Filed under: Concept Cars , Truck , Videos , Lamborghini , Military , Off-Road Lamborghini was in the off-road business before the cult classic LM002 , cooperating with MTI on a military vehicle concept dubbed Cheetah in the mid-seventies that it hoped to sell to the U.S. armed forces. The 4,500-pound, fiberglass-bodied troop carrier used a 5.9-liter, 180-horsepower Chrysler engine mounted in back.
Continue reading...23. April 2012
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Filed under: Hybrid , Performance , Technology , Videos , Ferrari , Beijing Motor Show Go back just a few years ago, and you'd easily conclude that Ferrari and hybrids would go together about as well as ice cream and pickles. But a lot's changed since then, and Ferrari is making no secret of the fact that it's developing hybrid powertrains of its own
Continue reading...22. April 2012
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Filed under: Concept Cars , Performance , SUV , China , Lamborghini , Beijing Motor Show Everything You Want To Know About Lambo's Super SUV The promise is to make it the most powerful series production SUV on the market, but also the least polluting. Lamborghini has told us repeatedly that it wasn't planning on doing such a thing anytime soon. We expected most likely the front-engine four-door super sedan - playing off the 2008 Estoque showcar and 1968-'78 Espada - to become the raging bull's third model line
Continue reading...20. April 2012
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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Aston Martin , Luxury We last saw the Aston Martin V12 Zagato on the floor at the Geneva Motor Show in March. It was hardly an opportune moment to relish the automaker's stunning new two-seater, however, as we were forced to dodge the crowds while shooting images for our live gallery . Wanting to get a closer second look at the exceedingly rare exotic and shoot a more detailed photo montage, we visited Galpin Aston Martin in Southern California for a private viewing (astute readers may recall that several years ago we visted Galpin's exclusive "vault room" to check out the Aston Martin One-77 ).
Continue reading...20. April 2012
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Filed under: Concept Cars , Minivan/Van , Wagon , Geneva Motor Show , Work , Mini , Specialty Color us unsurprised. Car and Driver reports that Mini officials have confirmed a production version of the company's Clubvan concept first shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
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29. April 2012
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