autoblog — Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, Europe, Maybach, Earnings/Financials, Luxury Daimler is shuttering Maybach in 2013 after seven years of production. In that time, the company's ultra-ultra-luxury arm managed to sell just 3,000 units, and CAR reports Daimler lost somewhere around $500,000 on each and every one of them. Even with a ludicrous...
motorauthority — The man that brought us one of the best rain driving videos ever, Andy Gülden, chief instructor of the Nürburgring Driving Academy, now brings us the winter version: drifting a formula car through the snow and ice of the wintery Nordschleife and Grand Prix track. It's pretty pointless, unless you...
jalopnik — It's the second most pressing question posed to any new, two-wheel-drive model in the car-o-sphere, after, "Does it suck" and "Will it hit a deer?": Will it drift? Naturally, UK journo Chris Harris was among the first to answer that question. More »
motorauthority — Earlier this morning GMC revealed the refreshed 2013 Acadia crossover. With a bold new grille up front, and a slightly altered rear-end, the large people mover is ready to take on the competition in an ever growing segment. Remember the GMC Sierra All Terrain Concept? Well the new grille is...
autoblog — Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Hatchback, Design/Style, Fiat Now that Fiat is officially tied at the hip with Chrysler, it's no surprise to see the Pentastar's aftermarket division take to the diminutive 500 like a honeybee to clovers (sorry). Which explains the 2012 Fiat 500 Stinger, the first Mopar-fettled Fiat ever...
autoblog — Filed under: Chicago Auto Show Detroit has the North American Car and Truck of the Year. Chicago? The Family Vehicle of the Year. And for 2012, the winner is the Volkswagen Passat. While we must have missed last year's inaugural winner - it was the Hyundai Sonata, by the way - we...
carscoop.blogspot — After the new Mokka shots [pun intended], Opel's Geneva Motor Show presentation continues with some fresh pictures of the brand-new Astra GTC, which will be marketed as the Vauxhall Astra VXR in the United Kingdom. The most powerful (regular production) Astra ever is based on the sporty-looking Astra GTC three-door...
wot.motortrend — Modern safety technologies have been booming in the past few years, with blind spot monitoring systems telling drivers they can’t switch lanes yet, rear view cameras showing drivers how to park, and crash avoidance systems applying brakes themselves. Mercedes-Benz is now introducing a safer seat belt. The new active seat belt...
blog.hemmings — Photo courtesy Goodwood Revival They were the most dominant Grand Prix racers of the 1930s, designed and driven by giants in their fields, cars so outrageously engineered their power levels weren’t seen again for half a century, but it’s been more than 70 years since any of the Auto Union or...
motorauthority — It's still little more than a concept and a cool idea, but already the BMW i3 has a smartphone app, a fan following, and, now, a new set of spy shots of a prototype for a production-bound version. If you're not familiar with the i3, it's a range-extended electric minicar,...
jalopnik — While shooting the first commercial for the dearly anticipated Scion FR-S, driver Ken Gushi of Formula Drift barely missed making some gruesome on-camera roadkill. Gushi saw a deer leap from the lush Northern California forest with barely enough time to slow down. More »
autoblog — Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Minivan/Van, Work, Nissan Nissan is expanding the company's commercial offerings with its new NV200 Compact Cargo Van. On display at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, the NV200 is positioned just below Nissan's mammoth NV Cargo, and should offer buyers a more efficient work vehicle with plenty...
carscoop.blogspot — If you're into cars, then it's very likely that you're also into racing games like the PS3's Gran Turismo, the Xbox 360's Forza or online sims like iRacing. Since most auto enthusiasts / gamers want to play in an environment as close to reality as possible, they usually end...
motorauthority — Did you spend hours after the Super Bowl trying to figure out exactly which model of Kia Optima was shown in its “Sandman” ad? It turns out that Kia chose the ad to introduce an all-new, range-topping version of its popular Optima sedan. Called the Optima SX Limited, the car...
jalopnik — Back in the more mainstream world of large crossovers for large families of large Americans with large amounts of stuff, GMC's revised Acadia three-row soft-roader bowed today in Chicago. More »
autoblog — Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Sedan, Kia, Luxury While Chrysler got the most attention for its Super Bowl ad starring Clint Eastwood, many found Kia's spot starring Mr. Sandman, Adriana Lima and Motley Crue to be the most entertaining. The car featured in the ad was the new Optima SX Limited,...
autoblog — Filed under: Aftermarket, Chicago Auto Show, Sedan, Performance, Chevrolet, Luxury Our first face-to-face look at the murdered-out Mopar 300 occurred at the Chicago Auto Show today. Peel away the black hood and you will find the the company's familiar 5.7-liter V8 as standard equipment. Output remains at 363 horsepower, but a...
jalopnik — When your country is blanketed in snow, what are you going to do? Garage up your old hot rod and let it hibernate for half the year? Not this hardy Swede, who slides his '34 Ford through a snow track like it was a rally car. More »
blogs.cars — Kia's new Optima trim might look familiar--it was introduced to more than 100 million people during the Super Bowl. The top-line SX Limited is a new addition to the Optima lineup for 2012. It joins the base LX, midlevel EX, sporty SX and Hybrid trims. Building off the turbocharged Optima SX...
ridelust — Buck-ass crazy… that’s the only way I would categorize any driver who ran a car in the Group B rally class in WRC from 1984 to 1986. They ran upwards of 700 hp, had little to no traction management systems and even though they were fully-caged cars, they were a...
ridelust — Back in the 1970′s I truly believed that white lettered tires made a car go faster. Granted I was a kid, but that didn’t stop me from visualizing everything from Ferrari’s to Firebird’s with those raised letters. Back them everything from Nascar to Formula 1 ran them and man-o-man did...
autoblog — Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Convertible, Mazda The Chicago Auto Show and the Mazda MX-5 Miata have quite a history. After all, the very first Miata debuted at the 1989 Chicago show, and since then, Mazda has routinely used the Windy City expo to showcase some sort of new roadster hotness. For...
wot.motortrend — By now you’re probably well aware of Motor Trend’s re-energized YouTube efforts. From Downshift and Ignition, to On Two Wheels and Wide Open Throttle, if it’s got wheels, we’ve got it covered. This week we’re proud to present our inaugural Head 2 Head program that pits two vehicles against each...
motorauthority — If you prefer your mega-horsepower pony cars in topless flavor, the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 convertible may be just what you’ve been looking for. Like its coupe stablemate, the new GT500 convertible packs a supercharged 5.8-liter V-8, good for 650-horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque, beneath its striped hood. To...
jalopnik — Here's the situation: You wake up, dazed, and find yourself floating weightlessly in the cramped confines of a Soyuz orbital module, possibly the victim of a prank by wealthy, well-connected friends — or maybe some espionage plot. Maybe you owe money to some powerful Russians. Who knows — maybe you...