Following a short leak yesterday, BMW has dropped the official details on the 2012 BMW 1-Series. For the 2012 model year, the BMW 1-Series keeps its rear-wheel-drive sportiness with more efficiency that will save you some cash at the pump. Totally redesigned for the 2012 model year, the 1-Series now features a very aggressive front [...]
Ford is making a $100 million global investment towards their goal of being number one in customer satisfaction. They will add laser robots at their inspection plant to improve the overall quality of their vehicles. The laser vision robots will be used at Michigan Assembly Plant, Chicago Assembly Plant and Saarlouis, Germany Plant. The first [...]
Ford Mustang sales suffered a hard drop of 35.4 percent from May last year, while the Chevrolet Camaro topped all others in muscle car sales this May. Third in sales was the Dodge Challenger, seeing a lesser decrease of 10.7 percent from last year. Chevy moved 520 more units this May from last, while the [...]
May sales saw a drastic drop for fuel-efficient hybrids and plug-in electric cars as numbers reached a 16 month low. Conventionally powered cars and trucks also saw a drop of 8.3 percent, and advanced technology car sales decreased by over 30% from the April. Despite an increase in demand for these vehicles, sales still fell [...]
Audi recently showcased its 503-hp A1 Clubsport at the annual Worthersee GTI Festival in Austria: a gathering that was founded by GTI enthusiasts and gained attention by Audi, SEAT, Skoda and Volkswagen themselves. What does that mean? It means that Audi might be in the works of a future RS1 model, as even hinted by [...]
Mini’s have always received mixed reviews for its plasticky interior build quality. But if you want a Mini without the cheap insides, you can now opt for Vilner’s new custom Goodwood edition, which features a reworked and upgraded interior. The Bulgarian-based tuner dubbed its new Mini “The Italian Job,” obviously inspired by the remake made [...]
BMW has just introduced a new special-edition M3 Coupe for the Chinese markets. The M3 Carbon Edition uses the same standard 4.4L S65 V8 in the standard E92 M3, good for 414hp and 295 lb-ft of torque, but will feature new treatments of carbon fiber which include the rear bumpers, lip splitters, trunk spoiler, side [...]
North American tuning firm STaSIS unveiled its latest and greatest version of the Audi S5 Cabriolet: the 410-hp Challenge Edition. This new model includes a reworked engine with a revised ECU to help bump the supercharged 3.0L V6’s power from 333-hp, quad T304 stainless steel exhaust with adjustable resonators, six-pison monoblock Alcon brakes, and a [...]
Hey guys! Guess what? The Dacia Sand…ok, I know, we’re not Top Gear. But for as much as that’s worth, they’ve pretty much informed us on how irrelevant the Romanian make is, that is until now. Most of you have heard of the Pikes Peak Hill Challenges either through the famous simulator Gran Turismo or [...]
BMW has no plans to show the 2012 BMW 1-Series until the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September – oh wait, we now live in 2011 and leaked images and details are very well a normal thing. What you’re looking at here are the leaked images of the 2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback prior to its [...]
