 1, 2012. The dealer also found out that the Camaro Z28 is internally referred to as the ‘HP Edition’ model, will be powered by a 6.2L supercharged engine, will have Magnetic [...]
We expected Chrysler to unveil the new 200 Convertible at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show but all we got was the 200 Super S by Mopar. Well, you can always count on the Internet to leak photos prior to the official debut of the vehicle by automakers and today we’re getting our first look at [...]
Haven’t really seen the Kia Rio on the road in the stateside. That’s because the current Kia Rio was the company’s 3rd best-selling vehicle in overseas markets during 2010 with sales of more than 205,000 units. Kia has now released the first official sketches of the next generation Rio, which will debut at the 2011 [...]
At the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, Toyota expanded its Prius line with the addition of the Toyota Prius V family hauler. Next year, Toyota will add a Prius city car with the ‘Prius C‘ nameplate. Of course, there is no desire for the Japanese automaker to stop there. With all these Toyota Prius variants popping [...]
In Nov. 2010, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed that the Fiat SpA owned Maserati brand will be getting an SUV model next year, which will be built on the same platform as the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Following that, Marchionne confirmed that production of the Maserati SUV will take place in 2013 at the Chrysler’s Jefferson [...]
According to those ‘sources’ you hear about once in a while that really don’t like being named, BMW is considering a diesel version of the 3-Series and 7-Series for the United States market. Insiders say that the two diesel BMW vehicles have been approved for the U.S. market and should arrive at the end of [...]
According to Ron Bloom, senior counselor to the U.S. president for manufacturing policy, US taxpayers came out ahead in the GM and Chrysler bailouts, evidenced by GM’s having gone public in November, and Chrysler Group being headed there soon. Bloom serves as senior counselor to the president for manufacturing policy, and was a key architect [...]
