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Volvo Teases ‘Concept You’ Before Frankfurt Debut [Video]

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Volvo plans on debuting a new concept car at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show to promote its new four-cylinder engine lineup. The concept car will be sporting the name “You”, with Volvo releasing a short teaser video. The video doesn’t give away too much of the concept car, but highlights some of its finer features... Continue Reading...

Honda Pilot Recalled For Faulty Seat Belts

Honda Pilot Recalled For Faulty Seat Belts
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Honda is recalling 310,773 Pilot SUVs from the 2009-2011 model years for faulty driver and passenger seat belts. There is a possible issue of the seat belt anchor detaching due to an unfinished seat belt anchor webbing during the sewing process. The first issue was reported back in May 2010 with the seat belt anchor... Continue Reading...

Kia Optima Named “Most Gorgeous Car Under $20K” By Esquire Magazine

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Kia Optima Named “Most Gorgeous Car Under $20K” By Esquire Magazine
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Not too long ago, a beauty contest in the sub-$20k segment would seem like a competition for the most attractive bar of soap. But now, Kia‘s current line-up will make you look twice. Men’s lifestyle and fashion magazine Esquire has announced the Kia Optima as the “Most Gorgeous Car Under $20K.” Editors were especially impressed... Continue Reading...

Audi A2 Concept Photos Drop Ahead of Frankfurt Debut

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Audi A2 Concept Photos Drop Ahead of Frankfurt Debut
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Audi‘s answer to BMW‘s i3 EV will be on display at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but they just couldn’t wait until then to show off what we can expect to see. Despite these photos being mostly computer generated renderings they give a good idea of Audi’s direction with their A2 Concept, which currently is rumored... Continue Reading...

Rimac Automobili Teases Concept_One Electric Super Car Ahead of Frankfurt Debut

Rimac Automobili Teases Concept_One Electric Super Car Ahead of Frankfurt Debut
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Rimac Automobili, a Croatia-based company, looks to shake things up in the electric car world, debuting a new supercar at the Frankfurt Auto Show in just a couple of days. Several photos of the Concept_One electric super car have been released, boasting some out-of-this-world specifications and technology. The car will utilize a propulsion system to... Continue Reading...

Mazda Stop/Start Technology Not Headed to the U.S. Just Yet

Mazda Stop/Start Technology Not Headed to the U.S. Just Yet
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In order to overcome anxiety and potential resistance to the technology, O’Sullivan says the best way is to phase it in and establish it across multiple product lines, a plan Mazda currently has in place across the pond. Continue Reading...

2012 Nissan Versa Tops Sub-Compact Sales in its First Month

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2012 Nissan Versa Tops Sub-Compact Sales in its First Month
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There hasn’t been a lot of buzz generated around the new 2012 Nissan Versa since its unveiling back in April at the New York Auto Show, so it’s completely understandable if one were led to believe that the Versa will manage limited success. On the other hand, Versa’s biggest competitor Hyundai Accent set off to... Continue Reading...

Cadillac ATS Ride Along With GM North America Chairman Mark Reuss [Video]

Cadillac ATS Ride Along With GM North America Chairman Mark Reuss [Video]
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As the CTS spearheads Cadillac‘s revival, old faithfuls and the newly converted alike happily anticipate for the next big thing. The ATS, arriving 2012, is designed around an all new Cadillac specific RWD-AWD platform that is intended to be Cadillac’s latest answer to the long standing BMW 3-series benchmark. In the following video, President of... Continue Reading...

BMW Patents Bi-Turbo V6 Engine, Rumored for Next Generation M3

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BMW Patents Bi-Turbo V6 Engine, Rumored for Next Generation M3
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Rumors are flying left and right on what BMW has in the works to power the next-generation M3/M4, with four potential engines being spoken of. These include a turbocharged 4.4L V8, turbocharged 4.0L V8, a 3.2L inline-6 with three turbochargers and now BMW has filed a patent for a uniquely-designed twin-turbo V6. And while the... Continue Reading...

Hamann Panamera “Paragon” to Debut in Frankfurt Alongside New 6-Series Tuning Line

Hamann Panamera “Paragon” to Debut in Frankfurt Alongside New 6-Series Tuning Line
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Hamann is bringing a trio of Germany’s finest to the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, unveiling the Porsche Panamera Paragon program, a new tuning program for BMW‘s 6-Series Cabriolet, and rounding off the big German three will be a new version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Hawk. While this isn’t the first time Hamann has... Continue Reading...

Rowan Atkinson to Present Custom Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe at Frankfurt Auto Show

Rowan Atkinson to Present Custom Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe at Frankfurt Auto Show
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Atkinson, who is starring in the upcoming film, Johnny English Reborn (a spy spoof based on the original Johnny English, which in turn was inspired by a run of British TV Barclaycard ads), will be joined by his co-star of the film, a specially equipped Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe. Continue Reading...

