Filed under: LA Auto Show, Hybrid, Sedan, Etc., Chevrolet, Electric
2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery
General Motors shocked the crowd at Cars & Coffee this weekend by bringing out the 2011 Chevy Volt. Representatives on hand said this is the same car that will be on display at the LA Auto Show […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, Sedan, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Misc. Auto Shows
2010 Brabus B63 S - Click above for a high-res image gallery
Don’t have enough money for Brabus to swap out the V8 in your E63 AMG for a V12? Not to worry. Today at the Essen Motor Show, the German tuner officially launched its B63 S […]
Filed under: Ferrari
Tod’s for Ferrari - Click above for image gallery
Tod’s driving loafers and Ferraris go together like gin and vermouth, if not because every barchetta-driving playboy on the Amalfi Coast is sporting a pair, then because Ferrari’s longtime chairman Luca di Montezemolo also sits on the board of the leathercrafter’s company. But now the […]
Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Government/Legal
Following earlier news that the Donington track, which was supposed to take over the British Grand Prix in lieu of Silverstone, had to declare bankruptcy comes a reversal of fortune for the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The longtime host of the Belgian Grand Prix looked to be in serious trouble with local authorities […]
Filed under: Aftermarket, Concept Cars, Coupe, Europe, BMW, Misc. Auto Shows, Police/Emergency, Design/Style, Diesel
AC Schnitzer BMW 123d Tune It Safe! police concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
High performance vehicles like Porsche 911s being used for pursuit duty on Germany’s autobahn is nothing new. As such, in order order to grab the attention […]
Filed under: Auctions, Earnings/Financials
The walls are closing in on Dean Kruse, head of the Indiana-based Kruse International auction house. In September, a slew of lawsuits were filed against the company. Further opening the wound, a county court in Indiana has now ordered Kruse to pay more than $1.3 million to a bank in Warsaw — […]
Filed under: GM, Saab, Earnings/Financials, Rumormill
2010 Saab 9-5 - Click above for high-res image gallery
When Koenigsegg pulled out of its agreement with General Motors to purchase Saab, many thought that General Motors would dump the Swedish automaker much like it did the Saturn brand. But it appears that The General is still willing to look […]
Filed under: Motorsports, BMW
The future of Sauber F1 looks a little more secure. After BMW’s announcement earlier this year that it would withdraw from its involvement in Formula one at the end of the 2009, the automaker has reached a deal to sell the team back to eponymous founder Peter Sauber.
The new deal comes […]
Filed under: Spy Photos, Convertible, BMW, Luxury
It looks like the lakes around Arvidsjaur Sweden have frozen early this year and the engineers from Munich have hit the ice already. The current generation BMW 6 Series has been one of the company’s more controversial designs of the past decade, along with the previous-generation 7 Series and […]
Filed under: Classics, Etc., Chevrolet, Toys/Games
We’re suckers for a happy ending - especially when it involves cars, kids, and hot pizza. Recall, if you will, this past summer when John Schnatter, founder of Papa John’s Pizza, was on a nationwide quest to find his beloved 1971 1/2 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 - a car he sold […]