Monday, November 30, 2015

Tata Zica hatchack unveil in India

There has been a lot of hype surrounding Tata's upcoming entry-level hatchback. Codenamed Kite, late last month, Tata announced the name of its newest offering in the India Automotive space as the Zica. Less than a week after, the Sanand-based car maker released the first official images of the Zica to the press and public. And today, Tata will finally give us a closer look of the Zica in Goa. As far as design is concerned, the Zica gets the typically...

Tata Zica Hatchback: Special Coverage

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Volvo to accept liability if autonomous driving tech fails

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2016 Ferrari 488 Spider: Five Cues That Make It Go Faster, Look Sexier

The 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB is arriving just in time to one-up rivals like the McLaren 650S and Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4. Part of what makes the 488 GTB such a standout new product for Ferrari is that it packs a completely new 3.9-liter turbocharged V-8, making 660 horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque. But the other part of it is... from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1QadgML via IFT...

New Top Gear Will Return To BBC On May 8, 2016

If you’re a fan of Top Gear, it was a rather sad day when we found out that the show was shutting down after the altercation between Jeremy Clarkson and the one of the show’s producers. Not everything that came from it was bad, however. Clarkson’s co-presenters, Richard Hammond and James May went on to do live shows in 32 cities and even signed a deal with Amazon to do an exclusive show of their own, but what would happen to Top Gear? Well according...

Bugatti Chiron Reveals Its Face

After many months of testing camouflaged prototypes and mules that still had Veyron body panels, Bugatti has finally brought a near-production version of the Chiron on public roads. The proof comes from Instagram’s "max.knz," who posted a photo of a Chiron he stumbled upon on a German highway. The spy shot unveils the supercar’s front fascia and some of its profile, both of which appear to be an evolution of the Veyron’s design language. Not that...

Ferrari 365 GT 2+2

In its early days, Ferrari had an interesting take on grand touring cars. Although there were quite a few that had GT in their name, these tended to be essentially just slightly more comfortable versions of Ferrari’s race cars. The exception were the America cars, bigger cars with more comfortable interiors and more luggage space for use, as the name implies, in a country where distances were much greater and road trips lasted much longer. These...

Volkswagen Scirocco Black Edition

There is something about the Volkswagen Scirocco that makes it really desirable, especially after the release of the third-generation model. Of course, this desirability doesn’t do much for those of us here in the U.S., as we’re not privileged enough for it to cross the pond – at least not yet. Even with the debut of the new generation happening just last year, Volkswagen felt it was necessary to extend the desirability of the Scirocco even further...

Mercedes-Benz SLC

In recent years, Mercedes has been rumored to be using the SLC name on the SLS AMG and later the AMG GT, and while these rumors have proven to be just that, the classic moniker (originally used from 1971 to 1981) will officially make its return to the Mercedes lineup later this year as a renamed and refreshed update of the existing SLK-Class. Mercedes has yet to say when or where the 2017 Mercedes SLC-Class will be revealed, but judging by a recent...

Lamborghini Trademarks "Egoista"

In 2013, Lamborghini unveiled the Egoista, a concept built to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Described as "a gift from Lamborghini to Lamborghini" which "no one can ever possess," the Egoista features a design inspired by an Apache helicopter, a one-seat interior, and a removable canopy door. Although it said it has no plans to put it in production, Lambo just filed a trademark for the "Egoista" name. According to Auto Guide, the name was filed...

Ferrari FF

The Ferrari FF was launched at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show as the company’s first production all-wheel-drive model. Essentially developed as a successor to the 612 Scaglietti, the FF is a rather unusual grand tourer, sporting a shooting-brake-like rear end instead of Ferrari’s traditional coupe styling. Often compared to the 250 GT SWB Breadvan because of its appearance, the FF features foldable rear seats and a trunk capacity of up to 28 cubic feet,...

Audi R18

Until the 1980s, Audi wasn’t an important name in motorsport, with its most successful race cars having been built in the 1930s when the brand was part of Auto Union. Things changed dramatically when the Quattro was introduced in 1980, spawning models that went on to dominate the rally scene and the Pikes Peak hill climb. After laying low in the 1990s, Ingolstadt decided to tackle prototype racing and created a series of vehicles that went on to...

Ferrari 375 Plus

Nowadays, when you associate Ferrari and motorsport, your mind immediately skips to Formula 1 – the only championship where the Scuderia runs officially. Little over six decades ago, when Ferrari was still a low-volume manufacturer, the Modena-based team would consistently run in both open-wheel and closed bodywork formulas, and their works drivers split between the chores. One such success story away from the dazzling world of F1 is the Ferrari...

