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Remember back in your college days when the more extreme among the student activists would stage sit-ins to protest this issue or that? Well, the practice has jumped from the university administration building to cyberspace…
Posted on 10.25.2011 12:00 by Kirby Filed under: Mazda | sedan | concept cars | Mazda 6 | Tokyo Motor Show | Cars | Car Reviews | Mazda When Mazda unveiled their new ’Kodo’ design language, it marked a changing of the guard as far as the company’s new design philosophy was concerned. The first two examples of this new chapter in Mazda design came in the form of the Shinari and Minagi concepts. And now, a third model is expected to join the fold with its debut scheduled for the Tokyo Auto Show in November 2011.
Posted on 10.25.2011 10:00 by Alexander Filed under: BMW | coupe | Spy Shots and Rendering | BMW 3-Series | sports cars | future cars | BMW 4-Series | Cars | Car News In order to grab Audi by the rings, BMW is expanding the number of variants for its already popular models, including the recently launched 3-Series . The newly minted sedan is getting its very own coupe version, but rumor has it that this new model will be dubbed the 4-Series and was recently captured by our spy photographers. There’s not much to know about the 4-Series just yet, but it looks as though it will be a smaller version of the 6-Series with a design language inspired by the 3-Series with a sportier character
Posted on 10.24.2011 19:00 by Simona Filed under: Jaguar | coupe | sports cars | future cars | Jaguar C-XE | Cars | Car News We’ve all been waiting for the production version of the Jaguar C-X16 concept unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, but those waiting for it to be called the XE may be in for a surprise. Jaguar has recently filled a patent at the U.S
Posted on 10.24.2011 17:00 by Simona Filed under: Landrover | suv | Spy Shots and Rendering | Landrover RangeRover | future cars | Cars | Car Reviews | Landrover Back in August 2011, the first spy images of the new Land Rover Range Rover were revealed, so it would only make sense that Land Rover would also be preparing a renewed Range Rover Sport .
Posted on 10.22.2011 06:00 by Kirby Filed under: Nissan | coupe | video | sports cars | Nissan GT-R | Cars | Car News It’s easy to be skeptical about this video because of the sheer implausibility of it all. It’s one thing for a kid, say an 11-year old honing an Audi R8 on a patch of grass, but for a five-year old to actually drive a Nissan GT-R to school? Sounds like all sorts of fishy to us.
Posted on 10.21.2011 09:00 by Simona After making its world debut in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Audi R8 GT Convertible will be making its North American debut next month at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Sales will start at the beginning o…
Posted on 10.20.2011 11:00 by Simona Filed under: Maserati | suv | Maserati Kubang | future cars | Cars | Car News Now that Maserati has unveiled the Kubang concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show everyone knows that the production version is just around the corner. The only question is: will it keep the Kubang name? Apparently no! It has been reported that the company has just filed a patent application in Europe for the name “Cinqueporte” – that of course will be used for a five-door car.
Posted on 10.19.2011 17:00 by Simona Filed under: Mercedes | convertible | Mercedes A-Class | future cars | Cars | Car Reviews | Mercedes After Mercedes unveiled the A-Class Concept last year at the Shanghai auto show people started to talk about the production version but also about an AMG version for the next A-Class. Now, new rumors talk about a convertible version A-Class that will take on models like Audi A3 Cabriolet , BMW 1-Series Convertible and Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet . The announcement has been made by Mercedes CEO Dr Dieter Zetsche during the official presentation of the new B-Class
Posted on 10.19.2011 11:00 by Simona Filed under: Mostro Di-Potenza | coupe | Supercars / Exotic cars | Mostro Di-Potenza SF22 | Cars | Car Reviews | Mostro Di-Potenza Last year, Daniel Chinchilla Ochoa and Alberto Fernandez Albilares developed the Lamborghini Indomable Concept at the Scuola Politecnica di Design Master. It was a ruggedly handsome concept completed in collaboration with Lamborghini and inspired by stealth jetfighters.
Posted on 10.16.2011 23:00 by Simona Filed under: | car gift ideas | TAG Heuer | car watches | Cars | Car News In the automotive industry everything is about speed, but when it comes to watches, speed isn’t exactly number one on the list.
posted on 10.13.2011 12:00 written by Simona filed under: Toyota | coupe | racing prototype | spy shots rendering | Nurburgring | Toyota FT-86 | Cars | Car News Both the Subaru and Toyota versions of the FT-86 will be making their world debut in December at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, but Toyota will be utilizing their ingenious marketing strategies to unveil a race version of the FT-86. The car will make its debut at the German VLN series on the Nürburgring race track, similar to how they revealed the Lexus LF-A race car
posted on 10.13.2011 08:00 written by Simona filed under: Audi | hybrid cars | concept cars | Paris Motor Show | 2010 | Audi E-tron | Cars | Car Reviews | Audi Next to the Quattro concept , Audi has also unveiled at the Paris Auto Show the e-tron Spyder, a concept rumored to preview the future R4 sports car.
