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1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Prototype Up for Grabs
1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Prototype Up for Grabs

31 Jan 2011, 09:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Scheduled to go under the hammer at the upcoming RM Auctions event at Amelia Island on March 12, a Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Town Car prototype is expected to fetch between $500,000 and $750,000. ...

 
Ford Focus Electric Wins Green Car Vision Award
Ford Focus Electric Wins Green Car Vision Award

30 Jan 2011, 15:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The car is not even on the market, and it is already getting more and more recognition. The electric Ford Focus, because this is the car we are talking about, managed to climb to the same heights as...

 
Shots Fired: Mercedes-Benz F-CELL World Drive Begins
Shots Fired: Mercedes-Benz F-CELL World Drive Begins

30 Jan 2011, 15:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On January 29, Mercedes-Benz celebrated, in style, the 125th anniversary of the first car in the world. A series of events marked the day in Germany, including the very special start of the Mercede...

 
Mayor of London Supports the Mitsubishi i-MiEV Hand-over
Mayor of London Supports the Mitsubishi i-MiEV Hand-over

28 Jan 2011, 15:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Mitsubishi Motors Putney celebrated its official EV Sales Centre launch today with the hand-over of i-MiEVs to its first EV London based customers. The British division of Mitsubishi also mentioned ...

 
Audi Ready for the Bathurst Race
Audi Ready for the Bathurst Race

28 Jan 2011, 10:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It took German manufacturer Audi more than a decade to decide to send two of its finest vehicles to one of Australia's most famous races, the 12-hour race at Bathurst. Having skipped the event ...

 
Erik Carlsson Attending Start of XIV Monte Carlo Rally
Erik Carlsson Attending Start of XIV Monte Carlo Rally

27 Jan 2011, 16:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It always nice to see retro racing being revived and we are now here to report an example of such a situation. Rally hero Erik Carlsson will support the centenary celebrations of the Monte Carlo Ral...

 
St. Louis Auto Show Swamped by Chrysler Vehicles
St. Louis Auto Show Swamped by Chrysler Vehicles

27 Jan 2011, 14:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having attended the 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) with a huge number of models, Chrysler is now planning to swamp more auto shows in North America with pretty much the entire ...

 
Bugati Present at Qatar Motor Show
Bugati Present at Qatar Motor Show

27 Jan 2011, 12:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive world’s epicenter has moved to Arabia these days, as the Qatar Motor Show is hosting some of the most impressive automotive creations on the planet. Of course, the king of four-...

 
Falken Porsche 911 GT3 R Is Here
Falken Porsche 911 GT3 R Is Here

27 Jan 2011, 06:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We are inviting you to enjoy the pathways of automotive world marketing together with us: Falken High Performance Tyres recently announced that it would use a Porsche 911 GT3 R for this year’s...

 
Visitor Attendance to 2011 Detroit Auto Show Grew 3%
Visitor Attendance to 2011 Detroit Auto Show Grew 3%

26 Jan 2011, 14:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2011 Detroit Auto Show was the best one of the past few years, with just about every large automaker in the world revealing some sort of new product, concept car or design idea. According to fin...

 
Mercedes Glamour at the Retromobile 2011
Mercedes Glamour at the Retromobile 2011

26 Jan 2011, 08:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two major events in Mercedes-Benz's existence are colliding this year to make for one special moment. First, as you already know, the car maker is celebrating 125 years since the first car in i...

 
Louis Klemantaski’s AC Aceca to Go Under the Hammer
Louis Klemantaski’s AC Aceca to Go Under the Hammer

26 Jan 2011, 08:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The forthcoming Historics at Brooklands auction (March 3) will feature an AC Aceca originally owned by the famed photographer Louis Klemantaski, the British house announced today. The British sports...

 
Buick Regal Named "Best Upscale Sedan for the Money"
Buick Regal Named "Best Upscale Sedan for the Money"

26 Jan 2011, 07:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has one more occasion to praise its products in front of the media, as the 2011 Buick Regal has been named the "Best Upscale Sedan for the Money" by U.S. News & World Re...

 
Rare $5M Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta to Be Auctioned
Rare $5M Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta to Be Auctioned

25 Jan 2011, 17:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The forthcoming Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este (Lake Como, May 21) will feature a rare 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta by Pininfarina, RM Auctions announced. Expected to fetch up to $5 m...

 
Mohammed al Fayed's Car Collection for Sale
Mohammed al Fayed's Car Collection for Sale

26 Jan 2011, 06:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in 2009, probably for the first time in history, being rich was much more complicated and painful than being poor. The crisis hit, and hit hard, especially those who had a hell of a lot to lose...

 
2006 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione Sold for $2.1 Million
2006 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione Sold for $2.1 Million

25 Jan 2011, 10:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are only a few cars whose residual value goes up in time, just like a good wine, and most of them are Ferraris. This is, at least, what a colleague of ours likes to say, and his saying has bee...

 
Kia Comes Back for More US Racing
Kia Comes Back for More US Racing

25 Jan 2011, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last year, South Korean manufacturer Kia experienced, for the first time, what it felt like to race on the famous Daytona racetrack. Apparently, it enjoyed it so much that it plans to come back for ...

 
Nissan Leaf Named European Car of the Year
Nissan Leaf Named European Car of the Year

25 Jan 2011, 08:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And the score is tied... The battle between the world's first two electric vehicles launched by established manufacturers is waging on and, soon after the American Volt received the coronation ...

 
Jaguar E-Type to Turn 50 at Geneva 2011
Jaguar E-Type to Turn 50 at Geneva 2011

25 Jan 2011, 08:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Back in March 1961, one of the most famous and desirable cars in automotive history came to the world at the Geneva Motor Show: the Jaguar E-Type. Capable of achieving 150 mph (241 km/h), but bearin...

 
Team Falken Switches to Porsche 911 GT3 R
Team Falken Switches to Porsche 911 GT3 R

24 Jan 2011, 16:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Falken Motorsport Team announced today it has decided to run a GT3 R specification Porsche 911 in the Nurburgring 24 Hour race, scheduled to be held on June 25-26.This switch follows a successfu...