Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Government/Legal, Green, Chrysler, LLC., Ford, GM
Remember the growing movement to caravan a few hundred of Detroit’s most fuel efficient vehicles to the automaker’s next meeting with Congress? Not happening. Interestingly, it wasn’t for lack of support. In fact, it was just the opposite. So many people had voiced their support and announced […]
Filed under: Motorsports, Auction Action, Misc. Auto Shows, Event Alert
Last year’s Motor4Toys event, which collected more than 15,000 toys for needy kids
We started our monthly calendar of events last month and learned almost immediately that we will never be able to make it as comprehensive as everyone would like, but that’s where you come in. […]
Filed under: Motorsports
The preparations have begun for the race formerly known as the Paris-Dakar. The entrants have begun to gather in Le Havre, France, for scrutineering before shipping out to South America for the Dakar’s run across Argentina and Chile. Mike Werner was in Normandy and captured in photographs what was going on. If you […]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Trucks/Pickups, Ford, Misc. Auto Shows
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Ford Ranger Max Concept
At the Thailand Motor Expo this week, Ford’s rolling out a show truck based on the locally-produced Ford Ranger. Dubbed the Ranger Max, it’s a styling exercise designed to infuse the compact pickup with some visual […]
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Nissan
The show must go on! In this case, we’re talking about what’s arguably the most important auto show in America: Detroit. It’ll be a cold day in Hell January for fans of Nissan’s finest, as the Japanese automaker has officially pulled out of the proceedings. The event will still attract […]
Filed under: Motorsports, Sports/GTs, Euro, Audi
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Audi R8 LMS
The Essen Motor Show is now underway, and one of the bigger manufacturer unveilings was Audi’s official presentation of the R8 LMS, the new GT3-spec racing car aimed at privateer teams. It’s seen as one of Audi’s so-called “three pillars” […]
Filed under: Ford, Toys
The Ford Mustang has always been about affordable performance and that philosphy goes all the way down to prices under $1. Following the official unveiling of the 2010 Mustang last week in Los Angeles comes the introduction of the least expensive variant of all, the Hot Wheels car. Shots of a loose […]
Filed under: Euro, Hatchbacks, Volkswagen, Misc. Auto Shows
It’s been no secret that a facelifted VW Golf Plus has been in the works for a while. It’s just that the Euro-market hatch wasn’t supposed to be formally revealed quite yet. The car will be introduced on Wednesday with the usual fanfare at the Bologna Motor Show, […]
Filed under: Motorsports, Ferrari, Celebrities
Click either image to see Valentino Rossi driving the Ferrari F2008 at Mugello in high resolution
The Ferrari World Finals at Mugello finished a few weeks ago. But someone appeared to have forgotten to tell the tifosi, as a loyal garrison of the Scuderia’s most loyal fans, thousand-strong, came back out last […]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Trucks/Pickups, Euro, Videos, Volkswagen
Click above for a hi-res gallery. Follow the jump for the vid.
If automaker-produced kitesurfer-in-distress videos are your thing, VW’s got your back. While you wait for the production version of the Concept Pickup the automaker unveiled back in September, how about checking out VW’s promo film starring […]