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Supercar company Koenigsegg believes it has what it takes to save Saab General Motors and Koenigsegg Group AB, a consortium led by supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg, have officially reached an agreement over the sale of Saab after nearly two decades of American ownership. GM has confirmed today that it has signed a stock purchase agreement with [...]
2009 Peugeot RC Z Hybrid4 Concept The midsize Peugeot 308 is one of the most flexible vehicles in the French automaker’s lineup, spawning numerous variants including three and five-door hatchbacks, a wagon, as well as a stylish hard-top convertible. However, there is at least one more 308 variant on its way and it’s destined to [...]
Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept Grile Rear-wheel drive is a defining element of a luxury car for many buyers, endowing a car with superior handling and dynamics despite somewhat more expensive and marginally less efficient packaging. So it’s with relief that Cadillac fans heard the news last week that the upcoming ‘baby’ sedan, dubbed the ATS, [...]
AC Cobra MkIV Roadster One of Britain’s oldest car companies AC Cars recently announced plans for a new iteration of its classic Cobra roadster, with new car unveiled for the first time back at April’s Top Marques Monaco. The new MkVI recreation of the original AC Cobra has been designed from the ground up and [...]
Bugatti Bordeaux teaser This year is an important one for Bugatti. Not only does 2009 represent the centenary of the legendary marque but in September Bugatti’s management will reveal the future plans of the company, which will include the announcement of a brand new model. Why September? Because that is the month in which the [...]
Audi RS5 Spy Shots: Testing in the Alps When Audi released the RS4 back in 2005, few expected it to be a true competitor to BMW’s benchmark M3 coupe but with the benefit of quattro AWD, a high-revving V-8, and better weight distribution, the performance sedan managed to upset many, if not all, of its [...]
America does horsepower, it even does handling, but aside from the Corvette ZR1, it doesn’t really do supercars–at least not in the modern sense of the word. But one company, Devon Motorworks, hopes to change that perception. It’s off to a good start, claiming to have set the unofficial production car lap record at Mazda [...]
There are many behind-the-scenes players in the automotive industry that few on the outside ever hear of, despite their huge contributions. One such company is Trans Am Depot, who together with designer Kevin Morgan plans to launch a new Pontiac Trans Am conversion for the latest. Labeled the ‘Phoenix’ Trans Am, and inspired by the [...]
2000 Jaguar F-type Jaguar’s transfer to new ownership last year had many, from customers to dealers to industry analysts, worried about what might come of it. But Tata Motors’ ownership has so far proven reassuring in its commitment to the Jaguar brand. The latest word from Ratan Tata reaffirms the vision Tata has for Jaguar, [...]
Porsche Volkswagen Merger In late July Porsche announced Wendelin Wiedeking would be leaving his position as the company’s CEO to be replaced by Michael Macht, clearing the way for the supervisory board at Volkswagen to lay the foundation for an integrated company with Porsche under VW leadership. Yesterday reports broke that the Auto Union name [...]