On to the boring side of the car industry, we have news from the NHTSA who've just tested one of the highlights of automotive launches in 2012. The 2013 Cadillac ATS was sent through some fairly stressful moments in order to achieve its safety rating. You could say these were not the boring bits. 2013 Cadillac ATS Making up the...
Renazzo-V is the name of Vorsteiner first tuning kit based on the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. The company decided to call it a concept model and released initial information today. The American tuning company will provide a series of aesthetic improvements with a power boost also considered but not confirmed yet. Lamborghini Renazzo-V concept by Vorsteiner The styling tweaks include a...
BMW released official photos and details on the new M6 GranCoupe, a model which is expected to go on sale in Germany in May while U.S. customers will get the new model next summer. Under the hood we find a 4.4-liter V8 unit capable to deliver 560 horsepower and 680Nm of torque. The acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is...
TopCar released a comprehensive tuning kit for the Mercedes ML 63 AMG, a high-performance model which receives even more performance tweaks than the stock AMG offerings. Under the hood, the stock 5.5-liter V8 unit which delivers 518 horsepower and 699Nm of torque. However, thanks to a partnership with Evotech Motorsport, the German SUV is able to provide a total output...
While we're all dreaming of Bugatti Veyron convertibles and all sorts of luxury manufacturers are fighting for sales, Honda is the company to keep things real. Few might now it but Honda is truly special among Japanese car makers since their origin and history is not a clinical, corporate affair. 2012 Honda Fit Sport The practice it cheers on for...
I love getting good news. That said, we're talking about something completely different here. The British were only finding a way to let us down easy. Having only just announced the fact that the Jaguar C-X75 is undergoing the final evaluation about its production status, they're now saying it's all over. Jaguar C-X75 Without any easy way of saying this,...
Skoda pulled the wraps of the third-generation Octavia sedan, a model which is going to debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March. Sharing the MQB platform of VW Group, the new Skoda Octavia is 4,6 meters long, 1,8 meters wide and rides a wheelbase of 2,6 meters. At the exterior, there's a clear evolution in terms of design...
Here we have the first official photos of the upcoming Mercedes E-Class, namely the facelift version of the current model. At the first glance, it seems that these photos are leaked but there is no doubt that we talk about the official model which, most likely, the German carmaker will reveal soon. 2014 Mercedes E-Class There are a total of...
Recent criticism from all sorts of sources seem to have gotten back to the EPA. The bad news traveled at reasonably high speed it seems. The real amazement factor here is the fact that the American authority is about to accept not only that there's a mistake here, but that its current methodology might need some work. 2013 Ford Fusion...
Jaguar is riding the wave, somewhat. Having put a lot of life into what used to be the most lackluster brand of the luxury segment, they're looking at something that's one notch above. That top end amazement was to come from something called the Jaguar C-X75. As one of the more interesting concepts of our time, it is actually headed...
