Pulitzer Prize-winning automobile journalist has bet electric-car maker Tesla’s Elon Musk $1,000,000 that Tesla won’t reach its new release dates for the much anticipated Model S electric luxury sedan. Because Musk, who is an entrepreneur, has made many comments and promises about the new Tesla Model S sedan and many of them have turned into [...]
Here’s an unfortunate find. Remember the destruction of Saddam Hussein’s epic car collection, many of which included the destruction of a Porsche 993 Turbo S, an extremely rare Lamborghini LM002 SUV and supposedly a Mercedes-Benz 500K worth more than millions? Well this one is a little something like that. A journalist stumbled upon a Ferrari [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other related organizations have been receiving complaints from Nissan truck owners about their transmissions failing and troubles with Nissan issuing a recall. The affected owners said that they’ve spent thousands of dollars on transmission repairs because of a faulty radiator that could leak into the transmission fluid, causing [...]
Chinese automaker BYD, the one also backed by Warren Buffett, announced that its profits fell 89% in the first half of 2011 due to lower vehicle sales, tougher competition and higher labor and material costs. BYD’s cars include the F3 compact, the F6 mid-sized sedan and the F0 city car. What didn’t help the slumping [...]
SEAT—pronounced “say-yacht”—is a small Spanish automobile manufacturer that has been around since 1950, but also has been owned by Volkswagen AG for quite some time now. As a result, many of Audi’s and Volkswagen’s older platforms were handed down to SEAT so that they could create their own versions. One of those concoctions has just [...]
German tuning firm Brabus, famous for their decked-out lineup of Mercedes-Benzes, has just teased a new car to the public, just short of its Frankfurt Motor Show debut in September. From just the visible details alone, it appears to be a C-Class. Maybe it could be a wicked version of the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe [...]
As the television blew up about the arrival of hurricane Irene, I sat there, staring into space, reminiscing about my past car ownership experiences. So assuming that a fair amount of you will be pulling a hermit crab while the storm rolls through, I thought I’d provide some piece of mind from my own personal [...]
The Ferrari 599 has been around with us since 2007 and word has been floating around that Ferrari has been hard at work with a successor. Now, a new spy video has just popped up showing a 599-bodied test mule, which could only mean that the 599 successor is well under way. The 599-replacement is [...]
Montenergy is a small Italian coachbuilder that specializes in models that mimic the classic Lancia Stratos. Now, the company has just unveiled two new setups for their KTM X-Bow racecar that usually powers around a track without a top, Ariel Atom style. Now, customers can purchase two conversion kits for their KTM X-Bows. The first [...]
Automotive enthusiasts often bond amongst their like. Two friends from Switzerland, however, may very well have their likeness coming between them. One of the men did the other a favor by lending his friend his Porsche 911 turbo. The friend went for more than a typical joy ride. The 911′s trip should have ended back [...]
