Posts Tagged ‘german car’

Bugatti Veyron sales reach 220

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click image for a high-res gallery of the Bugatti Veyron Congratulations, and a toast with a pair of champagne glasses, to Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. for selling 220 of their ultra-exotic Veyron 16.4 models. With 132 examples sitting safely in customer garages worldwide (except for this one...doh!),......

Geneva ‘08 Preview: Zenz concept going for clean performance

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above for another angle of the Zenz conceptHere's another concept to add to the long list of four-wheeled flights of fancy we'll soon be covering in the land where hot cocoa runs free, i.e. Geneva. The Zenz is penned by Ralf Zenz, a German car designer who's all about marrying high-performance......

Spy Shots: 2010 VW Robust pickup

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Despite what the truck in these photos looks like, it is not a Toyota Hilux rebadged by Volkswagen. No, according to The Car Connection, it's a Toyota Hilux body atop Volkswagen's upcoming Robust pickup. And before you VW fans get too excited, it is not intended for sale in the States. But truck sho......

Audi Super Bowl ad puts “Old Luxury” on notice

Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Click image to see the Audi Super Bowl ad preview.Audi has posted a sneak preview of its Super Bowl spot. Fans of The Godfather will love it, and anyone even remotely aware of The Godfather's memorable scenes will get it. Whether it helps persuade luxury car buyers that the interlocking rings const......

Over 1/5th of Bugatti Veyrons are in Dubai

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
You'd think that owning a car as expensive and exclusive as the Bugatti Veyron would ensure that seeing another one in your neighborhood would be an unlikely event. And it probably is for most of the 125 customers who've taken delivery of the hyper-exotic to date around the world. Except if you live......

Audi’s version of the VW Passat CC, the A5 Sportback

Thursday, November 15th, 2007
From the moment the first Mercedes-Benz CLS four-door "coupe" was introduced to the public, other German luxury automakers hit the drafting board. According to the German auto experts at AutoBild, Audi is just over a year away from unleashing its own cleverly packaged sedan. The A5 Sportback would b......

Private Dancer: Tina Turner’s Mercedes-powered Lambo LM002

Sunday, November 11th, 2007
Tina Turner is one of the most successful performing and recording artists of all time. She's won eight Grammies, hit the Billboard Top 10 seven times and sold more concert tickets than any other solo performer in history. Unfortunately she never learned how to drive stick, but having sold over 180 ......

Mind the Gap: VW planning another sedan to slot in between Passat CC and Phaeton

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
click above image to view more pics of the Passat CC in high-res Remember when Volkswagen launched the Phaeton, and everyone was like, What the heck are they thinking? Yeah, that was awesome. But it left a huge gaping hole in Volkswagen's product line-up between the Passat and the Phaeton. Wolfsburg......

VIDEO: Drifting a Porsche Carrera GT in the Alps

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
click above to view video Drifting a supercar takes a certain amount of fortitude in the trouser department. All the more so on narrow mountain roads. And even more so when the car you're drifting is the Porsche Carrera GT, which aside from being worth a good half-a-mill easy, is also reputed to be......

Practical Joke of the Day: VW Touareg Cabrio

Monday, October 15th, 2007
Click image for photo galleryDecember 28 is the "día de los Inocentes" in Spain, which is basically equivalent to our April Fool's Day. Bogus media stories are part of the fun, and it looks like businesses get in on the action, too. Case in point: Volkswagen.If you visit VW Spain's website today, y......