Speed freaks exist in all sorts of sizes, colors, shapes and what not. So it’s no wonder that some forms of racing and motorsport go a bit overlooked: one of them being high-speed go-karting. In the world of high performance karting, they have an individual who just might be the next Lewis Hamilton. A 13-year-old [...]
The new 2012 BMW 650i Coupe will hit showrooms in the US this fall carrying a nice 4.4L twin-turbo V8 engine making 400-hp. But what if you don’t want to go that fast and want to get better gas mileage? Well, BMW will be offering the 640i for that. Click here for more news on [...]
Reports out of UK state that Aston Martin has secured funding to start designing and all-new generation of supercars for sale in 2015 / 2015. Aston’s engineers have already conceptualized the new lineup, which will replace the current VH-platform DB9, Vantage and Rapide models. The next-generation Aston Martin models are expected to be totally redesigned [...]
Audi’s win at this 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans with its diesel-powered R18 put the German automaker in a celebratory mood and to celebrate, the company is offering a limited run edition of the Audi R8. Known as the Audi R8 V8 Limited Edition, the model is powered by the same 4.2 liter V8 [...]
If you’ve already seen Transformers: Dark of the Moon or are going to see it tonight, then you have/will probably catch a glimpse of the new BMW i8 Vision EfficientDynamics during the Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol trailer. ‘Mission Impossible: The Ghost Protocol’ is scheduled to hit theaters on Dec. 16, 2011. Tom Cruise will [...]
While we still have yet to get the BMW X1 in the U.S. market, the X1 sDrive20d EfficientDynamics Edition has just been unveiled as a more fuel-efficient option for European buyers. The engine was designed for those who think green. It comes with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel motor, equipped with a TwinPower Turbo, producing 161-hp [...]
Are you one of the many upset Audi fans that is being deprived of the Audi A1 and the Audi Q3 in the United States? Well, here is something to get you even more upset. According to reports, Audi is working on a high-performance RS version of the Q3 that will be powered by a [...]
The next-geneartion Dodge Viper is ready to hit the roads next year – but developing the new 2013 mode year Viper SRT wasn’t that easy for the folks over at Chrysler Group LLC. What was the biggest issue? Suppliers. According to Ralph Gilles, who heads Chrysler’s design organization and SRT group, many suppliers said “thanks, [...]
Before I even sat inside the new 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, I thought to myself “(insert profanity here) Cadillac you have my attention.” Coming out of the Cadillac CTS Coupe and having driven the Cadillac CTS-V Sedan, my expectations of the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe were extremely high. So before we even get into everything here, [...]
Toyota has announced a safety recall involving around 45,500 2006-2007 Highlander Hybrid and 37,700 Lexus RX 400h vehicles sold in the United States. The recall involves something called the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) located inside the Hybrid System Inverter, which contains a control board with transistors. Certain transistors on the control boards in some of [...]
