Swedish Automobile (formerly known as Spyker Cars) said that it has signed a second loan deal with a shareholder that would secure additional shot-term funding for Saab. Saab has been scrambling since April after it had to hold production when unpaid suppliers cut deliveries. Saab said that it secured a 25 million euro ($35.4 million [...]
Mini announced today that customers interested in the very luxurious Mini Inspired By Goodwood will be able to order the car starting today. Production of the Mini Inspired By Goodwood will be limited to just 1,000 units and deliveries will start in March 2012. What will it cost? An eye-wattering £41,000 ($65,742 USD). The Mini [...]
During the press days of the 2011 Australian International Motor Show, Holden unveiled its version of the Chevrolet Colorado Concept. The concept hints at the 2012 Holden Colorado due in production form sometime next year. The Holden Colorado Concept features an extended-cab body built on an all-wheel-drive chassis – power comes from a fuel-efficeint 2.8L [...]
Ever since the debut of the Bugatti Veyron, we’ve seen 8 different variants of the supercar (including the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport and the Veyron Super Sport). Well, The company is now unveiling another special-edition Veyron in a partnership with Konigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, a renowned produced with an ability in creating pieces of automotive art. [...]
Land Rover has finally announced pricing for the new 2012 Range Rover Evoque, which will arrive at dealerships later this fall. Prices for the 2012 Range Rover Evoque 5-door start at $43,995 and $44,995 for the Range Rover Evoque coupe (both prices include destination and delivery) EPA rated fuel-economy for the 2012 Range Rover EVoque [...]
BMW is slowly starting to offer its new 2.0 liter TwinPower turbocharged inline 4-cylinder unit around the world. In the United State, the first model to get the 240-hp 4-banger will be the 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i – as we saw at the 2011 New York Auto Show earlier this year. Earlier this year, BMW [...]
While auto theft has reached itslowest level since 1967, a lot of cars are still being taken away from their owners. Did you know that 40-50% of vehicle theft is due to driver error; or the top two months for vehicle thefts are July and August; or only about 57% of stolen vehicles are recovered. To show [...]
At the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jaguar is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type with a 91 foot, 150 ton, E-Type statue made out of steel tubes. 150 tons huh? Yes, that means it weighs the same as 122 Series 1 E-types. The sculpture took 10 days to install by a firm [...]
Stop laughing at the Toyota Prius for not being sporty. The best-selling hybrid in the United States will now be offered with a new sporty accessory package for the 2011 model year known as the Prius PLUS Performance Package, which features components of the new PLUS hybrid performance line from Toyota Racing Development (TRD). The [...]
General Motors announced today that Chevrolet’s total sales are expected to increase by 15 percent during the first half of 2012 fueled by… no not big SUVs and pickups – but by passenger cars, which are approaching their highest percentage of Chevrolet sales in two decades Chevrolet car sales are expected to increase 23 percent for [...]
