Posts Tagged ‘Automaker’

  • It’s good to be the King: Juan Carlos of Spain parks a tuned Audi RS6 in his fleet
    Wouldn’t it be nice to select cars from an automaker’s fleet the way you select lobsters from a tank?  Some, like King Juan Carlos of Spain, can do exactly that, and this is his latest lobster: a blackout-remixed Audi RS6 sedan. About the only things not given the midnight treatment are the headlights, taillights, and signal indicators on the mirrors. Even...
    by admin at January 23rd, 2010 at 02:01 pm
  • Mahindra looks to import Scorpio SUV by end of 2010
    Mahindra has had its fair share of issues and delays in bringing its TR20 and TR40 diesel-powered compact pickup trucks to market here in the United States, but it seems that experience hasn’t turned the Indian automaker off from a planned launch of its Scorpio SUV in America by the end of this year. Considering the short timetable, we would imagine the U.S.-bound...
    by admin at January 19th, 2010 at 02:01 pm
  • Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni gets its launch on
    Autoblog friend David Kaiser, the same man who brought us images of the Tramontana F1 in full jet fighter camouflage regalia, has struck again with stunning pictures from Lamborghini’s launch of the Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni in Zürich, Switzerland. According to Kaiser, this was the third stop of the car’s initial European tour following appearances...
    by admin at January 15th, 2010 at 11:01 am
  • Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SL gets some SLS-inspired rhinoplasty
    On the opening day of the Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled a carbonite sculpture depicting its future design direction, featuring two major elements set to infect the rest of the automaker’s line up. The first is the massive SLS AMG-inspired fascia with its Flava-Flav-sized three-pointed sta,r and the second was a set of exaggerated rear fenders pulled...
    by admin at January 14th, 2010 at 04:01 pm
  • General Motors working on diesel hybrids
    If you want to maximize you fuel efficiency in the city, your best bet is probably a hybrid. On the flip side of the coin, if you do most of your driving on the open road, diesel engines tend to be much more economical than their gasoline-powered siblings. What if you could combine the two, though, and end up with the best of both worlds? While it would hardly be the...
    by admin at January 6th, 2010 at 04:01 am
  • Porsche hybrid to campaign at 24 hours of Nürburgring
    If a report from Autosport Japan is to be believed, Porsche could be readying a hybrid version of its 911 GT3 for this May’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring race. With a gas-electric Cayenne on the way next year and a Panamera hybrid in development, the rumor of a race-spec hybrid doesn’t seem that far-fetched considering Porsche’s proclivity for migrating...
    by admin at January 4th, 2010 at 04:01 am