There were amazing scenes to behold as a group of helmeted pit crew took the Toyota FT-1 out of a box on its stand here at the Detroit Motor Show. Here was a concept that was, if not unexpected, a surprise. That it was a sports car also helped. And…
Audi is likely to wait at least a decade before launching a car smaller than the Audi A1, according to marketing boss Luce De Meo. Although the A1 has been a huge sales success, accounting for than 120,000 sales in 2013, 80 per cent were from buyers switching from a rival brand, De…
Corvette Racing will field two C7.R race cars, unveiled at the Detroit motor show, in the 2014 series. The debut race for the cars will be the Rolex 24 at Daytona (Florida) at the end of this month. Corvette Racing also expects to once again compete in the 24 Hours…
The new Audi TT will be revealed at the Geneva motor show in March before going on sale later this year, Audi technical chief Ulrich Hackenberg has confirmed at the Detroit motor show. Hackenberg confirmed that the Allroad Shooting Brake concept at Detroit closely previewed the look of the new…
Porsche has taken inspiration from the past for the styling of the latest 911 Targa, mixing classic design elements that evoke the 1967 original with the modern-day convenience of open-top motoring at the push of a button. Revealed at the Detroit motor show today, the new 911 Targa is based…
At $55,100 the standard Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is an impressive vehicle blending performance, style and American Muscle all in one. Track tested at over 200mph the Shelby GT500 comes in either manual or automatic transmission. 6 Speeds in the transmission cycle in all the models, 5.8 Litre supercharged V8…
The direction of the mooted new range-topping Audi A9 is still under discussion according to marketing boss Luca De Meo, who says he personally believes that a conventional coupe or Sportback wouldn’t be innovative enough. Speculation that Audi is preparing to launch a new range-topper has been rife since boss…
The Chrysler 200 has been revealed ahead of its debut at the Detroit motor show. It will go on sale in the spring and continues Chrysler’s growing relationship with Fiat. The mid-size family car drops its old Mitsubishi underpinnings, utilising the Compact Wide platform shared with the smaller Dodge Dart as well…
0136hrs Over at Volkswagen’s 2014 Detroit motor show preview event, Hilton Holloway has learned that engineering work has started on the much-anticipated Volkswagen Crossblue SUV. The vehicle, which you can read about here, is due to launch in the USA in 2016. 0133hrs More on the new Mercedes-Benz C-class from…
Any enthusiast with a very good memory might have felt that they’d seen the new Audi Shooting Brake concept somewhere before. And they’d be right. The white Shooting Brake concept was first shown at the Tokyo auto show back in 2005. Like the latest concept, it was a preview of…