Bugatti 16C Galibier Production Car to Be Known as Royale
22 Jun 2011, 09:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We first learned that Volkswagen Group gave the impressive Bugatti 16C Galibier a green light to go into production back in April. Four-door vehicles open up a whole new market for exotic car makers...
Chevrolet Sonic RS to Arrive in 2012 with 138 HP
21 Jun 2011, 13:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors unveiled the Chevrolet Aveo RS Concept at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, and reports circulating the Internet at the time indicated that this was the way to go for a sort of semi-hot hat...
Land Rover Is Considering Grande Evoque Gap-filler
21 Jun 2011, 13:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If Mercedes calls its cars “uber” internally when they want to give them steroids, the British marketing teams at Land Rover are currently considering a “Grande Evoque”, whic...
BMW Wants Z2 All-wheel Drive Roadster
21 Jun 2011, 12:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You would think the hardcore rear-wheel drive carmakers like BMW would have no trouble making a RWD sportscar really attractive, but it seems that this isn’t really the case. It looks like the...
Mercedes GLS Coming in 2014 to Do Battle With BMW X6
21 Jun 2011, 09:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We might have to thank BMW for enlarging the market for SUVs that don’t really work off-road but offer the luxury normally expected from saloons, as the success of its X6 might spur Mercedes B...
Honda to Revive the Beat Blending Car and Motorcycle Tech
20 Jun 2011, 07:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In the early 90s, Japanese automaker Honda was bringing its own contribution to the big kei-car revolution with a rear mid-engined two-seat roadster dubbed “Beat”. Based on a design by P...
Audi S6,S7, S8 and RS6 Spec Leaked, All to Get Twin-turbo V8
18 Jun 2011, 18:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi’s new top athletes have been shrouded in a vail of mystery. It’s clear that there’s a new S1 coming with over 200 hp to rival the Clio RS and MINI JCW, the engine block that w...
Porsche Cajun to Have Three-Door Version, Will Be Much Sportier Than Q5
16 Jun 2011, 14:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Cars have a real identity crisis these days: SUV owners have gotten used to the added luxury and want to feel they are in a sporty coupe while they hit the dirt road, while hatchback buyers want mor...
VW Tiguan TDI Not Coming to US Until 2015
15 Jun 2011, 08:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / America used to be the land of the big V8 and of the pickup, however customers have steadily been getting used to the idea of buying small, efficient cars that also suite their everyday needs and ar...
Volkswagen Beetle R Coming to Frankfurt, Will Have Around 240 HP
15 Jun 2011, 08:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Some companies take ages to develop a new variant of an existing one, but not Volkswagen. Back in April, when 'The Beetle for the 21st Century" was unveiled on three continents, some compa...
2012 BMW M5 Spotted Testing With Manual Gearbox in the US
14 Jun 2011, 15:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / See that shabby-looking stick in the middle of the console? That’s probably one of the most important bits of leather plastic an metal in the world right now for true BMW M fans, because it in...
New Cats Ready to Pounce: Jaguar XKR-S Convertible and XFR-S Coming
14 Jun 2011, 08:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in March, the Geneva motor show was the stomping ground for a number of refreshed and new Jaguar cars and technologies. Sure, the idea of a big four-door Jag saloon being powered by a little 2....
2013 Lincoln MKZ Could Be Delayed Until Second Half of 2012
14 Jun 2011, 07:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford is having a really hard time transforming its Lincoln brand into one that can deliver stand-alone products and not just one that are redesigned Blue Oval ones. Right now, the automaker is busy ...
10-strong MINI Model Lineup Coming, BMW Boss Says
13 Jun 2011, 09:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite being ideal vehicles for hairdressers and looking like retro hatchbacks, we actually like the cars that MINI makes. However, there’s always that nagging thought in the back of our mind...
Mazda Could Develop New Rotary With Audi's Help
13 Jun 2011, 08:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’ve heard so many rumors regarding either a revival of the RX-7, or the arrival of a new RX-9, that it’s hard to believe any of it. However, Inside Line know their way around a rumor, ...
Maserati Rumored to Replace 4.7L V8 With Twin-turbo Pentastar
10 Jun 2011, 09:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Maserati sure know how to turn chicken legs into chicken stew (you know what we mean!). They’ve been using older Ferrari engines and platforms in their cars for years, and while the 4.7-liter ...
More Powerful Hyundai Genesis Coupe Coming to 2012 NAIAS
10 Jun 2011, 08:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have you ever seen a car that has everything going for it but somehow it’s not that interesting? We have. It’s called the Hyundai Genesis Coupe and despite having a low price tag, a dece...
Mercedes Benz SLC Will Have Up to 500 HP, No Gullwing Doors
10 Jun 2011, 07:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes Benz is reportedly working on what we have affectionately come to know as the baby-SLS. Rumors have been circulating the internet regarding all sorts of things regarding the project, from t...
Lotus to Stop Production of NA-Spec Elise and Exige
9 Jun 2011, 12:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / US consumers will soon have to say goodbye to the cramped, sparse, rough and... amazing pieces of rear-wheel drive machinery that are the Elise and Exige, as the Lotus is reportedly going to end pro...
Pony to Lose Weight: 2014 Ford Mustang Will Be Lighter
9 Jun 2011, 09:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The recent rumors regarding an upcoming Ford Mustang model that will be... something else, are beginning to make the car sound like an Audi TT or some other sports coupe. We’ve already told yo...