According to some allege Porsche dealer meeting notes the German performance automaker is up to quite a few tricks in regard to its product lineup. The info leaked on the plans of the Stuttgart based company pretty much boggle the mind of those who thought that the legendary car maker would take it easy after the launch of the Panamera....
Ford’s global EcoBoost petrol engine technology is now available with a two liter engine that will find housing in the new Ford Mondeo and will be developing 203 horsepower at 5,500 rpm. The exact same engine variant will be available on the new incarnations of the S-Max and the Galaxy. In the Mondeo the new 2.0 liter EcoBoost engine will...
The Automobile Club de l'Ouest announced revised technical regulations that will go into effect for the 2011 season and the current LMP1 and LMP2 classes will be combined into a single class based on the current P2 regulations but with smaller racing engines. The new rules also imply the creation of a new P2 class but that's least relevant right...
It would seem that startup supercar makers are pretty much letting go of the tradition to fit Big Blocks from Detroit in their mid-engined rockets and turning to the Germans instead. The Pagani Zonda led the way with power coming from Mercedes, then the floodgates opened up and German engines found homes in stuff such as the Wiesmann GT, the...
The Swedish at Saab and their Dutch owners at Spyker have been looking for a partner to aid production of a modern Saab 92 and we now have a potential partner for the affair. The partners in question are the Bavarians from BMW. The current negotiations aim for the modern version of the Saab 9-2 getting BMW engines and transmissions....
According to some reports from a couple of top Republicans GM executives have been destroying documents and other records which may shed light on corporate decisions that have spurred investigations into the company by a House oversight committee. These accusations are signed by U.S. Republican Darrell Issa, California, and U.S. Republican Jim Jordan, Ohio and have been enveloped in a...
It would seem that the more interesting versions of the Mini BMW has been promising since it took over the British brand are starting to trickle in. The first of the approved models to hit production will be a Mini Coupe which is scheduled for August 2011 and it will be followed shortly after by a Roadster version. According to...
The Subaru Legacy has always been the sort of car that was so good almost nobody understood why but apparently this isn't enough for the Japanese Domestic Market. Oh no, Subaru's in-house tuner, STi, really went to town on the latest version of the discrete sedan and estate version to wear the Legacy name. The Japanese tuners consider the 2.5...
It would seem that Audi's plans for world domination (of car sales, of course) will be put on hold for a while as not only did they not manage to outsell BMW but something else, rather peculiar, has happened. The homeland rivals took away their number two spot in the luxury car makers by outselling them due to a variety...
Mercedes will launch in autumn this year a new generation of V6 and V8 engines, capable to consume with 24% less than the current versions. Daimler announced the development plans of Mercedes brand for this year and 2011. Germans intend to address in the premium segment with force, relying on 16 new models and a new generation of engines. Stuttgart...
