Entries Tagged as 'News'

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Spy Shots: 2009 Mercedes CLK Cabrio

Filed under: Spy Photos, Convertibles, Coupes, Mercedes-Benz
The next CLK Cabriolet — or E-Class Coupe Cabriolet depending on Mercedes’ choice of nomenclature — is out and about, wearing lots of camouflage. While this rendering looks like it could still be pretty accurate, the front fog lights have given way to LED’s, which are lit in this […]

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe

Nissan released its first images of the 370Z. The car will be debuted at Los Angeles Auto Show.
This is the most important revise to Z-car line as it was re-launched in 2002 as the 2003 model.

The upgraded engine of the car will be powered by the 3.7L edition of Nissan VQ 6-cylinder (presently used […]

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Techart GTstreet R

Techart has done best again and presented a tuned package of the 997 Porsche 911 Turbo, increasing output of a twin-turbo flat six to 660 horsepower (485 kW) and 634 lbft (860 Nm) of the torque.

The revised intercoolers, double new turbos, bigger carbon fiber inlet pipes and fresh exhaust mated to improved manifold, all […]

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Lamborghini Super Trofeo stars in one-make race series

Filed under: Motorsports, Sports/GTs, Euro, Supercars, Lamborghini

Click above for a gallery of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo racer
Ferrari does it. Porsche does it. And now, Lamborghini is going to do it, too. “It” is a single-make race series, and Lambo’s will showcase a competition-spec Gallardo LP560-4 dubbed the Super Trofeo. Each race will feature 30 of […]

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Ode to the 2005-2009 Ford Mustang

Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Ford

It is one of the most loved and hated cars on Autoblog.com - the Ford Mustang, particularly the latest generation produced from 2005-2009 known as the S197. Its proponents rave about its bang for the buck and handsome retro looks, while retractors nag about the ancient solid rear axle and cheap […]

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

SEMA Preview: Flightlink bringing Volt-like F-150 series hybrid with in-wheel motors

Filed under: Concept Cars, SEMA, Trucks/Pickups, Green, Ford

Ford and PML Flightlink — the same company that created the Volvo ReCharge concept — will be showing off a plug-in hybrid electric F-150 pickup truck at the upcoming SEMA show in Las Vegas. Like the ReCharge, the F-150 will be a series hybrid, so the truck should […]

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

BMW to sell engines to Mercedes, others

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, BMW, Mercedes-Benz

BMW, the Munich-based German automaker, is reportedly in discussion with other automakers — rivals in some cases — to sell their engines and transmissions. Klaus Draeger, BMW’s head of development, told Auto Motor und Sport that the automaker is in advanced talks with Mercedes-Benz about licensing engines to its Stuttgart-based competitor.
Specifics […]

Friday, October 24th, 2008

ABT wraps Audi R8 and Q7 in carbon fiber-look vinyl, Alero is next

Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Audi

Click above for a high-res gallery of ABT’s line of wraps
Last month, Autoblog’s long-term fleet (AKA our daily drivers) grew by one when we picked up a thoroughly reworked, late-model German sedan. It’s a masterpiece of modern engineering, complete with the amenities our spouses have we’ve grown accustomed to (heated seats) […]

Friday, October 24th, 2008

BMW wants to help develop open-source in-vehicle platform

Filed under: Gadgets, Tech, BMW
Automakers have been adding electronic gizmos to vehicles for decades, and operating systems have been developed to allow each system communicate with one another. The OSs are different from one brand to the next, but BMW wants to help develop a system using an open-source Linux platform it’s helping to create […]

Friday, October 24th, 2008

2010 Lexus RX coming to LA Auto Show

Filed under: LA Auto Show, Spy Photos, Crossovers/CUVs, Lexus, Toyota

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lexus LF-xh concept
The Lexus RX is one of the most successful luxury crossovers of the past decade, with sales doubling or even tripling that of its competition. Remarkably, the RX has achieved its considerable success without a major […]