Two years ago, the U.S. Treasury helped to broker an arranged marriage between the Daimler-jilted Chrysler and an unlikely Italian suitor in the form of the Fiat Group of companies. Even before consummation it was clear that we would see all manner of cross-brand rebadging amongst the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, Abarth, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Ferrari branches of the new extended family, and so it has come to pass. It’s been known for some time that Fiat’s highly-successful commercial range will be sold in the United States under the Dodge brand and now comes the news that Maserati will announce an SUV at the Frankfurt Motor Show that is based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The spilling of the beans on the new Jeep-Maserati offspring  … Picture and more
The car chase from 1969 movie The Italian Job is probably one of the most famous ever made – and now three of the original Minis used in the shoot have gone on public display for the first time.
After bidding £6,000 for three boxes of bits from the original cars in 2006, 42-year-old David Morton from Newcastle has lovingly restored the cars to their exact original film specification.
Displaying his three cars at MiniFest in Uttoxeter Staffordshire today the Italian Job and Mini fanatic said: ‘Michael Caine  … Pictures and more
Although traffic cameras are getting all the attention these days from frustrated motorists, speed traps are still a police department’s best friend.
The National Motorists Association has released its list of the 25 cities with the most speed traps per capita earlier this week – and you might be surprised by the list. Led by two cities on both sides of the border near the Motor City – Livonia, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario – the list includes both mid-size and large cities spread out across the U.S. and Canada  … More
Attention, Bruce Wayne fans: The Batmobile can be yours for only $620,000.
The vehicle, a replica of the car driven by Michael Keaton in Tim Burton’s 1989 movie Batman, is being offered on eBay by Casey Putsch of Putsch Racing, who is touting it as the “world’s only turbine-powered bat car.”
Putsch says the car, built this year, features 365-horsepower Boeing turboshaft engine and … More