Filed under: Classics, BMW, Design/Style BMW 3.0 CSL by Alexander Calder – Click above to watch the video after the jump Nobody does Art Cars quite like BMW. Others try, from time to time, sure. But over the past 40 years, the Bavarian automaker has collaborated with world-renowned artists to create no fewer than 17 [...]
Review: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL550 4Matic The once-sedate CL550 just got a massive twin-turbocharged flame lit under its tail, and the end result is a grand coupe that has more personality than ever before. Official: 2012 Audi TT RS priced from $56,850* With so many diminutive, excellent German racers about, the North American enthusiast’s world is [...]
Filed under: Etc., Humor Peterson Automotive Museum CARS 2 exhibit – Click above for high-res image gallery We recently attended a screening of Disney’s CARS 2 at the historic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. The movie was both fun and entertaining. We particularly liked the racing scenes as the studio nailed the sequences with the [...]
Review: 2011 Mazda CX-7 [w/video] When we think of mid-size crossovers, words like “comfort,” “convenience” and “roominess” come to mind. Can Mazda inject a little Zoom Zoom? Video: Watch a Freightliner semi truck race up Mt. Washington Mike’s Ryan’s semi has 1,950 hp and 3,400 lb-ft of torque. You definitely want to watch this. Spy [...]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, Saab, Earnings/Financials Part of the Saab gambit for survival has been approved by the European Investment Bank. Saab’s parent company, Swedish Automobile, has been requesting approval for a plan to sell part of the property that its factory sits on in Trollh
