In celebration of Bentley’s world ice speed record breaking run by rally champion Juha Kankkunen, Bentley announcd today that it is building a limited-edition Supersports ‘Ice Speed Record’ Convertible. Only 100 units of the Bentley Continental Supersports Ice Speed Record Convertible will be built. Click here for our original post on Kankkunen’s world record setting run. [...]
After a short preview earlier this month, Rolls-Royce has taken the wraps off of the new 102EX electric Phantom Concept that will be publicly shown for the first time at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show on March 1. “Today, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars begins an exploration into alternative drive-trains, seeking clarity on which technology may be [...]
After all the leaked details and images the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 finally made its world debut today at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Let’s get right to the details – most of which we already know. Power for the Lamborghini Aventador will come from a 6.5L V12 engine producing 690-hp (700 PS) at 8,250 rpm [...]
In 2001, Volkswagen debuted a concept Microbus, that made us long for the return of the iconic model. To us Americans, the model is known as the Microbus but to the Germans it is known as the Bulli. Making its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the new Volkswagen Bulli Concept seats six, is [...]
Remember that mystery ‘dramatic’ Fiesta based vehicle that Ford was supposed to debut 2011 Geneva Motor Show? Well, here it is. Known as the Ford B-MAX, the model is a new people mover from the company that are shopping in the small car market. What’s so ‘dramatic’ about it? The doors! The 2011 Ford B-MAX [...]
In its 2011 Annual Auto Issue, Consumer Reports named the Honda Fit as the small car with the best overall value. Honda’s Fit also came out as the best overall value among some 200 different vehicles analyzed, ranging from small cars to luxury sedans. “A low price doesn’t necessarily make a car a good value,” said [...]
In August 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary probe into whether 223,000 Wranglers are spilling fuel during fill-ups. The move came after the NHTSA received 217 complaints. Federal regulators announced today that they have closed the investigation into 2007-2008 Jeep Wrangler models and is rejected a recall since the ‘artificially high’ number [...]
We heard earlier this month that BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroen’s have created a new 50/50 equity joint venture that will expand their existing cooperation on hybrid systems. The two companies announced today that they plan on investing 100 million Euros ($137 million USD) in their new joint venture named ‘BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification.’ BMW [...]
Spyker Squadron, which is now owned by CPP after being sold for $44 million, plans on focusing its resources this year on the development of a next-generation GT race car for 2012. The new GT race car will be based on Spyker’s C8 Aileron luxury supercar and will be designed and developed to the ACO’s new GTE specifications [...]
According to Consumer Reports Annual Automakers Report Card for 2011, Honda and Subaru still make the best vehicles overall, however, Ford posted the largest gain. Consumer Reports said that Ford outpaced its Detroit rivals in reliability in recent years and that this year its average test score for all tested models increased from 60 to [...]
