Aston Martin is introducing a new model… sort of. Meant to sit between the DBS and DB9, the Aston Martin Virage and the Aston Martin Virage Volante come with the ‘highest levels of refinement and dynamic control yet.’ Both models are based on the VH architecture, which has 7 years of development behind it. “100 [...]
Race drivers Tanner Foust & Justin Bell have set the bench mark time for the Focus Global Test Drive participants ‘Speed Challenge.’ Bell and Foust will both help host Focus Global Test Drive participants at the National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) near Madrid. The Ford Focus Global Test Drive program will run for three [...]
Following the successful debut of the Mini Paceman Concept at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, Mini will come back to the auto show scene with a new concept. Known as the Mini Rocketman Concept, the study car will debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. What’s the Rocketman Concept about? According to Mini, the Rocketman [...]
Earlier this week, some visitors roaming around fordvehicles.com came across a bullet point titled ‘Ford Explorer SHO.’ The model was listed under Ford’s EcoBoost/Availability section of the site leading many to believe that a high-performance Explorer was in the works. Of course the enthusiast in us quickly got excited and started dreaming of a face-off [...]
On October 28, 2010, General Motors confirmed that it is investing $190 million in its Lansing Grand River assembly plant for the production of a new compact Cadillac model, known as the ATS. We’ve heard reports for quite some time now that the ATS lineup will features a 4-cylinder variant, an ATS Coupe, ATS Convertible [...]
In October 2010, former Porsche CEO handed over the steering wheel to Matthias Mueller. Mueller, 57 and a former executive at Volkswagen AG, aims to increase annual global sales by more than 200,000 units, which is a big jump from 97,000 in 2010. In a recent interview with Automotive News Europe, Mueller said that he [...]
Back in 2008, edo competition teamed up with internationally acclaimed designer Christian Audigier to create the fastest Lamborghini Murcielago ever made. Output on the Murcielago was increased to 710-hp allowing for a 0-62 mph time of 3.2 seconds with a top speed of 219 mph. It is now 2011, and edo competition is back with [...]
We’ve been hearing about a BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo getting the green light for production since July 2009. We now have some more details on the model courtesy of the popular BMW insider known as Scott27. According to Scott27, the BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo will skip the twin-trunk arrangement as found in the 5-Series Gran [...]
There’s just something about the Ferrari 458 Italia that exudes beauty and performance. Hand it over to the designers and engineers at Novitec Rosso and that beauty and performance is taken to the next level. The tuner has developed a new modification kit and has increased performance. Click here for more news on the Ferrari [...]
At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen has confirmed that it will display a total of 7 concepts. At the time of confirmation, Volkswagen said that the concepts will range from various Volkswagen Group brands including Seat, Skoda, Audi and Volkswagen. Design head Walter de’ Silva said that Italdesign Giugiaro, which the German automaker recently purchased last [...]
