Thursday, June 3, 2010

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If Carmakers Made Speedboats, What Would They Look Like?

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:40 PM PDT

The answer to the question we posed in the title comes to us in the form of five different conceptual studies, all made by Russian designer Vladimir G. The drawings show proposals for various kind of boats inspired in design by Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati and Bugatti models as well from Mercedes-Benz's SLS AMG Gullwing supercar. Hit the jump to see...


Rare Sbarro Mercedes-Benz Gullwing 116 6.9 found on eBay

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 06:19 PM PDT

Swiss coachbuilder Franco Sbarro is known all over the world for its extreme production and concept cars like the wacky Autobau supercar. However, it's not often that we find the firm's creations on eBay so we were surprised to see that one of its production cars from the 1980s is up for grabs on the auction site. The Mercedes-Benz Gullwing 116...


NADA Issues Statement on Ford's Decision to Kill Mercury

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:01 PM PDT

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), which represents some 17,000 dealers with about 37,500 franchises in the U.S., has issued a statement through its chairman, Ed Tonkin, expressing some concerns about Ford's decision to discontinue its Mercury brand (click here for more details) and end production at the end of this year. Read the...


VIDEO: Honda's 'Win a ride with Mario Andretti' Commercial

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:35 PM PDT

In its latest promotion for new customers, Honda is giving U.S. buyers a chance to win a ride with Mario Andretti in a two-seater IndyCar at the Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway. According to the Japanese automaker, the winner will ride in the IZOD IndyCar during the parade laps, and be on course for the start of the race. To create a bit...


2000 Cadillac Northstar Le Mans Racer Could be Yours for $175,000

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Found for sale at the Aero Toy Store Collection is this extremely rare Cadillac Northstar LMP racer from 2000. The chassis number "0LMP00005" Cadillac Le Mans race car is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter Northstar V8 said to produce some 570-horsepower. The Le Mans prototypes were built by GM for use in the American Le Mans Series as well...


It's Official: Ford Dumps Mercury Brand

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:48 PM PDT

Like GM, Ford Motor Company is continuing to shrink its brand portfolio. Following the recent sale of Volvo Cars to China's Geely, with which it completed the dismantling of the premium group that once included Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover, the Deaborn automaker made it official today that it will terminate the Mercury division in the...


BMW M's Boss Officially Confirms M Version of 1-Series Coupe, on Sale in 2011

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 12:58 PM PDT

For the past year or so, we've been hearing all sorts of rumors about a possible M-badged variant of the 1-Series. We've also seen many spy videos and photographs of what appeared to be a prototype version of the sports car testing at the Nurburgring circuit. But nothing was official, until now, that is. In an interview with German webzine...


VIDEO: Rocket Car Running on 108 Bottles of Coke and 608 Mentos

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:50 AM PDT

We all know what happens when you mix Coca-Cola and Mentos breath mints together- yes, Coke will bubble and shoot up in the air. Now how about if someone harnessed this chemical reaction between the soda and the candy and used the explosive power to propel a car? Well, it won't solve the energy problem but it sure sounds like fun. The experiment...


Ford May Announce Mercury's Death at a 3:00 PM EST Press Conference

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:10 AM PDT

If we are to believe a report from Detroit News, Ford Motor Company may very well confirm the axing of its Mercury brand in a press conference this afternoon in which the automaker is said to talk about "brand and product strategy". The report goes on to say that Ford is also likely to announce that the new compact model that was planned for...


Skoda Launches Race-Package for Facelifted Fabia Hatch

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Shortly after the announcement on the release of the Seat Ibiza SC Sport-Limited edition (see here), Skoda's German arm went ahead and announced the launch of a similar sport kit named "Race Package" for its recently facelifted Fabia hatchback. The Race-Package is available on the 68HP 1.2-liter and 85HP 1.2-liter TSI petrol models and it...


Honda CR-Z Guerrilla Marketing gets Extremely Spicy in Paris..

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:15 AM PDT

At least in Europe, Honda is following some pretty unconventional methods to promote its new CR-Z hybrid sports coupe. In fact, unless you're the artsy type or have a vivid imagination, you'll have a pretty hard time trying to figure out how Honda, the CR-Z or any car for that matter, fit in the "Live Every Litre" film project. But just so you...


New Volkswagen Polo Sedan: Jetta's Little Brother Revealed

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 07:33 AM PDT

You're looking at the all-new four-door sedan version of the latest Volkswagen Polo that was officially revealed today in a world premiere in Moscow. The new Polo Saloon extends the German firm's range of sedans into the small car segment and will be built on a completely new assembly line at Volkswagen AG's plant in Kaluga, Russia. VW says that...


Jeff Koons' BMW M3 GT2 Art Car Racer Unveiled Ahead of 24hrs of Le Mans

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 07:00 AM PDT

For the past 35 years, BMW has been working with artists from all over the world who turn its vehicles into mobile-art and this here is the Bavarian firm's 17th Art Car that was officially unveiled at a special event last night at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. Designed by American artist Jeff Koons, it is based on the BMW M3 GT2 racer..


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