Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertible, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Audi
Abt Sportline R8 Spyder – Click above for high-res image gallery
Whenever Audi introduces a new model, chances are that the folks at Abt Sportsline are going to get their hands on one. The German company has been tuning Volkswagens and Audis since the 1970s and has enjoyed [...]
Read MoreFiled under: Hybrid, SUV, Plants/Manufacturing, Technology, Crossover, Audi, Electric
Audi A8 Hybrid concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Thanks to the Volkswagen Group’s strategy to be the leading player in the alternative-powertrain market within the next decade, Audi has announced a rapid expansion of hybrid and electric vehicles over the next few years. The German [...]
Read MoreFirst Drive: 2011 Volkswagen Touareg lightens up while getting serious
The all-new Touareg lightens up and flies right with new powertrains, more amenities and a features list that could finally endear it to U.S. buyers.
PSA: If you’re going to attempt insurance fraud, you might want to avoid posting on YouTube [w/video]
We’ll never understand people’s penchant for [...]
Filed under: Classics, Minivan/Van, Volkswagen
Volkswagen Type 2 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Many automakers will build cars for decades and never create a product that can truly be considered a cultural icon. Few that do produce multiple such models. One of those is Volkswagen.The original Beetle/Bug/Type 1 is recognizable almost anywhere and even by [...]
Read MoreFiled under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GM, Saab, Renault, Opel, Design/Style
Anthony Lo (center) works on the design for the Saab Aero X Concept
According to a report from Car Design News, Anthony Lo, Director of Advanced Design at General Motors Europe, has resigned his post to join Renault as Vice President of Exterior Design.
Lo has been credited with such [...]
Filed under: Motorsports
Easy come, easy go. Only it was anything but an easy arrival for USF1, the highly anticipated and much-hyped American grand prix team that was slated to hit the grid this past weekend for the start of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. And in the end, much as Bernie Ecclestone predicted, [...]
Read MoreFiled under: Car Buying, Sedan, Wagon, Technology, GM, Saab
2010 Saab 9-3X – Click above for high-res image gallery
While newly emancipated Saab has some fresh product in its near-term pipeline, it’s fair to say that the biggest challenge for the Swedish automaker over the long haul will be the development of costly new technologies and platforms. [...]
Read MoreFiled under: Videos, Toys/Games
Need for Speed SHIFT Exotic Racing Series DLC – Click above for high-res image gallery
Playstation3 gamers: If you were disappointed that only XBox 360 players got the Ferrari DLC package for Need for Speed SHIFT, take heart, because the next one’s got your name on it, too. The Exotic Racing Series pack [...]
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