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BMW Says Next Gen M3 and M4 Will Have 430hp and 369lb-ft of Torque

BMW Says Next Gen M3 and M4 Will Have 430hp and 369lb-ft of Torque

They will also have lower emissions and better fuel economy

BMW is continuing the long, slow rollout of the next generation M3 sedan and M4 Coupe by announcing the engine that will power the high performance monsters. The engine will be a 3.0-liter twin-turbo, inline-six with “approximately&rdquo...
25.09.2013 | 948 views | 0 comments
Volkswagen Cutting Costs to Increase European Profits on Low Sales

Volkswagen Cutting Costs to Increase European Profits on Low Sales

A German magazine says that the MQB platform is costing more than expected

Volkswagen is trying to find ways to cut costs as the European auto market continues to fall, and a report in the German business publication Manager Magazin claims that VW Group may miss its 2015 profit goals due to slow growth and higher th...
24.09.2013 | 1265 views | 0 comments
Porsche Entering Two-Car, Factory-Backed Team into 2014 USCC

Porsche Entering Two-Car, Factory-Backed Team into 2014 USCC

The team will use 991-chassis 911 RSRs

Porsche can easily be called the most respected name in motorsports and whenever it enters factory-backed cars into a series, it automatically lends the racing an extra amount of legitimacy. The company has just announced that it will enter two fa...
24.09.2013 | 3256 views | 0 comments
Nissan Gets Exclusive iTunes Radio for the Rest of 2013

Nissan Gets Exclusive iTunes Radio for the Rest of 2013

It will be available on the Rogue, Versa Note and Leaf

Nissan has signed an exclusivity contract with Apple to have iTunes Radio in its cars for the rest of 2013. The online radio technology that competes with services like Pandora will be available in the new Rogue/X-Trail, Versa Note and . iTunes Ra...
24.09.2013 | 5052 views | 0 comments
Peugeot 107 Replacement Spotted Testing in Spain

Peugeot 107 Replacement Spotted Testing in Spain

The new model is due in 2014

A replacement for the Peugeot 107 has been spotted testing in Spain to replace the aging model. The car will likely be called the 108 to follow with Peugeot’s new naming scheme. The new model will be larger and have higher quality. The s...
24.09.2013 | 4990 views | 0 comments
GM CEO Discusses More About Tesla Rival

GM CEO Discusses More About Tesla Rival

It will cost about $30,000 with a 200-mile range

The first news about General Motors’ possible electric sedan to take on the Tesla Model S emerged late last week. Now GM CEO and Chairman Dan Akerson says that the car is in development as a Cadillac. Akerson did not give a timeline for the ...
24.09.2013 | 1435 views | 0 comments
Chrysler Officially Files Initial Public Offering Paperwork

Chrysler Officially Files Initial Public Offering Paperwork

It has not yet announced the stock price or number of shares offered

Chrysler Group has officially filed its paperwork for its initial public offering, which will put it on the public stock market in the United States. Chrysler has not announced the initial stock price or the number of shares that will be offered. ...
24.09.2013 | 864 views | 0 comments
Land Rover Caught Testing Higher Performance Range Rover Sport in Germany

Land Rover Caught Testing Higher Performance Range Rover Sport in Germany

It could have as much as 550hp

Land Rover has been spotted testing an even more powerful version of the Range Rover Sport at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The model is rumored to be called he Range Rover Sport RS and will use the supercharged 5.0-liter V8 from the Jagu...
24.09.2013 | 4230 views | 0 comments
Lincoln Indianapolis Exclusive Study Heading to Auction from RM

Lincoln Indianapolis Exclusive Study Heading to Auction from RM

It is holding an auction in New York of one-off coachbuilt cars.

The 50s and early 60s were the last gasp on the one-off car in the United States but also created some of the most beautiful cars ever. All three of the major American automakers combined their own engines with handcrafted European bodies to creat...
24.09.2013 | 1865 views | 0 comments
Cadillac Teases Next-Gen Escalade Ahead of Oct. 7 Reveal

Cadillac Teases Next-Gen Escalade Ahead of Oct. 7 Reveal

It appears that it is switching to vertical headlights like the CTS

The Cadillac Escalade created the luxury SUV niche in the eyes on many Americans. The Range Rover certainly came decades before, but the Escalade combined a body-on-frame truck chassis with acres of leather in a uniquely American way. The new ...
24.09.2013 | 4364 views | 0 comments

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