2011 Infiniti M – Click above for high-res image gallery
Take a look at the Infiniti line-up compared to other top-tier luxury automakers and something’s missing. Nissan’s luxury arm hasn’t had biggie-sized luxo-barge after the brand killed the Q45 in 2006, and it doesn’t look like a replacement is coming anytime soon.
Speaking with Automotive News, Toru [...]
Nobody knows Audis like Mattias Ekstr?m. The Swedish driver has been campaigning four-ringed racing machines in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series (DTM, Germany’s touring car championship) for the past nine years, and has taken the title twice. Who better, then, to put the latest performance Audi through its paces?
Having come up through the touring car [...]
2011 Hyundai Sonata – Click above for high-res image gallery
It’s no secret that Hyundai has been enjoying a healthy dose of praise lately, especially with fresh new products like the Genesis, Tucson and Sonata garnering a lot of media attention. But it isn’t just the press that thinks Hyundai is on a roll – Kelley [...]
Lynch Hummer dealership in Chesterfield, Missouri – Click above for image gallery
You’ve heard of art imitating life? Well how about life imitating war? That’s another story entirely, but not so far fetched when it comes to the Hummer. The sport-’ute that met the public eye during Operation Desert Storm has all but completely gone through [...]
Need for Speed SHIFT Exotic Racing Series DLC – Click above for high-res image gallery
Playstation3 gamers: If you were disappointed that only XBox 360 players got the Ferrari DLC package for Need for Speed SHIFT, take heart, because the next one’s got your name on it, too. The Exotic Racing Series pack is being released [...]
2010 Saab 9-3X – Click above for high-res image gallery
While newly emancipated Saab has some fresh product in its near-term pipeline, it’s fair to say that the biggest challenge for the Swedish automaker over the long haul will be the development of costly new technologies and platforms. To that end, Spyker CEO Victor Muller has [...]
Toyota walked a fine line this afternoon when it revealed that its own two-day investigation of last week’s runaway Prius near San Diego, CA had reached the same conclusion as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s investigation. That is, the brakes on Jim Sikes’ 2008 Toyota Prius should have been able to stop the car. [...]
Volkswagen Type 2 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Many automakers will build cars for decades and never create a product that can truly be considered a cultural icon. Few that do produce multiple such models. One of those is Volkswagen.The original Beetle/Bug/Type 1 is recognizable almost anywhere and even by people that know nothing [...]
Audi A8 Hybrid concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Thanks to the Volkswagen Group’s strategy to be the leading player in the alternative-powertrain market within the next decade, Audi has announced a rapid expansion of hybrid and electric vehicles over the next few years. The German automaker wants to improve efficiency of its internal [...]
Easy come, easy go. Only it was anything but an easy arrival for USF1, the highly anticipated and much-hyped American grand prix team that was slated to hit the grid this past weekend for the start of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. And in the end, much as Bernie Ecclestone predicted, the team [...]
Anthony Lo (center) works on the design for the Saab Aero X Concept
According to a report from Car Design News, Anthony Lo, Director of Advanced Design at General Motors Europe, has resigned his post to join Renault as Vice President of Exterior Design.
Lo has been credited with such interesting and well-regarded concept vehicles as the [...]
Fans of Malaise Era Japanese iron often tell me they’d love to do an 810 wagon project, but claim they can’t be found these days. Here’s one that made it past the auction process and into The Crusher’s waiting room.
I found this car in the same East Bay wrecking yard that gave us yesterday’s ‘70 [...]
More headroom than the Volvo 242! A longer wheelbase than the VW Dasher! Crypto-fastback styling!
Judging from the crazy diving under heavy braking near the end of the ad, it also had a bouncier suspension than a Wells Fargo stagecoach, but we still love the Cutlass Salon. Standard engine was the good ol’ 231-cube Buick V6, [...]
2009 ALMS Monterey Sports Car Championships – Click above for a high-res image gallery
Spring is nearly upon us, and that means it’s time for the races. Here in North America, the top rung of the sports car ladder is the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), which, as always, kicks off its season with the 12-hour [...]
BMW 5 Series Touring – Click above for high-res image gallery
Just as the new sixth-generation BMW 5 Series sedan goes on sale in Europe, a new station wagon variant has been unveiled. Like past editions of the 5 Series Touring, this one is essentially the same as the sedan, only with the roof extending straight [...]
