Car News
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San Francisco will be the U.S. launch center for two new urban mobility apps from BMW. City mayor Ed Lee, and Dr. Ian Robinson from BMW, announced the new ParkNow and DriveNow apps at a press conference on Monday. ParkNow is a new parking app developed to ease the pain of parking in congested cities by allowing drivers to reserve and pay for a parking space in advance, guaranteeing them a space at their destination. When it launches in September, ParkNow will allow customers to search for parking using the app or website, pay for and reserve a space, before being directed to the parking...
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Pebble Beach, Fisker's Future, 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake: Car News HeadlinesA 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik Torpedo won Best Of Show at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Rolls-Royce rolled out the 2013 Ghost and Bentley announced a new Mulsanne Convertible. We also posted galleries of the Pebble Beach festivities. A prototype for the 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby...
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2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake Quietly Previewed At Pebble BeachThe 850-horsepower 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra built to honor the late Carroll Shelby may have garnered the most attention at this past weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, but there was one other special Mustang on show at the event. That special car was a virtually...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Acura Integra Only Luxury Model To Make Top Ten Most Stolen ListIt turns out the 1994 Acura Integra was the most stolen luxury vehicle of 2011, according to the results of a study conducted by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), which examined vehicle theft data submitted by all law enforcement agencies to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Rolls-Royce Launches App To Help Find Used CarsLast year Rolls-Royce launched a new certified pre-owned vehicle program called Provenance that was aimed at helping to take the worry out for anyone considering spending the huge sums that even a used Rolls-Royce commands. Today the automaker has launched a new app that should make finding your...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Toyota Motorsport Builds Scion FR-S Customer Race CarToyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG), the German motorsports company formerly responsible for Toyota’s Formula 1 program and now contracted to developing racing versions of its production cars, has rolled out a new racing version of the Scion FR-S’ cousin sold overseas, the Toyota GT 86 sports...
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Volvo’s entry-level C30 has been in production since 2006 and will soon be in need of renewal. Though the Swedish automaker has just unveiled a five-door version dubbed the V40, this model essentially relies on the same technology as the older C30 and is currently not offered in the U.S. Volvo is keen to replace the C30 but will need a new small car platform, something it can ill afford on its own since most of its resources have been spent developing its new SPA platform for mid-size and large cars, as well as a new generation of downsized engines. To gain access to a new small car...
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Mercedes-Benz 680S Torpedo Wins Best Of Show At Pebble BeachThe annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is where you'll find some of the most beautiful and exclusive cars on the planet, so the award for Best in Show is coveted indeed. This year, that honor goes to a 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik Torpedo--an imposing roadster powered by a supercharged...
Antony Ingram -
Buick Rainier And Saab 9-7X RecalledGeneral Motors has announced a wide-ranging recall on certain SUV models from the 2006 and 2007 model years. The vehicles affected by the recall include the Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL from the 2006 model year, and the Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, Isuzu Ascender...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Customize Your Dream 2013 Ford Mustang With Downloadable AppA downloadable app for customizing your dream Mustang is now available for the 2013 model.
Antony Ingram -
Driver Of Pagani Zonda Killed During CrashThe driver of a black Pagani Zonda died yesterday after crashing the Italian supercar at a roundabout in Watford, England. The cause of the crash is yet to be determined, though the bulk of the damage you see in the image above was caused when the Zonda left the road and crashed into metal fencing...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'EleganceBest In Show: 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Sauotchik Torpedo Known as the Model S before the earliest inkling of Tesla Motors, this Mercedes-Benz was the 1920s version of the supercar: elegant, fast, and eminently equipped. A potent 6.8-liter engine powered racing versions of the car to victory...
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This weekend we were at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the classic cars poured in. But that didn't stop many automakers from showing off their latest creations. The new McLaren MP4-12C Spider and 2013 SRT Viper GTS Launch Edition both made their world debuts. McLaren also brought along a one-off supercar called the X-1. Bugatti brought the Special Edition Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse and Lamborghini showed off the Urus Concept. Fisker finished its investigation and found that the Woodside, California, Karma fire was caused by a faulty cooling fan. It has already issued a recall for...
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2014 BMW i3 Electric Car Spy VideoBMW’s revolutionary i3 ‘Megacity’ vehicle is now less than a year away from launch and in the lead up to its eventual arrival engineers are hard at work testing prototypes, even putting them through their paces in the extreme heat of Southern Spain. Our exclusive spy video...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost Presented At Pebble Beach Concours d’EleganceRolls-Royce chose this past weekend’s 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to announce its 2013 Ghost sedan, which gains a few subtle updates for the latest model year. On show was a custom version of the latest 2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost, one that was enhanced by the craftsmen and women...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Lotus Confirms Exige V6 Cup Track Car For U.S.The Lotus Exige S is a stunning piece of machinery and would make a worthy addition to the garage of anyone who is serious about performance, above all else. The car weighs just 2,380 pounds in total, yet it produces a heady 345 horsepower from its supercharged 3.5-liter V-6 and is capable of 0-60...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Lamborghini Reveals 50th Anniversary Plans At Pebble BeachLamborghini stayed true to its promise to divulge its 50th anniversary plans during this past weekend’s 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and while there was no mention of any special 50th anniversary model, the Italian manufacturer of supercars, and soon an SUV, did make several...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Bentley Announces New Mulsanne ConvertibleBentley has confirmed its intentions to expand its Mulsanne flagship line with a new convertible variant, which has been previewed in these official teaser sketches. Announced over the weekend at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the same event where the Mulsanne sedan made its debut...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
The Land Rover school's still plugging away, and the golf course still swings. But the Quail Lodge itself is closed for business--a victim of a decade of losses that don't seem to have had any effect on the jewelry-rattlers that gather annually at The Quail, the eponymous classic-car concours that takes place each year on the resort's grounds. Officially known as a "motorsports gathering," The Quail lures in a very select group of attendees at $450 a ticket, limited to 3,000 guests in all. With some 150 cars on display, it's a compact show, a 30-minute loop if you're uninvolved. But once...
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Cadillac Teases New Concept At 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’EleganceCadillac previewed a new concept in the lead up to this weekend’s 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, a concept the automaker promises will be unveiled in full at a major North American auto Show early next year. No other details were released, though comments made by Clay Dean...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Fisker Karma Fire Caused By Faulty Cooling Fan, Voluntary Recall IssuedA recent incident involving a Fisker Karma that caught fire while parked on a roadside in Woodside, CA, has been discovered to have been caused by a faulty cooling fan. The fire, which took place on August 10, is the second time that a Fisker Karma has caught alight, though the reasons surrounding...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 McLaren MP4-12C Spider Debut: Pebble Beach 2012Six weeks ago, McLaren unveiled the 2013 MP4-12C Spider to the world--digitally. Last night, at the Gooding & Co. auction at Pebble Beach, the analog curtain was dropped, literally. The unveiling was as hyperactive as any full-scale auto show reveal, taking the covers off an eye-popping yellow...
Nelson Ireson -
Special Edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse At Pebble BeachThe Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is the fastest and most powerful roadster ever released to the public. It is the combination of the record-breaking Veyron Super Sport with the more lifestyle-oriented Veyron Grand Sport, and it retails for about $2.3 million, should Bugatti decide to build...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
McLaren Special Operations shows X-1 supercar at Pebble BeachMcLaren’s Special Operations (MSO) program can provide bespoke customization for McLaren buyers, now and in the future. We've already seen McLaren show an MSO-prepared MP4-12C at Pebble Beach, but it appears the British supercar manufacturer has come up with something extra special for this...
Kurt Ernst