Aston Martin has just confirmed the specifications of the 2012 Vantage GT3 Race Car, which is a successor of the very successful DBRS9. The new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 will be eligible for a range race series around the world including the FIA GT3 Championship, ADAC Masters, Nürburgring VLN, Blancpain Endurance Series, British GT, Belcar and [...]
Hyundai Motor America has finally announced pricing on the new 2012 Hyundai Veloster 3-door coupe. The model will be rolling into dealerships next month with a starting price tag of $17,300 with a 6-speed manual and $18,550 with the 6-speed EcoShift Dual-Clutch Transmission. Power for the 2012 Hyundai Veloster comes from a 1.6 liter GDI Gamma [...]
Audi’s R8 LMS model has won its 100th race, marked by a win at the 24- hour race at pa-Francorchamps. Hitosuyama Racing is responsible for the win, in the GT3 Asia Series. After its 2008 Essen Motor Show debut, the Audi GT3 sportscar lead to the Audi AG, which was created for customer teams. Taking [...]
Volkswagen is growing by the minute and now, to further add, VW has given us some details in terms of their future products, which mention a larger SUV. As usual, this comes from VW’s continuing expansion to win the sales wars. “The most important thing is to have the right vehicles, priced correctly,” said VW [...]
Bentley has been talking about a new SUV that will join their lineup for the first time ever. However, a lot of the serious details have been kept from the public. Now though, Mr. Bentley himself, CEO Wolfgang Durheimer has just released some details as to how the Bentley SUV will look. Let’s remember, that [...]
General Motors has been hard at work to resuscitate their image. However, come big-time marketing means big-time spending and as a result, GM said that they will be doing a new review of how the company spends on advertising dollars world wide. “As part of its normal review of business processes, General Motors will request [...]
Kahn, a UK tuner company, has given a mild package to the Ferrari California. The supercar gets a fresh set of forged Monza wheels that are matte black in color, and sized at 21-inches in the front, and 22-inches on the rear. Click here for more news on the Ferrari California. Interior upgrades include and [...]
A $72 million investment is being made by Chrysler Group LLC for its own Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg, Ohio. The investment will fund an expansion that is necessary to accommodate the brand’s new steering columns and torque converters. Scott Garberding, head of manufacturing for Chrysler, says “It is an acknowlegement of the high-quality components [...]
Word on the street is that Audi has some pretty interesting test mules for the next-generation R8 running our in Germany. Reports have suggested that Audi is also testing an R8 with a 2.5 TFSI and a 3.0 TFSi with rear-wheel-drive and an S-tronic match. “It’s all part of Audi’s experimentation in downsizing,” one source [...]
We’re not sure how much longer Swedish Automobile will keep this going but the company announced today that Saab is at risk of delayed payments of August wages to “employees as some of the funds that were committed by investors may not be paid in time to effect such salary payments.” “Saab Automobile is taking [...]
