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- Former BMW Employees Charged with Misdemeanor after taking New 1 M Coupe for a Spin in L.A. [Video]
- McLaren Denies Rumors about a Honda Engine Deal in 2014
- Brabus Unleashes a 611HP Hair Blower at the Essen Motor Show
- China’s Super-Rich Find Veyron SS Expensive and the Pagani Huayra a Steal…
- New JDM Suzuki Alto Eco Returns up to 32km/L – 75MPG
- Thanksgiving Turkeys: Corvette C5 Crashes Into Corvette C6 During Street Race
- Ford to Temporarily Lay Off 4,000 Workers in Valencia Plant due to Reduced Demand
- McLaren Gives us an Insight into its New Production Center with Video and Mega Gallery
- Happy Days: Porsche Carrera GT Ride Makes this Lady Smile
- Now That's Giffy: Citroën goes Artsy with DS5 Cinemagraphs
- Cadillac Puts the Video Spotlight on the 2013 ATS Sedan’s Engineering Team
- Mazda Develops i-ELOOP Capacitor-Based Regenerative System, Debuts on Takeri Concept
- Startech Shows Off New Range Rover Evoque at Essen Motor Show
- Brabus Celebrates 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Tune at Essen Motor Show:
| Former BMW Employees Charged with Misdemeanor after taking New 1 M Coupe for a Spin in L.A. [Video] Posted: 25 Nov 2011 04:20 PM PST  What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what you upload on the web is there for the entire world to see. And that's one lesson learned the hard way for Vacheh Margoussian, 21, and Artin Yazidjian, 22, both of which were employed as a valet and a tire technician respectively at the Pacific BMW dealership in Los Angeles when they allegedly took a brand-new 1 M Coupe for a joyride and uploaded a video on Youtube. Now, both men have not only lost their jobs but are also facing misdemeanor charges filed by the LA County district attorney's office. Read more »
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| McLaren Denies Rumors about a Honda Engine Deal in 2014 Posted: 25 Nov 2011 03:33 PM PST  The image of a white and red McLaren, usually with a yellow-green helmet signaling that the man sitting in the cockpit was none other than Ayrton Senna, is one that remains etched in F1 fans' minds many years after his demise in 1994. Powering the McLaren of the late three-time world champion was a Honda engine. Last weekend, German magazine Auto Motor und Sport reported that McLaren was in talks with Honda to rekindle their 1988-1992 collaboration, which yielded four constructor championships, from 2014 onwards, when the rules mandate the change to 1.6-liter turbocharged engines. Read more »
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| Brabus Unleashes a 611HP Hair Blower at the Essen Motor Show Posted: 25 Nov 2011 02:16 PM PST  Renowned Mercedes-Benz tuning house, Brabus, has chosen the Essen Motor Show, which is Europe's annual tuning extravaganza, to reveal its customized Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. Targeting those that want added power and a more personalized look for their open-top SLS AMG, Brabus has developed a detailed program that starts with the engine bay. Read more »
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| China’s Super-Rich Find Veyron SS Expensive and the Pagani Huayra a Steal… Posted: 25 Nov 2011 01:19 PM PST  With the European economy in a downward spiral and the U.S. having its own financial troubles, where is a supercar maker supposed to go and sell its high-six- or even seven-figure products? Well, China is probably their best bet right now. Its number of billionaires grew from 189 in 2010 to 271 in 2011, according to data from Hurun Report, and the communist (…) country now has close to 1 million millionaires - 960,000 to be precise or 85,000 more than in 2010. Overall, Asia has some 3.3 million millionaires, more than Europe and edging close to the North America region. Read more »
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| New JDM Suzuki Alto Eco Returns up to 32km/L – 75MPG Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:34 PM PST  There's a new frugal kid in town or rather in Japan, the 2012 Suzuki Alto Eco that promises an impressive fuel economy of up to 32km/L (~75.3mpg US or 3.1lt/100km) in the Japanese 10-15 test cycle and 30.0km/L in the JC08 driving cycle. The most fuel-efficient version of the Alto series is powered by Suzuki's new R06A 0.66-liter three-cylinder engine featuring a start/stop system borrowed from the third-generation MR Wagon. It produces an output of 52-horses at 6,000 rpm and a peak torque of 63Nm (46.5 lb-ft) at 4,000 rpm. Read more »
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| Thanksgiving Turkeys: Corvette C5 Crashes Into Corvette C6 During Street Race Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:35 AM PST  As you can see, we're back to our regular posting schedule after our mini Thanksgiving break. And yes, for those of you asking, we had a great time which is more than we can say about these two Thanksgiving turkeys that spent a good part of Thursday signing papers and trying to explain how they managed to get into each others face – or so to speak. So here's how it went down: at a stop light in The Woodlands, a latest generation silver-colored Corvette C6 and a previous-gen gray Corvette C5 are getting ready to play
