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Saab Product Plans for 2010 and Beyond – Car News
Saab Product Plans for 2010 and Beyond – Car News
By now, you’ve probably heard that, following years of careless stewardship at the hands of a neglectful American foster family, the quirky Saab brand has been adopted by Dutch supercar builder Spyker . But if trouble-prone Saab is to be healthy, its future offerings need to quickly get competitive...
New Saab 9-3 by 2012
New Saab 9-3 by 2012
Saab fans should be ecstatic that their favorite brand didn’t just go flatline for eternity. With Spyker taking control of the brand, there’s a whole new future for Saab and we can all just hope they don’t mess things up. Saab Spyker will be launching an all-new 9-3 in 2012 as part...
Renderings: 2012 BMW M5 by InsideLine
Renderings: 2012 BMW M5 by InsideLine
With a year left before its official unveiling at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, the new BMW M5 rendering games continue and it will most likely keep going for a few more months. This time, the fellows over at InsideLine took a shot at visually designing the F10 BMW M5. The results are a bit less aggressive...
VW’s 2.0L TDI Engine Named a 2010 “Ward’s 10 Best Engines”
VW’s 2.0L TDI Engine Named a 2010 “Ward’s 10 Best Engines”
At last month’s Detroit Auto Show, Ward’s Automotive Group named Volkswagen’s 2.0L TDI Clean Diesel engine one of their “10 best” for 2010. The 2.0-liter TDI engine is now featured in the Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen, as well as the 2010 Golf. The engine complies with...
Pedestrian protection: BMW X1 first, ahead of the Audi Q5
Pedestrian protection: BMW X1 first, ahead of the Audi Q5
While the German ADAC office (the German equivalent of AAA) didn’t take an official position, the colleagues from OEAMTC Austria concluded a comparison test in Pedestrian Safety by using as a reference mid-size and compact SUVs. The new BMW X1 comes at the top of this test and OEAMTC expert Max...
Improved Timelapse BumperCam Proves Reliable, Still Getting Good Race Photos [How To]
Improved Timelapse BumperCam Proves Reliable, Still Getting Good Race Photos [How To]
The first BumperCam , an ancient Kodak bolted to the rear bumper of a LeMons Volvo, took good photos but its large size made it vulnerable to crash damage. Not so with BumperCam II, survivor of three punishing races! After BumperCam I got knocked into the weeds at Buttonwillow, I started researching...
BMW City and a mini BMW: Competition for Mercedes A-Class and Audi A1
BMW City and a mini BMW: Competition for Mercedes A-Class and Audi A1
Ready for another rumor? German magazine Auto Motor und Sport reports that in 2014 BMW will be pushing out two models under the BMW 1 Series. One of them will be a “Mini BMW” vehicle, advertised as a small premium car that will be powered by 3-cylinder engines and hybrid drivetrains. The...
Definitive Video Proof Women Care How Big It Is [LOLCars]
The Austrian Army knows what women want: big, robust manly things that many of them can fit into at once. Turns out, that’s the exact opposite of an Audi R8 . Here’s an rough translation: Audi Driver: Hey Girls, wanna go for a spin in my fast ride? Girls: ehh not sure, there’s not...
Keep Your Damn iPad Out Of My Car [Rants]
Keep Your Damn iPad Out Of My Car [Rants]
Even the best factory infotainment system is a heavy piece of techno-vanilla designed to inflate a car’s sticker price and already bloated waistline. I look forward to the day we’ll replace it with something better. Sadly, the iPad isn’t it. The concept of being able to swap in your...
VW Teases Possibly Hilarious, Nazi-Free Super Bowl Commercial [Super Bowl Ad Watch]
VW’s new Super Bowl ad campaign involves Tracy Jordan , a profane old man, and the game Punch Buggy . And unlike Audi’s Super Bowl ad this one should be Nazi-less. [ VW via Wired:Autopia ] Read the original: VW Teases Possibly Hilarious, Nazi-Free Super Bowl Commercial [Super Bowl Ad Watch]...
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