It seems like the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is becoming just as popular with tuners as the Mercedes SLR McLaren was in its prime days. Adding on to more than a dozen modification kits for the SLS AMG from different tuning houses around the world, German tuner Kicherer has released its take on the new Gullwing [...]
Joining the 2011 Nissan LEAF, the Chevrolet Volt was also named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today. The Volt achieved ‘good’ scores in four types of crash tests and offering crash-avoiding electronic stability control. Click here for more news on the Chevrolet Volt. “Safety remains one of the most important factors [...]
This Nissan LEAF has had a lot of firsts – today the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the LEAF with its Top Safety Pick rating making it the first 100 percent electric-vehicle to earn the award from the institute. The rating is given to vehicles that achieve the Institute’s highest rating of “Good” in [...]
Joining the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 in dealerships later this summer will be the new 518-hp 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG. “The new CLS63 AMG continues the success story of the previous models, the CLS55 AMG and CLS63 AMG, which have delighted our customers all around the world since 2004″, according to Ola Ksllenius, Head of [...]
Audi is all about cutting down the weight of their vehicles in order to increase fuel-economy and lower fuel-emissions. To show how crazy it is about reducing weight, Audi of America hired Taras Lesko who took 285 pieces of paper, 750 parts and 245 hours to complete the 2012 Audi A7 Papercraft. Let’s just hope [...]
The new Volvo S60 definitely has the looks to make one think that it’s great to drive. But, unfortunately it undercuts anyone’s expectations of the latter. To address this, Volvo is revising the R-Design package for the S60 and XC60. Similar to that of a BMW M-Sport, Audi S-Line and Mercedes AMG appearance/sport package, the [...]
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS will hit the U.S. market in the summer of 2011 and will be available only in the CLS550 powered by a 4.6L V8 engine making 402-hp with a maximum torque of 443 lb-ft. “The new CLS points the way forward for the future perceptible design idiom of Mercedes-Benz”, explains Professor Gorden [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that Nissan will recall at least 195,991 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 SUVs that are sold in 20 cold-weather states over concerns that rust could cause the steering column to break and cause a crash. The recall covers model year 1996-2004 Pathfinder and QX4 models registered in 20 states [...]
According to Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo, the company plans on selling 8,000 units a year within 8 years. “A lot depends on India, Latin America and China. There is growth potential there,” Montezemolo told Auto Motor und Sport in an interview. He said that sales this year will reach a record level of 6,800-7,000 [...]
One of the most popular commercials during Super Bowl XLV was Volkswagen’s 2012 Passat commercial featuring a pint-sized Darth Vader. Called “The Force” the commercial generated a lot of buzz for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat including over 36 million views on YouTube. Well, the folks at Marvel are now hoping to generate the same buzz [...]
