FoMoCo has increased prices of its vehicles by an average of $124, or 0.4 percent, this month due to higher commodity costs, according to spokesman Todd Nissen. So far this year, Ford increased prices in January, as well as in April. Nissen said that Ford increased prices by an average of 1.3 percent, or $375 [...]
Yesterday, Mercedes-Benz finally took the wraps off of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. The automaker has now released a video showing the new SLS drop-top in action. Click here for our original post on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. Refresher: Power for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster comes from the 6.3L V8 [...]
Nissan is launching a new ad campaign called “What if everything ran on gas?” – which features a series of funny new spots for the all-electric Nissan LEAF. The ad spot also features a little shot at General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt, which is seen refueling at a gas station with the words ‘The Chevy Volt [...]
Recently during one of our ‘Let’s Talk Numbers‘ segment, we pinned the new 2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe against the Porsche Cayman S. The folks over at AutoCar had something else more exciting in mind and decided to pin the new BMW M model against the Porsche Cayman R. Hit the jump to see their [...]
Volkswagen has always been know for creating some pretty memorable and creative ads. Their latest print ad for the South Africa launch of the Golf R will definitely be remembered as such. The German automaker has launched a print ad promoting the new Golf R in several local automotive magazines that reads “Eat the Road. [...]
The BMW E92 has a new tuning kit out made by Vorsteiner. Taking a cue from the red and white coloring, it is titled the “Candy Cane”. The wide body kit is putting out up to 620-hp thanks to an AA E9X M3 Supercharger Stage II kit. Vorsteiner is also including its own titanium exhaust [...]
MEC Design of Berlin, Germany unveiled their all new styling package for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Custom tailored for a customer in Florida, the MEC SLS features a revised aggressive body kit with offerings of three different diffusers, one or two piece front lips with optional LED lighting, as well as side skirts with LED’s, [...]
Used car prices are the highest they have been in the last 16 years. Since 2008 alone, prices have gone up close to 30%, and dealers are paying well over $10,000 on average for a used vehicle. There are several causes for the increase in prices. One of the larger contributors to the change in [...]
Bulgari luxury goods’ vice chairman Nicola Bulgari is interested in more than jewelry and perfume. He is a long time collector of automobiles. His take on his collection is simply “Is it the number or the quality that matters? It’s the quality.” Every car is selected by Bulgari with a particular intention. He has been [...]
Buying a second-hand car is about to get a little scarier because some experts at AiM Mobile Inspections said that flood-damaged cars, in light of the recent Mississippi Region floods, are expected to flood the market…no pun intended. And that ladies and gents can be rather very discerning. AiM stated that buyers should be very [...]
