The Ride – BMW F 800 GS takes on the RawHyde Adventure Rider Challenge

Filed under: BMW , First Drive , Motorcycles BMW F 800 GS – Click above for high-res image gallery Since its introduction back in 2004, the R 1200 GS has been BMW’s best selling motorcycle, and for good reason. Time and again, the big bike has proven itself surprisingly capable of traversing the gnarliest of terrain in the hands of riders all around the world. The German motorcycle maker invented the adventure touring category when it introduced the R 80 G/S way back in 1980, and since then, almost all of BMW’s GS series of bikes have featured the brand’s signature twin-cylinder horizontally-opposed boxer engine

i reports 4,000 scrap car trades in UK, reveals some surprises

Filed under: Time Warp , Government/Legal , Green , Hyundai , Lifestyle , UK Governments all over the world have introduced Cash-For-Clunkers-style programs that are nothing if not controversial.

2011 Volkswagen Touareg spotted

Filed under: Spy Photos , SUVs , Volkswagen Volkswagen is preparing its 2011 Touareg, and the company’s most expensive expensive Stateside offering is slated to lose weight.

Chevy’s limited edition Bumblebee Camaro to launch

Filed under: Sports/GTs , Marketing/Advertising , Chevrolet , Lifestyle , Celebrities , Special/Limited Editions 2010 Chevrolet Camaro as Bumblebee – Click above for a high-res image gallery Diehard Transformers fans take note: Chevrolet is reportedly planning to launch a limited edition Bumblebee Camaro to capitalize on the upcoming flick, Revenge of the Fallen . We’re sure none of you saw that coming, right

BMW motorcycle garage door opener is domestic bliss

Filed under: Etc. , Tech , Videos , Motorcycles Click above to watch a video of the this new garage door opener in action after the jump If you haven’t yet embraced modernity and installed an automatic garage door opener, you’re in luck, as you may now be able to take advantage of a clever new sound-activated unit developed by an English motorcycle rider for his BMW. This unique device actually uses the bike’s horn to transmit an audible signal to open and close the door

Porsche Design races – the summer Motorsport Collection

Filed under: Motorsports , Etc.

Rumormill: Mini Speedster coming to Frankfurt?

Filed under: Concept Cars , Frankfurt Auto Show , Rendered Speculation , Rumormill While we’re big fans of the Mini Cooper and Cooper S, the Convertible has left us wanting on several levels – visibility and weight being our biggest gripes. However, the remedy may be on the way this September when Mini takes the wraps of the Cooper Roadster at the Frankfurt Motor Show

2009 Toyota RAV4 Sport – Review

Filed under: In the Autoblog Garage , SUVs , Crossovers/CUVs , Toyota 2009 Toyota RAV4 Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery The small crossover segment, where the neo-sorta-trucks live, is one of the hottest battlegrounds for consumer dollars. Small skirmishes go on in the border regions; confused vehicles don’t know whether to be mud-slingers with brash attitudes or optioned-up urban sophisticates. Toyota’s RAV4 certainly brings sophistication, and though it can venture off road a bit, it’s not a jumbled, mixed-up mess

Infiniti has Announced Pricing on the 2010 QX56

Filed under: Car Buying , SUVs , Infiniti 2008 (2009, and 2010) Infiniti QX56 – Click above for a high-res image gallery Infiniti has announced pricing on the 2010 QX56 full-size luxury SUV. Essentially a carry-over of the model that was last updated in 2008, the base MSRP for the 2WD model is $56,050 (*plus destination and handling of $865), while the 4WD model arrives at $59,150

Fiat preparing 500 Giardiniera?

Filed under: SUVs , Crossovers/CUVs , Hatchbacks , FIAT , Rumormill With all this talk of mergers and acquisitions, it’d be easy to forget that Fiat has its own model lines to update and supplement. So while Sergio Marchionne flies back and forth between Detroit and Turin, a report has emerged suggesting Fiat could be preparing a crossover version of its popular 500 retro-hatch.

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