Exotic Cars

Affalterbach -- In the German Touring Car Championships (DTM) the new AMG C-Class ensures exciting motor racing at the highest level, and now its road-going sister model is celebrating its debut: the new C63 AMG.Its AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine develops a peak output of 451-hp and a maximum torque of ...    Read more

Happy birthday! The original 1968 Shelby Cobra GT500KR is celebrating its 40th anniversary and to honor the occasion, Ford Motor Co. and tuner company Shelby will again partner for the limited production of the 2008 Shelby GT500KR. The new Shelby will follow in the tradition of the original Shelby muscle ...    Read more

Ferrari! With such a hot name, Ferrari Motors licenses it out on all sorts of products and attractions. The latest? A GPS device ("navigation system" to y'all that make less than $100k a year).The Ferrari GPS system will feature a 2.8-inch screen, ALK CoPilot v6.0 navigation software, a built-in multimedia ...    Read more

What is the best valued luxury car? The fact that the classification is "Luxury" may make some people say, "How can you equate value with luxury? Value doesn't mean much if one is willing to spend a luxury price for a car."Others say value means a lot no matter the ...    Read more

DEARBORN, Mich., June 13, 2007 -- The magic duo of Ford Mustang and Carroll Shelby bring open-air excitement to the road for the 2008 model year as the Ford Shelby GT returns with a new convertible body style and a new standard color combination.Like all Shelby Mustang models, production will ...    Read more

Can you imagine being able to buy a car using a credit card? It just may be possible. The Los Angeles Times reports that Indian auto maker Tata will be releasing the world's most least expensive car by the third quarter of 2008. The four-door car will have ...    Read more

Fiat has a pretty good history in the United States. Some of us old enough to recall have fond memories of the first Fiat to come to these shores in the '50s, the Fiat 500. We thought it was a cool-looking car back then. Course, we were like, more than ...    Read more

Since its launch at the Geneva Salon in March, the new Bentley Brooklands has captured the hearts of customers across the globe, with the first year's production of this hand-assembled, luxury coupe already sold out.Speaking at the recent opening of a new dealership in Istanbul, Turkey, Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen, Bentley's ...    Read more

Can you imagine any car achieving more than 72 mpg?Well, if BMW is not doing a little spinning, then expect the Mini Cooper D to reach those numbers. In fact, mileage will be 72.4mpg.This is possible, says BMW, because of improvements to the engine. According to ...    Read more

IRVINE, Calif. June 4, 2007 -- Jaguar's supercharged 420-horsepower XKR Convertible was voted number one in Kelley Blue Book's list of cars best-suited for road trips. Compiled by the road test editors of Kelley Blue Book, the XKR Convertible was short-listed against 10 other new vehicles and then surveyed ...    Read more

You don't always have to re-invent the wheel. All you need to do is add a refinement to make it better. Hybrid owners may be excited to hear that a company has developed a "solar roof" for their car that charges a supplemental battery that can be added to hybrids. ...    Read more

We know that there are people out there who love their cars. That is understandable when they own such luxury vehicles as Porsches, BMWs, Mercedes-Benz, et al. But do they love them enough to park them in the living room of their home?There is a developer in Singapore who thinks ...    Read more

The Japanese get the best toys! Hope Ford has access to this new engine as well as the chassis for its upcoming compact. HIROSHIMA, Japan-Mazda Motor Corporation has developed a new, naturally aspirated MZR 1.3L Miller-cycle engine, which will power the all-new Demio (known as the all-new Mazda2 ...    Read more

Those who dream of owning a MG roadster will soon have said dreams become a reality. The Agence France-Pressee (via the Globe and Mail ) reports that new MG-owner Nanjing Automobile Corp. re-opened the bankrupt British brand's plant at its Longbridge, England, home. Said Yu Jian Wei, CEO of ...    Read more

30.05.2007 -- The largest gathering of Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts ever, took place on Saturday at the Rolls Royce head office and manufacturing plant at Goodwood, West Sussex.More than 60 of the historic motor cars, built between 1907 and 1926, were displayed before they embarked on a 17-day, 2000-mile tour. The ...    Read more

The Humvee, the military's version of a Jeep during the 1990s and today, evolved into the HUMMER, the consumers' version of the ultimate SUV.Well, it seems that the Civil Defence of Dubai has evolved the Humvee/HUMMER once again, this time into a fire fighter. Desastres fires up (sorry ...    Read more

Luxury wheels at a sensible price? You can have your cake and eat it, too. Let's say you are the practical car-buyer in your household, the one who opts for the economical Elantra or the sensible Sentra. Your spouse, on the other hand, lusts after the more luxurious or sporty ...    Read more

It seems that the fuel cell cars are starting to come out of the engineer design rooms and rolling down the street. The latest to make the streets the next test track is Honda. The company's fuel-cell powered concept, the FCX, will be sold to consumers on a trial basis ...    Read more

We heard that we have one upset puppy in Dukes of Hazard star John Schneider. Schneider had purchased the famous "General Lee" after production of the show, The Dukes of Hazard, ended in the mid '80s, and used it in a movie he starred in called "Collier & Co. -- ...    Read more

We don't know about you, but we have fantasized more than once about winning a super lotto. And, the fantasy always evolves into what we would buy if we won the super lotto. While most people wish for a new house and a new car, etc., you can imagine what ...    Read more

Auburn Hills, Mich., May 8, 2007 - The newest Dodge brand vehicle will debut on the silver screen this summer in an action adventure movie with four superheroes who pilot this one-of-a-kind vehicle. Starting May 12, moviegoers across the country will be among the first to see this vehicle on ...    Read more

Turning a quick profit seems to be behind Investment Dar Company's involvement in the purchase of Aston Martin.The investment company, along with two other Kuwaiti companies, UK auto racing champion David Richards, and US banker John Sinders, purchased Aston Martin from Ford Motor Co.Now Investment Dar is looking to receive ...    Read more

You know, most of us--gasp!--didn't get masters degree in business, with even a few not even bother with college at all. But we all have enough common sense that you don't stop producing your best-selling product, no matter what the business.Well, If reports are correct, that's exactly what Jaguar intends ...    Read more

One thing about Chevrolet and its Corvette: the company is always doing things to make it better. The American tradition has gone through its regular mid-cycle enhancements and it is under the skin that the engineers concentrated on this time.Under the hood, the 2008 C6 has an improved drivetrain from ...    Read more

The Pontiac Solstice is about to get new clothes. Mallet Cars will be offering a custom kit for the roadster starting in October which it will debut at this year's SEMA Show. The kit, called the "Pitbull Package", is composed of six fiberglass pieces*. The parts widens the car by ...    Read more