We still love to think of Hyundai as having come out of nowhere. They’re still that small brand that seems to have always made poor cars. Nowadays and for the last couple of years or so, their rise to power seems to equal that of a fanatic dictator who will stop at nothing. In his
On to the boring side of the car industry, we have news from the NHTSA who’ve just tested one of the highlights of automotive launches in 2012. The 2013 Cadillac ATS was sent through some fairly stressful moments in order to achieve its safety rating. You could say these were not the boring bits. Making
McLaren is a British company that is all about the racing. With immense Formula 1 experience, they had a bit of a run at road cars. These days they’re selling the MP4-12C supercar and working towards the P1, something high end for the history books and schoolboys to dream of. Some 20 years ago however,
It wasn’t that long ago that Volkswagen fans got a hold of news that the German company is developing something called the NMS. The New Mid-size Sedan looked remarkably like the Passat but it was to receive various changes for the American market. In other words, they were going to make it worse. In order
If you care about the Nurburgring and just how fast a car can go around it you’ll love this or maybe you’ll be outraged at the simple thought. Audi now have a brand new record for going round the Green Hell and it was established in their Audi R8 e-tron. That’s an electric car. The
Buick’s time down on their luck is now behind the brand. They’re not exactly killing the competition but at least they’re now a respectable brand. Further more, the performance oriented 2012 Buick Regal GS is now the holder of a special record within the company, one that’s of the exciting kind, for top speed. Having
Whereas diesel has seen an enormous fan base in Europe over the last 10 or 15 years, plenty of the major markets around the world haven’t been so interested. In fact, it’s only been a couple or so years since diesel power seems to have caught the attention of the American market. In sharing the
We all have to admit, the Mazda MX-5 (Miata to you Yank folks and Roadster to you Japs) has gotten to the point where it’s so brilliant it’s almost boring. That may be so, but being boring to talk about doesn’t mean the small Japanese roadster is boring to drive. And that is why it’s
The car that revolutionized sales records, coming from the company that revolutionized the industry has now claimed back it’s title. I’m talking of course about the Mustang, from Ford, and its sales performance for the month of May 2010.
The UK Peugeot 406 Coupe Club see this year as a massive opportunity to set a record for the largest gathering of 406 Coupes ever since this year there is a triple celebration involved that all revolves around the same date. The triple anniversary in question includes 200 years since Peugeot was founded, 80 years
Remember the Ferrari 599 GTO unveiling? It took place just a little over a week ago but apparently that is about enough time to sell nearly 600 cars for the Prancing horse. Yes, this is not a joke, the fastest road going Ferrari sold out in just a few days. Apparently in the process Ferrari
The Millen family has a very proud history at Pikes Peak, perhaps only second to the Unser family and even at that it’s still amazing. You may remember that Rod Millen got several class records on that Colorado mountain over the years but one stood out in particular.
The European division of Ford has just announced that, following a sales volume of 192.500 has taken the lead of sales on the old continent. Comparing to the same month 2009 the increase in sales is 16.1 percent and when speaking in quarterly terms Ford is Europe’s second best seller.
The BMW 1 Series was first introduced in 2004 and since then, according to news from BMW themselves; it has sold 1 million units. The 1 millionth 1 series was a three-door BMW 118d built at the BMW Plant in Leipzig and was delivered to the owner at the Leipzig Auto Show by Frank-Peter Arndt,
The title is as true and sad as possible; the very rare Jaguar XJ220 is left to wither in an abandoned parking lot in Qatar. This particular car has done less than 600 miles (900 kilometers) before having gotten to be in the state you can see it in the upcoming picture. The XJ220 is
