The Boca Raton Concours d’ Elegance auction presented by Mercedes-Benz, has become one of the high-profile, national automotive events here in the United States. Now in its fifth year, the Florida-based Concours celebration is promising a 2011 lineup that is better than ever. On the list is the first in the country, 2012 Mercedes CLS63 [...]
Earlier this week, Infiniti teased its new 2011 Geneva Concept. Known as the Infiniti Etherea, the model ‘is a compact luxury model that previews how a future entry-level Infiniti could look.’ According to reports coming out of the UK, the entry level Infiniti will get a turbocharged Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder engine. The engine will most likely be [...]
Get ready BMW fans – BMW will host a press conference in Germany on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 to unveil a new sub-brand. The new brand will carry the ‘i’ badge and will be found on all the upcoming BMW electric-cars including the upcoming BMW Megacity, which will arrive in 2013. BMW calls the i [...]
While Lotus is changing its philosophy and direction to compete with the likes of Ferrari, Aston Martin and Lamborghini, the automaker doesn’t seem to be giving up on its grassroots of cutting the weight off their vehicles. At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show next month, Lotus will show this 1.6 Lotus Elise Club Racer, which [...]
Genreal Motors and Chrysler Group LLC have both decided to sit out at this December’s 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, skipping the major show for a second straight time. FoMoCo is expected to make its decision by the end of the month. The response from GM and Chrysler comes after all three Detroit’s Big 3 skipped [...]
Now while many critics aren’t a fan of the new Pagani Huayra, we think it’s a silver lining in the world of electric-cars, plug-in hybrids and hybrids. It’s probably not the best looking supercar out of all of them, but it sure will turn heads when you drive down the street or stand at a [...]
My mind has been asploaded…what is this I don’t even, LOL WUT?, ROFLCOPTERWTFBBQ? For as many funny Internet meme acronyms that I can think of, is exactly what I think of some of the efforts provided by several folks over at Final Gear forums, the leading sight for info on Top Gear episodes. Encouraged by [...]
EV owners are used to enjoying certain tax benefits. Washington state however, has proposed legislation that could assess a $100 fee each year to owners of such vehicles, to compensate for the fact that they are not subject to the hefty gas tax of 37.5 cents per gallon that goes to support maintenance on the [...]
If you think China’s auto industry is booming – just take a peak at what’s going on India. India is expected to beat U.S. in auto sales in about 20 years. According to a recent study by Booz & Co, by 2015, India is expected to be the fourth largest automotive market by volume in [...]
Reservation figures previously reported by Nissan for its Leaf EV are a bit misleading. While Nissan did in fact receive 20,000 $99 non-refundable deposits for the car, the number of people actually showing up to purchase their reserved vehicle is far less. About 4 in 10 who reserved are actually purchasing, which puts the forecast [...]
