Monthly Archives: February 2012
- February 28, 2012
- Mercedes-Benz updates A-Class infotainment system, focuses on iPhone and Siri integration
Ever wish your car’s infotainment system played nice with your iPhone 4S right out of the gate? Well, Mercedes-Benz is doing just that will an update to the COMAND system in A-Class autos.
With the aid of two apps — Digital DriveStyle and Drive Kit Plus for iPhone — you’ll be able to [...]
- February 27, 2012
- Infiniti Emerg-E concept gets unveiled before Geneva, is it the ‘green’ supercar you’ve been waiting for?
Despite parent company Nissan’s penchant for forward-thinking electric mobility, its luxury division, Infiniti, hasn’t gotten much love from us thus far, chiefly due to its reluctance to play in the EV and plug-in hybrid spaces that we cover.
That friends, will change at the upcoming Geneva Auto Show with the unveiling [...]
- February 21, 2012
- Mercedes AMG launches new SL63 with W03 F1 car in Barcelona
Any outfit with the cash can buy a Formula One team. Integrating it into an existing automaker, however, isn’t an overnight proposition. Both Lotus and Caterham are currently undergoing that process, but so is Mercedes-Benz.
The German automaker bought out what was then the World Champion Brawn GP team (previously known as Honda and before that, [...]
- February 21, 2012
- Mosler MT900S Photon limited to one car per year
Exclusive can be an overused word in the automotive industry, but if anyone can claim the description, it’s Mosler. The Florida-based supercar manufacturer recently announced that it will be limiting production of its MT900S Photon supercar to a single unit for 2012. Having that sort of exclusivity comes at a cost, though, and the customer [...]
- February 21, 2012
- Buyers holding onto new cars for nearly six years – longer than ever before
If you’re still driving that 2006 Ford Fusion you bought new, apparently you are not alone. Automotive data provider Polk says that the average new car buyer is now holding on to his vehicle for a whopping 71 months – almost six years. Used vehicles are being held for over four years, almost 50 months, [...]
- February 21, 2012
- Ford Tourneo Custom Concept previews new European people mover
Let’s clear the air. This is not – we repeat, not – the Ford E-Series-replacing Transit that will be built and sold in the United States next year. According to our contacts at Ford, this Tourneo Custom Concept previews what the next generation of front-wheel-drive, passenger-friendly Transits will look [...]
- February 20, 2012
- BMW opens 8.6-acre flagship showroom in Abu Dhabi
Where would you expect to find the largest BMW dealership in the world? At BMW headquarters in Munich? Somewhere in Texas, perhaps, where everything is bigger? Or maybe in California, a state that represents one of the automaker’s largest markets? If you’re shouting, “No! It’s in Abu Dhabi!,” you’re (A) good at reading headlines and [...]
- February 20, 2012
- Mini reveals Clubvan Concept ahead of Geneva debut
It’s a Mini. It’s a van. But it’s not a minivan. That’s because the sort of van we’re talking about here is a panel van – think of the Ford Transit Connect or recently departed Chevrolet HHR Panel – a vehicle with two seats up front, a partitian behind the cockpit and nothing but [...]
- February 20, 2012
- Ferrari Enzo successor to churn out 920 horsepower, weigh 2,500 pounds
A year-and-a-half-ago we heard that the model to replace the Ferrari Enzo was peeking over the fence at the Bugatti Veyron for inspiration. Then we heard, nearly one year ago, that this Ferrari would also be a hybrid. Add those two ingredients to a 7.3-liter V12 and stir in Ferrari’s talk of light weight, [...]
- February 20, 2012
- 2013 Lexus RX redesign revealed in leaked brochure
There’s no doubting the importance of the Lexus RX. It’s one of the top-selling models from one of the top-selling luxury marques. At the cutting edge when introduced in the late ’90s, the RX is now on its third iteration, with a fourth on the way – and this appears to be our best look [...]
