The home town of the Italian manufacturer had the opportunity to see the new Ferrari 458 Italia Spider before its debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show. The Italians from Ferrari decided to unveil their new supercar in front of the audience at an event held in Italy, even before its Frankfurt debut. The new 458 Italia Spider is powered...
We already talked several times about the new Porsche 911 which debuts this month at the Frankfurt Auto Show. This time, the German company wants to present their all-new seven-speed manual gearbox which is also a first as Porsche is the first car manufacturer to equip a production model with a such transmission. The new Porsche 911 Carrera comes with...
You can imagine what new record it set don't you? After all, the Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition wasn't designed in hoping it was the fastest car on the Indianapolis raceway, was it? The Nurburgring Edition of the Lexus LFA was recently taken round the fabled Green Hell by "independent" Lexus test driver Akira Iida and it seems like now everybody...
The Russian specialists from Total Race decided to force the limits of Touareg W12 with a performance package able to bring significant improvements for the German SUV. Even the official figures were not released by the tuner, there should be some impressive achievements under the bonnet considering the new ProEFI EMS system and the twin-turbochargers. In standard, the Volkswagen Touareg...
Renault Samsung Motors decided to unveil the new SM7 after seven years since the first generation of the model entered the Asian market. The new SM7 promises to set a new benchmark in the saloon segment of the Korean market with premium features and biggest interior space comparing to its rivals. The company also announced that the new SM7 required...
Few weeks ago we had the opportunity to discuss about Volkswagen's latest technology achievement, a system called Temporary Auto Pilot (TAP) which manages to take complete control over the car using the already existent safety systems in order to keep the vehicle and the passengers inside safe. The Germans from Volkswagen unveiled the system few weeks ago part of the...
After a quick preview from Porsche themselves, the next generation of the 911, the 2012 one, was just spotted almost undisguised out on the public roads. Mind you, undisguised means you can figure out most of the body shape of the 2012 Porsche 911, but as far as the headlights and tail lamps are concerned you'll have to use your...
Most likely this post will cheer up a lot of Porsche fans considering that the German company just released an official video teaser along some new details for the next-generation 911, a model which is scheduled to debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show in September. As expected, the new 911 brings nothing completely new in terms of exterior styling...
A bit late past the release date, but Mercedes finally gave their U.S. customer base a sticker price for the newly released 2012 Mercedes ML. The price always matter but in the case of the 2012 Mercedes ML SUV it's more of a situation of simple and pure curiosity. Generally, people who drive luxury SUVs will not be put off...
The French people from Renault decided to release further details on the new Frendzy concept, a small van with an interesting appearance which represents Renault's new philosophy. The asymmetric body style of the new Frendzy concept has a dual role, the French model being considered both a commercial and family vehicle. In terms of dimensions, the new concept measures 4,091...
Bentley is the sort of company that can't really update its products often so they need to be very careful about their presences at motor shows. This is why they won't be unveiling the convertible version of the newly facelifted Continental GT until the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. It all sounds pretty reasonable on behalf of the British company...
General Motors announced the introduction of a new application able to help all the customers shop, research and configure a GMC vehicle directly from their smartphones. According to the American company, one of two smartphone owners are using the device for shopping, therefore, creating a dedicated application represents nothing but a good opportunity to increase the sales and provide a...
With the R18 TDI winning the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race, the Germans at Audi clocked up 10 total victories at the famed French event. A state of general pride and joy went spiraling through most of the VW family. The only possible exception being the step sister company Porsche. Porsche hold several motorsport records, among which they...
The British people from MINI decided to introduce the all-new 2012 Coupe, a model based on the hatchback version which comes with four different engine variants and a starting price of $22,000. The first two-seater in the brand’s current range retained almost all the elements of the concept with the same name revealed two years ago. The British small-segment model...
The German tuning company well-known for their tuning packages designed for BMW and MINI models decided to reveal the Eagle concept, a model based on the current Mini JCW. The Aachen-based tuning house decided to pull the performance of the small British model to its limits, finally claiming that this is the fastest Mini around. Well, we got some serious...
The Germans from Mercedes-Benz decided to reveal in depth the new M-Class, the third-generation of the German SUV which is scheduled to hit the American dealerships later this year, September being the expected month. For the beginning, Mercedes plans to introduce three versions of the new M-Class, the ML250 Bluetec, ML350 Bluetec and ML350 BlueEfficiency to be more precise. The...
The electric cars are undoubtedly the future of the automotive industry alongside vehicles using other alternative fuels such as hydrogen, solar energy, hybrid powertrains and so on. WWell, we know that the fully electric models have some certain advantages such as zero emissions and reduced noise pollution but now we get the confirmation that these models can successfully compete with...
Revealed earlier this year at the New York Auto Show, Leaf Nismo RC is the racing version of the current Nissan Leaf, a model which keeps the same powertrain under the bonnet developing the same amount of power but getting some extra equipment for the track. Built together with the specialists from Nismo, the racing version of the Japanese zero-emission...
The British at Lotus, specifically their management have been sharing some very interesting information in their latest of interviews. Lotus CEO Dany Bahar claims that his company's plans on models and such are going well only somehow he feels that a break off from the Malaysian owners at Proton is on the table. If this separation from Proton is to...
Few people know this but the original version of the Nissan Skyline GTR had loads of versions over the years. Not many of them were very different but they were generally purposed towards re-igniting the fire of passion for what was called "Godzilla". Several years down the line, Nissan launched the refreshed 2012 GT-R is starting to get one of...
