One of the funkiest, coolest, and most original interiors in the automotive industry…made by SPYKER
saab is on fire.
not in a good way. in a bad way.
Koeniggsegg announced today that they are NOT going to purchase Saab….those supercar making bastards have changed their mind—–AGAIN.
So SAAB is really on it’s last life now. Will it burn and fade away like Pontiac and Saturn? Is there something else that’s gonna save it?
VOLKSWAGEN? Imagine that.
BMW 5-series generations.
I can’t really be arsed to write about the current leakage of photos regarding the ‘NEW” BMW 5-Series…..because it’s boring.
What I do know, is that previous generations of 5-series have NOT been boring. My absolute favourites are the first 2 (E12 and E28). Thus the most exciting part of the press release is actually the photo of ALL the 5-series generations together! Good wallpaper for you cuckoo 5-series fans.
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1962 BMW 700 assembly line. I wonder what that guy is writing….
Cadillac finally goes weird and interesting.
The last TRULY interesting design that Cadillac made was in the shape of those bizarre and strange early 1980s Sevilles. I know, because my father had one back in the day. PINK with dark red velvet. Oh the horrors of pure luxury….but i loved that car when i was a kid. Mainly because it had so many cool digital things on the inside.
The CTS-V is fast…blah blah blah blah…but super boring. I guess that was the point. but THIS! it actually looks interesting, and they’re calling it the CTS Coupe.
from Motor Authority:
At launch, the CTS Coupe will only be available with GM’s 3.6-liter direct injected V-6, which is good for 304 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque and an EPA-estimated fuel economy of up to 27 mpg on the highway and 25 mpg in the city. A 6-speed manual transmission comes fitted as standard, while a 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters for pseudo manual control is offered as an option.
LINK FOR MORE INFO:
http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1038841_2011-cadillac-cts-coupe-preview
editorial: Honda, Toyota & the US market.
How Honda and Toyota took over the U.S. market.
In the past fifty years, the US auto market has declined tremendously. With the recent bankruptcy and unsteady industry forecasts, Americans feel uneasy giving their hard earned money to a faltering establishment. As a result, foreign auto makers like Honda and Toyota are capitalizing on the prospect, raking in all of the U.S. auto business. In addition, Honda and Toyota continue to break the barrier of new technologies which astound the industry time and time again.
Honda has enjoyed much success in the U.S. auto markets. With the introduction of the Civic in 1975, Honda’s popularity rose with each passing year. The new, lighter Honda Civic rivaled its U.S. competition with its low weight and small exterior. Furthermore, the EPA, in order to reduce emissions, required the addition of expensive catalytic converters in all cars manufactured for the United States auto industry. As a result, sticker prices rose while consumer demand plummeted.
As American auto makers rebuilt their exhaust systems, Honda busied themselves with the creation of the new CVCC stratified charge engine. Cars built with these new engines passed the required emissions tests without the need for expensive catalytic converters. This charge engine technology burst onto the scene with the 1975 Honda Civic, a car met with extreme consumer demand. With the rising costs of gas and auto insurance, Americans turned their focus to the Japanese auto maker to save money.
VW buys out Karmann & plans new car.
Karmann was of course made famous by the strange and interesting Karmann Ghia, which used Beetle underpinnings with a much prettier and more interesting body shell to create something interesting with. Of course the company went on to build other cars with VW, and with other companies (Let’s try to forget that Karmann built the Chrysler Crossfire convertibles…which were truly terrible).
The company went bust recently, and now VW has announced that they will be buying all of the assets, and also will plan to build a ‘new’ car using their facilities. Maybe they’ll bring back a ‘modern’ Karmann Ghia? That would be damn interesting. Most likely suspect is the upcoming Bluesport roadster.
Full article here from Motor Authority:
http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1038753_vw-announces-plan-to-buy-karmanns-assets-build-new-car
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Lamborghini Espada interior.
Jerry Seinfeld on Porsches.
Hearing this makes me wanna drop whatever i’m doing, and go buy a Porsche. Very cool.
thanks to superb Collas Verglas Blog for the heads up!
Porsche silhouettes.
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Future Honda S2000?
The Honda S2000 is dead. I’ve got a sneaking feeling that it WILL be back quite shortly, in altered and new form of course. These are some interesting renderings from Grid/3dLuvr about a possible idea. Note that they have a striking similarity to the outgoing model, however it’s all tweaked up with added styling cues. Reminds me alog of the MB Gullwing that was debut’d recently…
more info here: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/05/honda-s2000-coupe-independent-concept.html
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One of THE most beautiful Grand Prix cars, the 1950-51 Talbot Lago T26c
(click fotos 2 times to get hi-res)
the resurrection of De Tomaso!
Autoweek is reporting that a 79 year-old former FIAT executive named Gian Mario Rossignolo is plotting to bring back the legendary De Tomaso name. Apparently he purchased the rights to the name from a bankruptcy court in Italy recently.
The launch lineup will consist of a crossover (????), a luxury sedan, and a coupe starting in 2011. Yeah, it doesn’t sound all that promising by words, but here’s hoping they ditch the sedan and crossover idea and concentrate on coming up with a cool sports car for consumption.
full article: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091119/CARNEWS/911199992
Porsche 550 on the wall.
What do you do when you have too many Porsches? Hang it up on the wall of course. I’m not quite sure what to think of it…a bit flaky, overall.
LINK TO FULL ARTICLE: http://www.miamiherald.com/living/top-stories/story/1333079.html#/living/top-stories/v-flash_gallery/story/1333079.xml
wheeler dealers: BMW E30 325i Touring
After Top Gear, one of my favourite automotive shows is Wheeler Dealers. Broadcasted out of the UK (as expected), it starts Mike Brewer and his trusty mechanic Ed. They buy cars cheap, do some work on em, fix em up, and try to sell em for a proflit. They pick up some pretty great stuff. Makes me jealous of the UK used market!
In this episode, they get the rare-in-the-USA BMW E30 Touring for 900 quid!
(PARTS 1 through 5).
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What a weird photo. 1972 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV.
which porsche makes which sound?
Porsche is running a contest on their website to see if people can tell which Porsche makes which exhaust note. Can you tell? The winner gets to participate in a Porsche Evolution driving event! So go try it now!
http://www.porsche.com/microsite/evolution-911-competition/silverstone.aspx
foto of the day. 11142009.
FANGIO. in his W196-R.
art of the day.
from our good mate and very talented Rob Ijbema. You can find a whole lotta work by him at:
http://car-a-day.blogspot.com/
click on foto 2 times to get HI-RES version (wallpaper worthy…really)
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