Opting to focus its efforts on India’s New Delhi Auto Expo, Jaguar and Land Rover have made the decision to skip out on this year’s Detroit Auto Show. “Jaguar Land Rover recognizes the Detroit Show is a world class exhibition, but for 2012 we will not exhibit there,” says Stuart Schorr, JLR’s Vice President of [...]
The tire business is something that goes heavily overlooked by the average consumer, despite it being a key part to the world’s largest commercial industry. Usually when you’re in the market for some new shoes for the whip, people would often resort to big brand names such as Michelin, Goodyear, Pirelli, Bridgestone—you name it. But [...]
BMW’s third-quarter profits have grown thanks to the X3 SUV, with an increase of $2.35 billion over last year’s sales. Net income increased 24 percent, and overall revenue has increased by 3.8 percent, as well. The market growth for luxury automakers has slowed due to economic upset in Europe, but BMW has still done better [...]
In celebration of its 35th run at the SEMA show, Des Moines, IA based Dee Zee has created an American Guardian 2011 Ford truck with some tough upgrades. The American Guardian features a ton of the brand’s accessories, including a RAM Mounts Laptop Stand System, a Police Interceptor iForce Kit, All-Season Brite-Tread Floor Mats, and [...]
A Stage 3 Mustang Premier Edition has been created in a collaborative effort between Rousch Performance and Sherwin-Williams for this year’s SEMA Show. Sherwin-Williams provided its Plant Color line of exterior paints, including shades named Motor City Iron, Red Blooded American, and Mean Green, all of which feature reflective flake. Coats are applied at Roush’s [...]
To those foaming at the mouth for more Grand Theft Auto action: your prayers (ok, maybe not), your lust it seems, will be satisfied. Rockstar Games just released the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, set in LA. Naturally, there are new cars to found, slightly improved graphics and new plot twists to enhance [...]
Novitech Rosso is a German Ferrari tuner that has selected a unique model for its latest project – modified Ferrari 599 GTB. Only 80 units of what is known as the Ferrari 599 SA Aperta will be made, each getting power and visual upgrades. Power mods include a new twin-supercharger for the 6.0-liter V12, which [...]
Speeding will never be the same: Simicon has developed a multi-car photo radar system capable of not only reading multiple vehicle license plates at once, but also using radar to record their speed. In English, this means that speed cameras will no longer focus on just one car, but on all cars in the camera’s [...]
So this isn’t the first time someone has gotten a little too ambitious and turned an average car or truck into a pick up, but it may be one of the worst. A 1989 E32 BMW 730i sedan turned up at a German used car dealer that has been modified with a 3.0-liter straight six [...]
The current Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon isn’t the strongest Ford Ranger/Toyota Tacoma competitor we’ve seen in recent years, but the new one shows a bit of promise; GM will back this promise though with a great, patriotic punch: they will be built in the US of A. Today, GM announced they will invest approximately $380 million [...]
