Well, it seems like we're receiving an early Christmas present from the Japanese at Honda or their luxury division over at Acura. We're finally getting confirmation of a follow-up model to the great Honda NSX and it will be unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show. Actually, a concept version of the new Acura NSX will be unveiled at the...
We talked several times about the Nissan Juke in the past weeks mainly when the company introduced the new Juke Nismo but also the Juke-R, a model which is based on the standard Juke but develops 480 horsepower and will be built in a limited series of two vehicles. Unfortunately, this time we have to bring some worrying news for...
It seems that the Germans from Audi are ready for the 2012 Daytona 24 Hours race as the Audi R8 GRAND-AM racing model completed the testing. The new high performance racer is based on the R8 LMS GT3 but brings significant improvements over the previous vehicle. To begin with, the German engineers mounted a revised front splitter, rear wing and...
When the British at Bentley introduced their Continental GT back in 2003, a great part of its acclaim was in the 6.0 liter twin-turbocharged W12 engine. Critics raved about the enormous torque levels, the smooth power delivery and the feeling of infinite grunt that engine seemed to develop. For all the lovability of that enormous engine, there are a few...
The Japanese people from Honda officially announced today that the new Acura ILX sedan will be built at the Indiana plant, a facility where models such as the MDX, RDX, ZDX crossover and TL sedan are already on the assembly line. This is the first time when the manufacturer decides to build a model bearing Acura badge in Indiana. According...
No matter how good you know your cars, there are a few models and ideas that slip through the net. One such example would be Zagato's Bentley Continental GTZ show car. Originally built in 2008, the Zagato Bentley Continental GT was a show car the Italian coachbuilder introduced to showcase their re-body skills. Zagato made plenty of changes to the...
Though not as often as many would like to see it happen, the automotive industry has a few occasions when it is very generous. The guys over at GM will be handing over a special car off to charity. Destined to help quite a lot of people in the process, the vehicle in question is a custom built version of...
The French people from Renault released details on the new R-Link console tablet, a system which will be part of the in-car multimedia features of the 2012 models. For the beginning, the new Clio and Zoe models will get the R-Link multimedia tablet most probably late next year. "R-LINK is a scalable tablet thanks to the input of application developers...
It seems that the Americans from General Motor are looking forward to revolutionize the world of electric cars by fitting them with new lithium battery packs. To be more precise, GM plans to fit the 2013 Chevrolet Spark with a lithium phosphate battery which, according to the company, is safer and lasts longer. The latest investigations conducted by NHTSA showed...
Anderson Germany decided to give a fresh air to a model which can be considered old as the manufacturer ended its production two years ago. We talk about the Audi S8, codenamed D3, a model which is no longer produced and can be found only as second hand car. Taking advantage of the people who want to refresh the Audi...
