The Germans must still be smarting a little bit over whatever happened back in the Second World War, especially since the Americans sort of intervened on the whole situation. Why would I say that? Because the 2011 BMW X1, a very attractive model from Bavaria seems to be reluctant towards appearing on the U.S. market. Not only is that happening,...
Opel releases the first details on the new Astra GTC, a five-seater sporty compact model that is based on the on the GTC Paris concept unveiled last year. If the Germans decided to reveal just few technical details, two official renderings confirm or not the previous speculations. The new Opel Astra GTC will be revealed in world premiere later this...
It seems that the Italians from Ferrari have big plans for this year, their current target is to sell more than 8,000 vehicles every year from now. You will probably say that this is not very hard as there are a bunch of car manufacturers selling hundreds of thousands units every year. Yes, this is true but let's not forget...
A new plan from Volkswagen came up at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show, one that sounds pretty bad and could end up being great. It seems like VW is working towards introducing a new low-cost brand specifically for the Chinese market, the Spanish one at Seat. Let's get down to the point, Volkswagen has recently been producing some cars that...
When BMW launched the 1 Series M Coupe lots of people complained about it being watered down by the Bavarians so that it wouldn't be faster than the bigger brother M3 but there's an update on it now. After being taken for a really rigorous track day by German magazine Sport Auto at the infamous Hockenheim tarmac, it turns out...
Not very precise of a title, but it does contain the gist of what's going on as far as Nissan and the North American market are concerned. Over 271.000 units of the Nissan Pathfinder and the Infiniti QX4 up-class brother will have owners visit dealership showrooms for a bit of a fix. Nissan Pathfinders that are affected by the recall...
The British people from MINI released details on a new vehicle that follows to enter the range soon, but this time we talk about a two-wheel vehicle with zero emissions. The new MINI Folding Bike wants to be an alternative for people living in crowded cities, the bike facilitating an easier crossing through the congested cities and also an eco-friendly...
The Swedish people from Volvo released all the details on the R-Design S60 and XC60, models that receive some performance tweaks from the sport division of Volvo. Priced from €29,050 and €29,650, the Swedish models are scheduled to enter the American market later this year. R-Design picked the six-cylinder 3.0-liter and operated some minor tweaks able to provide extra 21...
If this was a new movie, it would be a critic's preferred choice and if this was a sales conference, lots of cigarettes would be smoked during breaks. Meanwhile, since this is the real world, the British at Jaguar-Land Rover have announced their new Vice Presidents, the ones that are supposed to take over operations in America. In short, Kim...
As petrolheads, we are well aware of the importance that cars have in the making of any great action movie. The Mission Impossible 4 Series is just this sort of movie, if not a bit wet for some people's tastes. With info coming in from movie fanatics as well as spy-shot photographers, the ongoing set of the MI:4 movie did...
