Archive for May, 2009

Mac Motorcycles enters the fray with four custom bike concepts

Filed under: Motorcycles, UK

Mac Motorcycles Pea Shooter - Click above for a high-res image gallery

“What underpins Mac Motorcycles‘ philosophy is the belief that the riding experience and the stories that go with motorcycle journeys seem to have been hijacked by technology and plastic,” says Ellis Pitt, the man behind the upstart British motorcycle maker that’s […]

Warren, MI mayor offers GM deal to move headquarters, Detroit officials counter

Filed under: Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/Financials

Earlier this month, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson said in reference to the possibility that the automaker may move its headquarters from Detroit: “We’re looking at, frankly, everything within our business, but it’s not like we have that queued up at the top of our list. We don’t have any such […]

Event Alert: June Calendar of Automotive Events

Filed under: Motorsports, Auction Action, Misc. Auto Shows, Event Alert
As we approach the half-way point of 2009, the automotive industry is still in turmoil and the economy is just barely showing signs of recovery, but we still have plenty to be happy about. Dozens of concours events, cruise nights, and local shows are being held […]

Top Ten LeMons Contenders… in 2029

Filed under: Motorsports

The drive from Autoblog’s South Bay outpost to Reno-Fernley raceway gave Justice Lieberman and I some time to wax poetic on the 24 Hours of LeMons. Peppered between discussions about the race, the field of competitors and the finer points of officiating the world’s fastest growing motorsport (we’re pretty sure), I asked the […]

First Drive: 2010 Jaguar XFR, XKR and one of the best V8s on the market

Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Sedans/Saloons, Jaguar, First Drive

2010 Jaguar XFR - Click above for high-res image gallery
About 20 minutes after heading south towards the Mediterranean, traffic on our four-lane roadway stops abruptly. The bus we have just passed pulls up on our right and an officer is standing in the middle of the roadway, waving […]

Audi reportedly shoots down electric R8 rumor for Frankfurt

Audi R8 V12 TDI concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery
Rumors in the European press that Audi would bring an all-electric R8 supercar (or an extended range EV that uses a diesel range extender) to the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show in September have been denied by an Audi spokesperson. The anonymous Audi representative […]

Jay Leno to be honored with La Bella Macchina Award

Filed under: Celebrities

Automotive aficionado and all-around cool dude Jay Leno - today celebrating his last night has host of The Tonight Show - is set to receive the “La Bella Macchina” award this August at the 24th Annual Concorso Italiano. One of the highest honors in automotive circles, the award signifies outstanding contributions and a […]

Spy Shots: Honda CrossTour caught in the Smokies

Filed under: Spy Photos, Crossovers/CUVs, Hatchbacks, Honda

Honda CrossTour - Click above for an image gallery
VWVortex forum member GoVdubSPEEDGo (presumably”M. Balisky”) was vacationing in Great Smoky Mountains National Park when he came across a duo of Honda wagon/crossover mules. The crew over at Temple of VTEC have dubbed it the upcoming CrossTour, and tapped one of […]

REPORT: GM preparing to give more dealerships the axe

Filed under: Car Buying, GM, Pontiac, Earnings/Financials, Rumormill

On top of the 1,124 General Motors dealers that will be closed next year, the ailing automaker is reportedly going to announce another round of dealer closings on Monday when its bankruptcy declaration is expected. According to two Automotive News sources, 450 dealers will not see their dealer […]

BMW introduces exclusive M3 Edition models

Filed under: Coupes, BMW

2009 BMW M3 Edition - Click above for high-res image gallery
It’s difficult to make the new BMW M3 even more appealing, but that’s exactly what the boys from Bavaria are trying to do with the new M3 Edition models. The limited run of 2009 M3s feature a choice of four bespoke paint […]