At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi will show up with three new S models including the Audi S6, Audi S7 Sportback and the Audi S8. The new 2012 Audi S6 and S6 Avant are powered by a new 4.0 TFSI twin-turbo V8 engine making 420-hp with a maximum torque of 405. lb-ft of torque. [...]
Ford’s efforts to step up their game have definitely been paying off. Anyone who has been in a recent Ford product knows this and the Deaborn make has no plans of stopping. In a small press conference, Ford said that they’ll be focusing their products around improving fuel economy, reducing weight and making the engines [...]
It has been some time since Americans have seen a four-cylinder powered BMW. In fact, the last one ever imported into the US was the old E36 3-Series from the 1990s, in the form of the 318. But in recent news, BMW has been known to be releasing some new turbocharged four-cylinders for the US [...]
In light of the civil unrest in Libya, a photographer from the Associated Press came across an interesting event that unfolded right before his/her eyes. Apparently, two guerillas were caught stealing Muammar Gaddafi’s custom-made Fiat 500 all-electric convertible valued in at $144,000. The car was made by a special garage in Milan, Italy that goes [...]
Ontario-based Magna International Inc., who is a major parts supplier for companies like GM, Ford and Chrysler, is said to have invested $400 million in electric vehicle research and development, said the province’s government. Magna and Ontario’s Economic Development Minister Sandra Pupatello are expected to announce this new investment sometime this afternoon. The new investment [...]
Not too long ago, spy photos of Hyundai’s update for the Genesis Coupe have popped up around the Internetz. However, majority of them had the car decked out in camouflage, so it was hard to decipher the differences set forth by Hyundai. Now though, some photos of the new 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe have popped [...]
After all the rumors and reports, Land Rover has just confirmed that the Defender model will march on. A preview of the future direction of the Defender will be previewed by the new Land Rover DC100 Concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. “Replacing the iconic Defender is one of the biggest challenges in the automotive [...]
What is this amazing looking Ford you see here? At the 2011 Frankfurt Motors Show next month, Ford will show its new Evos Concept that represent the future of Ford’s new global design language, along with the study of future powertrain and vehicle technologies. “Our goal is to focus on enriching a customer’s every experience with [...]
The Alfa Romeo 4C Concept, which will come to the United States in 2012 in limited numbers, will be shown next month at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in a new and exclusive ’fluid metal’ exterior color that Alfa says “dynamically enhances the smooth and sinuous lines of the car.” Click here for more news on [...]
Nurburgring lap times are very important in this day and age for supercars and it seems like they will be just as important for electric-vehicles. Toyota announced today that it set a new lap record for an electric-vehicles at the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany with the company’s TMG EV P001. Driven by Jochen Krumbach, the TMG [...]
