The already impressive Ferrari FF has a new package out by German tuner DMC. They appropriately named it Maximus, and the kit takes the FF, already at 660-hp, to an awesome 876-hp. Skipping right to the best part, let’s take a look at how DMC pumped out all of this extra horsepower on the Ferrari. [...]
WARNING: the following story and video may be a bit disturbing for us enthusiasts. No, there’s no blood, gore or anything of that nature, at least involving living animals. The victim however, is an E60 BMW M5. In the wake of the huge riots that occurred when Canada’s hockey team the Canucks lost to the [...]
According to a June-August newsletter from the United Auto Workers 879, the Ford Ranger pickup will end production on Dec. 22, 2011. The UAW 879 covers factory workers at FoMoCo’s Twin Cities assembly plant where the Ranger is produced. “We are scheduled to run until December 22, 2011. The Leadership of Twin Cities Assembly Plant [...]
McLaren has been concentrating really hard on expanding their automobile offerings. They went from being a small, independently run racing firm that collaborated with various companies to produce the historic F1 and the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR to a make of their own thanks to the recent MP4-12C. As a result, McLaren has been seeking to open [...]
At age 16, the Kia Sportage is the longest running nameplate for the Korean brand in the United States. Just by looking at the redesigned model you can tell that it’s come a long way since its debut in the mid-1990s. All of that credit goes to former Audi head of design Peter Schreyer, who [...]
Still upset at General Motors for killing of the Pontiac and Saturn brands? According to a new report, nearly two-thirds of Pontiac owners and almost three-fourths of Saturn drivers has left General Motors to other automakers as they bought new vehicles in 2010. GM got rid of Pontiac, Saturn and Hummer as a part of its [...]
Fisker Automotive has announced an exclusive agreement with EV Connect, an electric vehicle infrastructure solutions provider. Under their partnership, EV Connect will install and service electric vehicle supply equipment for Karma plug-in hybrid sedan owners and 47 Fisker dealers throughout the United States and Canada. “Everything we do at Fisker revolves around the customer experience, so [...]
Pope Benedict XVI is going green, with a new vehicle in development at Mercedes-Benz powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Since the popemobile does a lot of low-speed cruising, the car was designed to run off the battery under a certain speed, and when it is time to speed up, the petrol engine will kick [...]
Mercedes-Benz is eager to get its fuel-cell car on sale and is moving production goals from 2015 to 2014. Dr. Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, discussed the decision on Tuesday morning at a media round table. He notes that “The product is ready for the market technically… We have proven that by sending three [...]
With one of automotive history’s greatest achievements ever on the way out—the Bugatti Veyron—it’s easy for one to wonder what the Volkswagen AG owned brand would do to up the ante and follow up after producing the once world’s fastest production car. Earlier in the year, Bugatti unveiled its 800hp Galibier 16C sedan concept. Now [...]
