Car News
-
Moving from a very budget image to a premium image isn't easy in any business, perhaps especially in the car business, where product development cycles limit the pace of advancement. But despite the challenges, Hyundai has risen to surprising heights over the past decade, thanks to its Genesis sedan, and, more recently, the Equus. Due for an update for the 2014 model year, the refreshed Equus will be on display at the 2013 New York Auto Show next week. Today, the company released new information and a clearer version of the teaser image shown earlier this month. Updates include new LED...
-
Cadillac ELR Could Downsize To Three-Cylinder Engine As Part Of Facelift: ReportThe 2014 Cadillac ELR extended-range electric luxury coupe is still nearly a year away from arrival in dealer showrooms, but that hasn’t halted speculation on what the future holds for Cadillac’s Voltec-platform option. As Edmunds reports, General Motors may be looking to replace the...
Kurt Ernst -
Chrysler 200 Redesign To Be Introduced On 2015 ModelIn January of this year, Chrysler design boss and head of SRT Ralph Gilles said the next Chrysler 200 would introduce a new styling direction for the brand. At the time, we thought this new, redesigned Chrysler 200 would be introduced for the 2014 model year. According to Autoweek, Chrysler is...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
China's Geely Out Of Final Bidding For Fisker: ReportAfter a string of disasters in 2012 left startup automaker Fisker on the ropes financially, last month it appeared that some good news was finally on the horizon for the struggling firm. Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely, owner of Volvo, was said to be the leading candidate for an ownership stake in...
Kurt Ernst -
2014 Acura MDX, Räikkönen Wins, Pininfarina Sergio Production: Today's Car NewsThe New York Auto Show promises to offer a fresh bounty of new automotive product on top of the cornucopia already heaped on our table in Geneva. The 2014 Acura MDX will be among the debuts, this time in production trim. Kimi Räikkönen won the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, kicking off the...
Nelson Ireson -
2014 Cadillac CTS To Get 420-HP Twin-Turbo V-6 Engine: VideoThe Cadillac ATS has just finished making the rounds of the awards circuit, nabbing accolades everywhere, including the North American Car of the Year. The larger CTS will soon be all-new as well, due for the 2014 model year--and it'll bring a twin-turbo V-6 engine with it, rated at 420 horsepower...
Nelson Ireson -
Faulty wiring on some 2013 Dodge Challenger models could lead to a short circuit, which could cause a possible fire.
-
NASCAR Food City 500 Recap: Kasey Kahne Wins At BristolWhen we penned the NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 preview last week, we told you that our money would be on Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch for the win. When Busch put his Toyota Camry on pole for Sunday’s race, we began think we were onto something with our pre-qualifying prediction. In...
Kurt Ernst -
2014 Acura MDX To Debut In Production Trim In New YorkAcura has confirmed that the production version of redesigned 2014 MDX will be presented for the first time at the 2013 New York Auto Show next week. So far Acura has only shown the exterior of its new MDX, which was previewed in the form of the 2014 Acura MDX Prototype at the 2013 Detroit Auto...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Tushek Forego T700 Supercar Edges Closer To ProductionThis is our first look at a new mid-engine supercar brewing in Slovenia, the Tushek Forego T700. Tushek, of course, is the company behind the impressive Renovatio T500, which despite generating only around 450 horsepower can accelerate to 62 mph in 3.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 192 mph. The...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Small Run Of Pininfarina Sergio Speedsters May Be BuiltOne of the standouts of the recent 2013 Geneva Motor Show was the Pininfarina Sergio speedster based on the running gear of a Ferrari 458 Spider. Unfortunately, the Sergio was built purely as a one-off showpiece honoring the late patriarch of the Italian design firm that shares his name. That may...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Räikkönen Wins Australian GP, Alonso And Vettel Make PodiumLotus’ Kimi Räikkönen put in a sublime performance at the 2013 Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne yesterday, cruising his way to victory despite having started at seventh on the grid. When the lights turned green, it was expected that pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel of Red...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
This week marked the opening to the public of an exciting new exhibition at the official Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy. The exhibition, titled ‘Ferrari Supercar - Technology, Design, Myth,’ focuses on the Italian sports car manufacturer’s special series models whose lineage can be traced back to the 250 GTO from the 1960s all the way up to the latest LaFerrari unveiled this month at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. While the cars on display are all very impressive, one of the real highlights is a section highlighting the development of the LaFerrari. It’s not every day...
