The Ferrari 458 Italia has been declared “Supercar of the Year” by GQ Magazine, the UK’s most important and influential men’s style magazine.
The magazine described the newest addition to the Ferrari range as “a motor that elicits the most primal response from all who see it, while moving engineering on to a whole new level”, with the engine in particular being described as a “masterpiece”.
The GQ Magazine award comes on the back of another recent award from BBC Top Gear Magazine which voted the Ferrari 458 Italia not only ...
China's automotive industry is expected to face excess capacity by 2012, according to a report Thursday.
The top 14 automakers in China will have a combined output capacity of 23 million vehicles by 2012, though demand is only expected to reach 20 million cars by that time, Japanese business daily Nikkei reported, citing figures from the China Business Journal.
China is currently the world's largest auto market, but the government has reportedly launched a probe into expansion plans by carmakers and may delay construction of new plants, according to the report.
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China's passenger car sales in January may exceed 1 million units again, not impacted by a 25% roll-back of the sales tax on small cars, the National Passenger Car Information Exchange Association said yesterday, SinoCast reported.
About 42,000 vehicles were sold per day on average in the first three weeks of last month, and the daily average sales volume grew 41% from a week earlier to 59,000 in the last week.
Some automakers, including Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen, Changan Ford, Shanghai GM, achieved their record sales last month. The sales growths of Shanghai ...
Forbes presented the rankings or the most expensive production cars in the world. Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport has been surpassed by a Swedish model, the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, which will be produced in only three copies.
Despite the fact that they were on the verge of buying Saab, people from Koenigsegg failed to obtain the necessary funding for the acquisition, but they succeeded to create Trevita, a special version of CCXR. In Swedish, Trevita means three whites” and the model will be available only in one color – the “white diamond".
Besides ...
China has overtaken the United States and Japan to become the world's largest car manufacturing country in 2009, the China Business News reported today.
The Japan Association of Automobile Manufacturers (JAAM) said 7.93 million vehicles were produced in Japan in 2009, which was a 31.5-percent decline year-on-year. JAAM said that was caused by the recession, a decline in home consumption and falling exports.
Only 5.7 million vehicles were produced in the US last year. However, vehicle manufacturing in China came to 13.79 million units in 2009. This was the first time that ...
Ferrari.com website debuts today with its new Japanese language version.
After the launch last year of the completely redesigned site, in English and Italian, the world of Ferrari has now been further enriched by the addition of this new online tool dedicated specifically to its clients, enthusiasts and fans in the great Asian nation.
The new version of the site is an acknowledgement of the Japanese public’s enormous passion for the Ferrari brand. It aims to foster an even closer relationship between the Prancing Horse and the Japanese public, and boost already-high ...
A typical service for a Bugatti Veyron costs 14,700 Euros, the amount by which you can buy a Volkswagen Polo with an average level of equipment.
According to Autocar, in addition to the acquisition price and high consumption of fuel, an owner of Veyron pays each year about 14,714 Euros for routine services.
If we think a moment, with ~ 15.000 Euros you can buy a new Volkswagen Polo, with a good level of equipment, or even you can get an entry-level version of VW Golf VI.
Moreover, every time when you get ...
The AutoWeek editorial staff announced today its 2010 North American International Auto Show Editors' Choice Award winners.
The 2010 AutoWeek Editors' Choice Award winners for the Best of Detroit are:
BEST IN SHOW: Audi E-tron
"This was almost a unanimous decision," said AutoWeek editor Wes Raynal. "This is a concept, yes, but we loved the car's size and proportions. We are looking for versions of this car to come in the future in the form of a small, sporty two-seater from Audi. And that is something we really look forward to driving." As ...
As part of the regular 'Top 10' series, WhatGreenCar looks ahead to the greenest and most innovative cars due for launch in 2010.
In a world overturned by the 'credit crunch' and threatened by ‘climate change’, one in which economic and environmental concerns require equal attention, there cannot have been a better time to buy a fuel-efficient, low emission car.
The good news is that, as road tax, company car, and London Congestion Charge incentives for low carbon cars steadily increase, the auto industry is now offering a wider range of quality ...
Here we have the 2010 new car releases calendar. It is available as standard image to download and there is also an interactive calendar with links to most of the 2010 cars!
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