Moto Guzzi V7 Clubman reportedly set for production
August 11, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Motorcycle, Design/Style
Moto Guzzi V7 Clubman – Click above for high-res image gallery
As is the case in the automobile world, what’s old is suddenly new again. While some homages to the past may be better left right where they are, others are simply due to come back in vogue. Such is the case with [...]
BMW reportedly green-lights 6 Series Gran Coupé concept for production
July 27, 2010 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, BMW, Luxury
BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé concept – Click above to watch video walkaround after the jump
As a testament to its success in starting the four-door coupe movement, the Mercedes-Benz CLS is nigh on its second version, yet competitors have only recently begun to crowd the room. With the Audi [...]
Toyota reportedly subpoenaed for steering rod documents
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
Automotive News reports that a federal grand jury in New York has subpoenaed Toyota for documentation related to a component in the steering mechanism of some of its vehicles. The company announced that the subpoena came on June 29, but isn’t yet saying publicly which vehicles are involved with the [...]
Citroën reportedly considering producing Survolt, Metropolis concepts [w/pics aplenty]
July 16, 2010 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Sedan, Europe, Citroën, Electric, Luxury
Citroën Survolt concept at Le Mans Classic – Click above for high-res image mega gallery
If you were disheartened by reports last week that Citroën had shelved plans to build the GTbyCitroën concept, we’ve got better news for you this week. Much better news, in fact.
First of [...]
Porsche 918 Spyder reportedly to fetch half a million euros apiece
July 13, 2010 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Plants/Manufacturing, Porsche
Porsche 918 Spyder Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Say what you will about Porsche, its diversification into four-door sedans and SUVs at the cost of its racing program, and its plot to take over the world. Push come to shove, the German automaker isn’t [...]
Rare Mercedes-Benz C111 prototype reportedly damaged in highway robbery attempt
June 16, 2010 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Government/Legal, Mercedes-Benz, UK
1977 Mercedes-Benz C111-III – Click above for high-res image gallery
A rare 1970s-era Mercedes-Benz C111 show car has gone on display at the company’s museum at Brooklands, but it almost didn’t make it.
According to reports from across The Pond, the truck transporting the vintage concept car from Germany to the [...]
NHTSA reportedly investigating C5 Corvette over leaky fuel tanks
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Chevrolet, GM
We don’t need to tell you why a leaky fuel tank can be a big hazard. Something about flammable liquid seeping out from underneath a car raises a huge red flag, and now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating 33,000 2004 model year Chevrolet Corvettes over this very [...]
VW reportedly set to buy Italdesign Giugiaro
May 20, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Volkswagen, Earnings/Financials, Design/Style
1974 Volkswagen Scirocco designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro
The last several years have not been kind to the great Italian design houses like Pininfarina, Bertone and Italdesign. The first two have run into financial brick walls after getting over extended and required bailouts. Thankfully, Italdesign, founded by Giorgetto Giugiaro in 1968, may have [...]
Records reportedly suggest Toyota delayed U.S. Venza recall by six weeks
Filed under: Budget, Recalls, Crossover, Toyota, Canada
2009 Toyota Venza – Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota just can’t seem to get out from under its recall woes. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, the feds are once again taking a close look at the Japanese manufacturer, this time for failing to recall [...]
Toyota reportedly testing all of its SUV’s stability control systems
Filed under: SUV, Recalls, Safety, Lexus, Toyota, Luxury
2010 Lexus GX460 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Further proof that Toyota is taking Consumer Reports’ recent test and subsequent Do Not Buy rating of its Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicle seriously is a report from AutoWeek that the Japanese giant is testing all of the [...]
