Today is a very important day in supercars history. Following the debut and all the hype build around the McLaren MP4-12C, the car officially entered production today at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England. McLaren Automotive said that it plans on building up to 1,000 units of the MP4-12C in 2011. In the United [...]
Honda is working hard to quickly roll out the next-generation Civic, however, there is quite a lot of anticipation for the next Civic Si. Click here for more news on the Honda Civic. While Honda hasn’t confirmed any powertrain options for the next-generation Civic, it is rumored that the next-generation Civic Si will get a [...]
If there is one pickup I’d want to see every morning I wake up in my driveway – it would have to be the Ford F-150 SVT Raptory. If there is one professional drifter I’d like to ride shotgun with it would have to be Ken Block. While there is no Block here, we do [...]
Though it may take a decade, it looks as if cars will eventually be equipped with an alcohol detection device, determining a drivers fitness to operate a vehicle, according to federal officials and researchers. The device will prevent a car from starting should it be determined that the drivers BAC is .08 or above. There [...]
BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification – that’s the named of BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroen’s new 50/50 equity joint venture that will expand their existing cooperation on hybrid systems. “BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification will focus on developing and producing hybrid components, including battery packs, E-machines, generators, power electronics and chargers, while also developing software for hybrid [...]
Ferrari has sold its 999th vehicle in China, and celebrated its latest customer with a glitzy ‘multimedia show’ on the main river-way that runs through Shanghai. It seems odd for such hoopla to surround a 999th sale instead of a 1000th sale, but in China, the number 999 is a celebrated one. The number nine [...]
BMW will be launching at least five FWD vehicles between 2013 and 2018, and as many as seven new or redesigned Mini branded vehicles, also with FWD with in the same frame of time. The company is rumored to launch a car in 2016 code-named FAST, which will be comparable to the Mercedes B-Class, but [...]
Chevrolet plans on having a big presence during Super Bowl XLV with five 30-second commercials featuring the Camaro, Cruze Eco, Silverado HD and the Chevrolet Volt. The commercials will air in a combinations of in-gan and post-game ads. “Chevrolet has a lot of great news to share right now, and where else do you get [...]
Marking a second application for its e-Assist hybrid system, General Motors will debut a hybrid Buick Regal at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show next week. The Buick Regal e-Assist will use the same powertrain setup as the 2012 Buick LaCrosse e-Assist and will arrive in dealerships this summer. However, unlike the LaCrosse e-Assist, Gm is [...]
If you have no idea what’s going on Egypt right now, you should really try watching the news. Automakers including General Motors, Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen and Nissan have all taken action to shutdown production or halt deliveries to the region due to safety fears for their staff as civil unrest continues to unfold in the [...]
