There haven’t been a whole lot of changes to the BMW i3 since it was released in 2013 to mild fanfare. BMW gave it a better battery with more range a while back, but that was about it. Visually the car didn’t change at all. 2018 will see the first redesign of the i3 and, in a first for BMW, an electric hot hatch. The … Continue reading 2018 BMW i3 Expands Range With New Hot Hatch
There comes a point when a supercar becomes a hypercar. That tipping point is hard to describe in definitive terms though, and the boundaries between the two can vary from one enthusiast to the next. To use an old phrase, we may not be able to tell you exactly what makes a car a supercar a supercar or a hypercar a hypercar, but we know … Continue reading The New Mercedes-AMG Project ONE Concept Is Not A Hypercar. It’s That And More.
BMW teased us with “spy” shots and vague details about the 2018 M5 earlier in the year. Now they’ve given us unwrapped pictures, and it looks more glorious than we could have imagined. What you see before you is the newest Bimmer in all its glory, revealed recently at Frankfurt Motor Show. At first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking that it looks like any … Continue reading BMW Finally Reveals The New M5, And It’s A Beauty.
As is to be expected, we got very hyped about BMW’s latest camouflage M5 pictures and details, but that was then, this is now, and we’re positively overflowing with excitement about the future of BMW’s new Z4 Concept is even close to the final product. Revealed during their annual press conference at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, this newest BMW roadster is the aggressive, statement-making … Continue reading BMW Steps Up Their Design Game With Newest Concept Z4
Most people in the States who are in the market for a European luxury sedan have the Teutonic Titans BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi on their mind. The vast majority will choose from that triumvirate without giving any other marques a second thought, and in discarding all other options they would be doing themselves a disservice by not sliding a little farther north to take a … Continue reading Finally, A Viable Luxury Option From Volvo. Meet The 2017 S90.
There are some things that we assume are certain in this world. The sun rises in the east, freshly buttered toast always lands upside down when you drop it on the kitchen floor and the BMW M5 is always, always, always launched down the road by the rear wheels only. That’s what we get for assuming. While the sun most definitely rises in the east … Continue reading Don’t Assume Anything About The 2018 BMW M5
Honda’s Clarity Fuel Cell model came out in December, 2016, and it was just a matter of time before Honda finished fleshing out the Clarity collection with a plug-in hybrid and full-electric version for those who don’t have access to California’s small chain of hydrogen fuel stations. Honda has committed to making sure two-thirds of their international sales are electrified vehicles by 2030. Expanding the … Continue reading Honda Expands Clarity Line With EV And Hybrid
.Audi’s venerated Quattro GmbH is dead. Long live Audi Sport, the new name for Audi’s track-tested, performance-oriented division. Audi’s racing programs have always been used to improve the highest-end cars in the Audi lineup, and bundling everything under the Audi Sport division will allow even better sharing of technology. Audi of America president Scott Keogh said that Audi is, “excited to offer our customers even … Continue reading Audi’s Quattro Is No More. Say Hello to Audi Sport.
It all began in January. Dodge started teasing the world with Demon videos. Nobody quite knew what to think of it all and speculation was running high. Dodge wasn’t giving any big hints. Finally, after what has to be the longest-running series of teaser videos – Thirteen to be exact – we know a lot more about the Demon. It looks like your bog standard … Continue reading Dodge Demon Demolishes Drag Days
What you see before you is what happens when you throw a bunch of Mopar and Jeep Performance parts at a Wrangler and then top them all of with some interesting concept pieces. You get the 2017 Jeep Switchback Concept, a tasty collection of off-the-shelf bits and concept parts. Built for the 2017 Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, UT, this baby blue masterpiece is truly … Continue reading Mopar Parts And Design Genius Combine For 2017 Jeep Switchback Concept
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