After some anticipation, Land Rover is now contemplating weather or not to go forward with plans for the Defender. That is, however, just one of ideas the company’s executives are toying with. Doing away with the Defender all together is definitely a tough decision, considering the model has been available since 1947. It’s biggest fans [...]
Just recently, we’ve provided news that Fiat’s CEO Sergio Marchionne has increased their stake in the Chrysler Auto Group ridding the Auburn Hills make of its US and taxpayers’ ownership. This also means that executive pay restrictions imposed by the US government as part of the bailout program was also lifted. That said however, Marchionne [...]
The Audi A7 Sportback gets a bit more sport courtesy of Germany’s Senner Tuning. On the outside, the 3.0 TDI gets a stainless steel exhaust that ends at twin 3.5 inch tailpipes. The Audi’s air suspension is dropped 30mm and sits on 20×9.5 inch Varianza TIS rims, cushioned by a set of 275/35/R20 tires. Click [...]
If long down-time periods between Top Gear UK seasons keep you from getting your usual dosage of Jeremy Clarkson, you can now resort to another source…that is if you have an Xbox360 and Forza 4. Top Gear UK and Microsoft have been working together create a partnership between the pokey British motoring show and Forza [...]
Mercedes-Benz has a long history with the world famous race, 24 Hours of Spa. The brands first appearance at the race was back in 1971, when they entered the race with a luxury sedan. But this was no ordinary luxury sedan. This was a 300 SEL 6.3, one of the most famous cars in automobile [...]
The Renault Twingo has been around since 1992. But how many generations of the Twingo do you think exist? Five? Seven? How about two? Yes, the Renault Twingo city car has been around for nearly 20 years and only two generations. Hence, to keep the current Twingo, which came out in 2008, from following the [...]
GM Ventures announced today that it will invest $7.5 million in Sunlogics PLS, a vertically integrated global solar energy systems provider specializing in solar project development and installation. The Detroit automakers said that the investment will create 310 jobs. As a part of the deal, GM signed a commercial agreement with Sunlogics to install solar charging [...]
One of the ways BMW enthusiasts have been able to directly identify one model from another was by either their traditional nomenclature such as the 3-Series and 5-Series, or by their internal chassis code like F10 for the current 5-Series. However, BMW has just announced that they will be redoing their naming strategy for models [...]
Hyundai has just confirmed that the next generation Hyundai Genesis will receive an option for all-wheel drive, after seeing that nearly half of BMW sedans in the US are ordered with AWD. “We do have a plan to fix that (the current lack of an AWD option for the Genesis sedan) with the next major [...]
Fiat of North America announced today that Mopar is offering more than 150 accessories including key covers, graphics, bike carriers, roof racks, and seat covers for the new 2012 Fiat 500. “The FIAT 500 is one of the most accessorized vehicles in Europe,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts [...]
