Just this past weekend at the M Night event during the Nurburgring 24 Hour Race, BMW unveiled a limited-edition BMW M3 sedan that uses advanced carbon fiber technology to cut weight. Known as the BMW M3 CRT, the total weight of the vehicle comes in at 3,476 pounds, which reduces the weight of a standard [...]
At the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this past weekend, Monster Nobuhiro Tajima achieved his sixth straight victory and broke the 10-minute barrier mark that drivers have been trying to shatter since 1994. Tajima’s Suzuki Hill Climb Special recorded a time of 9 minutes, 51.28 seconds. Wondering how those 9:51.28 felt? Check out the video after the jump [...]
Although the Fiat 500 was slow to start with sales, last month was the car’s best month yet. So far, 3,141 units have been sold, half of which rolled off the lot in May alone. But Chrysler is looking to do better than double its sales by 2014, with a goal of 2.8 million. One notable [...]
Clothing retailer Pure Detroit has been taken to court by Chrysler over the brand’s merchandise bearing an “Imported from Detroit” slogan. The automaker was requesting a preliminary injunction to prevent further sales of Pure Detroit’s apparel, which was denied by a judge yesterday. Arthur Tarnow, U.S. District Judge gave his 20-page ruling, citing that “It [...]
Well this bit of news can certainly be considered ironic as America turns 225 this year. But as Detroit’s own winged-iron badge, Chrysler, is coming up from their bankruptcy, Jeep has finally gotten around to releasing the epic new Grand Cherokee in the UK and of course, it gets a unique 3.0L turbodiesel V6. The [...]
Noble is a small British high-end sports car make that has been around for about 12 years now and they’ve just gotten around to releasing their sixth model ever: the 2012 Noble M600. Featuring a 4.4L twin-turbocharged 650-hp V8 with 604 torques, made by Yamaha, the new M600 will only be produced in very limited [...]
Ever wondered what old school tricycle would be like to own and operate? Neither have I… but about 480 other people have. Not too long ago, British manufacturer Morgan introduced their Threewheeler, which looks like something that was styled and designed with the World War II era deep in mind. Featuring a V-twin fuel injected [...]
Mazda has been doing a good job at keeping us in the dark with its RX-8 successor. Little detail is known about the trademarked flagship for the brand. But just recently, reports have provided some more details regarding the new rotary Wankel engine that will be powering Mazda’s famous sports car. The Japanese brand said [...]
FoMoCo’s CEO Alan Mulally has been named the 2011 Chief Executive of the Year by Chief Executive magazine. The honor is given to a corporate leader by a group of his or her peers. “The success he showed in the face of incredible difficulty was just extraordinary,” said James Turley, chairman and CEO, Ernst & [...]
Volkswagen Group yesterday was given the final approval for two build two additional plants in China, continuing its long-term growth strategy in the world’s largest market for passenger cars. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, today signed appropriate declarations together with the Presidents of the Chinese partner organizations. The [...]
