Chrome Audi R8 Spyder Being Auctioned at Sir Elton John’s Fundraising Ball
This year, not to be outdone, Audi donated a chrome finished R8 Spyder in an effort to raise record bids for the foundation.
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Porsche Rumored To Launch New 550 In 2014
One of the most evocative names in Porsche‘s trophied history has to be the 550 Spyder. Some remember it as one of the best road-racing cars of its era, while some remember it as the car in which James Dean died. Now according to some reports, the 550 name is about to make a comeback...
BMW M3 CRT Revealed in Video Teaser
Having just unveiled the new M3 CRT, BMW has now released a short teaser video of the light weight sports sedan. Shedding 100 lbs from the factory sedan the Carbon Racing Technology car makes use of carbon fiber components as a part of its diet. In particular the seats and hood are made from the...
BMW M3 CRT Showcases New Carbon Racing Technology, Sheds 100 Pounds
BMW has just revealed its much-rumored and even more highly anticipated light weight M3, but the CRT (Carbon Racing Technology) is far more than just a car. Using components like a titanium muffler, 19-inch forged alloy wheels and light weight carbon ceramic brakes, not to mention plenty of carbon fiber components, this M3 sedan sheds...
BMW To Unveil M3 DTM Race Car
BMW will unveil its M3 DTM car next month to compete in next year’s DTM touring car race series. The Bavarian automaker has not competed in the series for 18 years but feels its car will pack a serious punch. BMW has recently been with the DTM umbrella organization ITR e. V. and other manufacturers...
Formula D Champ Vaughn Gittin Jr. Unimpressed With New Record Setting Drift
A new drifting record was set last weekend by Mauro Calo totaling 7,572 feet in a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG around a skidpad. 2010 Formula Drift champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. said that after watching the C63 circle the concrete pad for more than two minutes, he was unimpressed. “There are about 60 drivers that show up to...
J.D. Power Survey Shows Toyota, Lexus Rebounding, Ford At All-Time Low
Ford‘s meteoric rise may have hit a speedbump with the latest J.D. Power Initial Quality results showing the Blue Oval at its worst ranking in a decade, coming in at 23rd. Meanwhile, perrenial quality champion Toyota rebounded from 21st last year to 7th this year, after an annus horriblus of recalls, lawsuits and quality defects...
Next-Generation Popemobile To Go Hybrid
With the Vatican looking to expand their use of green technology, the next generation Popemobile is reportedly set to employ hybrid technology, although His Holiness would reportedly prefer a fully electric vehicle powered by solar panels. The new Popemobile will be based off the next-generation Mercedes ML-Class, and used a hybrid system with a 10kw...
Porsche Celebrates 300,000 Unit Prodution Milestone for Boxster, Cayman
German sportscar maker Porsche is celebrating quite a milestone this month, as it has now exceeded the 300,000 mark for the total production number of the Boxster and Cayman models. This special occasion comes exactly 15-years to the month after production started back in 1996. The car carrying the exclusive 300,000 build number was a...
Volkswagen Shows Off Near-Production “Temporary Auto Pilot” Technology
Years from now you’ll remember reading this article. It will be the first time you ever heard about Volkswagen‘s new Temporary Auto Pilot, a technology that lets a car essentially drive by itself. Science fiction? Hardly, VW claims its far closer to rolling this auto pilot option in production models that you’d expect. Anyone who’s...
MINI Coupe- Another Day, Another Adventure: [VIDEO]
MINI has been know to have fun with their commercials and they definitely pulled it off with their newest ad. In this latest commercial entitled “Another Day. Another Adventure” the coupe tours around through Iceland, Rio De Janiero and Hong Kong in less than a week. The cars goes through a series of parades, parties and adventures, picking...
Volkswagen Beetle Stars In New Britney Spears Video
Volkswagen has said that it wants the new Beetle to appeal to a more masculine demographic. So what do they do to achieve that? Show it off in a Britney Spears video. The latest video, “I Wanna Go,” shows a bright red Volkswagen Beetle being assaulted by Spears’ bodacious hips—in some elaborate, Terminator-inspired setpiece with...
