Tesla Motors announced today that it has finalized a supply agreement with Panasonic Corporation for automotive-grade lithium-ion battery-cells that will be used in the upcoming Tesla Model S Sedan. “The agreement supplies Tesla with Panasonic’s lithium-ion battery cells to build more than 80,000 vehicles over the next four years,” Tesla said in a statement. “It [...]
Last week, a new Italian sports car maker known as Vygor, released a teaser image of its first model known as the Opera. The company has now released the first batch of images of the new Vygor Opera, a super-crossover of which only 150 examples will be produced. The Tuscany-based company says that the two-door [...]
Earlier this month, Nissan confirmed that it was working on a Super Juke – a Nissan Juke powered by the engine from the Nissan GT-R. Known officially as the Nissan Juke-R, the super-crossover is powered by the GT-R’s 3.8 liter twin-turbo V6 making 520-hp. Nissan will now be dropping more information, pictures and videos on [...]
One fact that will always hold electric-cars back from being adopted by the masses is the amount of time it takes to recharge the battery that powers the electric-motor. Yes, going from 0 to 80 percent on a high-voltage outlet takes 30 minutes – but that’s still quite a while for people on the go. [...]
While we wait for the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Camaro ZL1 Convertible as the high-performance addition to the Camaro lineup, Hennessey Performance is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a model that’s even faster. Yes, Hennessey has beaten GM to the punch with a new Hennessey 20th Anniversary Edition supercharged HPE650 Camaro, which will be limited [...]
The 2013 Cadillac ATS is on its way and the teasers of the all-new entry level Caddy sports sedan begins today. Cadillac engineers recently brought the ATS to the legendary Nürburgring for two weeks in September to test the new compact luxury sport sedan. Along with five images providing a glimpse at the new model, [...]
Closing up September sales, where it sold 128,446 units (an increase of 9.3 percent), BMW stays on course to remain the world’s top-selling luxury automakers. “At the end of the third quarter we find ourselves well on course to deliver our target of more than 1.6 million vehicles in 2011 and to remain the clear [...]
So you’re in the market for a brand new vehicle and are wondering if you should pull the trigger within the next couple of days/weeks or whether you should hang on to see what new vehicles will be coming out in 2012. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a list of 37 brand new vehicles [...]
Our friend Matt Farah at The Smoking Tire recently had the chance to live out every little boy’s dream by getting behind the wheel of the one-off Art Morrison 3G 1960 Corvette. Matt headed to Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch to test the Gran Turismo Award-Winning SEMA car, which cost Morrison $400,000 to build. Is this [...]
An Aston Martin boat concept has been crafted by Luiz de Basto, who drew inspiration from the DBS, Vantage, Rapide, and the latest Virage. The concept, known as the Voyage, has been made to go beyond the drawing board to create a fully functional boat available upon request The concept features eco-friendly materials, all the necessary [...]