-
Heavy Rain Postpones Australian Grand Prix Qualifying Until SundayYesterday’s prediction of rain at the 2013 Formula One Australian Grand Prix has proven accurate, with heavy downpours arriving by the third and final free practice session. The rain continued through the first session of qualifying, which took place on wet tires, but with no letup in sight...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Formula One Australian Grand Prix Weather ForecastConditions are typically quite warm at the Australian Grand Prix, the traditional first race on the Formula One calendar. However, the city’s geographical location between the sea and hills to the hinterland can cause several changes of weather throughout the day and the outlook for this...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
The Cars Of Fast And Furious 6We still have over two months before Fast And Furious 6 will be in movie theaters, and for a car enthusiast that seems like eons to wait. To tide you over until then, we've decided to take a closer look at some of the vehicles that will be starring in the movie. To date, most of the vehicles...
Joel Feder -
NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 PreviewThe NASCAR Sprint Cup series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee twice each year. Early in the season, it’s for this weekend’s Food City 500, while the Irwin Tools Night Race is held in late August. Though the two races run at different times of the year, under...
Kurt Ernst -
Lamborghini Reveals Calendar For American Super Trofeo SeriesIn January, we bought you news that Lamborghini would be bringing its Blancpain Super Trofeo racing series to drivers and fans in North America. That expands the global presence of the single-car series (based around the 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo) to three global markets...
Kurt Ernst -
If you’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of a diesel-powered BMW 3-Series sedan, you may want to make plans to attend the 2013 New York Auto Show. BMW has officially announced that its new 328d sedan will makes its U.S. debut at the New York show. Fitted with a 2.0-liter turbodiesel engine, BMW’s 328d generates 180 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque. That’s enough to get the car from 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds, while returning fuel economy that could top 40 mpg. We say “could top,” as the EPA has yet to rate the fuel economy of the 328d. Though it won’t be...
-
Sergio Perez Drives The McLaren P1: VideoNow that Lewis Hamilton has moved on to AMG Mercedes for the 2013 Formula One season, his former seat at McLaren Mercedes is being filled by Mexican driver Sergio Perez. One of the perks of being a driver for McLaren is that you get to test the company’s wares before anyone else does. For...
Kurt Ernst -
Corvette Shooting Brake, S Class Pullman Spied, LaFerrari’s Tires: Today’s Car NewsCorvette specialist Callaway Cars has previewed a new shooting brake conversion for the latest 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. We’re enamored by the design and blown away by Callaway’s promise to offer it for less than $15,000 over the price of a standard C7 Corvette. We have the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
DeltaWing Coupe Unveiled At SebringAs we confirmed in yesterday’s United SportsCar Racing announcement, the DeltaWing racer has a guaranteed future in North American sports car racing. Eligible for competition in the Prototype class, the current open-cockpit DeltaWing (now in a bright chrome livery) will make its 2013 ALMS...
Kurt Ernst -
Fernando Alonso And Felipe Massa Wring Out A 458 Italia: VideoIf you’re wondering what Formula One drivers do for fun on testing days, this video should answer that question. While at the Circuit de Catalunya for pre-season shakedown testing of the new Ferrari F138 Formula One car, Scuderia Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa borrowed a...
Kurt Ernst -
2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 mega galleryCombine an AMG twin-turbo V-8 with the Mercedes-Benz G Class’s robustness, and then throw on an extra axle for good measure, and you’ve got one of the most extreme off-roading machines money can buy. And yes, you can actually buy this monster, devised by the engineers at AMG. The...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran