Archive: august 6, 2008

Shelby Distribution to offer aluminum-bodied Daytona Coupe

Shelby Distribution to offer aluminum-bodied Daytona Coupe

Filed under: Time Warp, Shelby
The Shelby Daytona Coupe is the embodiment of classic American motorsports. The only problem is that putting a genuine Daytona Coupe in the garage is nearly impossible. There are only a handful in the world, and the price tag would be in the millions of dollars (if you... Read more


Local Motors Rally Fighter concept

Local Motors Rally Fighter concept

Filed under: Concept Cars, Motorsports, Etc., Special/Limited Editions
We criticize the idea of design by committee when it comes from a major automaker, but Local Motors touts its open, inclusive process of collaboration as a deep strength. LM has decided to put Sangho Kim's Rally Fighter concept into... Read more


Volkswagen considers joining World Rally Championship

Volkswagen considers joining World Rally Championship

Filed under: Motorsports, Volkswagen
Click above for high-res gallery of the VW Scirocco GT24
Ever since 2006, when Peugeot, Skoda and Mitsubishi pulled their factory works teams out of the World Rally Championship, the WRC has been desperate to attract another major automaker back to reinvigorate the... Read more


2010 Pagani Zonda spied undisguised in America
Filed under: Spy Photos, Supercars
Following the previous shot alongside the Mercedes SL65 Black test mule in Colorado, the developmental next-generation Pagani Zonda has shown up again in the lenses of...
Spy Shots: Chevy Beat finally hits the road
Filed under: Spy Photos, Economy, Euro, Hatchbacks, Chevrolet
Testing of the Chevy Beat is officially underway, and our friends at NextAutos have procured the first set of spy shots. The camo'd mule i...
Endangered Species: Europe's sportscar makers worried about the future
Filed under: Sports/GTs, Euro, Government/Legal, Green, Supercars
With the European Union tightening restrictions on carbon emissions, danger has been spelled out in big bright letters for the sportscar...
Toyota reduces Japanese workforce by 800
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Lexus, Toyota
Sinking sales at its Lexus luxury division have prompted Toyota to lay off some 800 workers at a Japanese plant where certain Lexus models are assembled...
Saab 9-3X, 9-3 concept coming to Paris?
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Wagons/Estates, Euro, Paris Motor Show, Crossovers/CUVs, Saab
The Saab 9-3X will be a soft-roading version of the Swedish brand's bread-and-butter sedan and wagon, a.k.a. SportCombi...
Craig Jones: 1985-2008
Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Motorcycles
We're saddened to report the passing of 23 year-old motorcycle racer Craig Jones from Northwich, Cheshire. Jones was a seasoned rider, having been part of the...
BMW cancels plan for range-topping X7 SUV
Filed under: SUVs, Crossovers/CUVs, BMW
BMW's chief executive officer Norbert Reithofer has revealed that the company has axed plans to build a larger sport-ute to top the range currently inhabited by the...
Analyst: GM 'In a battle for their life'
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, GM, Earnings/Financials
According to the Center of Automotive Research (CAR), General Motors is the trauma patient with doctors gathered around the gurney giving their...
Chrysler Financial scores $24B line of credit
Filed under: Chrysler, LLC., Earnings/Financials
It's up and down, but nowhere near out for Chrysler, LLC. The Big Three's smallest sibling says that it's ahead of internal estimates and has posted earning...
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