Emotion-packed design, sporty character and innovative technology: Audi is targeting a new market segment with the A7 Sportback. The large five-door model with the dynamically accentuated rear end brings together the best of three worlds: the sporty elegance of a coupe, the comfort of a sedan and the practicality of a station wagon. Continue reading »
Felipe Massa handed Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso a free victory in Sunday’s German Grand Prix as the red team scored their second one-two of the season and the win they were under so much pressure to achieve this year, beating Sebastian Vettel’s pole-winning Red Bull into third place. Continue reading »
Mercedes-Benz has released details for the 2011 CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG models. One gets a new supercharged motor while the other gets an upgraded one. Continue reading »
Portugese driver Francisco Carvalho went off the track at a recent World Touring Car Championship event. Competing in the Seat Leon Euro Cup Race, he got nudged by another racer, which quickly made Carvalho’s car a shining example of what happens when you lose control at high speeds. However, no one was injured in this track incident thanks to a racing rollcage and vigilant marshals. Continue reading »
Fresh off its inaugural year in which it thumped the likes of G37, Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger in various comparison test shoot-outs, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is back for 2011 with interior updates, a revised lineup, and its hottest model ever, the 3.8 R-Spec. Continue reading »
Porsche is apparently threatening to sue Nissan in the United Kingdom over an ad campaign attacking the performance of rival German brands, also including BMW and Audi. Continue reading »
The U.S. Patent Office comes through again as a source for images of future car models, considering they treat all information as public property. This time, drawings of the production-version 2012 Chevrolet Aveo has made it onto their database, including both the hatchback as well as the sedan. Continue reading »
According to the NHTSA, Subaru of America is recalling 74,000 units of the 2010 Outback and Legacy, built between February 16, 2009 and April 12, 2010. It seems that a bundle of wires located behind the steering wheel can develop stress cracks and eventually break. Continue reading »
Mark Webber was king at the 2010 British Grand Prix from the start, rebuilding his lead after a safety-car period that allowed team-mate Sebastian Vettel to get back in the game after a disastrous first corner had seen the German go off track after a light brush with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton. The puncture that he sustained dropped him to the tail of the field. Continue reading »
The finely honed balance between athleticism and luxury that has defined ALPINA automobiles for decades reaches a new dimension in the 2011 BMW ALPINA B5 Bi-Turbo. Continue reading »
