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2011 bmw x3 spy shots july 001 The current BMW X3 may have to soldier on until the middle of 2011 in the U.S. as the redesigned version of the mid-size SUV is being delayed. The new model is expected to go on sale in Europe towards the end of 2010, but in the U.S. [...]
2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Mercedes-Benz, together with Hughes Telematics, is launching a new feature today that will allow owners of its vehicles access to a 18 different services via a nifty telematics system. Called “mbrace”, the new system offers everything from a vehicle locator for crowded car parks, somebody to direct you if you get [...]
General Motors Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan General Motors has released today its first financial results since emerging from bankruptcy on July 10 as a ‘new’ company. The results are for the first 83 days of operation and from an initial inspection things are looking much better for GM. Excluding special items, GM has posted an [...]
Montezemolo beaches a Ferrari California Even guys that seemingly have everything going for them have off days. Unfortunately for Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari’s CEO, his bad day came in front of crowds and cameras at a Ferrari World Finals exhibition in Valencia this weekend, where he–apparently–intentionally drove off-track and into a gravel trap. To make [...]
2009 Audi Design Challenge Entries eOra and eSpira December’s L.A. Auto Show is only a few weeks away, and carmakers from around the world are gearing up for the event, which promises to be a bit livelier than last year’s rather somber proceedings. During the show, the Los Angeles Design Challenge competition will be held, [...]
Bob Lutz with the Cadillac CTS-V Two months ago we brought you an early report that GM had approved the Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon for production, and today a new report has Bob Lutz stating outright that it will be built. No official press announcement has yet emerged from GM on the matter, but it’s [...]
2009 mercedes benz bluezero concept 001 The trend towards smaller and more fuel efficient cars has caused Daimler to reconsider importing the next-generation of its compact cars to the U.S., with the CEO of the company, Dieter Zetsche, stating earlier this year that such a move is likely given the current market conditions. Executives previously [...]
2009 ferrari california oct 08 003 Whether it’s Luca di Montezemolo driving the Ferrari California and two F1 drivers into a gravel trap or hooligans on the streets of Sofia, Bulgaria, there’s no denying the car has had a rough couple of days. This video shows what happens when tail-out fun goes too far. It’s [...]
by Nelson Ireson The compact sport luxury SUV niche was not so long ago a non-existent thing, though recent years have seen an increasing number of entrants, including German, Japanese and American offerings. The next several years will see even more added as Mercedes brings its GLK to the mix and Audi rolls out the [...]
New in 2007, the Acura MDX—described by Car and Driver as “a tall wagon [that] is an all-weather hauler on the sporty side”—gets a minor makeover inside and out for the 2010 model year. Reviewers from around the Web are mostly pleased by the richness of the cabin, but the oddly styled grille encounters more [...]