Chrysler Imperial

Technically speaking, the car you are looking at is not a Chrysler Imperial. It comes from a period in the model’s history when Chrysler was trying to better differentiate its top-end luxury model from the rest of the Chrysler lineup, and Imperial became its own brand, with no Chrysler badging to be found on the car. This met with limited success, with most people still referring to the cars as Chryslers. But, the cars still sold, possibly not in...

Bentley Bentayga

Even though it has a history spanning almost a century, and some of its earlier models were nicknamed by Ettore Bugatti as "the world’s fastest lorries," Bentley has never manufactured an SUV. Its Continental GT lineup is almost exclusively all-wheel-drive, but far from meeting the criteria for being called an SUV. Those three letters have actually given nightmares to traditional Bentley enthusiasts since 2015, when Bentley officially announced...

EVO Drives The 2016 VW Golf GTI Clubsport: Video

2016 is the 40th anniversary of the Golf GTI, and in commemoration of that, Volkswagen has built the 2016 Golf GTI Clubsport. The car still isn’t available for sale quite yet, but EVO has managed to get a little bit of time on the track with one of the three pre-production models. As noted in EVO’s video, it’s not as powerful as the Volkswagen Golf R, but it does put out 261 horsepower, with the occasional boost up to 290 horses. In the video we...

New Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S blast in with up to 572bhp

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New 2016 Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S blast in - pictures

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First Bentley Bentayga Rolls Off Assembly Line

The ultra luxury SUV is a vehicle class nobody needs but it's about to become a big success for Bentley. Well, it better anyway, as the British luxury automaker has a lot of eggs in that basket. The first 2017 Bentayga SUV rolled off the assembly at the company's assembly plant in Crewe, England on November 27. It marked the culmination of four... from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1lqzHll via IFT...

VW Identifies $2 Billion In Savings, Will Cut Back On Variants And Trim Options

In the wake of its diesel and CO2 emissions cheating scandal, the Volkswagen Group has undertaken a massive cost-cutting program that CEO Matthias Müller says will lead to anything not being absolutely necessary either getting canceled or postponed. VW has already confirmed that its investment bill for 2016 will be reduced by $1 billion euros... from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1NYKeew via IFT...

Koenigsegg Agera R Crashes In China

When it comes to rare cars, you don’t get much rarer than a Koenigsegg. In almost two decades of production, just over 100 cars have been churned out of the Swedish brand’s factory and now one of them has been wrecked. The crash took place in Chongqing, China and the car involved was an Agera R, which is rated at 960 horsepower on... from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1TgxNyM via IFT...

Rosberg wins season finale at Abu Dhabi

Following his victories in Mexico and Brazil, Nico Rosberg continued with his brilliant form as he took top honours in the season finale at Abu Dhabi. The German driver got off to a brilliant start from his pole position and remained unchallenged right up till the chequered flag. With the kind of pace that Rosberg showcased in practice and qualifying, the only chance for team-mate Lewis Hamilton to take a win in the final race was at lights. But...

Volkswagen invests Rs 720 crore in its Indian operations for new compact sedan

Volkswagen has strengthened its commitment toward India by investing Rs 720 crores in research and product development. The German manufacturer had been working of an India-specific compact sedan which will be added to VW's current portfolio. The compact sedan is scheduled for production, which will be commenced in the first half of 2016 at the Volkswagen Pune plant. The Rs 720 crore deal is a part of the Rs 1500 crore investment plan which was...

Alleged Drunk Driver Crashes SUV Into Rolls-Royce: Video

What starts out looking like an ordinary day at a luxury hotel in Doha, Qatar soon turns into mayhem as a driver of a Mercedes-Benz M-Class starts terrorizing guests and staff by climbing onto the floor of the lobby and crashing into a parked Rolls-Royce Ghost. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari Crashes Into Row Of Parked Cars In Hungary--Updated With Video... from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1MQTxiW via IFT...

Volkswagen Scirocco Black Edition adds extra kit

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Is the Lamborghini Huracan SV coming sooner than expected?

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Zarooq Sand Racer: Soccer Moms Need Not Apply

If you’re in the camp that thinks Lamborghini’s Urus concept, which previews the Italian marque’s upcoming SUV, is just a little too road-oriented, then perhaps you’ll be interested in a little company by the name of Zarooq. The company’s first product is the Sand Racer, which was announced over the weekend at a... from High Gear Media Network Feed http://ift.tt/1judl11 via IFT...

Lamborghini Huracan SV spy shots - picturers

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The best and worst celebrity car endorsements

As Peugeot tries to capitalise on Britain's Davis Cup success by sponsoring Jamie (not Andy) Murray, we take a look at some of the other famous names who have endorsed cars over the years from Car pictures, new cars, cool cars, sports cars, car shows http://ift.tt/1lUBtvw via IFT...