Atlantic Getting Closer to Production - Fisker Raises $100-Million
3 Oct 2012, 12:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The fate of the Fisker Atlantic (which is getting a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, sourced from BMW) seems to be steadily improving, as the automaker has secured an additional $100-million of the $1...
Old Italian Brand ‘Ermini’ Getting Revived By the End of 2013
3 Oct 2012, 10:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ermini is an old Italian car brand, and when we say old, we mean really old, as in they made their last car over half-a-century ago. However, that’ all about to change, as the brand is being r...
BMW 1.5-Liter Turbocharged Engine Sounds Excellent!
3 Oct 2012, 07:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the turbocharging craze which is sweeping the entire automotive world, BMW was bound to follow the trend, as it offers several important advantages over naturally-aspirated units: more power fr...
Honda Recalls 537,000 Accords On Grounds of Fire Risk
2 Oct 2012, 08:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda have initiated quite a few recalls, in recent months, and the latest one is really quite massive. They are calling back some US 625,762 cars, of which 573,147 are Accords with V6 engines, manu...
Renault Alpine Sports Car Reportedly Co-Developed with Caterham
2 Oct 2012, 07:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault is more than capable of making some of the best front-wheel drive chassis in the world. Their hot hatches set the benchmark for all others to follow. However, Renault doesn’t really ha...
Audi Confirms RS5 Cabriolet Stateside Arrival in 2013
1 Oct 2012, 09:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The US has never really been treated to Audi’s excellent RS models, which were mainly sold in Europe, yet with the arrival of the RS5 Coupe and the TT-RS, that all changed. Now, Audi will be a...
Volkswagen Planning XL1 Limited Production Run for 2013
1 Oct 2012, 09:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were wondering when all the spyshots of Volkswagen’s ultra-frugal XL1 would materialize into some concrete news. Well, according to whatcar.com, VW board member, Professor Ulrich Hackenberg...
Volkswagen Confirms Up! GT and All-Electric Version
1 Oct 2012, 07:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / VW officials have just confirmed that a higher-powered Up! GT, as well as an all-electric version of the car are on their way, and will be making a public appearance very soon. The first to come wil...
Can Dacia Take on the UK?
29 Sep 2012, 10:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The order books are now officially open for the Dacia Sandero, Sandero Stepway and Duster 4x4, in the UK. But will Renault’s Romania-based budget brand win over the heads (not hearts) of the B...
F1 Grand Prix of America Official Date Set for June 16
29 Sep 2012, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After whetting our appetites with an excellent promo video, in which David Coulthard drives last year’s Red Bull F1 car through the streets of New York and New Jersey, we now have an official ...
Hamilton Replaces Michael Schumacher at Mercedes
28 Sep 2012, 18:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It’s now official. After much speculation, we can now state with certainty that Lewis Hamilton will be joining the Mercedes F1 team, as of 2013. He will take Michael Schumacher’s place, ...
Paris 2012: Porsche 911 Carrera4 Cabriolet · Live Photos
28 Sep 2012, 11:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Porsche has chosen the Paris Motor Show as the venue suitable to unveil the all-new 911 (991) Carrera 4 Cabriolet, as well as the Carrera 4S. Now, while at first glance it may seem identical to thei...
Paris 2012: Nissan Note Facelift · Live Photos
28 Sep 2012, 11:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan have just presented the updated Note at the Paris Motor Show. Despite its boxy and rather unappealing shape, the Note has been maintaining steady sales since its European introduction, in 200...
Paris 2012: Suzuki S-Cross Crossover Concept · Live Photos
27 Sep 2012, 18:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Suzuki has just shown off their excellent-looking S-Cross crossover concept, at the Paris Motor Show. However, contrary to what had been previously stated, the Japanese automaker will not be replaci...
Paris 2012: Peugeot 2008 Crossover Concept · Live Photos
27 Sep 2012, 18:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Peugeot are on a bit of a roll nowadays in terms of styling, with the grown up and sober 508, the stunning RCZ and, most recently, the very cute 208. However, the supermini will not be getting an es...
Maserati SUV Officially Named Levante
27 Sep 2012, 17:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we had previously speculated, since Maserati chose to revive an old name for their upcoming 5-Series rival - Ghibli, it was a fair assumption that they would be using the Levante name for their u...
Renault Shows Facelifted Fluence in Mexican Promo
27 Sep 2012, 09:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Megane is, and has been, a truly successful car for Renault. However, in some markets, where people prefer sedans, the French automaker began offering a Turkish-made sedan version of the MK II M...
Tesla Less Optimistic About Sales Expectations for 2012
26 Sep 2012, 12:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Creating a new automaker out of nothing is one of the most difficult types of business one could get into. However, Elon Musk seemed to have what it takes to pull it off, and while we still have fai...
Spyshots: 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Spotted in Colorado
25 Sep 2012, 13:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mercedes-Benz is planning on replacing its aging S-Class, which, in its current incarnation, the W221, has been on the market since 2005. The all-new model will be coming out next year, and after ha...
Ducati Shows Off Multistrada ‘Granturismo’ With Skyhook Suspension
24 Sep 2012, 09:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ducati has shown off the first bikes in its entire range that has been updated for 2013. They are a set of Multistrada models, including a range-topping 1200 S Granturismo. It features larger pannie...