Reports suggest that Alfa Romeo is planning a compact SUV that will debut late next year and will compete with the likes of the BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz GLK and the Audi Q5. Known internally as the C-SUV, the compact Alfa Romeo SUV will help the brand reposition itself as luxury competitor in Europe and North [...]
The Lindner Nocker E-Type Jaguar crashed at the Montlhery circuit in 1964 and was so badly damagd that a complete restoration of the car was thought to be impossible. Proving that nothing is impossible, one of the most important Jags has been restored after 7,000 hours of painstaking restoration efforts. More than 47 years later, [...]
Here is some boring Sunday NHTSA news for you Mini Cooper owners. The NHTSA said that it has upgraded its investigation into 60,000 units of the 2004-2005 Mini Cooper models over power steering problems linked to three fires. NHTSA posted a notice on its site and said that it has reviewed 519 complaints alleging an unexpected [...]
While the BMW Concept M5 made its world debut at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show last month, the production version won’t be unveiled for a couple of weeks. Click here for our original post on the BMW Concept M5. BMW hasn’t officially confirmed the following, but it has been rumored for quite sometime that the next-generation [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has expanded its probe into 2.7 million Ford F-150 pickups after receiving complaints that fuel tank straps have rusted and failed, adding a risk of a fire. In a notice posted on its website, the NHTSA said that it has upgraded its investigation into 2.7 million units of the 1997-2001 [...]
Mercedes-Benz has just recently announced that the 2011 E-Class will be receiving new engines, making it the most efficient car in its class. Dubbed BlueEFFICIENCY, the E350 features a new their new BlueDIRECT direct-injected 3.5L V6, good for 306-hp, up from the old 3.5L V6 by about 14-hp. But the new economy figures boast a [...]
A little more than two years ago, BMW sources said that there is no such thing as the Z2 roadster. New reports by Auto Bild suggest that the BMW Z2 roadsters is in fact real and will be headed for a 2014 debut. However, reports suggest that nothing is official inside BMW as of yet. [...]
The Shelby GT500 has always been one of the signature cars produced by Carol Shelby. However, it is an extraordinarily rare car that only a select few can own. That said, many companies have ventured into creating their own restored clones or replicas, Classic Recreations being one of them. Recently unveiled by the restorer is [...]
After revealing the first images of new 2012 Opel Astra GTC last month, General Motors confirmed that the US of A will be getting a both a hatch and convertible version of Opel’s latest hot hatch…in the form of a Buick. The Astra itself however, is not new to the American market as a reworked [...]
Volkswagen AG has just unveiled what it calls “the hottest Polo of all time.” Set to debut and contest at the FIA World Rally Championship in 2013, the Volkswagen Polo R WRC is the latest motorsports development following VAG’s victories in the famous Dakar Rally for the last three years. “We are working on this [...]
