ZAP Alias Electric Sports Car Wants the Automotive X PRIZE
2 Feb 2009, 16:09 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / After being previewed by dealers attending the National Automobile Dealers Association in New Orleans a few days ago, the pre-production model of the probably-soon-to-be-as-famous-as-Tesla ZAP Alias...
2009 Audi R8 Auctioned at Naples Winter Wine Festival
2 Feb 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi today announced that a specially crafted 2009 R8 model will be auctioned at the upcoming Naples Winter Wine Festival in Naples, Florida. The R8 is finished in Ibis White and features a black Fi...
Amsterdam Auto Show to Suffer some Themed-Modifications
2 Feb 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / While organizers of the 2009 Barcelona Auto Show have completely given up the idea of holding the event this year due to lack of interest among automakers, their competitors in the shape of this yea...
The First Mercedes Showroom Turns 100
30 Jan 2009, 15:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / January 1, 1909 is considered the official founding day of the Berlin sales and service outlet of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG). The same year, four other company-owned sales and service outlet...
Barcelona Auto Show Cancelled
29 Jan 2009, 15:23 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / There were a few rumors before but no one believed it until the inevitable occurred. Organizers had to cancel the 2009 Barcelona Auto Show due to lack of automakers' interest, Autonews reported...
British Motor Show to Be Delayed Until 2011?
29 Jan 2009, 11:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no wonder carmakers are no longer interested in auto shows: too many costs, so little audience, lower sales than ever. While several companies already missed the 2009 North American Int...
Porsche Museum Officially Opened
29 Jan 2009, 09:09 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As we reported in a previous news, the new-Porsche museum was officially declared opened yesterday with a glamorous ceremony. A lot of personalities including German politicians, members of th...
2009 World Car of the Year Finalists Announced
28 Jan 2009, 11:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2009 World Car of the Year has just announced its 10 finalists voted by over 50 journalists from countries all over the world, including Belgium, China, India, Malaysia, Poland and Russia. The t...
First 50th Anniversary Hurst/Viper Sold For $275,000
21 Jan 2009, 08:16 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / You probably remember we spoke a few days ago about the first Hurst/Viper marking the Hurst Performance Vehicle Group's 50th anniversary. The company managed to sell the golden vehicle for ...
Volvo Won't Show Up at Tokyo Motor Show
20 Jan 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Swedish automaker Volvo said it will skip the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show set to open its doors on October 23. The reason? The over-discussed economic crisis which now forces automakers to abandon aut...
Maserati 250 F Named The Greatest Racing Car Ever
20 Jan 2009, 13:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / British magazine Octane named the Maserati 250 F the greatest racing car ever, detrimental to Lotus 49, Porsche 917, Mercedes-Benz W196, Toyota TS010 Group C, Cobra and Auto Union Type C. Each of th...
Ford Thunderbird Sold For $600,000 at Scottsdale Auction
20 Jan 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since we have spoken about Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona earlier and the vehicles to go under the hammer, we couldn't possibly spare you from the pleasure of finding out the re...
Alfa Romeo MiTo Officially the “Gay Car of the Year 2009” in Europe
19 Jan 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though talking about this subject probably makes you feel uncomfortable, Alfa Romeo MiTo has been officially named the “Gay Car of the Year” 2009 in Europe by Ledorga, a French grou...
2009 Gooding Scottsdale: 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Sold for $4.95M
19 Jan 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Old and rare cars are undoubtedly very attractive to car enthusiasts and every single event that brings such vehicles into media's spotlight usually draws a very high audience. The best example...
Unique $7M Ferrari to Be Auctioned at Scottsdale
16 Jan 2009, 16:58 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / This Saturday, luxury car collectors will have to take a tough decision at Scottsdale Arizona as the Goodin&Company is selling at auction a wide range of rare vehicles, so it will be hard to cho...
2010 Ford Shelby GT500 and 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor up for Sale
16 Jan 2009, 11:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case you're a Ford lover and can't wait to see the new 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 or the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, here's your chance to get one of these even before the official lau...
GM Raises Money by Auctioning Historic Cars
15 Jan 2009, 16:45 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although this won't solve GM's cash problems once and for all, the Detroit automaker is taking a chance at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona by trying to sell some h...
Audi Gets Two EyesOn Design Excellence Awards at NAIAS
14 Jan 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / If there's a design competition that attracted car makers the most these days, that was definitely the “Design Excellence Awards” at the 2009 North American International Auto. A...