Audi Quattro celebrates 30 years of gravel spitting performance
Filed under: Technology, Audi
The first Audi Quattro unveiled in Geneva in 1980 – Click above for high-res image
Audi’s Quattro system is 30 this year, introduced on the Ur-Quattro at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show. To celebrate, Audi has a full year of activities planned, including a special exhibition at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt, a place [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day from Autoblog
Filed under: Etc.
Fiat 500 in the Netherlands – Photo by Flickr user 01Steven
Wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends — whichever best describes your significant other, today’s the day to go do something special. And by that, we mean keep Hallmark in business, overpay for flowers, endure long waits at restaurants that normally don’t have one, and help [...]
Saab-Spyker is Go: EIB reportedly approves 400M euro loan, Spyker shareholders agree to Saab purchase
Filed under: Europe, Saab, Earnings/Financials, Spyker
Spyker-Saab is reportedly passing “Go” and collecting $547 million while they’re at. According to Automotive News, the €400 million loan courtesy of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has received final approval. There’s even more good Saab-related news (that almost feels weird to type) – Spyker shareholders have approved the “we’re [...]
Ouch, that Hearse! Maserati Quattroporte works the graveyard shift
Filed under: Sedan, Wagon, Maserati, Specialty
Some of us – okay, one of us – here at Autoblog may disagree, but there’s no shortage of people who think the Maserati Quattroporte is one of the most beautiful four-door works of automotive art this side of a Toyota Prius. All the more so after having driven [...]
Study: Want to improve your odds of surviving a crash? Have another sammich
Filed under: Safety
There aren’t a lot of positives about being overweight, but a study by the University of Michigan shows that there could be one reason for the chunky among us to celebrate. U of M studied 300,000 traffic fatalities obtained from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration between 1998 and 2008, and it has [...]
Graceful Hyundai i-Flow rendered ahead of Geneva sheet-pulling
Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, Geneva Motor Show, Hyundai
Hyundai i-Flow rendering – Click above to enlarge
Hyundai has decided to release a single rendering of its i-Flow concept ahead of its big reveal at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. To our eyes, the i-Flow looks to be the logical evolution of the Korean automaker’s recent “fluidic [...]
Lutz: Auto execs are underpaid
Filed under: Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/Financials
To clarify, Bob Lutz is specifically talking about General Motors‘ top 25 execs. They are the ones who have seen their salaries decline by 31%, and their total remuneration packages go down by more than 20%. Said Lutz, “given the rigors of the job and demands and the accountability, I [...]
BMW announces start-stop system and Competition package for M3, M Sport for X5
Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Sedan, Performance, SUV, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Crossover, BMW
BMW M3 Competition Package – Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW is hell-bent on incorporating its EfficientDynamics systems into every model in its line-up, and the latest recipient is the M3, which will come equipped with Auto Start Stop this spring. According to [...]
Report: Toyota recalling 8,000 2010 Tacoma 4WD pickups over driveshaft defect
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Toyota
In a dealer communique sent out today, Toyota has announced the voluntary recall of some 8,000 2010 Tacomas that could suffer from a defect in the front propeller shaft.
Pickuptrucks.com reports that a crack can form in the rear joint, causing the driveshaft to come loose from the truck. Obviously, [...]
1964 Shelby Cobra factory race car up for sale at Amelia Island
Filed under: Classics, Auctions
1964 Shelby Cobra CSX2557 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Last month RM Auctions offered up the 427 Cobra prototype at its annual auction in Phoenix, and although it failed to meet reserve price, the final bid of nearly $1.5 million signified the importance of the car. Fortunately for car collectors who [...]
