2012

  • Facebook mobile app for Android

    Only a few weeks ago we were speculating on the wealth of distractions the modern motorist has to face. Phone calls, texting... even updating your Facebook status. The latter is alleged to be the cause of a recent road accident in the Chicago area in which a woman has been accused of hitting a 70-year-old man as he stepped out of his car. The man died from his injuries. The victim, Raymond Veloz, reportedly stepped out of his car having been involved in a minor road accident, only to be hit by the other driver, Araceli Beas. Veloz' daughter claims that Beas had updated her Facebook status at...

  • 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid
    2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Priced From $95,000

    Earlier today Porsche took the sheet off its 2012 Panamera S Hybrid, revealing a 333-horsepower, supercharged V-6 powerplant supplemented by a 47-horsepower electric motor in the familiar long-back sedan shape. Now we have its starting price: $95,000. That's a steep point of entry, but considering...

  • Cy Waits presents Paris Hilton with her birthday LFA
    Paris Hilton Gets Lexus LFA For 30th Birthday

    File this in the "life just isn’t fair” pile--millionaire heiress and socialite Paris Hilton has received a brand new 2012 Lexus LFA for her upcoming 30th birthday from new boyfriend Cy Waits. Of course, this was on top of what was already an extravagant day of gifts on Monday’s...

  • 2012 Lexus LFA and Dutch supermodel Rianne Ten Haken
    Video: 2012 Lexus LFA Meets Dutch Supermodel In Sports Illustrated Photo Shoot

    The 2012 Lexus LFA is certainly one car that’s not hard to notice. However, combine it with a supermodel wearing nothing but a skimpy swimsuit and you’ll pretty much have everyone’s attention--well, maybe just half of everyone’s attention. That’s exactly what appears...

  • 2012 Audi A6 all-LED headlights
    2012 Audi A6 Gets All-LED Headlights

    Audi’s R8 supercar pioneered the way with the first production all-LED headlight units and now the technology is filtering across to more affordable models like the new 2012 Audi A6 sedan. This will be the first time that all-LED headlights will be used on a sedan--the units on the Lexus LS...

  • Audi Adaptive Headlights
    Maintenance-Free All-LED Headlights For 2012 Audi A6 Sedan

    Following the lead of Audi's other models the R8 supercar, A7 Sportback and A8 luxury sedan, the 2012 Audi A6 executive sedan now comes as standard with all-LED headlights and LED daytime running lights, the latter a feature familiar to most modern Audis. The all-LED lights were first seen on...

  • 2012 Ford Focus

    Ford is aiming to prove that you don't need a big car to enjoy big car technology when it launches the 2012 Ford Focus in March. We've already taken a look at Ford's 'Torque Hole Filling' auto transmission which should make the six-speed auto quicker, more efficient and more refined than ever. That's only the icing on the cake though, with several other amenities due to appear on the car. The auto transmission will be joined by a new four-cylinder, direct-injection engine that Ford estimates will be rated at up to 40mpg highway, and EcoBoost technology will also make an appearance when Ford...

  • Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid signed by Facebook fans
    Porsche Celebrates One Million Facebook Fans With Special 911 GT3 R Hybrid

    As we first reported on sister site SocialCarNews, Porsche’s fan community on Facebook added its one-millionth fan at the turn of the year and in doing so set a new record for an automaker’s corporate page on the popular social network. Reason enough for Porsche to thank its fans with...

  • Audi A8 L Security armored vehicle
    Audi A8 L Security Armored Vehicle Makes Debut

    We’re used to seeing armored vehicles from the likes of BMW and Mercedes-Benz, however, Audi’s line of high security vehicles are a little less recognized. There was this previous armored version of the last-gen A8, but this was a custom order that had a pricetag running close to...

  • 2012 Jaguar XF facelift spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2012 Jaguar XF Facelift

    Last year we brought you the first spy shots of the facelift work being done to the still relatively new Jaguar XFR, and now we have new images of the more mundane 2012 Jaguar XF as it readies for its freshened look. Like the XFR, the work is primarily cosmetic, and focuses on the lights and...

  • Lincoln MKT Town Car
    Lincoln MKT Town Car Is Your Next Limo

    With production of the Lincoln Town Car--and its Panther platform stablemates--coming to an end, Ford is now in need of a replacement for its popular limousine. That replacement could potentially be this new Lincoln MKT Town Car Livery package, which was revealed this week at the 2011 Limousine...

  • First Smart ForTwo Electric Drive with Roger Penske and Smart USA president Jill Lajdziak, Jan 2011
    Mercedes-Benz Taking Over Smart Distribution In U.S.