Power Figures Revealed For Audi S And RS Models
We can expect some powerful figures for the next round of Audi’s S and RS models, thanks to the miracle of turbocharging in motion. The Audi S8 will feature a twin-turbocharged V8 developed with the help of Bentley, churning out in excess of 500 horsepower. This is 50 horses more than the outgoing V10, but...
Audi R8 GT Hits the Track [Photo Gallery]
There has been a whole lot of buzz around Audi’s R8 GT since its official debut, and now we have the first photos of the lighter and faster exotic sports car hitting the track at Infineon Raceway. This is the R8 GT’s debut on the track in America and a few lucky individuals were able...
Le Mans Winner André Lotterer Racing Lexus LFA At Nurburgring 24 Hours Race
German driver Andre Lotterer will be racing one of two Lexus LFAs that will compete in this weekend’s race, marking the fourth consecutive year that the Japanese supercar is competing in the Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race. Lotterer just won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the number 2 Audi R18 TDI and has also...
2012 BMW M5 Commercial [Video]
The next-generation BMW M5 has finally arrived and looks fantastic. The car won’t actually go on sale until spring 2012, so we still have nearly a year before it hits the streets but photos and this commercial have been released and portrays this BMW as a beast. The M5 has been entirely redesigned but the...
Gull Wing Group Reunites To Recreate Famous Golden Gate Bridge Photo
To celebrate its 50-year milestone, the Gull Wing Group teamed up with Mercedes-Benz to recreate their infamous group photo at Fort Point Park with the Golden Gate Bridge as its backdrop. The Gull Wing Group was originally founded in 1961 by Ernie Spitzer with just eighteen 300 SL Coupe owners. 50 years later, the Gull...
BMW Z2 Coming In 2014
BMW is getting ready to launch a more affordable sports car for 2014 called the Z2. The Z4 was a fabulous roadster however it has moved upmarket and BMW is hoping to produce a simpler successor to the original Z3. It has been reported that BMW chairman Norbert Reithofer is not exactly a fan of...
BMW Launches 2012 M5 Configurator
Those that have been waiting in anticipation for BMW‘s next-generation M5 can now entertain themselves with an online configurator, albeit rather limited in options. The online configurator offers a full 3D render of the upcoming M5, complete with 360-degree views of the interior and exterior and a static shot of the cockpit. The exterior currently...
Mercedes To Answer BMW With App Store Of Its Own
BMW has a pretty good thing goin’, believes Mercedes. Their car-integrated app store brings together Pandora Internet radio, BMW Connected, and room for more apps within BMW’s mobile Internet service. Now, Mercedes is looking to develop their own. The system they’ve proposed sounds remarkably similar to BMW’s: it will offer entertainment options like streaming radio,...
Audi To Launch Q2 And Q6 SUVs
Audi is planning on launching the Q2 and Q6 sport oriented SUVs by 2016. Along with the Q2 and Q6 will be the new Q4 and today’s Q3, Q5 and Q7 to complete Audi’s lineup. “It’s clear that demand for SUVs and crossovers is still in an upswing phase and will remain so for some...
Maybach Could Live On As Mercedes Sub-Brand
Remember Maybach? Of course not, we’re in a recession. But back in the day, when the grass was green and birds sang sweetly in the forests, Mercedes’ experiment with ultra-luxury was quietly shuttered after people decided that two-tone paint wasn’t compelling enough a reason to buy what looked like a melted S-Class owned by Simon...
Saab 9-5 And Volkswagen CC Earn IIHS Top Safety Pick Awards
Make way for the new winners! Let’s give the Saab 9-5 and the Volkswagen CC three cheers for earning their places as IIHS Top Safety Pick award winners. Earning good ratings for performance in the Institute’s roof strength test for rollover protection, these luxury vehicles also brought in good ratings for front, side, and rear...
Audi Joins Big Boys With $14.3 Million Frankfurt Auto Show Party Hall
Audi is flush with cash and sales right now. So when the Frankfurt Auto Show rolls around, they’re going to party like it’s pre-recession 2008 all over again. Previously, Audi shared the same convention space with all the riff raff. But for Frankfurt this year, they will build a separate Cathedral To The Four Rings,...
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