Anyone who knows cars and movies is familiar with Steve McQueen and his fascination motorsports with both cars and motorcycles. So it’s no wonder that his personal collection is fetching some big numbers at the auction. And this is the latest one. Steve McQueen’s 1970 Porsche 911S, that was also featured in his film Le [...]
Black Edition models have become pretty popular in Europe and Nissan is jumping on the bandwagon with a new limited edition Nissan Juke that meets the dark side. Known as the Nissan Juke Kuro, the special-edition model is created to ‘appeal to the most fashion conscious drivers.’ The Kuro, which means black in Japanese, features [...]
Following all the spy shots, teasers and leaks, Porsche has finally revealed the new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera ahead of the model’s public debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Porsche says that the 2012 911 has been ‘completely redesigned’ for the seventh-generation model and most of that redesign can be seen at the rear-end [...]
The all-new 2012 Buick Verano is just around the corner and General Motors has released some details about Buick’s latest entry-level model that will hopefully sweeten the deal for those interested in buying it. Word is that the General and Buick are very hard at work to make sure that the Verano competes and even [...]
Hajek Motorsports and Ford have just broken two land speed records, both being for diesel and biodiesel trucks, using a Ford F250 Super Duty. The reworked F250 uses Ford’s 6.7L Power Stroke turbodiesel V8 and was clocked in at 171.123 mph, setting the new B Production Diesel Truck land speed record. The second record was [...]
We all know that the economy is very unsettled now and has been affecting nearly everyone around us. General Motors however, unfortunately experienced another new low after the stock market experienced a sharp decline. Stocks for the Detroit corporate behemoth dropped more than 4% during heavy trading with only a slight recovery afterwards today. GM [...]
We are just weeks away from the official unveiling of the new 2012 Porsche 911 at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Earlier last week we saw the first leaked images of the new 911 and we expect more to pop along the way. In the mean time, Porsche is officially teasing the new Porsche 911 [...]
Back in July, there were predictions that a 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa racecar would break the record for being the most expensive car ever sold at an auction…and it has! After the Gooding & Company auction in California, the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, one of the very first prototypes that spawned a huge wave [...]
Volkswagen AG will be unveiling a new one-seater experimental electric car next month in hopes to reduce emissions and work on future driving concepts. Confirmation comes from VW’s research chief Juergen Leohold said Ruth Holing, a spokeswoman for VW. The concept will be designed specifically for limited journeys. Other details about the car have yet [...]
Not too long ago, we had word that the current Jeep Wrangler will receive a minor update in the form of a new engine. Now, Jeep has officially unveiled the new Wrangler. The car itself virtually remains the same, but the difference comes from the new Pentastar 3.6L V6 that finally replaces the lethargic 3.8L [...]
