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- February 23, 2011
- Aston Martin releases details on 2012 Virage Coupe and Volante
Aston Martin has taken the wraps of its new Virage Coupe and Virage Volante. Both models are based on the automaker’s VH architecture – so they’re “all-new”… kinda – and are meant to slot in between the DB9 and the DBS in the lineup.
The bonded aluminum chassis, with aluminum, magnesium and [...]
- February 23, 2011
- Jaguar bringing 550 hp XKR-S super coupe to Geneva
We’ve heard rumblings of a more-powerful XKR. We saw spy shots of the rumored two-door as it blew through the English countryside wearing a dash of camouflage. And now it’s official: Jaguar is bringing a more powerful XKR to the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and goes by the name [...]
- February 23, 2011
- Coming to America: 1965 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Popemobile
There was a time when the Pope set about cruising the world in class and style. While we’ll have no part in arguing the functionality of the current Popemobile, the machine simply can’t hold a candle to the classy lady you see above.
This particular 1965 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman landaulet was built specifically [...]
- February 22, 2011
- Smart ForSpeed concept revealed before Geneva debut
Not every future Smart model is in trouble of vanishing – some will never see the light of production. To wit, Daimler’s minicar maker is bringing an all-electric, roofless version of the Smart ForTwo to the Geneva Motor Show, and the Forspeed concept looks surprisingly similar to the the Smart [...]
- February 18, 2011
- Land Rover develops Range hybrid, will show it off at the Geneva Motor Show
You know electric cars are in the ascendancy when even the fearsome 4x4s start looking to add an extra little spark to their energy production and storage.
Land Rover has just announced it’ll demo one — there are multiple working versions — of its development prototypes at the Geneva Motor Show next [...]
- February 18, 2011
- Nissan ESFLOW pictured in the flesh ahead of Geneva unveil
Rendery concept images not doing enough to pique your interest in the future-Z concept ESFLOW from Nissan?
Maybe you’d be into some honest to gosh pictures of the real thing sitting pretty on a white-walled photo stage, prepping for its glamour shoot.
All Cars Electric has a suite of photos of the [...]
- February 6, 2011
- Ferrari releases new dynamic images of four-seater FF
Ferrari is taking a bold leap with the unveiling of its brand-new 2012 FF all-wheel drive shooting-brake.
The Italian automaker also understands basic accounting principles, noting that demand is currently high for any images or video of the four-passenger super wagon, yet yet supply is low. Helping satiate our requirement for a fix [...]
- February 6, 2011
- Mazda MX-5 Miata hits 900K … next stop, one million
Mazda has announced that the automaker has turned out 900,000 units of its MX-5 Miata since the car first put tire to pavement in 1989.
Of that astronomical number, a staggering 45 percent were sold here in North America, which means that 388,000 of the droptops have been shipped to our continent [...]
- February 6, 2011
- BBC apologizes for Top Gear remarks about Mexicans
Ugh, fine. We’re sorry. Okay, so that’s not exactly how the BBC responded to Mexico’s Ambassador Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza, but it certainly didn’t fall all over itself in making a formal apology, either.
In case you need a refresher, Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond quipped on a recent broadcast episode of the [...]
- February 6, 2011
- Toyota confirms Yaris HSD concept gas-electric for Geneva
Toyota has big plans to wade into the hybridized B-segment in Europe, and it looks like we may get a peek at the automaker’s first effort in that department at the Geneva Motor Show. The Japanese manufacturer has confirmed that it will unveil its Yaris HSD Concept in March.
The [...]
