Since the 2004 arrival of the DB9, all Aston Martins have been based on the company’s VH (vertical horizon) platform, which was developed during the time that Ford owned the English sports car manufacturer. The platform has its size limitations however, and cannot be stretched beyond the point that it is on the Rapide. CEO [...]
Fallout from the current crisis in Japan has put a dent in the global auto industry to the tune of 320,000 vehicles. If the rolling blackouts continue, it is forecasted that that number could reach 5 million before supply chains and production plants return to normal. “We could potentially lose up to 5 million units [...]
A little more than a year ago, Richard Fertig started Brilliant Transportation with a small fleet of modified Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans. Now, Fertig’s company is a fast-growing company that operates chauffer-driver Sprinter-based Brilliant Vans and Mini buses around the East Coast and Los Angeles Area. Owner Fertig says a large part of Brilliant’s success is [...]
GM Treasurer Dan Ammann is scheduled to replace Chris Liddell as CFO of the automaker on April 1. The Detroit automaker today disclosed the new CFO will receive $4.2 million in annual compensation. Amman’s pay package will consist of $3.45 million in restricted stock units designed to match pay to the company’s long-term performance along [...]
Ferrari keeps releasing new videos of the 2012 Ferrari FF and we’re not complaining at all. Three new videos have been released detailing the engine, the versatility of the car and a video detailing the making of all the videos. Check out all three videos after the jump. Click here for more news on the [...]
The new 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 looks very pretty in pictures and sitting nicely at the auto show stand. However, there is no other way to experience this bull than seeing it roar up and down a desert – and that’s exactly what the lucky guys at Inside Line experienced when they joined Lamborghini for [...]
Yes, Porsche is really trying to pitch its 911 and Cayman as an everyday car – we’re a bit surprised as well. The only every day Porsche models that come to our minds are the Porsche Panamera 4 and the Porsche Cayenne. The theme behind the new ad campaign is: “Porsche. A car designed with [...]
Don’t even underestimate the power of Godzilla. Nissan engineers recently headed to the Nurburgring to keep their promise of returning a better lap time around the Nordschleife and that’s exactly what they did while filming it all. An 12 minute video showing the whole event has just been released showing the outstanding lap, which the 2012 [...]
In 2010, Audi once again sold more vehicles with all-wheel-drive than any other premium manufacturer. Audi ended up producing 437,792 vehicles with its quattro all-wheel-drive system last year. In the year in which Audi celebrated ’30 years of quattro,’ around 38 percent of all cars produced worldwide were equipped with the all-wheel drive technology. The most [...]
Toyota announced today that it will soon resume production of the Prius and two Lexus hybrid models, while competitor Honda on the other hand has extended its Japan auto shutdown until early April. Many Japanese automakers suspended production after the March 11 earthquake due to damage to supplier factories in northeastern Japan and power shortages. [...]
