Just like almost every other auto manufacturer in the world, Mercedes-Benz understands the crucial transition to going small. While the luxury aspect of the brand continues to grow larger and larger, new segments are opening up below the expanding waistlines that offer Benz a chance at a new market. It was such a world that [...]
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Apr
Benz latest small car entry leaks before Shanghai Motor Show
7
Mar
Another exotic ride debuts at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show
Remember the Aspid GT-21 Invictus 450-HP Supercar? Well Aspid’s not the only Spanish supercar builder alive and kicking as Spania demonstrated at the Geneva Motor Show this year. The Iberian automaker unveiled its 900-horsepower GTA Spano, a heavily carbon fiber filled beast aiming its twin-turbocharged 8.4-liter V10 at the likes of the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren [...]
7
Mar
Turbocharged 4-cylinder RWD sports car with 240 hps
While wandering the cavernous halls of the Geneva Automotive Salon this week of course we were wowed by the obvious choices — like the over-the-top-but-gorgeous Ferrari LaFerrari, as well as the over-the-top-but-repulsive Lamborghini Veneno — but for personal reasons we were most excited about the Alfa Romeo stand. Long time Alfa aficionados, the reason we were [...]
19
Feb
6.0-litre twin turbo W12 offers 616 bhp & 200 mph top speed
After holding its final design under wraps since the first teaser pics were revealed last week, images of Bentley’s new Flying Spur were released today ahead of its global premier March 5 at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. With really only Rolls-Royce hovering in its stratosphere (with possibly Aston Martin hanging around in the peripherals), Bentley [...]
11
Feb
One of the most iconic car lines ever marks its half century
Porsche’s 911 is one of the longest continually running car models, and is without a doubt one of the most iconic bloodlines in the history of the automobile. The mid-engined sports car was originally unveiled in Frankfurt as the 901 at the 1963 IAA International Automotive Show, and was hitting public roads as early as the [...]
15
Jan
The Four Rings teams its 4-door looker with firepower to match
Audi has many beautiful vehicles in its line-up, frankly there are few (if any) automakers out there who can compete with the Four Rings on a strictly aesthetic level. And one of their best looking vehicles, the A7 sportback, is getting the RS overhaul for 2014 — something Benz’s CLS63 and BMW’s M6 are probably [...]
6
Dec
Dirtybird Records inspires a worldwide crew of motley dancers
A new crowd-sourced video from Kry Wolf & Claude VonStroke for their infinitely danceable “Turbosteppa” track. The Dirtybird Records duo inspire a worldwide crew of motley dancers to break it down on top of the ever bouncy bassline of their collaboration, everyone from green men to tropical birds to bipedal dogs. Can’t get enough yourself? [...]
12
Oct
Italian automaker returns after a half-century of silence
Defunct for over a half century, Italian coachbuilder Ermini Automobili Italia returns with a tiny, ridiculously lightweight roadster with only the joy of driving on its mind. The 686 Seiottosei is called so because it weighs in at a feather-light 686 kgs (1,512 lbs) — about the mass of the Bentley GT’s hood. This levity is [...]