    Penske Automotive Group has, until now, been the exclusive distributor of the Smart brand (consisting entirely of the Fortwo minicar and its new electric variant) in the U.S. But it won't be for much longer, as Mercedes-Benz is taking over operation of the brand's sales by the end of the second...

  • 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

    According to Autoblog, Chevrolet will continue to crank out different editions of the Camaro. There's the ZL1 top-dog, of course, and a still-rumored Z28 could still hit showrooms along with perhaps a slightly-more fuel-efficient V-6 model. Other special editions we could see this year? An edition marking the release of the upcoming third Transformers movie (Dark Of The Moon), along with 500 replicas of the 2011 Indy 500 pace car. On top of that, there might be a Camaro Synergy edition that combines V-6 power with other V-8 go-fast bits. That's it for now, but if the report holds true, there...

  • ABT Sportsline Audi A7
    2011 Geneva Motor Show Preview: ABT Sportsline Audi A7

    Audi tuning specialist ABT Sportsline has released the first images of its new performance kit for the A7 sportback, which it plans to unveil at next month’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show alongside a range of other modified Volkswagen Group cars. ABT has taken an uncharacteristically subtle approach...

  • 2012 McLaren MP4-12C
    2012 McLaren MP4-12C Goes 0-62 MPH In 3.1 Seconds

    We pretty much know everything there is to know about the upcoming 2012 McLaren MP4-12C, like all its technical details, its pricetag, and even the dealer locations where it will be sold, but there’s one glaring omission here, the car’s final performance specs. Well, today, McLaren has...

  • Audi's TT RS at the Chicago Auto Show
    2012 Audi TT RS Makes U.S. Debut At 2011 Chicago Auto Show

    We’ve known that the awesome Audi TT RS--and its RS5 big brother--would be making it to the U.S. in 2011 for some time now, and at this past week’s 2011 Chicago Auto Show the TT RS finally made its local debut. Unfortunately, there are still no plans to bring over the Roadster version...

  • 2011 Porsche Panamera 4S serving fleet duty for Gaansevoort Hotel Group
    Report: Porsche Working On Long-Wheelbase Panamera

    Porsche is set to unveil a new hybrid model, which is almost certain to be the long-rumored 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid. However, further down the track we could be seeing even more Panamera models. In the past we’ve seen reports on new coupe and convertible versions but these are unlikely...

  • 2011 Lexus LFA
    Lexus Launches LFA Driver Development Program

    It’s safe to assume that a large majority of 2012 Lexus LFA buyers will have no idea how to extract the most from their highly refined and engineered supercar. With a mighty V-10 delivering 552 horsepower at a lofty 8,700 rpm, mostly carbon fiber construction and a quick-shifting sequential...

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe

    Two-doors are in vogue again, it seems, with every almost every major luxury manufacturer showing off a new coupe in recent months. Mercedes-Benz joins the rolls today with the 2012 C-Class Coupe ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut. Replacing the last-gen CLC Coupe, the new C-Class Coupe rides on the same core underpinnings as the C-Class sedan, but with a fastback profile and a new C250 201-horsepower four-cylinder. The 302-horsepower C350 V-6 is also available--and both will be in U.S. showrooms by September. Fuel consumption with the new direct-injection 1.8-liter turbo four-cylinder is...

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe leak
    2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe Revealed

    Joining the recently revealed 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan in showrooms later this year will be a brand new C-Class Coupe, which has been leaked once again ahead of its debut next month at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe exudes a certain exuberance and design...

  • Bentley – An Unbroken Line
    Follow The Development Of A Bentley From The First Sketch To Production

    Bentley’s design team is offering a rare opportunity to take a glimpse inside the usually secret and closed world of their studios and follow the development of a Bentley vehicle from the first sketch right through to the moment it sweeps through the factory gates. ‘An Unbroken...

  • 2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec: The Other 5.0

    A little more than three years ago, a Hyundai featured prominently on a site with "Luxury Car" in the title would have been, at best, a good April Fool's joke. Then the company went out and built the Genesis sedan, blowing our minds with its level of sophistication, and making us take a closer look...

  • BMW ActiveE
    BMW ActiveE Electric Vehicle: New Details, Images

    The future is electric, and BMW knows it as well as anyone despite the fact that the only EVs put out by the company have thus far been limited-distribution, lease-only development cars. The ActiveE doesn't change that, but it's another step down the path to a full-production BMW EV. The ActiveE...

  • 2012 Acura TL
    Video: 2012 Acura TL Unveiling At 2011 Chicago Auto Show

    We aren't huge fans of the facelifted 2012 Acura TL's design, as it looks quite a lot like the last one, though there's a lot to redeem the car once you get past the face. Judging by your comments, you're not all that pleased with it either. Either way, you can watch the official video of its...

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