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Audi R8 Stretch Limo, McLaren F1 Successor, BMW ActiveE: Car News Headlines

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Today at Motor Authority we drive the first BMW ActiveE in North America and Audi reveals a special edition S5. Murilee Martin has a new guilty pleasure and Mercedes-Benz reconfirms the GLK will offer a diesel engine option. All this and more in today’s car news, right here on Motor Authority. A British firm has revealed plans for a new Audi R8…

Toyota’s 2012 Le Mans Hybrid Race Car Breaks Cover

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

It could just be coincidence, but considering Peugeot’s announcement yesterday that it was shutting down its endurance racing program effective immediately, now would seem like a very opportune time for another major manufacturer to show off its brand new Le Mans contender. Enter, Toyota. The Japanese auto giant made the official announcement last…

Guilty Pleasure: Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais with Quad 4 Engine

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000

We’ve seen a late-80s Oldsmobile in this series, and I’m still looking for a nice Trofeo for my personal collection of cars that cause the owner equal measures of pride and shame. The big problem with the Trofeo, however, was its lack of a screaming, way-over-one-horsepower-per-cubic-inch Quad 4 engine. Yes, GM–which, at the time was still…

Lotus HVM Racing Completes Four Days Of Testing With New Dallara Chassis

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The new Engine Developments Ltd.-designed and built Lotus IZOD IndyCar Series engine had its first tests on the Palm Beach International Raceway road course last Thursday and Friday. Lotus HVM Racing, the Lotus test team and Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro completed a two-day shakedown test of the 2.2-liter twin-turbo V-6 engine and the new…

Saab’s Swan Dive Puts Spyker At Risk

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +0000

In a release today, Swedish Automobile N.V. (“Swan”) announced the possible sale of Spyker Cars, the Dutch supercar brand that Victor Muller parlayed into a purchase of Saab in 2010 and Swan’s sole remaining subsidiary. But a sale might not be possible, and Spyker could go down with the ship. If Swan decides to hold on to Spyker, securing…

Erwin Dazelle Paints Long Beach Grand Prix Race Poster

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Here in Long Beach, CA we know that springtime is in the air when the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach announces the artist whose work will grace posters and programs for the upcoming April race that includes contests from the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights Championship, American Le Mans Series, Toyota Pro/Celebrity, SCCA World…

2013 Porsche Boxster: Interior Gallery

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:15:00 +0000

The 2013 Boxster just made its way into the public eye a little over a week ago, but at the time, it came with just one shot of its interior. Today, we have a nice new selection of more detailed shots–and we have to admit, the new Boxster looks sharp inside as well as out. We were already pretty taken with the new drop-top’s exterior, with its…

GM May Cover The Warranty On Your Saab

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:30:00 +0000

A potential consequence of Saab’s bankruptcy filing is that owners of relatively new (or brand new) Saabs may be left without warranty coverage. Saab North America has announced that it’s suspending warranty coverage on current vehicles and inventory left in dealer showrooms in the wake of Monday’s bankruptcy filing by Saab…

Chinese Bank Looking To Buy Saab Stake

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Just when it seemed all hope of saving Saab from bankruptcy has failed, news of yet another potential Chinese savior has surfaced. This time it’s an unnamed Chinese bank that’s interested in buying up a stake in Saab, with fellow Chinese firm Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile also expected to purchase a stake. In an official statement…

Spyker Sold, Nissan Reads Minds, Bentley To Le Mans: Car News Headlines

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:09:50 +0000

Today’s mix of news is a bit of a mish-mash, with Nissan the unlikely purveyor of nascent mind-reading technology for future cars, Bentley eyeballing a return to Le Mans LMP1 competition next year, and Spyker selling to a firm that isn’t CPP. Oh, and the president of Equitorial Guinea had his supercar fleet seized–in Paris. Strange days. Nissan…