Car rental
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Car subscription services have begun to gain more widespread attention with launches such as Care by Volvo and Porsche Passport. Before both of those services, Cadillac arrived on the scene with its Book service, which launched early this year. Following a pilot program in New York City, Cadillac announced on Monday that Book will expand to pilot programs in Los Angeles and Dallas. With the expansion announcement, Cadillac also rolled out a few changes from when the service first launched in New York City. Foremost, the core of Book remains the same: for a flat monthly fee, subscribers gain...
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Hagerty launches new car sharing service to rent classic carsWhile much of the automotive industry is focused on future mobility and its many facets, Hagerty is aiming to bring a splash of the modern era to classic cars. The classic car insurance company has announced DriveShare, which takes the concept of renting cars via an on-demand service to vintage...
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Want To Impress Friends With An Audi R8 Spyder? Start With This iPhone App
Dreaming of a long-weekend road trip with an Audi R8 Spyder, or to arrive at your high-school reunion in a loaded Audi S7? Through a new service called Audi On Demand, it might be possible. You could have a $180k Spyder for $1,295 a day, the S7 for $385, or even a far-more-accessible Allroad for...
Bengt Halvorson -
Blancfleet Makes Supercar Rental Affordable With Crowdfunding
Most of us can't afford to buy the supercar of our dreams. And realistically, most of us can't afford the thousands of bucks it requires to hire one or join a supercar club with regular access to the world's fastest vehicles either. ALSO SEE: Seller Rejects Million-Dollar Offer For Ferrari 575 GTZ...
Antony Ingram -
BMW On Demand USA Offers Renters A Deal On The 328i
If you’d like to experience the joy of driving a new BMW 328i for a long weekend, BMW On Demand USA has a deal for you: rent the car for a three-day weekend, and the company will kick in a fourth day, free. If that’s not good enough for the savvy bargain hunters among you, BMW On Demand...
Kurt Ernst -
Hertz UK Offering Supercar Rental
Can’t afford a supercar? Don’t sweat it as there are numerous companies around the world aimed at getting you behind the steering wheel of mega-dollar machinery for relatively little money. Here in the U.S. groups like Gotham Dream Cars offer up Lamborghinis and Ferraris for daily...
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Back in the late-mid-80s, South By Southwest was a humble music festival. Then someone -- possibly Al Gore -- invented the internet, Austin became a second Silicon Valley, and today, SXSW (as it's now known) is a jumble of music, film, and interactive technology. For the traveler, SXSW is also a nightmare. Thankfully, interactive developers are bringing a bevy of apps to this year's festival that should make getting around Austin a little easier. We already mentioned Chevrolet's free shuttle service, starring the 2011 Chevy Cruze, but there are at least two other outfits vying for attendees'...
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Can't Afford A Sports Car? Rent A Lotus Elise
Lotus today announced that the superb Elise has just been ordered by a number of rental fleets for use by their customers. This is a big step up from the usual Corollas and Jazzes carried by most rental fleets, and should be even more fun to thrash around knowing that you won’t have to...
James Martinez
