BMW 5 ActiveHybrid Review (Images)
Global bestseller, winner of a string of comparison tests and “Germany’s favourite car” – the BMW 5-Series represents a quite unique success story.
Archive for January, 2012
The New Lamborghini SUV Concept To Arrive at Beijing Auto Show
These pictures, published in the appropriately-titled Italian magazine Quattroruote, claim to reveal the new Lamborghini SUV concept. Aventador styling on a tall Audi platform? Maybe. One thing’s for certain, this ain’t no rough-and-ready LM002. The skinny in the translated article is that Lambo is bringing this as-yet-unnamed concept to the Beijing Motor Show in April, [...]
2013 Ford Escape Tentatively Pricing
Yes, prices are subject to change, but Ford’s configurator gives us a good idea of how much a 2013 Ford Escape will go for when it hits showrooms this spring. A 2.5L 4-cylinder S starts at $22,220. Next up is an FWD 1.6L Ecoboost for $24,820. A 2.0L Ecoboost with FWD is $25,915. AWD versions [...]
2013-2014 Audi RS6 Avant Prototype Spied Upon in Sweden (Images)
Like its BMW M5 compatriot, the RS6 Avant was one of those cars that allowed you to have a mid-life crisis without upsetting the family as it offered supercar-crushing levels of performance in a surprisingly practical estate package. In its previous iteration, it sported a 5.0-litre bi-turbocharged V10 capable of delivering a maximum output of [...]
Lexus LF-LC Sports Coupe Concept Interior Details (Video)
One of the most attention-grabbing design studies at this year’s 2012 Detroit Motor Show was the Lexus LF-LC, a prototype for a sports coupe powered by an unspecified hybrid powertrain. Lexus says that its goal with the concept was to share its vision of what a premium sports coupe could look like with the public [...]
Top Gear Gets 10 Million Facebook Fans & Blows Up Caravan (Video)
Top Gear recently reached 10 million Facebook fans, and that is obviously something to celebrate. They asked the fans how to do it, and after some serious brainstorming the light bulb went on. So they decided to blow up a caravan – with 10,000,000 written on it in a lairy but interesting way – and [...]
Jay Leno McLaren MP4-12C Review: Video
Couple of days ago Jay Leno released a short video to announce the arrival of his personal McLaren MP4-12C to the Garage, and promised a full review of the car. Well, here’s the review, giving you the most detailed look at the MP4 yet. The first parts of the video are about Jay’s previous encounters [...]
2013 Lexus GS Performance Accelerated Commercial
Lexus released a new commercial for the 2013 GS sedan, made based on their Facebook fans. Apparently they wanted to see performance enhancements of the new Lexus GS. The looks have improved significantly, but does it have the power and grunt to back it up? Lexus tries to explain it does in this ad. See [...]
2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco Now on Sale with Pricing (Prices)
The wait is over for customers eager to get into the redesigned-for-2013 Malibu, but there’s a catch. The Malibu is just now hitting U.S. dealerships, but the first model offered for sale is the Eco version, which uses the gas/electric powertrain GM calls eAssist. The mild hybrid system is a re-engineered version of the hybrid [...]
And This Winter’s Worst Driver Is…
With a few months of winter still yet to come I can definitely say that no one is going to top this horrible driver in a Kia. Nice try Utah drivers. Good effort Seattle commuters. You simply can’t top a woman driving at highway speeds in the median while trying to signal into oncoming traffic. [...]
2014 Chevrolet Corvette: First Photos
Two months ago we brought your exclusive first renderings of the 2014 Chevy Corvette. Those images, in ZR1 trim, were based off our first-hand look at the new sports car. As you’d expect, they ignited a firestorm across the automotive world, with many believing what we showed you were fake. Hell, even GM — an [...]
Study Detects Dangerous Driving Distraction: Women
Distracted driving is very much in the news, and so far, cellphones were fingered as the culprits. Now, there is a study that finally identifies the biggest distraction: Passengers. A study by State Farm, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health goes to the bottom of what experts have known for long: Peer passengers increase [...]
Nissan 350Z Coupe Crashes Into 350Z Roadster on the Highway
Here’s a video that will have you trying out YouTube’s loop feature to find out what exactly happened to cause this crash between two fellow Nissan drivers, which looks like it took place either in the States (more likely) or in Canada. The dashboard footage from the Infiniti G35 that was following from behind shows [...]
2013-2014 Mini Beachcomber Crossover SUV Concept (Images)
Think there are a lot of Mini variants already? Hold on to your hats, because BMW is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. Next month the new Mini Roadster will hit American showrooms, and next year, a two-door crossover (presaged by the Paceman concept from Detroit last year but carrying the Countryman [...]
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2012 Audi R8 V10 Stretch Limousine [Images & Video]
From the creators of the Ferrari 360 stretch limo comes yet another controversial supercar conversion, this time based on the Audi R8 V10. Carbonyte UK will work in conjunction with Limo Broker to create the world’s first super-stretched R8 and which it says is destined to become the signature model for the Limo Broker brand [...]
BMW Preparing M6 Gran Coupe to Rival Mercedes CLS
With the new 6-Series Gran Coupe being a rival for Mercedes CLS, it is only natural for BMW to make an M version of the car , and take on the CLS63 AMG with it. They are indeed doing so, as the first prototypes of an M6 Gran Coupe have already been spotted out in [...]