posted on 10.12.2011 16:00 written by Simona filed under: Ferrari Pininfarina | industry news | parts accessories | sports cars | design study | Cars | Car News Pininfarina , the epic auto design and coachbuilding company responsible for the likes of Ferrari and Maserati models, is taking its breakdown to the next level by announcing that it will no longer be producing cars. This news comes about two years after the company sold its auto assembly and painting business
posted on 10.12.2011 10:00 written by Sulthoni , Kirby filed under: Honda | Honda DN-01 | crossover | 2011 | Motorcycles | Motorcycle Reviews | Honda The Honda DN-01 only made its debut a few years ago at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show, marking the first time the world saw Honda ’s “comfortable sports cruiser.” In the process, the DN-01 launched a completely new motorcycle category, one that featured bikes that delivered strong V-twin performance delivered through a continuously variable HFT transmission. After years of testing and development, the DN-01 was officially launched for production in 2009, boasting of the same styling features it had during its 2005 debut while also carrying technological advancements from the concept version. There are many things about the bike that scream one-of-a-kind.
posted on 10.12.2011 08:00 written by Simona filed under: Bentley | suv | parts accessories | future cars | Cars | Car News Everyone knows by now that Bentley plans to unveil “the world’s most luxurious 4×4″ SUV sometime after 2015, but the company has now revealed that it will be the only SUV in the world to feature a W12 engine: “We will be first to use a 12-cylinder petrol engine in a luxury SUV.
posted on 10.11.2011 12:00 written by Simona filed under: Audi | convertible | spy shots rendering | sports cars | Nurburgring | Audi A5 | Audi S5 | Audi RS5 | Cars | Car News After first seeing patent drawings of the upcoming Audi RS5 Convertible , the car has finally been caught testing around the Nürburgring race track. The spy images reveal a bigger front spoiler,bigger brakes and wider fenders. At the back, however, it’s still S5 business as usual, with narrower rear fenders and S-type quad exhaust pipes
posted on 10.10.2011 18:00 written by Simona filed under: Vygor | suv | sports cars | future cars | Vygor Opera | Cars | Car Reviews | Vygor A few weeks ago, Vygor revealed a teaser image of a new Italian sports car they were currently working on. However, no one in their right mind could have possibly guessed that this new sports car would actually be an SUV
posted on 10.9.2011 12:00 written by Simona filed under: Audi | sedan | video | luxury cars | Audi A6 | Cars | Car News Technology just keeps getting cooler and cooler. The time to sit idly by while videos played out their predetermined route has come and gone. Audi Canada has released an interactive video in which the viewer can decide in which direction their new A6 will go
posted on 10.6.2011 23:01 written by Simona filed under: BMW | coupe | concept cars | auctions | Cars | Car Reviews | BMW In the early 1960s BMW has unveiled the 3200CS – a coupe developed in cooperation with Carrozzeria Bertone. But Giorgetto Giugiaro wanted to prove he can do even more than that. The result of this desire was the “Spicup” concept.
posted on 10.6.2011 18:00 written by Simona filed under: Alfa-Romeo | spy shots rendering | sports cars | Alfa-Romeo Spider | roadster | future cars | Cars | Car Reviews | Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo stopped production of their Spider model in 2010, but a leaked internal document has revealed that the Spider will be headed back intot he scene in 2014. The new Spider will be one of the models Alfa Romeo will offer as part of their return to the US market, an obvious move considering the Spider’s previous success on our side of the pond. The 2014 Alfa Romeo Spider will take its design inspiration from the 2uettottanta revealed by Pininfarina at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show
posted on 10.6.2011 09:00 written by Simona filed under: Ford | station wagon | spy shots rendering | Ford Fusion | Ford Mondeo | future cars | Cars | Car Reviews | Ford The next generation Ford Mondeo – sold as the Fusion on the US market – was first caught testing as a sedan, but our spy photographers have recently spotted the wagon version testing in the snowy Alps in Europe. It’s still not clear if the wagon version will be offered in the U.S., but in Europe it’s the most sold variant of the Mondeo. Despite the camouflage covering the wagon, you can easily notice that the next Mondeo will be borrowing design elements from the Evos Concept launched at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show
posted on 10.5.2011 19:00 written by Alexander filed under: Jaguar | spy shots rendering | sports cars | roadster | future cars | Jaguar XE | Jaguar C-X16 | Cars | Car News Before the C-X16 Concept ever made it to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show with an aim “to set new class benchmarks in design, vehicle dynamics and technology,” there were already rumors circulating that Jaguar was working on a new XE model. Recently, an XE prototype was caught testing with a design language similar to that of the C-X16, cementing the idea that the concept was just a starting off point to gauge interest in the new sports car. The XE prototype was seen with a soft top, as opposed to the retractable hard top that was first thought to be featured
posted on 10.5.2011 17:00 written by Kirby filed under: Bugatti | sedan | industry news | luxury cars | Bugatti Galibier | Cars | Car News All the hype surrounding Bugatti ’s Veyron successor – the Galibier – is being put on the shelf for the foreseeable future. This latest development from the Bugatti camp comes as a serious blow to the British supercar maker after plans were already in place to have the Galibier begin production in the coming weeks. But ever since the company decided to hold back the release of the Galibier because “it wasn’t outrageous enough” , the wheels have completely fallen off of the the Bugatti luxury supercar
posted on 10.5.2011 10:00 written by Simona filed under: Alfa-Romeo | industry news | future cars | Alfa-Romeo MiTo | Alfa Romeo Giulia | Alfa Romeo 4C GTA | Cars | Car News A leaked internal document has revealed full details on Alfa Romeo’s future model line-up.
