More on TAC Motors’ Stark raving awesome Brazilian bomber

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , SUVs , Green , Videos Click above for a gallery of the TAC Motors Stark 4X4 It’s not the love child of a Smart Fortwo and a Jeep Wrangler — it’s the TAC Motors Stark 4X4. While we’re not entirely sold on the looks of its four-piece composite shell, this off-roader is now aequipped to handle whatever terrain you might happen to encounter

Event Alert: March Calendar of Automotive Events

Filed under: Motorsports , Geneva Motor Show , Auction Action , Misc. Auto Shows , Event Alert This year’s Geneva Auto Show should be huge Besides the gradual thawing of most of the country, March means the beginning of the Formula One season as well as Sebring, the Geneva Motor Show, the Amelia Island Concours, and NASCAR ramping up to full speed. Those events alone would be enough to sate even the healthiest automotive appetites, but there’s plenty more going on in the motoring world

Automotoscope: Forever Churnin’ – Mercedes G-Class to live through at least 2015

Filed under: Convertibles , SUVs , Plants/Manufacturing , Mercedes-Benz Click image above for a high-res gallery of the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen Edition30 At a time when many coachbuilders are struggling and/or leaving the industry, it’s nice to hear news of fresh long-term contracts. Magna Steyr has just announced that it has had its contract with Mercedes-Benz extended to continue building the G-Class (a.k.a.

Geneva Leakage: 2009 BMW Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo sneaks out

Filed under: Aftermarket , Tuners , Sedans/Saloons , Geneva Motor Show , BMW Click above for a high-res image of the 2009 BMW Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo The 2009 BMW Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo will join the B6 GT3 race car on the stand in Geneva, and thanks to AutoZeitung, we’ve got a singular photo and some preliminary specs on the uber-sedan from Alpina. The B7 Bi-Turbo is essentially the M7 BMW forgot to build, packing a twin-turbocharged, 4.4-liter V8 putting out 507 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque.

Automotoscope Geneva Preview: Caparo-baiting Fioravanti concept draws nig

Filed under: Concept Cars , Economy , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchbacks , Supercars Fioravanti has made a habit of showing interesting things at the Geneva Motor Show . This year it will reportedly be the LF1, a car built to demonstrate the application of Formula 1 design and build techniques to a production vehicle. Done up like the Caparo T1 ‘s open-air cousin, the LF1 doesn’t look exactly like a production ca,r but we don’t know anything further about it yet…

Car Review: Nissan Versa

The Versa comes to this New Big 3 comparison technically classed as a midsize car, not a sub-compact. But by only looking at the Versa S base price of $13,800, youd never guess it offers a 122 horsepower engine, A/C, cruise, CD stereo, and power windows and door locks, all standard. Whats more impressive is [...]

Automotoscope REPORT: Renault’s Alpine revival is D.O.A.

Filed under: Concept Cars , Time Warp , Sports/GTs , Renault , Rumormill Just like that, it’s over. Renault had been working on bringing back the Alpine nameplate with a sports car being co-developed as the Nissan 200SX

Automotoscope Geneva Preview: I.DE.A ERA concept

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertibles , Geneva Motor Show Click above for a high-res gallery of the I.DE.A ERA concept Last May, the I.DE.A Institute – an engineering and consultancy firm based in Turin, Italy – threw together a concept in 30 days to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

VIDEO: Fisker runs commercials in L.A. before Oscars

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Green , Marketing/Advertising , Lifestyle Click above to watch the video after the jump The Fisker Karma is on its way, and Henrik Fisker wants the world to know about it.

Tame That Bull: Lamborghini Academy opens

Filed under: Motorsports , Sports/GTs , Euro , Supercars , Lamborghini , Lifestyle Click above for a high-res gallery of a winter session of the Lamborghini Academy Lamborghini has opened its Lamborghini Academy, and the only words we have for it are “crazy steal.” For the practically Wal-Mart price of €3,900 (just under $5,000 USD) you get accommodations, two days on the track at Vallelunga or Adria Raceway in Italy, a chance to pilot the Gallardo LP 560-4 and Murcielago LP 640, and video footage of your driving. There are three courses: Track Academy, Advance Academy, and Winter Academy. Of course, you have to get to the Academy on your own dime, but once there you’ll be trained in the driving Jedi arts of over- and understeer, the racing line, and controlled drifting, guided by Lambo’s own instructors.

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