Following significant growth in worldwide sales over the last 18 months and high demand for personalized Ghost and Phantom models, Rolls-Royce said that it is expanding its West Sussex plant in the months ahead. “The expansion includes an increase in size by more than 2500 square metres for the Assembly Hall, completing the final phase [...]
Besides the new Ford 1.0 liter 3-cylinder EcoBoost in the Ford Focus, FoMoCo is showing a new 2012-specification Formula Ford car, making increasing use of road car technologies and featuring latest 1.6-litre Ford EcoBoost engine. The new car will be introduced in the 2012 Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain and plans are currently being [...]
Kia has finally taken the wraps off of the new Kia GT Concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show – a study that hints at the company’s new design direction. The Kia GT Concept itself is a four-door sports sedan with a rear-wheel drive layout – a first for the Hyundai-owned brand “This concept allows us [...]
At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Aston Martin will show not one but to Carbon Edition DBS sports cars. The models follow the success of the DBS Carbon Black, introduced in 2009. The 2011 Aston Martin DBS Carbon Edition will be available in two new colors including Flame Orange and Ceramic Grey together with the [...]
While the all new 2012 Ford Focus ST is making its production debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Dearborn automaker is also showing us the new Ford Focus ST-R – a special mototsport counterpart to the road-going model. “Despite its close resemblance to the Focus ST road car, the Focus ST-R is purpose-built [...]
Ford announced today that in early 2012, the company’s new 1.0 liter 3-cylinder EcoBoost will be offered in the Ford Focus. The engine will offer the performance of a conventional 1.6 liter engine with less than 120g/km CO2 emissions. The 1.0 liter 3-clyinder EcoBoost will also be offered in the Ford C-MAX in 2012 followed [...]
At the Volkswagen Group Night, prior to the launch of press days at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Lamborghini has unveiled its much talked about surprise – the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale. The Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale now become the most extreme top-of-the-range model in the current Gallardo lineup and is based on [...]
Following the debut of the 2013 Lexus GS 350, Toyota’s luxury brand has just dropped all the details and images of the 2013 Lexus GS 450h. Right away you must be thinking that the Lexus GS 450h Hybrid is going to be some slouchy hybrid that doesn’t have anything outstanding to offer when it comes [...]
It’s time to meet Ford’s first global performance car – and it’s not a Mustang or a GT supercar. No, this is a high-performance version of the Ford Focus – the 2012 Ford Focus ST. The 2012 Ford Focus ST is making its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show this week and while European [...]
Supercars and sports coupes are my favorite segment of any segment out there. So you can images the excitement I had when I heard that CARandDRIVER was lining up 11 of the world’s most desirable supercars for a side-by-side drag race. The list includes some of the most exciting cars out there including the Porsche [...]
