Tuesday, March 31, 2015

2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder: 375-Horsepower, Top-Down Fun

Porsche’s hottest Boxster at present is the 330-horsepower GTS but by the end of the year the German automaker will have this baby in showrooms: the all-new Boxster Spyder, making its debut this week at the 2015 New York Auto Show. A successor to the 2011 Boxster Spyder, as well as a tribute to the 718 Spyder from the 1960s (notice those...from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1C5Xtnfvia IF...

Storming Porsche Boxster Spyder revealed with 370bhp

News 1 Apr, 2015 Boxster Spyder is fastest version ever of Porsche’s baby sports car, powered by 911-sourced 3.8-litre enginefrom Latest http://ift.tt/1C4EFEKvia IF...

2016 Cadillac CT6 Revealed Ahead Of New York Auto Show

Cadillac finally has an entry in the prestigious full-size luxury sedan segment thanks to the arrival of the 2016 CT6 at this week’s 2015 New York Auto Show. The arrival marks several firsts for General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] as a whole, and no doubt it’s also put the more established rivals in the segment on edge. At the core of the...from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1C4sUhNvia IF...

2015 Jaguar XF starts at £32,300 and offers over 70mpg

News 1 Apr, 2015 Jaguar's second-generation XF saloon is on sale now, with the cheapest model at £32,300 and managing a claimed 71.7mpgfrom Latest http://ift.tt/1F0nNB8via IF...

McLaren 570S is first in Sports series range

McLaren has captured the imagination of the modern Supercar/Hypercar fan with the highly competent 650S and P1 but the British manufacturer wants to expand and reach out to a wider audience. It's still a sports car though and the wider audience is still a relative term. The first of this Sports Series range is the 570S, and going by McLaren's top down approach, future models in the Sports Series will be watered down versions of the this car.The...

Ford Figo Aspire vs Tata Zest vs Hyundai Xcent Spec Comparison

The sub-4 metre sedan class of cars have been observing the most movement in recent years, especially since the time manufacturers have started getting excise duty cuts on these cars. And to make the most of this benefit, manufacturers have been bringing in new offerings in this segment. The latest to be unveiled and set to enter is the Ford Figo Aspire, but where exactly does it stand as far as its competition is concerned. Engine: When it makes...

Four fab new VW Beetle concepts take a bow in New York

News 31 Mar, 2015 Sporty new Volkswagen Beetle R-Line concept car joined by three others at 2015 New York Motor Showfrom Latest http://ift.tt/1CJNOYyvia IF...

VW Beetle Special Edition Concepts, Golf SportWagen Alltrack Unveiled

On the eve of the 2015 New York Auto Show, Volkswagen has taken the wraps off four Beetle Special Edition concepts, and announced the production of the Golf SportWagen Alltrack. Golf SportWagen Alltrack Confirmed for production, Volkswagen has committed to produce the all-wheel-drive Golf SportWagen Alltrack for the U.S. market in 2016. Volkswagen...from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1xwJpaUvia IF...

Lotus Wants You To Test Drive The Evora 400, But Only If You're As Agile As It Is

It's not often that a company trying to sell a new car—particularly a fairly expensive, limited-production sports car—implies that potential buyers may not be up to driving it. Yet Lotus may just bruise a few fan egos with an unorthodox attempt to promote the new Evora 400. It's an online game running on the company's website that asks...from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1xU2sfXvia IF...

Should NHTSA Be Able To Stop Sales Of Flawed Cars On Its Own?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration oversees a long, thorough process for recalling flawed vehicles. It collects complaints, launches investigations, and formally requests recalls from automakers. One thing NHTSA can't do, though, is halt sales of poorly or improperly manufactured vehicles -- at least, not on its own. According to...from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1IjbbYYvia IF...

2016 Audi A4 Spy Shots

Following the recent leaked shots of what's likely to be a pre-production 2016 A4, we now have some new, somewhat revealing shots of a prototype for the next-generation Audi small sedan. We can see many of the details, such as the final shape of the car and the design of its lights. The new A4 will be Audi’s second model to ride on the...from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1s5TFhOvia IF...

Dani Pedrosa's Career Could Be In Jeopardy Because Of Mysterious Arm Injury

Dani Pedrosa’s mysterious arm injury has everyone baffled and the worst part is, nobody knows exactly what’s going on. It’s come to the point that his racing career could be in trouble.Pedrosa indicated as much after the season-opening Qatar GP, admitting that the problem has actually plagued him since last season. He said he tried racing through it and even went through an operation to try to address the problem, but none of the treatments and...

Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang Will Deliver At Least 520 HP

It’s been more than four months since the Shelby GT350 broke cover at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and Ford has yet to reveal the actual output of the muscle car. However, as the on-sale date (slated for the fourth quarter of this year) approaches, more details are starting to surface. The latest info surrounding the GT350 comes straight from Shelby brand manager Jim Owens, who was on hand to chat with enthusiasts at the Texas World Speedway, where...

McLaren 570S Coupe

Only two years after it launched the P1, its first supercar since the F1, and twelve months after it replaced the MP4-12C with the 650S, McLaren introduced the 570S Coupe at the 2015 New York Auto Show. Slotted below the 650S, the 570S gives McLaren access to a new segment and brings the company’s race-derived technologies to a new audience. With the 570S Coupe, McLaren adds the Porsche 911 Turbo to the roster of sports cars it will wage war against,...

2015 Daimler SuperTruck

Passenger cars and trucks aren’t the only road-going vehicles undergoing a fuel-saving transformation. Daimler has just announced its Freightliner SuperTruck has surpassed the Department of Energy’s criteria for the SuperTruck Challenge that began back in 2009. And surpass it did.2015 Daimler SuperTruck originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 31 March 2015 10:30 EST.read more from Top Speed http://ift.tt/1EZezVMvia IF...

Porsche Panamera Edition

Though it didn’t receive the warmest of welcomes from Porsche faithful when it debuted in 2010, the Panamera has become an accepted cog in the carmaker’s wheel. Between it and Porsche’s SUVs, the German brand makes the money it needs to fund awesome rigs like the 918 and the 911 GT3. For the 2016 model year, Porsche has added a new version of the Panamera that it has dubbed the “Edition.” Despite its weird name, the Panamera Edition adds a lot...

Video: UK Rider Clocked Doing 148 MPH By Police, Gets Cited For Dangerous Driving

As a motorcycle rider, it’s always easy to rev the throttle a little tighter when you’re out on the open road. Often times, you get to speed up and enjoy the momentary thrill, but there are the rare times when you get a little too excited and you end up unintentionally setting a record. A UK rider named Paul Roberts did just that when he was recorded by police cameras recording what law enforcement authorities believe to be the highest ever recorded speed on UK roads by a rider with a pillion.Numerous newspapers across the pond are reporting that...

Cadillac CT6

After years of patent leaks, spy shots, and endless rumors about its feasibility, the Cadillac CT6 flagship sedan will finally become a reality. That’s the news within the ranks at Cadillac after a high-level source told Autoblog that the RWD, flagship, luxury sedan is being developed in time to make its debut at the New York Auto Show in April 2015. That’s still a long ways away, so it should give Cadillac enough time to prepare its long-awaited...

Kondo Brothers Launch Bicycle Whees That Will Cost You $16K Per Set

There are a lot of things you can buy with $16,000. You can buy a high-powered sportsbike, a high-end cruiser, or you can even buy, as Top Gear calls it, a “reasonably priced car.” But what if I told you that for $16K, or $15,800 to be exact, you’ll have enough money to buy a pair of bicycle wheels without expecting any change from it. The truth really is stranger than fiction because these wheels actually exist and is being sold at that price...

New McLaren 570S Coupe Unveiled Ahead of New York

Originally scheduled for debut at the upcoming New York Auto Show, McLaren has dropped cover on its new 570S Coupe. Presented as part of the entry-level, three-tier Sports Series line-up, the 570S Coupe is aimed at tackling models like the Audi R8 V10 and Porsche 911 Turbo S, with pricing expected somewhere in the $150,000-$200,000 range.Output from its mid-mounted, twin-turbo, 3.8-liter V-8 engine is rated at 562 horsepower and 443 pound-feet...

Honda S660

A spiritual successor to the Honda S600 and the Pininfarina-designed Honda Beat, the S660 Kei-roadster has gone on sale in Japan. The petite model was previewed by a funky-looking concept car at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, so reaching mass-production status in under two years is probably a first, even for Honda.Even though it has a retractable roof, which normally adds weight, the tiny mid-engine roadster is part of the Kei car category in Japan,...

Scaled-Down Porsche Engine Scales Up The Awesome: Video

It took years to build, but something like this is undoubtedly a labor of love. A Dutch Porsche enthusiast who also happens to be a crafter of precision instruments decided to bring his two passions together. The result is a wonderful looking 1:3 scale Porsche flat-six engine. Did we say looking because we also meant sounding. This engine fires up...from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1NAby2Ovia IF...

