Italian Tuners, Romeo Ferraris recently announced an intense and purpose-built street-going version of their racing Fiat 500 Abarth called the Cinquone Stradale. The front wheel drive car packs 300 bhp, an appropriately over-the-top body kit, racing buckets, a roll cage, four-point harnesses, alcantara and carbon fiber. While the little Fiat certainly looks mad, there is [...]
Volkswagen is making more choices available to its European consumers for its Polo supermini and Passat models. Two R-Line styling packages have been released for the Polo. The R-Line Exterior package for the Polo Comfortline and Highline versions gives the front grille a black gloss finish, new front and rear bumpers, side skirts, a rear [...]
After recovering from a serious heart condition, Gord Designer Melvin Betancourt wanted to use his craft to give back to those who helped him. Doctors at the Henry Ford Hospital saved Betancourt’s life by catching a tear in a major blood vessel eleven years ago, and performing an immediate open-heart surgery. Beatancourt now says “There [...]
Volkswagen is on its way to a hiring spree. The company is expected to increase its headcount as it aims to become the world’s largest automaker with annual vehicles sales of 10 million, said CEO Martin Winterkorn. “We’re assuming that 500,000 employees will work for us company-wide long-term. In addition, our suppliers and dealerships each [...]
MasterCard’s SpendingPulse report reflects that demands for fuel in the U.S. have declined by 2.5 percent in comparison to the same week last year. An increase of 23.2 percent from last year on fuel costs is keeping drivers off the road for recreational purposes. From last week, demand is down .3 percent, as well. The [...]
Mazda said that it’s making ‘real-word’ fuel-efficiency a part of its brand that has previously touted sport handling. Mazda aims to increase U.S. sales volume by 74 percent by mid-decade from 2010. Next week, Mazda will kick of sales of the new 2012 Mazda3 with a new SKYACTIV 2.0 liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine. Prices for [...]
What you’re looking at here are the first pictures of the new 2012 BMW 3-Series M Sport Package. This year, the M Sport Package on the 3-Series is joined by the Sport Line, Luxury Line and Modern Line. As you can see from the pictures, the M Sport Package on the 2012 3-Series adds an aggressive [...]
With thieves abundant in the area, Beverly police have been taking a different approach to fighting crime. Unlocked cars have been targeted by thieves, and police have recently uncovered a variety of stolen goods including prescription medications and i-pods. So the department had Beverly officers seek out cars with unlocked doors and write the owners [...]
As a result of a increase in popularity, Ford Motor Co. is putting more turbocharged, direct-injection 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engines under the hoods of its F-150 pickups. Ford has no intentions of altering the motor over the next year, but does have plans to improve it further out. As of October 13, Ford has sold [...]
The Federation Internationale de I’Automobile, responsible for the Le Mans 24 Hours among other races, has teamed up with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest to open up the World Endurance Championship for 2012. Toyota plans on participating in several of the races with a new LMP1 prototype. While all the specs and details have not [...]
