Posts Tagged ‘speculation’
The design of a Rolls-Royce is so iconic that it's not terribly difficult to imagine what the luxury brand's next model, a smaller sedan priced well below the Rolls-Royce Phantom, Phantom Drophead and Phantom Coupe, will look like. CAR Magazine, however, has enough Photoshop skills to transform an o......
Don’t call it “Dino”: Ferrari bringing new model to Paris
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Ferrari officials have supposedly confirmed that their new mini-model is coming to the Paris Motor Show this fall and in keeping with the company line, it won't be sporting a "Dino" badge when it's unveiled.We've seen more camo-clad spy shots of the new model undergoing testing in recent months and ......
Top Gear renders the Focus RS
Friday, March 14th, 2008
The arrival of the production version of the Focus RS won't be happening until 2009, but during the London Motor Show in July, we'll get our first glimpse of Ford's newest road rocket. Top Gear conjured up some unofficial renderings of what the new RS would look like based on the teaser image that w......
Ghosn dismisses GT-R sedan, Q45 successor likely
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Ghosn recently told reporters at the Geneva Motor Show that the idea of a four-door super sports sedan based on the Nissan GT-R is "online blog speculation". Uh, you talking to me? Of course it's speculation, but we're from America and if two doors is good then four must certainly be better, right? ......
Paris ‘08 Preview: New small Ferrari F149 to debut?
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
As Ferraris have achieved progressively higher performance, the automotive world has been rife with speculation about a new, smaller model from Maranello. All the while, Ferrari has continuously thrown cold water on the idea, saying that such a new model would push production volumes beyond where th......
Rendered Speculation: 2010 Fiat Panda may take retro cues from 500
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click to view more of the rendered 2010 Fiat Panda in high resolution
The Fiat Panda has been on the market in its current form since 2003, making it a likely candidate for replacement in the next couple of years. The miniscule five-door hatch was a big success contributing to Fiat's revival, winnin......
Bunk! Nissan won’t be unveiling a GT-R V-Spec in Geneva
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
click above for a high-res gallery of the Nissan GT-R.Contrary to a few reports that began surfacing around the web this morning, Nissan will not be showing off a hopped-up version of the GT-R at the Geneva Motor Show next week. With all the spy shots, general speculation and history of the GT-R bad......
160-hp Fiat 500 Abarth SS to follow in November
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click either image to view in high-res gallery
You have to admire Fiat's spunky rejuvenated Abarth division. Its first model is barely on the market yet, its second model is about to be unveiled, and it's already taking on challengers and shouting "What's next?" At a media preview for the new 500 Ab......
Rumormill: McLaren boss Ron Dennis fired
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
If you thought rumors spread fast among automotive news sites, that's nothing compared to the speculation that spreads like wildfire around racing paddocks. The latest reports suggest that Ron Dennis, who has successfully directed the McLaren F1 team to seven constructors' titles and nine drivers' c......
Hinting a Geneva Preview? VW launches Scirocco minisite
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click image for a high-res gallery of the VW IROC conceptLast May, we said the Scirocco may be U.S.-bound. At the time, it was AutoWeek who seemed to think the then-distant 2008 Geneva Motor Show would be an appropriate venue for Volkswagen to make the announcement. Well, it has been nine months, an......