| Off The Wagon: Volvo Concept Estate Previews New V90 |
Mar 25th, 2014 |
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Volvo’s little brown shooting brake may sprout into a full-blown luxury wagon. A rendering provided by Germany’s Auto Bild shows what the Concept Estate would look like with two more doors and a roof rack. Auto Bild says this new model will be designated V90, a short-lived moniker that adorned Volvo’s top wagon in the […]
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| 4C Coupe Appearance in New York Marks Alfa Romeo’s American Return—For Real This Time [2014 New York Auto Show] |
Mar 25th, 2014 |
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It’s been almost 20 years since a new Alfa Romeo graced a major U.S. auto show, and so the 4C’s New York debut next month will be treated as a papal visit. Not even the potential sighting of a LaFerrari or the new Huracán would equal the fervor from this mid-engined, sub-$60,000 Italian two-seater twirling […]
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| Teutonic Titillation: Audi Reveals Latest R18 e-tron Quattro Livery Ahead of Le Mans |
Mar 25th, 2014 |
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Audi is gearing up for the 2014 World Endurance Championship season—and that series’ headline event, the 24 Hours of Le Mans—but until now, had yet to show the final version of its latest R18 e-tron Quattro race car. The wait is now over, after Audi revealed the latest iteration of the R18, as well as […]
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| SRT Won’t Send Viper Team Back to Le Mans This Year |
Mar 25th, 2014 |
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The past six months have been rough for SRT’s Viper. Last October, Chrysler’s SRT slowed Viper production from nine vehicles a day to six. Earlier this month, we learned that the factory would take a two-month hiatus to realign supply with demand. Adding insult to injury, 93 first-generation Vipers were recently slated to meet their […]
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| New Murano Teased: Video of 2015 Nissan Crossover Sprung Before Debut [2014 New York Auto Show] |
Mar 25th, 2014 |
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Nissan has announced that the third-generation Murano will make its debut on April 16 at the New York auto show. A murky, 10-second video previews a tiny snippet of the crossover’s new styling, and clearly shows a boomerang-shaped headlamp and a character line that drops from the front fender into the doors before rising up […]
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| Big Trouble in Little China: The Feds Crack Down on Vehicle-Export Fraud from the U.S. |
Mar 25th, 2014 |
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“It’s an arbitrage opportunity,” says Robert Ray. “The notion that the dealerships are being victimized or are not aware of what’s going on is hard to believe.” Ray, a New York–based attorney, is representing Unicorn Tire of Memphis, Tennessee, which had 47 luxury SUVs and trucks seized by the federal government. The vehicles were new, […]
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| Opel Adam VR|46 Edition: Just What The Doctor Ordered, Unless You’re Fiat |
Mar 25th, 2014 |
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It looks like MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi’s tryst with Fiat is about to get complicated—the Italian automaker sponsors Rossi’s Yamaha team—thanks to this special-edition Opel Adam VR|46. Like the Adam itself, the VR|46 is a Europe-only ride, but one that commemorates the talents—and signature fluorescent yellow color and number 46—of the man known as The […]
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| New Mexico Dealers Fight New Inspection Rule |
Mar 25th, 2014 |
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The New Mexico’s attorney general is facing three separate lawsuits from state associations and individual dealers over a rule that requires inspections and damage disclosures for used vehicles.
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| New Mexico Dealers Fight New Inspection Rule |
Mar 25th, 2014 |
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New Mexico’s attorney general is facing three separate lawsuits from state associations and individual dealers over a rule that requires inspections and damage disclosures for used vehicles.
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| Arizona Lawmakers Back Bill to Allow Tesla Sales |
Mar 25th, 2014 |
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Arizona lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would give Tesla the right to sell directly to consumers. The state is currently wooing the electric carmaker into building its battery production center in the state.
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