Marc Carter
Hyundai i40 Sedan will be Unveiled in Barcelona
Hyundai has released a sketch of the i40 sedan that is going to be unveiled at the 2011 Barcelona Motor Show next week. Hyundai unveiled the i40 wagon at the Geneva Motor Show this past March. The i40 will replace the Sonata in the European market. It will also get the same engines as the wagon, which includes the 1.7L...
Porsche Cayman S Black Edition Signals the End of this Generation
Porsche has unveiled a new special edition version of the Cayman S, the Cayman S Black Edition. The Cayman S Black Edition marks the end of the current generation, before the all-new Boxster and Cayman launch within the next year. The Cayman S Black Edition is powered by the same 330-hp 3.4L flat-six cylinder as the Cayman R, which...
Jaguar C-X75 Concept to be Built in 2013
Jaguar is going to produce the C-X75 concept that was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, last fall, by late 2013. The new Jaguar supercar will be developed with help from the Williams Formula 1 team. Tata chief Carl-Peter Forster stated this morning that the deal between Jaguar's parent company, Tata and the Williams F1 team will affect everything Jaguar...
More Rumors that Acura is Reportedly Working on a New RSX
Acura killed the RSX in 2006, so its current smallest car is the TSX. There has been new interest in small luxury hatchbacks brought on by the Lexus CT200h, Audi A3 and upcoming Mercedes-Benz A-Class. It looks like Acura is planning on bringing back the RSX in the near future. According to sources the new RSX will be powered by...
Opel Astra GTC Headed to the U.S. as a Buick and Maybe a Convertible
Opel gave us our first official look at the 2012 Astra GTC late last month, which is set to be unveiled this June and in Frankfurt later this year. The new Astra is much sleeker and sportier than the last model, which if you recall was sold here as the Saturn Astra. That model obviously failed and went down...
VIDEO: VW Celebrates Cinco de Mayo with the Tiguan and a Pinata
Today is Cinco de Mayo and to celebrate getting margaritas later here is a funny VW video for the 2011 Tiguan. Volkswagen states, " At the scene of a child's birthday party, the strength of the 2011 Tiguan is demonstrated when even a father cannot break the SUV-shaped VW piñata." Check out the video after the jump...
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Slated to Arrive this Fall
Lamborghini hasn't officially announced anything yet, but there are reports that a production version of the Sesto Elemento concept is going to launch this October. Auto Motor und Sport has reportedly received confirmation that the limited production Sesto Elemento will start arriving in dealerships in the third quarter of 2011. Production is expected to be limited to 10-20 units with...
Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Loses the Camouflage
Mercedes-Benz has released spy photos of the upcoming SLS AMG Roadster before the car's official unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show this fall. The pre-production model that is shown in these photos is barely wearing any camouflage with the bare minimum only covering the badges and the front and rear lights. The roadster version of the SLS AMG loses...
McLaren Releases a Bunch Videos and Photos of the MP4-12C GT3
McLaren has released more photos, videos and specs for the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 race car. McLaren Automotive, McLaren Racing, McLaren Electronic Systems and McLaren Applied Technologies join forces with CRS Racing in development and support of new MP4-12C GT3. 20 MP4-12C GT3 race cars will be homologated for GT3 racing in 2012 and the new race car will make a...
Cadillac ATS-V Will be Powered by a Twin-Turbocharged V6
The success of the Cadillac CTS-V means that Cadillac is going to produce a high-performance version of the upcoming ATS, obviously dubbed the ATS-V. While the thought of the supercharged V8 from the CTS-V being wedged under the hood of the smaller ATS sounds awesome, the ATS-V will be powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.0L V6. The CTS-V goes head...
