2012 AMG Driving Academy: experience your inner speed demon at some of the top racetracks

Pushing Personal Driving Performance to the Limits Driving enthusiasts and AMG fans get a chance to enhance their driving abilities and push the most exclusive and highest performance Mercedes-Benz luxury cars to the limit at the AMG Driving Academy. Originally founded by the Mercedes-Benz high performance subsidiary AMG in Affalterbach, Germany in 2007, the 2012 … Read more

2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible

Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 at Chicago Auto Show Ford introduces the Shelby Mustang GT500 convertible during the media preview of the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on February 8, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The burliest Mustang loses some weight and gains 10 hp and an optional track-focused package for 2011. Watch also the Lexus … Read more

Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead this April, says Ecclestone

Bahrain protests just “a lot of kids”, says Ecclestone Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has said the Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead this April. Ecclestone said to arabian business he had no intention of cancelling the up and coming race in the Gulf state unless advised to do so by Bahrain authorities. “But I … Read more

A lucrative market among urban cowboys: buyers of high-end pickups

Luxe trucks: High-end pickups picking up Chrysler Group will add a second level of luxe trucks to its Ram light-duty line at the Chicago Auto Show this week, highlighting a new source for profit: the buyers of high-end pickups. All of the makers say the high end of the pickup market has been especially strong. … Read more

Mercedes-Benz to release an electric version of the Citan, its upcoming small van

Forthcoming Daimler-Renault Citan van will come in pure-electric form Mercedes-Benz will launch the smallest van of its fleet. The van that uses the Renault Kangoo’s platform will be unveiled at IAA commercial vehicle show in Hanover in September, reports auto news. “We will take advantage of the trend toward city vans,” said Volker Mornhinweg, Mercedes-Benz … Read more

Flying Bentley Continental V8 coupe makes airlift debut

Bentley airlifts a V8 Continental GT coupe over Munich Bentley Motors celebrated the arrival of its new 4.0 liter V8 Bentley Continental GT coupe in Germany. In a sensational display, a helicopter flew the new Bentley over downtown Munich and placed it on the SkyLounge, reports torquenews. “A dramatic car got the debut we felt … Read more