Goodwood Festival of Speed featuring 135-foot monument to Audi

Filed under: Audi , Lifestyle , UK Goodwood Festival of Speed Audi Sculpture - Click above for image gallery of more GFoS sculptures The Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place this weekend, and every year the Earl of March, who manages the 12,000-acre Goodwood estate that hosts the event, commissions a giant art piece honoring that year’s featured marque. Audi is the featured marque this year, which is timely since the Ingolstadt-based automaker is also celebrating its centennial

VIDEO: Norton Commando Transformer is more than meets the eye

Filed under: Time Warp , Videos , Lifestyle , Motorcycles Click above to watch video after the break We didn’t much care for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen when we went out and saw it on opening night, but we’re still smitten by the concept of robots that transform into all manner of vehicular machinery.

Artist creates full scale F1 car from recycled styrofoam

Filed under: Etc. , Lifestyle We have no idea why Michael A. Salter wanted to create a race car out of polystyrene packing waste, and we guess it doesn’t matter — he did, and this is the result

Oprah nominated to save domestic auto industry

Filed under: Car Buying , Marketing/Advertising , Lifestyle , Celebrities In dire economic times like these, everyone needs a hero, and Detroit’s automakers are no exception. So, who better to anoint as a savior than the Queen of All Media herself, Oprah Winfrey?

AMS |Geneva Preview: Ford iosis MAX concept previews next-gen Focus

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchbacks , Ford Click above for image gallery of the Ford Iosis Max concept Take note North Americans: The Ford iosis MAX concept that will debut tomorrow at the Geneva Motor Show features the evolution of Ford Europe’s Kinetic styling language that will be featured on the next-gen Focus. Why should you care? Because Ford has officially stated that North America and Europe will once again be sold the same Focus when the next model debuts

Geneva Preview: Magna Steyr unveils flexible Mila EV concept

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrids/Alternative , Geneva Motor Show , Green Click above for high-res image gallery of the Magna Steyr mila ev concept Amongst all of the various concept and production-ready vehicles that major automakers will unveil this week at the Geneva Motor Show is a new concept from auto supplier Magna Steyr called the mila ev. This electric machine was designed from the start to eschew the carbon-spewing, petroleum-chugging internal combustion engine, so no compromises stemming from the conversion of a previously-gas-powered vehicle were necessary. For this reason, Magna says its concept is immediately ready for series production at its own manufacturing plants and could be configured to accept a natural gas, hydrogen fuel cell or hybrid powertrain.

Geneva Preview: Dacia Duster concept first from low-cost brand

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Crossovers/CUVs , Renault Click above for high-res image gallery of the Dacia Duster Concept Renault’s low cost Romanian brand, Dacia, will be unveiling its very first concept at the Geneva Motor Show this week. Called the Duster, the concept features a crossover-style body with some very interesting styling elements like headlights that trail off across the front fenders and rear tail-lights that stretch forward across a flying buttress of sheetmetal above the rear wheels. Kudos to Renault designers in Romania and France for penning such an interesting shape.

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.

Toyota RAV4 gets a facelift in the U.S.

Toyota thought to revise the 2009 American edition of the model RAV4 with a minor facelift, a new propellant and equipping a new standard.
Note particular modification, but in each version of equipment. Thus, models equipped with Sport Package Appearence receive a new panel protector for spoilerul back, which was also totally redesigned. Base and Limited [...]

VIDEO: Funny Ad Spot at Fiat Strada

Fiat promote their pick-up the street in Brazil through a funny ad spot: “Never without protection”

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