Andrew Farah, vehicle chief engineer for the Chevrolet Volt, took the car for a lap around the parking lot in Dodger Stadium. He drove in EV mode and burned rubber without burning fuel. Check out t…
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LONDON – The opaque visor of one of Britain’s most famous helmets has been lifted.
The identity of The Stig, the always-anonymous test driver on the popular television show “Top Gear,” has long been a closely guarded secret. On Wednesday, lawyers said the BBC had been refused an injunction blocking publication of a book revealing the identity of the character.
Shortly after, publishers HarperCollins said in a statement that a 33-year-old racing driver named … Details
…We say it’s official: The 2010 Porsche Panamera is the new badass of the executive sedan class. It accelerates and handles like no other four-door anything in existence, and we’d love to own one. To be sure, the rear-drive Panamera S and all-wheel-drive 4S are the sensible, maybe-I-could-afford-it-one-day-on-the-used-market options, but all the mystique surrounds the 500-horsepower 2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo … Details
The Alfa Romeo brand’s future has been placed under review by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne.
With Alfa sales dropping and the Italian brand losing money, Marchionne is weighing up freezing all investment in the brand or refreshing its lineup using Chrysler platforms to replace the 159 and discontinued 166 … Details
Subaru is out of the World Rally Championship these days, but that’s not stopping the company from continuing to turn out its rally-inspired WRX STI. In fact, Subaru is planning a special edition of the car, limited to just 125 units–sort of, more below– to be introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show and unveiled today.
The car, dubbed simply the WRX STI Special Edition, offers a … Details
Sweden’s iconic Saab automotive brand is again facing an uncertain future with the news that Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg Group AB has terminated its agreement to buy the company from General Motors. The sale had been a key part of GM’s plan to recover from bankruptcy by unloading some of its brands.
“We’re obviously very disappointed with the decision to pull out of the Saab purchase,” GM CEO Fritz Henderson said today in a statement announcing Koenigsegg’s decision. “Given the sudden … Details
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder: Light, Powerful, Purist Roadster to Be Introduced at Los Angeles Auto Show
Porsche’s newest entry will be the lightest in its line-up
Weighing in at just 2,811 lbs., the new 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder will be the lightest Porsche available - from a company known for lightweight, proficient sports cars. This new mid-engined roadster represents the true, purist form of the sports car - agile, powerful, open and efficient. This third Boxster model will join the Boxster and Boxster S and will make its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, December 2, 2009.
The newest member of the Boxster family stands out from the other versions of Porsche’s mid-engined roadster. Its low-slung, lightweight soft top - when closed - extends far to the rear to protect the driver and passenger from bright sunshine, wind and weather. This top, when combined with extra-low side windows and two striking bulges on the single-piece rear lid, provides the Boxster Spyder with a sleek silhouette reminiscent of the Carrera GT … Details
Porsche is, at root, a sports car company. And at the root of that identity is a single machine, the iconic Porsche 911, introduced in 1963 and steadily, fastidiously, teutonically improved ever since. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to grow as a car company when your entire history and destiny rest on the admittedly superlative performance of a single automobile. So Porsche has created new cars over the years. And last Thursday, it officially introduced its first luxury sedan, the much-anticipated Panamera… Details
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