Posts Tagged ‘1910’
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport WagonCadillac trotted out the 2010 CTS Sport Wagon here in Monterey and after seeing it in person, we're fans. It's edgy, smooth, finned (the roof rails) and sleek all in the right proportions. And for the States-siders, the 263 hp V......
Local Motors Rally Fighter concept
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
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 production. Just like a proper automaker, lots of words bloom on th......
Details emerge on Gullwing SLC, but no Mercedes badge?
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Fans of the classic Gullwing Mercedes 300 SL have been eagerly awaiting the new Gullwing SLC supercar, which Mercedes' tuning house AMG has been spied working on over the last year. But if emerging reports are to be believed, the SLC won't wear a Mercedes badge at all. The true successor to SLR McLa......
Ultimate Fiero resurrection: Lamborghini Reventon replica
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
What to do when you want the style of a Lamborghini without the obscene payment? Seek refuge in GM's stunted program of 1980s awesomeness, the Fiero, that's what. Armed with time and skill, a steel fabricator from Canada named Woody has done an incredible job transforming a $60 mid-engined Pontiac w......
Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz SLC gullwing supercar raises its door
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The facts surrounding the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz SLC supercar are scarce, but one thing's for sure: gull-wing doors are part of the package. So far, we've only seen spy shots of the SLC wearing body panels pilfered from other M-B products, along with one Viper-clad mule. But these newest images p......
Port Authority skittish over BMW Hydrogen 7
Friday, July 25th, 2008
Note to all you celebs and journos driving around in BMW Hydrogen 7s: be careful where you go in New York and New Jersey. While taking the uber-clean car for a joyride, The New York Times was informed it was not to drive through either the Lincoln or Holland Tunnels or on the lower level of the Geor......
Lumma releases teaser of CLR X650 BMW X6
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Opinions about the BMW X6 are split around the Autoblog virtual water cooler and this teaser from Lumma Design hasn't helped. The German tuning haus will be unveiling a production model of its CLR X 650 at the Paris Motor Show later this year, and much like the standard X6, you'll either love it or ......
VW design chief wants a return to ‘basics’
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
If you look back over the years, Volkswagens have been steadily marching toward the gaudy. We're not talking K.D.F Wagen amazingness, but chromey, buck-toothed, overwrought fussiness. Walter Da'Silva is out to change all that by realigning Volkswagen design with its past. That doesn't mean that ever......
Spy Shots: Baby Cayenne caught on ‘Ring!
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of Baby Cayenne spy shotsPorsche almost slid a fast one by spy photographers recently when it began testing a new baby Cayenne SUV prototype at the famed Nurburgring race track in Germany. The thing looks for all the world like an actual Cayenne SUV, but photographer......
Six Appeal: AC Schnitzer’s new 6-series mods includes diesel tuning
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 BMW 6-Series by AC SchnitzerAC Schnitzer revamped its offerings for the 2008 BMW 6-series and is including tweaks for the 635d model. The changes boost power from the stock oilburner's 286 hp and 428 lb.-ft. to 310 hp and 501 lb.-ft. of torque. Along with......