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Ferrari recently showed off its new Laboratorio Technologico 599XX experimental car based on the regular 599 GTB Fiorano, and while we all wished the wild concept would eventually go into production, the chances of that …
After an unconfirmed leak of what appeared to be an official BMW document today, BMW has officially revealed pricing for the 2010 BMW 550i Gran Turismo. Starting at $64,725, the pricing puts the car just …
Unlike the mainstream market where hybrid technology is used to maximize fuel efficiency, luxury automakers have employed hybrid systems as a way to maintain or improve performance while making concessions to efficiency. Today, the 2010 …
With the completely oddball video advertising campaign MINI used to launch the Coupe and Roadster, it’s hard to fault a person for being a bit wary at the mention of “MINI” and “video” in the …
The old saying that no matter how fast your car is, it can’t outrun the radio is still as true as ever, but the cops in Abu Dhabi will have a little less incentive to …
For a robotic car, there can hardly be a more perilous challenge than the Pikes Peak run, as even city traffic and concrete barriers don’t pose the same risk as several-thousand-foot falls and sheer rock …
In the lead up to Christmas, a Dutch Porsche dealer has decided to decorate his store with a Porsche 911 Carrera S completely covered in chocolate. The dealership is Porsche Centrum Gelderland and to completely …
Earlier this year we saw the introduction of the limited-production GT-R SpecV model, a stripped down version of the already extreme Japanese supercar designed for hardcore club racers and performance nuts. As previous GT-R generations …
Nelson Ireson
Earlier this month rumors emerged that Volkswagen plans to kill off the 2010 Porsche Panamera and Cayenne after their current model cycle. Then the pendulum swung the other way, with reports alleging the Panamera …
What it’s like to… drive a car underwater
by Ben Pulman
This may look like a Lotus Elise sinking to a watery grave, but it’s actually a fully working underwater car and we’ve, er, dived in …
We’ve all heard it by now: Porsche purists moaning about the 2010 Porsche Panamera (and still carrying on about the Cayenne) and its non-sports-car nature destroying the brand; realists saying the Panamera is sure to …
Mercedes-Benz is hoping to increase its presence in the lucrative Middle-Eastern market by establishing a pair of financial firms that are fully compliant with the specific regulations of Islamic law, or Sharia.
Islamic law prohibits its …
Unlike the mainstream market where hybrid technology is used to maximize fuel efficiency, luxury automakers have employed hybrid systems as a way to maintain or improve performance while making concessions to efficiency. The 2010 BMW …
German tuner JB Car Design specialize in building one-off, bespoke vehicles designed to meet individual client’s every whim no matter how demanding they may be. JB Car Design even brags that it can rearrange a …
Earlier this month we saw the launch of a new Mercedes-Benz application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch called Silver Star, which is essentially a program outlining the automaker’s Museum highlights back in Germany. …
When it comes to car shows, there are leaks and then there are leaks. Today a Japanese-language video of most of the cars and concepts of the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show has leaked online, including …
Back in June we brought you the lowdown on HUMMER’s talks with Chinese firm Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., and since then the updates on the deal’s progress have been steady. Yesterday a report …
While Mercedes-Benz and BMW struggle to catch up on their hybrid sedan offerings, Lexus is motoring calmly ahead with its revised hybrid sedan lineup, including the 2010 Lexus GS 450h revealed in September and priced …
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The Fiat-Chrysler partnership has been brewing since well before the economic meltdown and federal loan bonanza of late 2008, but it’s still taking shape as the automakers find ways to work to their mutual …
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
An official from German luxury auto brand Audi has hinted that parent group Volkswagen might enter formula one if the costs continue to come down.
Reinhold Carl, managing director of Audi Singapore, is quoted by …
