Archive for 'Renault'
Rolls-Royce Explains The Phantom Series II: Video
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
Rolls-Royce buyers don’t like change, yet every product has to evolve to stay current. When dealing with a product like Rolls-Royce’s flagship Phantom, the trick is to change the car enough to be different, yet not so much as to alienate brand loyalists. When penning the Phantom Series II, Rolls-Royce exterior design head Giles Taylor..
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Want To Win A Chance To Drive A Lotus F1 Car?
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
Climbing behind the wheel of an F1 car generally requires years of racing experience, the reflexes of a fighter pilot and a sixth sense for car control that few people possess. Failing that, you could be the host of a very successful BBC automotive show, or you win a contest sponsored by watchmaker TW Steel
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Cadillac Pulls Out The Stops To Launch CUE
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
The user interfaces of modern infotainment systems can be difficult for the average consumer to understand and embrace. Ford learned this lesson the hard way when it launched the MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch infotainment systems to a flood of criticism and negative feedback.
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Fisker Fire, Scion FR-S Convertible, Porsche Barn Find: Today’s Car News
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
Today at Motor Authority, someone's creating an Audi A6 Allroad pickup truck, and a Ford Mustang attempts to lap Laguna Seca in a unique way. The last Saab 9-3 is saved, and Aston Martin sends the DBS off with a special edition. All this and more in today's car news, right here on Motor Authority
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Buick’s Latest Voice? Swimsuit And Lingerie Model Marisa Miller: Video
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
Buick is trying really hard to portray itself as a manufacturer of stylish and hip vehicles. To do so, they’ve enlisted the help of an odd cast of characters: first came former NBA great Shaquille O’Neal, talking about the “oh effect” that Buicks can potentially have on passers-by. Next, it was Ving Rhames’ turn...
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Fisker Karma Blamed For Fire At Houston Home
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
A Fisker Karma range-extended electric car is being blamed for a fire that occurred last week at a home in Fort Bend County, part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area in Texas. The fire started in the garage of the home, where the Karma was parked along with two other vehicles--a Mercedes-Benz SUV and Acura NSX.
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Gilles Villeneuve Honored By His Son, Ferrari At Fiorano Circuit
Posted on 08. May, 2012 by admin.
Today, Ferrari and Jacques Villeneuve took the wheel of the famed 312 T4 at the Fiorano Circuit in honor of Gilles Villeneuve, who died in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix on May 8, 1982. The 312 T4 Jacques Villeneuve drove at Fiorano was the same car his father piloted during the 1979 F1 season
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American Alexander Rossi To Test Caterham F1 Car For Spanish GP: Video
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by admin.
While the Caterham F1 car is a backmarker again this season, getting any kind of foot in the door in F1 is worth taking. Alexander Rossi, one of the few American drivers involved in any way with F1 at the moment, will get back behind the wheel of the Caterham F1 car next week as he tests for the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix, entering his first...
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2014 Audi RS6 Video, Spirit Of The Boxster, Bentley Racing: Today’s Car News
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by admin.
The 2014 Audi RS6 Avant has been caught on video as it undergoes testing in full camouflage. Despite the obscuring material, it's pretty clear that this is a fierce-looking performance wagon
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Alain Prost To Be Honored At 2012 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by admin.
To mark its second year as the official timekeeper of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, luxury watch manufacturer TAG Heuer is staging a unique and remarkable photographic exhibition at the event dedicated to the legendary French racing driver, Alain Prost. He may have his detractors but there’s no denying that Prost is one of the most...
