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Renault Seeks Mercedes-Benz Technology For New Flagship

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

The effects of Renault-Nissan’s recent tie-up with Daimler won’t just benefit Nissan and its upmarket Infiniti brand, according to latest comments from the French-Japanese duo’s CEO Carlos Ghosn. While Nissan and Infiniti will be sharing whole platforms and engines with Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz, French automaker Renault is also expected…

Jaguar Closing Its Heritage Museum To The Public

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Jaguar’s Heritage Museum contains a selection of over 120 historic automobiles, including Jaguar, Swallow, SS Lanchester and Daimler models. Located on the site of Jaguar’s original factory, on Browns Lane in Coventry, UK, the museum is an asset to both fans of the marque and students of automotive history. According to a report from…

Gordon Murray Design Forms Partnership With Japan’s Toray

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Two leaders in the growing field of lightweight automotive engineering recently partnered for the development of a new electric sports car prototype. Called the Teewave AR.1, the carbon fiber infused electric sports car was the creation of the eponymous Gordon Murray Design, whose founder was one of the key men behind the development of the…

Chris Harris’ Ode To His Hibernating Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0: Video

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:30:00 +0000

Being a motor journalist, especially in these transitional post-print, pre-full-digital times often involves taking a vow of poverty. Many of us have left careers that pay real salaries, lured by the promise of driving the latest hoon-mobiles before anyone else can. The sad irony is that we must drive them and then say goodbye, knowing that the…

Disapproving Cows, Golf, And The Hyundai Veloster Rally Car

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Rhys Millen was born into racing awesomeness, grew up in it, and continues to live it nearly every day. So what’s new in the Millen repertoire? How about rally car golf, courtesy of his alliance with Hyundai. The Veloster rally car might not seem like the ideal golf cart at first (though there is plenty of room for beer) but this video will…

More Details Leaked On McLaren’s Upcoming MP4-12C Spider

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:30:00 +0000

We’re still about a year away from the launch of the upcoming McLaren MP4-12C Spider, but that doesn’t mean that information isn’t trickling out on the upcoming topless supercar. Just last week we brought you spy shots and a few details about the operation of the top. It turns out we were (probably) right on it’s operation…

Supermodel Adriana Lima Pitches For Kia This Super Bowl: Video

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:30:00 +0000

Kia’s upcoming Super Bowl ad is called “Drive the Dream,” and it’s based on the idea that our true desires are revealed in our dreams. In a rather cliche teaser video (not that we mind), supermodel Adriana Lima eyes us like a hungry lion eying a wounded gazelle, while waving a checkered flag. No matter how many times we…

Jeep Reveals New 2012 Grand Cherokee Package, "Name My Ride" Contest

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:30:00 +0000

Jeep is launching what it calls a “production-ready concept” version of its Grand Cherokee SUV at this week’s Houston Auto Show. Since the automaker hasn’t decided what to call it, it’s letting fans pick a name and giving them a chance to win a new 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the process. Called “Name My…

Toyota TS030, 2013 Fusion NASCAR, B-Class AMG: Today’s Car News

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Toyota is getting back into Le Mans, but it’s doing it with a hybrid, the TS030 HYBRID. It looks mean, sounds great on-track, and has a serious factory effort behind it–but will it be enough to win? In more oval-shaped racing, the 2013 Ford Fusion has been unveiled in 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup trim, and it looks great. It’s the first of the new…

Coming Soon To Car Interiors: Touch Sensitive Fabric Controls

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

While no one really knows what the car interior of 2025 will be like, this much is clear: chances are good it will be radically different than the car interior of today. Mercedes-Benz’s vision of the future, for example, replaces conventional controls with simple and intuitive hand gestures. Voice commands and voice recognition will improve…