Mosport press release The top sports car racing teams and an international field of drivers from 13 countries will arrive at Mosport International Raceway in one month’s time as Mosport’s 50th anniversary season culminates with the Mobil 1 presents The Grand Prix of Mosport featuring the American Le Mans Series, August 26-29. The highlight of the Mobil 1 presents… Read the rest
The Basics: Sports car handling, German engineering, Porsche styling and…four doors? The Panamera again has strayed well outside Porsche’s well-trodden sports car heritage to become one of the world’s best sports sedans. The 2011 Porsche Panamera is no four-door coupe, like the Aston Martin Rapide or the Mercedes-Benz CLS, but a true “gran…
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If you’re in line for a 2011 Nissan Leaf, you may have to wait even longer. Instead of 10,000 Leafs planned for sale before March, Nissan North America’s now counting on 3,300 electric cars. Bummer. [Gas 2.0] The 2011 Volvo lineup includes a five-cylinder-only S40, more power for the S80, and the demise of the V70. The new 2011… Read the rest
General Motors has filed with the SEC for its IPO. Who will save the acronyms? [TheCarConnection] There’s a new electric car headed for the 2010 Paris auto show–the Kia Pop EV gives us a charge with that rectangular window, what about you? [AllCarsElectric] The 2011 Kia Sportage has been named a Top Safety Pick, just like its Hyundai Tucson…… Read the rest
Today we brought you our first drive of the 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia from Pebble Beach, and tomorrow we’ll have our take from behind the wheel of the 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage, but we thought you might like an early taste of what’s to come, so here are a few photos taken along Laureles Canyon Road. The road,… Read the rest
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance takes over the 18th hole at the Lodge at Pebble Beach on Sunday–and High Gear Media will be on hand to cover the Monterey classics weekend from everything old, like the 1902 Mercedes-Benz Simplex, to all things new and exotic. Things like the Ferrari Italia, Aston Martin V12 Vantage and the new McLaren…
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Nevermind the fact that you could buy a nice house in the middle part of the country for $179,995–you can also buy a brand-new Aston Martin V12 Vantage for that price. The official announcement, released today, also reveals that the Carbon Black special edition will start from $194,995. Those prices sound steep, to be sure, but they’re…
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Aside from the electric Volt, the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze has been touring the auto show circuit long enough to make it a familiar face well before it hits dealerships. But now Chevy has priced its new compact sedan, starting at $16,995. And that means it really will soon show up at dealers, toward the end of the summer. The… Read the rest
The Volkswagen Tiguan has only been in production for a little over two years but a facelift for the compact SUV is planned. The changes are designed to bring the styling of the Tiguan in line with the rest of Volkswagen family. Other models getting the same corporate styling treatment include the recently unveiled Phaeton flagship sedan and the…… Read the rest
The rare Aston Martin Lagondwagon is as long as 12 Cygnets and a million times cooler. But for $271K? Absolutely. If we had the money we’d buy one. (H/T to Bonhomme7h !) [ ClassicDriver ] More