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Despite Spyker’s management reshuffles and purchase of Saab, the Dutch sports car company remains confident of launching several new models of its own in coming years. Already we’ve seen the introduction of the long-wheelbase C8 Aileron and C8 Aileron Spyder, but soon we may be able to add a new ‘Super Sport Utility Vehicle’ (SSUV [...]
We’ve said it before, but the term “supercar” is so overused and often ill-applied these days that it’s lost a lot of its meaning. But in the case of Aston Martin’s One-77, the word is reborn. This is one Super Car, and the video below demonstrates this with audio and video evidence. A haunting howl [...]
Ferrari is already planning to push hybrid versions, like the 599 HY-KERS revealed this week, to every model in its lineup within three to four years, so it’s no surprise that new reports say Maserati is considering the move as well. The sister companies aren’t as tightly interwoven as they once were, but both are [...]
Jaguar Land Rover is undergoing a major transition, with its parent company, Tata Motors, recently announcing a new CEO in form of auto industry stalwart Carl-Peter Forster, and now Jaguar Land Rover itself announcing Dr. Ralf Speth as its new CEO. Speth will be responsible for the entire Jaguar Land Rover operation and report directly [...]
You may have seen the 2010 Lincoln MKT gliding around the streets of your town, the mammoth waterfall grille preceding its generous, if streamlined, frame. You may even have wondered to yourself, “who would buy one of those?!” Or you may own one. We wanted to get to the bottom of what drives people to [...]
With the arrival of the new Boxster Spyder in showrooms this month, Porsche’s entry-level convertible range is now and complete and due to be replaced by a brand new model in the next 12 to 18 months. Development of the next-generation Porsche Boxster is well underway and images of a prototype for the car have [...]
We’re fresh off the Chicago Auto Show, the Geneva Motor Show is looming on the horizon, and already we’ve got details coming from the New York Auto Show, which kicks off in April. But the details are juicy: Bengt Halvorson at sister site TheCarConnection nabbed the exclusive low-down on the 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport’s U.S. [...]
Over the past year or so most of the buzz surrounding Jaguar’s future sports car lineup has centered on a new roadster model dubbed the XE, which is expected to arrive in the next couple of years. However, around the same time, a replacement for the stunning XK is also due. We now have the [...]
Lotus Omnivore engine Phase 1 testing The idea of burning multiple types of fuel in a car isn’t new–GM and other carmakers have had flex-fuel vehicles on the road for years now. But doing so efficiently is a whole other challenge. Last December, we brought you word that Lotus had figured out how to make [...]
2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Building and structuring a full line of vehicles is tough enough, but then you’ve got to make sure they don’t step on each other in terms of price. This month Cadillac fixed a conflict between its SRX crossover and the new 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon by chopping the wagon’s [...]