Posts Tagged ‘exhibitions’

Spy Shots: Ferrari 599 GTS roadster

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Ferrari seem to content with cutting the roof off of everything these days. The F430 Spider remains the company's hottest-selling model, with the new California on the way. A roadster version of the 430 Scuderia is anticipated to make its debut at Mugello in November, and now spy shots have surfaced......

Speculation Rendered Closer: Alfa Romeo 149/Giulia

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
European customers have been eagerly anticipating the replacement for the aging Alfa Romeo 147. Tentatively referred to as the 149, the new five-door hatchback, tipped to receive a new nameplate outside the three-digit numeric designation, will be positioned slightly above the three-door MiTo hatch.......

Aston Martin to revive Lagonda with new concept at Geneva ‘09

Monday, September 1st, 2008
Lagonda is set to celebrate its 100th anniversary next year. But while enthusiasts are bound to celebrate by recalling Lagondas of yore, Aston Martin plans to give us all something more tangible to commemorate by reviving the long-dormant marque. (Truth be told, having been founded in 1906, Lagonda ......

Aston Martin to revive Lagonda with new concept in Geneva ‘09

Monday, September 1st, 2008
Lagonda is set to celebrate its 100th anniversary next year. But while enthusiasts are bound to celebrate by recalling Lagondas of yore, Aston Martin plans to give us all something more tangible to commemorate by reviving the long-dormant marque. (Truth be told, having been founded in 1906, Lagonda ......

Gulf Partner: Renault’s Persian-market, Maxima-based Safrane

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Click above to view the Renault Safrane in high resolution The Persian Gulf is fast becoming a demanding market for luxury automobiles. So demanding, in fact, that some automakers have begun creating special models just for consumption there. Just days ago we brought you news that Rolls-Royce, havin......

HUMMER shows off ‘09 H2 “Black Chrome” Edition

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the H2 "Black Chrome" EditionHUMMER is having a bad year. Year-to-date sales are down 43% versus '07, and last month saw the iconic off-road nameplate take a 61% drop compared to July '07. High fuel prices have massacred truck and SUV sales in general, and HUMMER ......

Poor sales mean Alfa 159 replacement coming soon with U.S. in sight

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Click to view the Alfa 159 in hi-res from Geneva '08 The Alfa Romeo 159 may be one of the most beautiful sedans on the market, but that hasn't been enough to make the model a sales success. As we learned after driving the new MiTo, Alfa isn't satisfied any longer to glide by on its name and looks al......

Rendered Speculation: 2011 Alfa Romeo Giulia to replace 159

Friday, August 8th, 2008
Alfa Romeo's marketing people have been bouncing around the idea of ditching the current three-digit numbering system and proceeding with a nameplate nomenclature. The shift – already in place on some models and not on others – could increase the appeal of certain models even more, while helping......

Wanna buy a Packard, or rather the Packard?

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Click above for more pics of the Packard prototypeThere's plenty of pain and anguish surrounding the flameout of the Packard nameplate in the late 1950s. Had things transpired differently, the storied marque might still be around producing the luxurious and meticulously engineered super high quality......

Design student dreams up a Datsun revival

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Ever since the Datsun nameplate gave way to Nissan, some fans have wanted it back. The "Nissan 510" just doesn't have the same ring. Design student Benjamin Nawka agrees, and as his thesis project at Pforzheim University in Germany, he created the Datsun XLink as a way to fulfill unrequited Datsun-l......