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| Ford to Temporarily Lay Off 4,000 Workers in Valencia Plant due to Reduced Demand Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:00 AM PST  The economic crisis that is currently raging in Europe is not likely to subside any time soon. As a result, automakers have started taking measures in order to account for reduced demand of their products. Ford, for one, will temporarily lay off 4,000 of its 6,200 workers at its Valencia plant in Spain for 39 days over the course of 2012, according to Adrian Schmitz, a spokesman for the Blue Oval's company's European operations in Cologne, Germany. Read more »
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| McLaren Gives us an Insight into its New Production Center with Video and Mega Gallery Posted: 25 Nov 2011 10:23 AM PST  Venturing into the automotive business takes a lot more than building some prototypes, launching a new model and then waiting for the orders to come in. Even more so if you intend to compete on the top level and establish yourself as a supercar manufacturer. This is why McLaren Automotive didn't only build its first supercar after the iconic F1 of the '90s, but also invested close to £50 million (€58.2 or US$77.3 million) in developing a brand-new, state-of-the-art factory – or rather, as the company names it, the McLaren Production Center (MPC). Read more »
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| Happy Days: Porsche Carrera GT Ride Makes this Lady Smile Posted: 25 Nov 2011 09:05 AM PST  There is something about videos that blend exotic supercars and pretty young women (well, sometimes older ones as well…) that capture the attention of petrol heads like ourselves. The protagonists of the two clips you're about to watch right after the break are a Porsche Carrera GT and a lady who appears to be having a little fun during her joy ride in the V10-powered sports car from Stuttgart.
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| Now That's Giffy: Citroën goes Artsy with DS5 Cinemagraphs Posted: 25 Nov 2011 08:15 AM PST  If you're into photography, then you've probably heard about cinemagraphs. If you haven't, then please allow us a moment to explain. Cinemgraphs are still images that contain living elements within themselves. They are created by uniting a series of pictures or video frames into an animated GIF file resulting in a motionless picture in which a minor looped animation occurs. In Citroën's case, the French automaker's British arm commissioned automotive photographer James Lipman and design agency TIZA Creative to produce a series of cinemagraphs to showcase the new DS5's interior and exterior. Read more »
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| Cadillac Puts the Video Spotlight on the 2013 ATS Sedan’s Engineering Team Posted: 25 Nov 2011 07:32 AM PST  The video teasing of the upcoming 2013 Cadillac ATS compact sedan continues with the fourth installment of the series that focuses on the engineers behind the development of the car with which GM hopes to compete head on with the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The rejuvenated wreath and crest brand stresses that all engineers working on the upcoming ATS were "handpicked based on their roles in developing other top Cadillacs" and "how well they can drive and evaluate cars on grueling test tracks". Read more »
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| Mazda Develops i-ELOOP Capacitor-Based Regenerative System, Debuts on Takeri Concept Posted: 25 Nov 2011 06:58 AM PST  Regenerative braking systems that store energy into batteries during braking are becoming increasingly common in new cars because they help reduce fuel consumption. Today, Mazda presented what it claims to be the world's first passenger vehicle regenerative system that uses a capacitor instead of a battery pack for storing energy, named i-ELOOP ("Intelligent Energy Loop"). Read more »
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| Startech Shows Off New Range Rover Evoque at Essen Motor Show Posted: 25 Nov 2011 06:39 AM PST  Making its European debut at this week's Essen Motor Show is the Startech tuning program for the new Range Rover Evoque. Startech, which is a sub-division of the Brabus brand, first revealed its take on the British crossover model at the Dubai International Motor Show earlier this month. Rather than improve its off-road capabilities, the German tuning company says that all of the available upgrades for the three- and five-door variants of the Evoque were developed to make the crossover more capable on the road where it will spend if not all, most of its time.
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| Brabus Celebrates 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Tune at Essen Motor Show: Posted: 25 Nov 2011 06:04 AM PST  Brabus has arrived at this year's Essen Motor Show with a new tuning program for the latest generation of Mercedes-Benz's M-Class SUV. Starting with the visual upgrades, the German tuner has developed a comprehensive aero package that includes a front apron, side skirts, a front fender attachment with an illuminated Brabus logo, a rear apron with a diffuser and an available roof spoiler. Read more »
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