The Italians are hard at work and cracking on with the 2014 Maserati Quattroporte supersports sedan. Meanwhile in the real world, we’re hearing something about tuning. German tuner CDC International formed a new division called CDC Performance and they’ve given the current generation of the Quattroporte a full makeover. This is the sort of stuff
Interested in buying a Ford Focus? We recommend you wait for the ST model and really get a thrilling car that doesn’t seem to have any practical downsides. There’s a selection of smaller petrol and diesel engines but you won’t guess what the next recommendation would be in terms of powerplant choice. It’s the 1.0
Fiat’s in-house tuner, Abarth, seems to have once again gone mental with the original crazy ideas they considered “tuning decisions” coming back. They’ve recently announced they’re going to update the Punto SuperSport for 2012, without too much fuss. Which is not something that can be said about the car. It may be based on the
Yesterday’s leak turned out to be accurate. Ford has just confirmed the sort of pricing they plan to charge for the 2013 Focus ST. While they were at it, the American company filled in some of the blanks of the original leak and even launched an online configurator. The pricing stays at the same MSRP
The 2013 Ford Mustang is pretty nice, the new Shelby version is downright awesome and the entire lineup has Chevy trembling. Still, the Mustang is so popular it could always have more tuners than that. Before we even get to the private ones or the backstreet shops, Ford Racing have decided to announce their own
Here’s a surprise, while everybody is focusing and arguing about the Maserati SUV, the Kubang, an Italian magazine has leaked images of the Lamborghini one. Still uncertain about whether or not this Lamborghini will be a full blown SUV or a crossover solution, it will certainly have no relation to its LM002 predecessor. That was
There’s plenty of stuff to to like about the still relatively new McLaren MP4-12C but there’s also a couple of things one may not like. The most important of the latter category would be how it’s overloaded with performance levels yet has almost no feel other than “cold and clinical”. McLaren announced the fixing of
A short while before 2011 ended, the Germans at Mercedes have unveiled their ML 63 AMG, crazy fast SUV in all its glory and specifications. This happened before the scheduled Los Angeles Motor Show debut and it didn’t curb the enthusiasm of attendants but put a big smile on Mercedes and AMG fan faces. Even
Though we’ve been waiting for it for several years, decades in some cases, the new Honda NSX isn’t exactly over enthusiastic about its rebirth. So far, we’re not getting any of the good stuff like confirmation, specs, release dates and so on but we’re now told something close to it. The upcoming Honda NSX supercar
Mopar fans are going to start up 2012 with a pleasant year as they’ve just announced that they will be soon unveiling the 2012 Dodge Charger Redline edition. By soon, we’d appreciate that they’d be unveiling the Redline special edition at the upcoming 2012 North American International Motor Show in Detroit. Essentially, we’re looking at
The Mercedes SLS AMG is the sort of thing you want to find the keys to under the Christmas tree. It seems like crazy enough a vehicle to excite a petrolhead every time you go for a drive. Now, what sort of first world problem would you be faced with when you already have a
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
When it comes to the Italians at Alfa Romeo it seems like everything is new and different. That’s why it’s nice to see something old get a new lease on life. The Alfa Romeo Brera just got itself a “care package” from the tuners at Romeo Ferraris. It’s the sort that really sustains life. The
The Swedish company that announced some serious numbers in new job creation recently also has some fun stuff from Polestar to tell us what’s going on. Volvo is retaining the emphasis on the safety features of their cars but for some time now they’ve been having quite a powerful incline towards… power. The latest announcement
Despite recent situations telling us that the Japanese at Lexus are headed in no other direction than away from gas guzzlers, there’s still a small rumor that won’t let us be. It’s the one where Toyota’s luxury division is considerably at work on a Lexus GS version that’s powered by their LFA supercar’s V10 engine.
Ferrari have had a successful run with their tradition-breaking coupe cabriolet California and now, 3 years from its original launch, they’re improving it. Reports from Ferrari dealers speak of a mild refresh for 2012 that will make the Ferrari California faster in pretty much all aspects of its existence. The exterior look will not be
The American EV specialized company Tesla isn’t exactly known for it’s reliable word, timely deliveries or even reliable products. Even so, they don’t exactly seem to shy away from the big statements about their upcoming models. Just in case you weren’t already fed up with their smug ideas here’s another one about the Tesla Model
For a company that has power in its very name I doubt anybody is going to be surprised about exactly what they offer when tuning cars, particularly high performane ones such as the BMW M3. With this new kit they call the Tornado RS, G-Power bolts a serious supercharger onto the infamous 4.0 liter V8
Finally caving in to peer pressure, the Koreans at Kia have given us a full set of images on what’s to be their star attraction at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s a four door sports sedan that’s claims to have more of a sporty allure than one would normally imagine, at least that’s what the
The times when Sweden used to make simple sensible cars, safe cars, boring cars. Saab is dying out, Volvo is making sporty German fighting saloons and most of the automotive headlines there are grabbed by a small company called Koenigsegg. This small company is worth watching out for since they make very few cars but
