Caparo building two new cars beyond the T1

The British engineering team at Caparo has quickly made a name for itself by diversifying its production and design expertise with the absolutely insane T1 supercar, while simultaneously landing the contract to supply body structures for the equally revolutionary, if far less expensive, Tata Nano. Caparo is looking to expand its line of products to […]

Swanky Sled: Bentley S3 E design concept

There’s badass, there’s relentlessly badass, and then there’s this. This is what happens when you dream up an idea that combines a vintage Bentley S3’s coachwork and chassis with a 300-horsepower BMW 4.4L V8, a ZF 5-speed auto, a custom dual exhaust, and a deluxe interior with all the modern amenities. Tweak the look to […]

Flughafen find of the Day: Sauber F1 auction at Zurich airport

Considering that modern Formula One race cars share as much in common with aircraft as they do with actual road-going automobiles, selling retired F1 cars at the airport suddenly seems to make sense. Last month we brought you initial news about the auction of former Sauber racers at the Zurich airport that include seven Sauber […]

Pics Aplenty: More of the Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder

in conjunction with the car’s German debut at the Auto Mobil International show in Leipzig. The Boxster RS 60 Spyder, in case you’d forgotten, is a tribute to the Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder that won Sebring 48 years ago. A total of 1,960 will be produced, each one fitted with slightly modified fascias, […]

Geneva 2008: production Ford Kuga

Kinetic design has been swallowing Ford of Europe’s product range whole, and took a big bite at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Alongside the new Fiesta, Ford showed off the production version of the all-new Kuga crossover. Previewed by the concept unveiled at the last Frankfurt show and drawing on styling cues from the Iosis […]

Geneva 2008: Renault Koleos clocks in for work

Renault pulled out all the stops for this year’s Geneva Motor Show, taking the wraps off the swoopy Megane Coupe concept, as well as debuting the Twingo Renaultsport, Laguna GT and this, the Koleos crossover. Although closely based on mechanicals borrowed from sister-company Nissan, the Koleos is far more of a complete project than that […]

Novitec Rosso F430 RACE gets in your face

Novitec Rosso is good at making fast things even faster. Such has been the case with its twin-supercharged Ferrari F430s, which pretty much go like stink. Now, with the introduction of the Novitec Rosso F430 RACE, it would appear that any remaining deodorant has worn off. What’s faster than going like stink? Going like stench? […]

What say you? Should Ford sell Fiesta hatchbacks in U.S.?

Though Ford has stated that it will only sell the new Fiesta in the U.S. as a sedan, the debut of two hatchback versions at the Geneva Motor Show this week, a three-door and a five-door model, apparently has the Blue Oval boys and girls reconsidering. Ford’s new marketing chief Jim Farley told Automotive News […]

Geneva 2008: Weak in the knees for the Artega GT Intro 2008 Edition

What started as an innocent crush last year in Geneva and blossomed into a budding romance in Frankfurt, has finally turned into a full-blown obsession. Our first introduction to the Artega GT proved love isn’t blind, particular when Henrik Fisker pens it. The sensuous curves of the initial prototype had us drooling from across the […]

Geneva 2008: Twingo Renault Sport so cute you might want two or three

This is another in a long line of European cars we just can’t buy in the States, but that we’d give our left lug nuts to drive on a daily basis. The recently unveiled Twingo Renault Sport joins a group of euro cars that combine economy and fun, with an emphasis on sporty looks and […]

Geneva 2008: IED students design Maserati Chicane concept

Geneva has been good to Maserati. Last year the company unveiled the GranTurismo to thunderous applause, and followed up this year with the more powerful GranTurismo S. Meanwhile, the students of the Instituto Europeo di Design unveiled their Maserati Chicane concept, which won out over rival designs to win sponsorship and a spot under the […]

Geneva 2008: Faster, limited, Euro-only Jaguar XKR-S unveiled

Jaguar will produce a limited run of 200 XKR-S coupes, which will be offered in Europe only. Now, the regular XKR is a delectable conveyance that combines endless sex appeal with eye-widening performance. Put plainly, it is an absolute hoot to drive. The XKR-S takes all that goodness and ramps things up a bit. The […]

Geneva 2008: Audi TT 2.0 TDI quattro

Audi has been on a diesel-fueled kick in the last couple of months, first with the unveiling of the R8 V12 TDI concept in Detroit and then followed earlier today by the R8 V12 TDI Le Mans. Both pieces of oil-burning exotica stoke the flames in our diesel-desiring hearts (through compression ignition), but they remain […]

Faralli & Mazzanti Vulca V12 heading into production

Faralli and Mantazzi aren’t through reinterpreting classically handsome design cues and proportions. Their Antas GT will appear in the upcoming Speed Racer movie, and while that car is a mash-up of Morgan, Talbot-Lago, classic Alfas and even a touch of Bugatti, the firm’s new ride, the Vulca, goes in a different direction. The V12 Vulca […]

Mazda2 for America, with diesels?

ing sandwiches with reporters over lunch in Detroit.The Mazda2 four-door, introduced in Geneva last year, has been a hot seller overseas. The three-door Mazda2, set to debut at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show tomorrow, is expected to be just as well received. O’Sullivan rightfully pointed out that the passenger car market in the United States […]

Fiat launching 5Hundred Cup racing series in Europe

Things are getting a little racy for the Fiat 500. With just days to go before the race-inspired 500 Abarth is unveiled in Geneva, and just weeks to go before the 500 makes its racing debut in Melbourne, comes news of a new 500 racing series to take place in Europe. Called the 5Hundred Cup, […]

Porsche resumes production of 911 after plant explosion

Porsche announced today that production of the iconic 911 has resumed at its plant in Zuffenhausen, Germany after an explosion in the spray-painting unit brought things to a halt last week. No one was injured, but the external combustion caused several hundred thousand euros worth of damage and cost the German automaker 800 units of […]

Geneva ‘08 Preview: Lotus goes tri-fuel with Exige 270E

While assorted activists, politicians and random individuals carry on about the spectres of global warming, imported oil, CO2 emissions and other issues that combine to create timetable-free doomsday scenarios, there are people working on potential solutions that do not involve us driving around four-wheeled Segway scooters. That’s right: the “dreaded” internal combustion engine might yet […]