The top’s already come off, but we’re just now getting to the subject of price. Don’t get too excited, most of you can’t afford it anyway. We’re talking about the Ferrari 458 Spider, and it’ll cost you at least $257,000 (RM796,000) to put one in your climate-controlled garage. Should you have the means, you can place [...]

Audi’s sales global growth has been fueled by long-time core models like the A4 and A6, but also by new additions to the lineup. Overseas Audi is making a specific push on the volume side of things, introducing cars like the A1 minicar and now the Q3 crossover. In the near future, there will be [...]

by Aaron Richardson (RSS feed) on May 16th 2011 at 5:31PM Europe is a dangerous place to be a pedestrian. With crowded cities characterized by gridlock and narrow streets, you have to be on your game every second to avoid getting bowled over by a raging, overzealous motorist. All too often, that spells tragedy. With [...]

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) on May 16th 2011 at 2:31PM After over three decades of production, the big boxy Mercedes-Benz G-Class is not long for this world. (At least, not in three-door, short-wheelbase form.) But while a Final Edition is already being offered in Europe, you didn’t think that Mercedes would leave it down [...]

by Jeremy Korzeniewski An Aging SUV Stalwart Sizes Up Its Crossover Competition Would you describe yourself as an optimist? Someone who can always find the good in something that others fail to see? It’s an admirable quality, and one we’re going to try and keep in mind while putting down our thoughts on the 2011 [...]

We’re about to witness the first-ever mass-production diesel hybrid in this summer’s Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 crossover; this sort of powertrain has had engineers and many consumers drooling for a few years. The miles-per-gallon possibilities and environmental benefits are fascinating right away. All that has held them at bay was the expense of development and production, [...]

BMW’s X3 and X5 crossovers have been successful at establishing a strong position in the luxury SUV segment. BMW’s X6 and 5-Series Gran Turismo, on the other hand, haven’t done quite as well. The smallest of the X crossovers, the X1, went into production for European sale in October 2009 at the company’s Leipzig assembly [...]

The big German luxury automakers all have a high-end super-luxury brand to compete. BMW has Bentley and Volkswagen’s entry is Rolls-Royce. The two got a hold of these brands after a bidding war – for years Rolls-Royce and Bentley have been under the same roof. Mercedes-Benz’ entry into the segment is the Maybach, introduced over [...]

This year’s Super Bowl XLV is set for February 6, 2011, to be held at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. You know what that means don’t you? Why, a whole bunch of new car commercials floating around, of course. With everyone glued to televisions, automakers often unleash a significant amount of money purchasing spots [...]

Volkswagen Scirocco R – Whenever anyone brings up the Scirocco, we still can’t help but wince a bit at the fact that the United States was snubbed from the car’s second coming. Apparently we’re not alone. According to USA Today, Volkswagen America head honcho Jonathan Browning wouldn’t mind seeing the low-slung three-door on our shores, [...]