Archive for 'Coupes'
Mercedes-Benz May Grab Number Two Spot From Audi By 2015
Posted on 01. May, 2012 by admin.
Audi has a long-standing goal of becoming the world’s number one luxury automaker, and for the past few years it looked like the four-ring brand was well on its way to achieving this. Last year, Audi sold just over 1.3 million vehicles worldwide, beating rival Mercedes-Benz (1.26 million) and closing the gap on BMW (1.38 million sales). For..
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Ferrari Celebrates 8 Million Facebook Fans With 458 Italia: Video
Posted on 01. May, 2012 by admin.
The passion for the Prancing Horse has reached new heights, with Ferarri’s tally of Facebook fans passing the 8-million mark this week. In celebration of this milestone, Ferrari has released a video of the 458 Italia burning some serious rubber on the steering pad at its Fiorano race track. To put Ferrari’s popularity into perspective..
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Tuner Prindiville Envisions Custom Lamborghini Aventador J
Posted on 01. May, 2012 by admin.
Lamborghini has stated that it plans to build just one Aventador J, and that one example, unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, has already been snapped up for the princely sum of 2.1 million euros (approximately $2.8 million). Nevertheless, British tuner Prindiville, a company that prides itself on building one-off, bespoke vehicles, has set..
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2012 BMW 135i Three-Door Hatchback Spy Video
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
BMW is working on a new range-topper for its latest 2012 1-Series Hatchback model sold overseas, a prototype of which has been spotted testing at Germany’s N
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Video: Build Your Own Papercraft Bugatti Veyron
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Are you fascinated by the Bugatti Veyron’s lines, but lack the multimillion dollar price of admission? Do you yearn to lovingly caress the curve of the Veyron’s rear fender, or gaze longingly at its inverted horseshoe grille? Despair not, financially-challenged supercar fans: thanks to the efforts of Taras Lesko and VisualSpicer (as..
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Rare 1991 Aston Martin Zagato Sanction II Coupe Heads To Auction
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
In 1960, Aston Martin collaborated with Zagato to build a lightweight, higher performance variant of the Aston Martin DB4 GT, to be called the DB4 GT Zagato. Initial plans called for the production of 25 units, but demand never reached expected levels
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Chevrolet Corvette Launches In South Korea
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
GM announced today its all-American supercar, the Chevrolet Corvette, will be sold in South Korea for the first time.
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2014 Jaguar F-Type Will Get V-8 Option: Report
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by admin.
Jaguar recently announced that its upcoming sports car, the 2014 F-Type, would be available with a new supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine, but the automaker didn’t state whether this would be the sole powertrain offered. In the F-Type, the new engine is to be rated at 380 horsepower, which you’d think would be enough considering the...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG: First Drive
Posted on 29. Apr, 2012 by admin.
To understand a car—okay, especially one that’s perhaps a little removed from our own fiscal reality—it helps to peer into the buyers’ mindset for a stint, and to go where they might go. And when the place happens to be the French Riviera, and the car is the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG, we’re willing to subscribe to...
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BMW Shows Off Its 2012 London Olympic Fleet
Posted on 27. Apr, 2012 by admin.
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London won't officially get underway until this July, but BMW is amped up about the 4,000 vehicles it will supply to support the show.
