Archive | February, 2011
Forget four-wheel-drive: Morgan 3 Wheeler is here

Forget four-wheel-drive: Morgan 3 Wheeler is here

No, this is not a concept and no it isn’t a pod racer, fighter plane or speeding bullet like Morgan wants you to think. This is the Morgan 3 Wheeler and it is a car that will cost you £25,000 ($40,349 USD) before tax. Power for the Morgan 3 Wheeler comes from a V-Twin fuel-injected engine [...]

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Bentley offering Continental Supersports Apple iPad, iPhone cases

Bentley offering Continental Supersports Apple iPad, iPhone cases

We briefly heard somewhere that Bentley will be launching a special-edition Continental Supersports at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. While that may just be a rumor for now, the luxury car brand confirmed today that it has teamed up with its leather partner Ettinger to produce a range of personal accessories that will be launched [...]

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2011 Geneva Preview: EDAG Light Car Sharing Concept shows ‘Shareability 2.0′

2011 Geneva Preview: EDAG Light Car Sharing Concept shows ‘Shareability 2.0′

Welcome to ‘Shareability 2.0′ – or at least that’s what EDAG likes to call its new Light Car Sharing Concept. Ready to debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the EDAG Light Car Sharing Concept hints at the future of transportation with a fully-electric powered vehicle for people who want to rent a car for [...]

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2012 Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback

2011 Geneva Preview: 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback 5-Door

General Motors has released three images of the upcoming 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback 5-door (HB5), which will debut next month at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. “The Cruze Hatchback will give us a huge opportunity in the UK,” said Chevrolet Managing Director, Mark Terry. “This year alone, we’ve got four major new model launches that [...]

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Video: Porsche recreates Semper Vivus, world’s first fully-functional hybrid

Video: Porsche recreates Semper Vivus, world’s first fully-functional hybrid

From the very beginning of the 20th century, the name Porsche has been associated with pioneering innovations in automotive engineering. In 1900, Ferdinand Porsche, the founding father of Porsche AG, created the world’s first fully-functional hybrid car in the world, the ‘Semper Vivus’ (‘always alive’). In a long 4-year project by the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart [...]

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Insurance company sues FBI for crashing Ferrari

Insurance company sues FBI for crashing Ferrari

Working for the United States government may have its perks, but crashing a $750,000 Ferrari and not paying for it shouldn’t be one of them. According to a lawsuit filed today in the United States District Court in Detroit, a Michigan insurance company is suing the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice under the Freedom [...]

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Video: Ferrari FF takes on the track, snow, desert and Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

Video: Ferrari FF takes on the track, snow, desert and Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

Following yesterday’s presentation of the Ferrari FF in Maranello, the supercar maker released a new video of the all-wheel-drive tackling the Fiorano circuit, snowy mountains, the desert and Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. The video is directed by Sean Thonson and we think he did a wonderful job. Click here for more news on the Ferrari FF. [...]

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StarTech to offer Land Rover and Jaguar tuning for the U.S. market

StarTech to offer Land Rover and Jaguar tuning for the U.S. market

StarTech, a German tuning company, has announced that it is now offering modification packages for Land Rover and Jaguar models in the United States. In StarTech’s portfolio, you’ll find customized exterior and interior packages for the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. Both models get 22-inch StarTech Monostar IV alloy wheels and custom-tailored body components. [...]

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Chrysler hopes to increase Jeep Grand Cherokee sales by 15% in Japan

Chrysler hopes to increase Jeep Grand Cherokee sales by 15% in Japan

Chrysler Group LLC has big hopes for the redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee when the model goes on sale in Japan on March 12. Chrysler said it expects sales of the model to jump at least 21 percent this year. In 2009, Jeep sold only 88 units of the Grand Cherokee in Japan. The company [...]

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Another image of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 leaked

Another image of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 leaked

It seems like Lamborghini can’t tame its latest bull. Another photo (following the first leaked image earlier this week) of the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 has been leaked onto the Internet showing the side view of the new model. Click here for more news on the Lamborghini Aventador. Refresher: The Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 will be [...]

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