Working for Automotorblog I never imagined I'd get the opportunity to pick on American politics but here we are, thanks to Chevrolet that's just the problem. Behold, during a celebration of National Military Appreciation Month and just a couple of days after Osama was killed, the American troops get a GM discount program expansion. The SS verison of the 2012...
Globalization, gotta love it, this why we can see more and more models from one continent popping up on others. As recently the trend seems to focus on how European models get rebadged and sold off dealer lots in the United States and what's happening with the Opel Astra GTC. There's a rumor that started going round about how the...
The Germans from Volkswagen issued a press release announcing that the WRC version of Volkswagen Polo R will enter the competition in question in 2013. The Germans unveiled the VW Polo R WRC recently at an event in front of around 200 journalists and described the rally version as the hottest Polo of all the time. Volkswagen claims that is...
It's official, the British people from Jaguar confirmed that the concept previously revealed at the Paris Auto Show, namely the C-X75 hybrid supercar, will enter the production in a limited series of 250 units. With an approximative starting price of £700,000, the British hybrid supercar can be considered without a doubt a piece of cutting edge engineering. Relating to the...
Porsche released details on the "Black Edition" dedicated to the current Cayman S. Expectable, this special edition that will be available just in 500 units brings aesthetic improvements but also few additional horses under the bonnet. Namely, the 3.4-liter unit available for Cayman S offers 325 horsepower and 370 Nm of torque, just around 10 extra ponies being available, nothing...
It seems that the Americans from Chevrolet are in a quite big trouble being forced to recall almost 130,000 Cruze units sold in North America. Only the models sold in U.S. are being affected from this recall as the U.S. Cruze benefits from a fully electric steering system that is not the same as the European version. In fact, there...
Described as a "monumental off-roader with shining stainless steel and chrome", the German SUV receives two special editions able to improve a bit the appearance. Mercedes recently announced that a new "Edition Select" and "BA3 Final Edition" packages will be available for the current G-Class, each one bringing some fresh aerodynamic components. To start off, let's talk about the new...
Nowadays every single corporation or big manufacturing company has to do something constructive, charity like or generally good for the future of the world. The days of movies such as Mad Max where everything is destroyed, on flames or has a great soundtrack is pretty much gone but it seems like somebody in Germany still cares about the classics. Or...
Even though Porsche upgraded the last of the 911s to a 4.0 liter engine the Germans are not happy with how Ferrari's 458 and more recently the McLaren MP4-12C are leaving it behind. This is why Porsche announced a comeback with a car that's supposed to be powered by a V8, possibly called the 961 series and it may also...
Jeremy Clarkson can now rejoice, his future favorite car, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster has just become a current model. Wearing a 2012 model year the convertible version of the flagship Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG has been officially revealed today and this time the pictures are better than the early peak we got. Less strength in the in the roof doesn't...
