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BMW 2002 Hommage Concept: Mixing Past And Future

In 1966, BMW debuted its 02 Series, a sleek-looking coupe featuring impressive handling. Among the offered versions was the 2002, the brand's first turbocharged vehicle. To mark the 50th anniversary of this important event, BMW showed up to the Concorso D'Eleganza Villa d'Este with a big surprise: the car you …May 24, 2016

Volvo compact concepts riding on all-new global architecture

Volvo has unveiled a pair of concepts that ride on a new compact architecture it plans to roll out with gasoline, hybrid and battery electric drivetrains. The new 40 series concepts "demonstrate for the first time how Volvo plans to expand into the large and lucrative global market for premium …May 24, 2016

2017 Aston Martin DB11: The Next Chapter

Not only will the DB11 be replacing the aging Aston Martin DB9 in the little English company’s sports-car lineup, but it will mark their willingness to get up to speed with the latest technologies. First of all, if you’re wondering where the DB10 went, it actually breezed by pretty quickly. May 20, 2016

The End for the Cadillac ELR

The EV world is grieving as the most beautiful car in this segment, the Cadillac ELR, has passed away. Throughout Internet, it is announced that the last unit came out of the assembly plant in… February 2016? Seems like Cadillac didn’t want to talk too much about it, and the …May 20, 2016

Double Recall for the Fiat 500 and Jeep Wrangler

Here is an interesting double recall from FCA: globally, 41 000 units of the Fiat 500 and about half a million Jeep Wranglers need to go back to the shop to be potentially repaired. Let’s start with the Fiats. On the 500 city car produced between 2012 and 2016, a …May 20, 2016

Zagato's Latest Creation is an Aston Martin

While the coachwork business is dying out today, it was flourishing in the last century: big names like Pininfarina, Vignale, Karmann or Figoni & Falaschi were renowned for creating exceptional bodies on chassis made by Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Duesenberg and Cadillac. The arrival of the monocoque chassis changed everything. It's now …May 20, 2016

Ford wants to use CO2-based foam, plastic in vehicles

Ford says it's the first automaker to formulate and test new foam and plastic components partially made from a carbon dioxide (CO2) feedstock. Formulated with as much as 50 per cent CO2-based polyols, Ford says "the foam is showing promise" as a viable option in automotive applications. The automaker envisions …May 20, 2016

2017 Ford GT's EcoBoost V6, Soon to be Sold as a Crate Engine?

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

The market for crate engines is pretty good: small manufacturers buy them for their boutique supercars, race teams stockpiles them in case something goes wrong and enthusiasts swap them into their cars to give them more punch. There are a lot of different models for a variety of applications. The …May 19, 2016

JF Dumoulin Back In Full Force For The 2016 Season Opener Nascar Pinty’s Series

Trois-Rivieres (Quebec, Canada), May 19, 2016 – Jean-François Dumoulin and the #04 Dodge Spectra Premium / Bernier Crépeau / Groupe Bellemare / MIA team are determined to put up a fierce fight this weekend on the circuit of the Canadian Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario. A deeply meaningful track for Jean-François …May 19, 2016

BMW Gets Sued Over its i3

The United States is likely the leading country for the number of lawsuits per citizen. We frequently hear stories about their inhabitants suing large corporations for astonishing amounts... and frivolous reasons. The latest one is quite amusing: it opposes Edo Tsoar (and his lawyer) against BMW North America. Why? It …May 19, 2016

A Canadian Supplier Will Help Elio Motors Build Its Engines

Ever heard of Elio Motors? For the last few years, this startup has been trying to launch their three-wheeled vehicle. Announced at a base price of USD$6,800 and capable of recording fuel consumption numbers as low as 2.8 litres per 100 km, this little car has a nice future ahead …May 19, 2016

(Almost) Looks Like a Chevrolet Camaro, Goes Like a Rocket

Many a Chevrolet Camaro found its way to a drag strip: ever since the car was launched in the sixties up until today, this musclecar has been associated with straight-line speed and quarter-mile accelerations, a hobby perfected in America. Chevrolet even offers race-ready Camaros from the factory: the legendary COPO …May 18, 2016

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