Texas Study Suggests That Distracted Driving Laws Should Target Women

We make a lot of assumptions about distracted driving. More often than not, we assume the culprits are teens tethered to their smartphones, but numerous studies have shown that mom and dad exhibit poor decision-making skills, too. A group of researchers from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston wanted to get a better grasp of...from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1DmKZxgvia IF...

New 911 GT2 Coming, Says Porsche Exec

It appears reports of the Porsche 911 GT2’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, as a senior executive at the German sports car manufacturer has confirmed that a new one is in fact in the works. The information comes from Andreas Preuninger, the man in charge of development of Porsche’s high-performance models. He recently spoke with...from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1BIr0n7via IF...

Camaro Horsepower Applied To Extricate Tooth From Mouth: Video

The tooth is loose. So loose that the connection between the chewing tool and the child is the mere suggestion of tissue. A quick yank will usually produce the desired result of one less baby tooth for the kid and one less dollar bill in the wallet of the parent. Still, that yank causes anxiety. It causes fear. The child is losing a tooth, and in...from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1GIV08Rvia IF...

Nissan inaugurates new dealership in Guwahati

Nissan India has inaugurated its second dealership in Guwahati. The new outlet, Binod Nissan, is located at Adbahari. With this, Nissan India has expanded its dealer network to 175 outlets across 126 cities in India for both Nissan and Datsun vehicles.Speaking on this launch, Arun Malhotra, MD andndash; Nissan Motor India Private Limited said, 'It gives us immense pleasure to announce the opening of our new showroom, Binod Nissan at Adabari, Guwahati....

Honda S660 baby sports car goes on sale in Japan

Honda has finally put the S660 on sale in Japan a year and a half after unveiling it for the first time at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. The S660 conforms to Japanese Kei car standards but makes sure that while you are buying an entry level car, you don't miss out of the fun of motoring in style.Kei Cars, for those who are unfamiliar, is similar to the sub 4-metre cars on sale in India. In Japan, these cars are restricted to a length of 3.4 metres,...

Mahindra launches iOS Blue Sense app for XUV500

Mahindra andamp; Mahindra has launched an iOS version of its smart app Blue Sense for its XUV500. The homegrown auto major had launched an android version of the same app in 2012 and also introduced the same across Windows and Android platform for the recently-launched new generation Mahindra Scorpio.Speaking about the Blue Sense app, Rajan Wadhera, Chief Executive - Truck, Powertrain Division and Head - Mahindra Research Valley, said, "We are happy...

Scania starts bus production in Naraspura

Scania commercial vehicles India has commenced manufacture of buses at its Naraspura plant near Bangalore. With a total investment of Rs 300 crore, Scania looks to expand its market in the premium commercial vehicle market. The commercial vehicle manufacturer already builds trucks at this facility.The Swedish CV maker plans to build 1,000 buses at this plant per annum in addition to the 2500 trucks. This brings total production to 3500 units. Scania...

DC Avanti launch on April 15

Even when it was first unveiled at the 2012 Auto Expo, the DC Avanti turned a lot of heads. And now the date is out, the DC Avanti, India's first true sportscar is scheduled to be launched on April 15. Manufactured by DC Design, the Avanti is a mid-engined sportscar that has been built to tackle Indian road conditions. And its overall dimensions reflect exactly that. The DC Avanti is 4,550mm long, 1,965mm wide and 1,200mm in height, which is considerably...

New 2016 Audi A4 spied

The current Audi A4 has been with us for a good few years now and while it is not a bad looking vehicle as such, it could certainly do with a fresh update. The new 2016 Audi A4, slated for a global unveil at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor show has been spied inside and out showcasing a new design language and direction for the luxury German manufacturer. These new pictures reveal the new Audi A4 will come with an aggressive design for the headlights...

New Ford Mustang to be launched in India in 2015

The Ford Mustang will officially make its debut in India in 2014 with an all-new right hand drive version for the first time in history. The new 2015 Mustang that was revealed in late 2013 is going to feature many firsts for the Mustang. For the first time, the Mustang will be available with independent rear suspension and for the first time will the Mustang be officially available in right hand drive. The big news though is the return of the...

Maruti Suzuki Celerio diesel spied at Marutis Manesar stockyard

Maruti Suzuki is gearing up to introduce a diesel variant of its new Maruti Suzuki Celerio small car. The Maruti Celerio is the cheapest automatic car in India which comes with the automatic manual transmission (AMT) gearbox. This small hatch from Maruti's stable has been spotted at the carmaker's stockyard at its Manesar facility and first images of the same have hit the web.The highlight of the Celerio will be the 800cc twin-cylinder diesel engine...