Infiniti, Bell & Ross Partner on BR02-8 Infiniti Carbon Case Purple 8 Pro Dial Wristwatch

Infiniti, Bell & Ross Partner on BR02-8 Infiniti Carbon Case Purple 8 Pro Dial Wristwatch
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Infiniti has teamed up with Swiss watchmaker Bell & Ross to design the Limited Edition BR02-8 Infiniti Carbon Case Purple 8 Pro Dial wristwatch. It’s the second timepiece to be released by Infiniti – the first was the special edition BR03-92 Instrument Phantom to celebrate the launch of last year’s Infiniti FX Limited Edition performance... Continue Reading...

Mercedes-Benz SLS Gains ‘Ride Control’ Adjustable Suspension

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Mercedes-Benz SLS Gains ‘Ride Control’ Adjustable Suspension
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The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG coupe and roadster are among the most desirable cars on the market these days, not only because of their looks, but also because of their performance and luxury features. Now, you can order your SLS AMG with even more options to make it more individual while also adding some new technology.... Continue Reading...

Mugen Honda Civic Type R 2.2 Revealed With Larger 256-HP Motor

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Mugen Honda Civic Type R 2.2 Revealed With Larger 256-HP Motor
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Back in 2010, Mugen introduced its first version of the current generation Honda Civic Type-R with just a limited production of 20 units. And perhaps because they still have four of them left over, Mugen Euro decided to go back to the drawing board, finding new ways to entice owners to scoop up this version... Continue Reading...

Mercedes C-Class Coupe DTM Racer Teased Ahead of Frankfurt Debut [Video]

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We are already highly anticipating Michael Schumacher’s unveiling of the DTM AMG C Coupe at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show but now Mercedes has teased us with a video of the new car. Mercedes DTM driver Gary Paffett gives us some comments about the new machine in the video, building even more suspense to see... Continue Reading...

Homemade Lotus 2-Eleven With 305-HP Could be Yours for $28,977

Homemade Lotus 2-Eleven With 305-HP Could be Yours for $28,977
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Lotus‘ Elise is a pretty wicked sports car straight from the factory, but with some creativity one can have a serious street/race car on their hands. This roofless Elise has been floating around the Internet for some time now, supposedly packing 305-hp in a 1500-lb body making it one ultra-lightweight, supercharged, and sequentially-shifted machine. Now... Continue Reading...

Audi TT RS Race Car Now Available to Purchase by Privateer Race Teams

Audi TT RS Race Car Now Available to Purchase by Privateer Race Teams
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Just as the end of racing season draws near, Audi announces the TT RS Race Car is available for private sale. Although it shares its name with the production car, the new race car is nothing like it. Rather than fitting it with the Quattro system that put Audi on the map, the TT RS... Continue Reading...

BMW Convertible Top Crushes Belgian Woman to Death

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BMW Convertible Top Crushes Belgian Woman to Death
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An ingenious way to enjoy the sunshine while driving, sure, but is a convertible roof also a killing machine? According to a report out of Belgium a woman was killed when the retractable top on a BMW closed on her. It’s not known what model of BMW or if it was a hard-top of soft-top,... Continue Reading...

Camaro ZL1 Rated at 580-HP

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Camaro ZL1 Rated at 580-HP
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The exact horsepower rating of the upcoming Camaro ZL1 has been a closely guarded secret, until now. When initially unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show Chevy representatives were clear that while it shares its supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine with the Cadillac CTS-V, it would make more horsepower than that model. More recently came reports that... Continue Reading...

Maserati SUV Photos Leaked, Or Not

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Maserati SUV Photos Leaked, Or Not
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The first photo of Maserati‘s performance SUV has leaked onto the net. Or has it? The above picture appeared in an Frankfurt Auto Show preview booklet created by Automotive News Europe and seems to give a good idea of what the new machine will be like, sharing a platform with both the new Mercedes ML... Continue Reading...

Kia GT Concept: Leaked Photos Reveal Name of New RWD Performance Sedan

Kia GT Concept: Leaked Photos Reveal Name of New RWD Performance Sedan
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Rumored to be called “Veredus”, leaked photos of Kia‘s new rear-wheel drive performance sedan have emerged revealing that it will instead wear the simple “GT” badge – in concept form anyway. The next step in the design evolution of the Kia brand, the GT is bold look for a bold vehicle that will take the... Continue Reading...

Swedish Government Rejects Saab’s Request For Bankruptcy Protection

Swedish Government Rejects Saab’s Request For Bankruptcy Protection
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It was just yesterday when we reported that Saab was seeking government protection against bankruptcy, but now it seems like this step has failed. A Swedish court has rejected a protection and voluntary reorganization plan, citing that it does not believe any steps the automaker makes will help it to recover. Saab is “disappointed” with... Continue Reading...

Avoid Red Lights and Save Fuel with the SignalGuru App

Avoid Red Lights and Save Fuel with the SignalGuru App
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It’s just your luck – no matter where you go, you seem to hit every red light on the way to your destination. It would be awesome if there was a way to avoid them, or at least, minimze your wait time. Your luck is about to change, thanks to the SignalGuru app. Developed by... Continue Reading...
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