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| GM to sell cars on eBay |
 | GM announced its plans to go online with their marketing and the fact that it takes into consideration selling cars on eBay. According to a recent rumor the U.S. auto giant has currently opened talks with eBay regarding the feasibility of the project.
GM big boss Fritz Henderson said customers will... More » |
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| Video: Cars meets Tokyo Drift |
 | In this video Disney and Pixar are sending the heroes from the Cars movie to Tokyo in a Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift parody. The clip features Mater, the tow truck, who gets some Import modifications and starts racing in Tokyo to become King of all Drifters.
The Cars 2 movie is still under development... More » |
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| BMW Art Cars |
 | The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents four BMW Art Cars designed by Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition opens today and will be there until February 24.
The BMW Art Cars are part of a project originally conceived by the French racecar... More » |
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| Cars on ice fun video |
 | Winter is a nice season, with snow and ice, but cars and ice don't actually get along very well. This fun clip shows a number of unlucky drivers who try to get up a frozen hill, just to find out why snow chains are a good idea in winter. They slide down the hill forwards, backwards, sideways and just... More » |
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| Unique custom cars at RM Auctions |
 | RM Auctions will present at the Automobiles of London event on October 29th a unique set of custom cars. Some of the starts of the show will include models made by Andy Saunders: the 1983 Citroen 2CV6 Picasso Citroen, the 1989 Fiat 126 Flat Out and the 1961 Mini HaHa.
Also on auction will be the 1983... More » |
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| Liberty Electric Cars Predicts End of Internal Combustion Engine |
 | At this year's AAE2008 (Advanced Automotive Electronics) conference Barry Shrier, CEO of Liberty Electric Cars predicts the end of the internal combustion engine and the dawn of the electric car industry. Liberty Electric Cars, is a company that invested 30 million pounds to re-engineer luxury and 4x4... More » |
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| 50 Million Peugeot Cars Produced |
 | The French manufacturer announced today that it has reached a new production milestone - 50 million Peugeot cars produced since 1891. The 50 millionth Peugeot is a 308 SW and was produced at the Sochaux plant in France in June 2008.
Peugeot has 24 worldwide production sites and sold until now 160... More » |
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| Cars comes to Britain |
 | Disney/Pixar's World Of Cars will have its UK debut at this year's British International Motor Show. Life-size versions of the characters from Disney/Pixar's Cars movie, including Lightning McQueen and Sally will be on display in the London’s Docklands area.
The life-size versions of the characters... More » |
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| Americans Choose Greener Cars |
 | A recent study conducted by Challenge X and sponsored by GM and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows that almost 8 in 10 Americans choose greener cars before ones that are more beautiful. The study also shows that more than 1 in 3 Americans would by a hybrid if gas prices rose to $4 a gallon.
Another... More » |
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| Ford Blue Box On All 2008 NHRA Nitro Cars |
 | Ford announced that the Ford Blue Box crash sensors will be mandatory on all 2008 NHRA Nitro Cars (Funny Car and Top Fuel race cars). Dan Davis, director of Ford Racing Technology said: "We're supplying Blue Boxes – at no cost – for all nitro cars for next year. It’s the right thing to do for the sport... More » |
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| 2008 PLAYBOY Hottest Cars |
 | Playboy magazine has chosen its best cars for the next year and the Audi R8 won the spot of the hottest car for 2008. If Mr. Hefner says the R8 is hot, it has to be.
Playboy hottest car for 2008 winners are:
PLAYBOY'S 2008 CAR OF THE YEAR: Audi R8
This mid engine sexpot boasts a 420 bhp, 4.2-liter... More » |
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| European Ban on Supercars |
 | The European Parliament is discussing a possible ban on performance cars by the year 2013. The goal is top reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. The ban proposal came from the British Liberal Democrat Chris Davies. His argument was that using above 130km/h cars on European roads is a nonsense because this... More » |
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| 2007 Umea Institute of Design Degree Show |
 | Masters students at Umea University Institute of Design exhibited their final projects at their annual Degree Exhibition in early June.
The Citroen C-Vitesse by Sten Haggblom is designed in collaboration with Citron Design. The idea behind this design is that the car consists of 4 basic parts and... More » |
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| Forbes Hottest Sports Cars for 2007 |
 | The new sports cars of 2007 price ranges from $22,000 roadsters (Saturn Sky) to six figures Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano.
Forbes released its "Hottest Sports Cars for 2007" top.
And here is the top:
1. Bentley Continental GTC
2. BMW Z4 Coupe
3. BMW Z4 M Coupe
4. Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
5. Jaguar... More » |
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| Riley Sports Cars |
 | Riley Sports Cars reborn?
PistonHeads breaks a story today that William Riley has the full intention of reviving the Riley brand, which has been dormant since 1969.
According to a recent story in the Blackpool gazette, the Riley Sports Cars project headed by William Riley is about to sign a deal... More » |
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| 2007 New York Auto Show Concept cars list |
 | HONDA ACCORD COUPE
The Accord Coupe Concept demonstrates the styling direction for the upcoming, eighth-generation Accord. A more powerful and lower-emissions V6 engine will provide higher fuel efficiency with the incorporation of Honda’s next-generation Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology.... More » |
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