The Gull Wing Group Turns 50
17 Jun 2011, 08:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Back in 1961, The Gull Wing Group was born in San Francisco, California, led by Ernie Spitzer and comprising eighteen 300 SL Coupe owners. In order to mark the 50-year milestone, Mercedes-Benz USA h...
Jaguar XKR-S Convertible Blows Its Top in Rendering
17 Jun 2011, 07:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We were thoroughly impressed with the Jaguar XKR-S when we first laid eyes on it at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. While the car might be a bit impractical for the road, it’s more than a...
Toyota US to Reach Full Production Levels in September
17 Jun 2011, 07:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As one of the automakers hit by the disaster that struck Japan in the beginning of 2011, Toyota factories had to face countless shutdowns or partial operations. Back in April, Toyota said that produ...
GE Capital Will Finance Ducati Motorcycles in Europe
17 Jun 2011, 07:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Bologna-based company Ducati and its dealer network will receive a pan-European ‘floor-plan’ financing facility of up to €50 million from GE Capital, following an agreement signed t...
Nissan Unveils Revised NV200 for the UK Market
17 Jun 2011, 07:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan has just unveiled the revised range o NV200 LCVs, which will go on sale in Britain starting July 1st, enhanced by the addition of Bluetooth, sat-nav and a more powerful engine. The base mo...
Ford Opens Virtual Showroom in PlayStation Home
17 Jun 2011, 07:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / From now on, interested consumers have another alternatives to going at dealerships and seeing the Fiesta or the Edge, as Ford has just became the U.S. automaker to develop a space for PlayStation H...
2012 Ford Focus Becomes NASCAR Pace Car
17 Jun 2011, 06:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aiming to promote the all-new Focus, Ford decided to do the same it did last year with the Fiesta: make it serve as the NASCAR pace car at the Michigan International Speedway this weekend. None othe...
Renault Duster for Americas Region Unveiled in Buenos Aires
17 Jun 2011, 06:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Apparently, the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s Dacia Duster needed to lose the Romanian badging in order to cater to the South American market for which it has been reinvented. Wearing the Renault ...
Saab 9-5 Sedan Named IIHS 2011 Top Safety Pick
17 Jun 2011, 06:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Featured in the latest batch of vehicles that received the Top Safety Pick Award this year from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is the Saab 9-5 Sedan, a car that has already receiv...
How Exhaust Systems Work
17 Jun 2011, 06:16 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Although at first this may seem like a subject that any I-know-it-all car fan is already familiar with, we've come to the conclusion in recent years that there are a lot of preconceptions and e...
The 2011 Peg Perego Ducati Mini Motorcycle Collection Unveiled
16 Jun 2011, 16:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Some are born Ducati fans, some are formed... either way, it’s better to feel a taste of the Italian brand as soon as possible. For that, there is the Peg Perego play collection, coming to off...
Passat CC Brings VW Seventh 2011 IIHS Top Safety Pick Award
16 Jun 2011, 15:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year seems to be Volkswagen’s from a safety standpoint, as nearly all models in its line-up managed to impress the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS). The German automak...
Drift Crowd Impressed by Lexus LFA in Tokyo
16 Jun 2011, 14:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota engineers worked for a really long time to ensure that they can offer a truly magnificent luxury supercar under the Lexus brand. It all started with an aluminum tube some 10 years ago, but th...
Aprilia Performance Ride Control Explained in Action
16 Jun 2011, 14:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We knew the latest Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC SE incorporates racetrack-developed technologies, but what really caught our attention from the beginning was the APRC abbreviation in its designation. S...
Porsche Cajun to Have Three-Door Version, Will Be Much Sportier Than Q5
16 Jun 2011, 14:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Cars have a real identity crisis these days: SUV owners have gotten used to the added luxury and want to feel they are in a sporty coupe while they hit the dirt road, while hatchback buyers want mor...
2012 Toyota Yaris for Europe: First Official Details
16 Jun 2011, 13:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We first got the chance to see the official images showing the all-new European-spec Yaris thanks to a leak from Toyota’s Dutch subsidiary, but there were no details accompanying them. Today, ...
Honda Eye Brings Carnival Theme to Goodwood With Ferris Wheel
16 Jun 2011, 13:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda has revealed the first giant wheel ever to be featured at Goodwood Festival of Speed, as the upcoming event will see the 40-meter tall Honda Eye, which has a total of 24 pods, giving visitors ...
Peugeot 207 Sportium Special Edition Is Ready for the British Market
16 Jun 2011, 13:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Peugeot’s 207 Sportium rage has been enhanced for the UK market with the addition of two new engine options and state of the art Clarion Multi-media navigation system with Bluetooth. The 207 S...
Ford Inaugurates New Engine Plant in China
16 Jun 2011, 13:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following an agreement between Ford’s Chinese joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) in collaboration with the Chongqing Municipal Government, a new engine plant broke ground today...
2012MY Saab 9-5 SportWagon New UK Prices and Specs Announced
16 Jun 2011, 12:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The British market range of the 2012 Saab will be substantially improved with the arrival of the new SportWagon and a series of enhancements, including further reduced CO2 emissions for all engines....