Saleen Automotive’s new owner confirms interest in Dodge Viper business

Less than two days after Chrysler confirmed that it had received three offers for its Dodge Viper sports car business, the investors who just purchased most of the assets of specialty-car maker Saleen Automotive have revealed that they have also considered adding the Viper business to their portfolio.
The investors include Cyltec, Arrow Racing Engines, [...]

Chrysler receives three offers for Dodge Viper business

Chrysler confirmed today that it has received three offers for its Dodge Viper sports car business, and that it was currently doing due diligence ahead of making a final decision. The ailing Detroit carmaker did not reveal who made the offers, nor the likely time that a decision would be made, but the company’s vice-president [...]

Audi releases new video and images for V10 FSI R8

Audi’s R8 was an instant success when it broke onto the scene in 2007, and now the Germans are sweetening the deal with a V10 FSI engine, further strengthening the similarity to the Lamborghini Gallardo, with which it also shares a platform. Though the new engine is still an Audi, strictly speaking - it’s also [...]

Porsche’s new €100 million museum opens to the public this weekend

Porsche announced today it will be opening its new €100 million museum near its headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany to the public this weekend, on Saturday, January 31. One of the greatest and most spectacular building projects in the history of the sports carmaker, the new museum showcases vehicles dating back more than a century and [...]

Infiniti confirms new M, QX, and hybrid model

Early last year Nissan product boss Carlos Tavares revealed that he would like to see Infiniti’s lineup expand to “10 or so” nameplates in the next couple of years, and soon after this speculation about a new Q flagship sedan and super-sports car based on the Nissan GT-R platform quickly emerged. The word on the [...]

Mitsubishi previews i MiEV Sport Air Concept ahead of Geneva debut

While the idea of an electric sports car is not a new one, mainstream carmakers have been slow to consider the proposition of a performance electric vehicle (EV). Niche carmakers like Tesla, Fisker and Lightning immediately spring to mind when one thinks of electric sports cars, but soon we may be able to add Mitsubishi [...]

Ex-McLaren designer reveals plans for P1-E electric roadster

Almost a year ago we first reported about a new lightweight British sports car designed by former McLaren Cars employee Jim Dowle. The car was codenamed ‘Project 001’ and it was to be the first development of Dowle’s new engineering outfit, JJAD. Not much has been heard about JJAD and its Project 001 since then [...]

First look at Porsche’s new €100 million museum

Porsche is just days away from opening a new €100 million museum near its headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. One of the greatest and most spectacular building projects in the history of the sports carmaker, the new museum showcases vehicles dating back more than a century and is expected to greet up to 200,000 visitors per [...]

Report: Jaguar working on mid-engined flagship

Jaguar has just unveiled two of the fastest cars in its history, with the new 2010 XFR saloon and 2010 XKR sports coupe and cabrio making their respective debuts at this week’s Detroit Auto Show, however, according to latest reports the company is working on an even faster, mid-engined supercar. The new flagship will [...]

200C EV concept previews Chrysler’s new design DNA

Following on from the Dodge Circuit EV sports car shown earlier today, Chrysler has revealed the 200C EV concept, which is designed to showcase the carmaker’s future designs as well as its electric powertrain technology in a premium sedan. It doesn’t end there as the concept also previews a new interior concept multimedia screen for [...]

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