Spy Shots: New Honda V4 motorcycle caught testing

Filed under: Spy Photos , Honda , Motorcycles 2010 Honda VFR1200 leaked photos - Click above for high-res image gallery Late last year at the Intermot show in Germany, Honda pulled the covers off a radical concept motorcycle it promised would soon enter production powered by a powerful new V4 engine. The new bike’s introduction is obviously close at hand as a new series of spy photos clearly shows the bike testing on the street

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.

When in Romania: MAFF Muron Porsche Cayenne

Filed under: Aftermarket , Tuners , SUVs , Porsche MAFF Muron Porsche Cayenne - Click above for a high-res image gallery “Yeah, but it drives like a sportscar.” “You should see the interior.” “All the kids arrive at soccer practice in one.” We’ve heard it all before, and there may even be some truth to some of the claims, but push come to shove, the Porsche Cayenne is one ugly beast. And there’s only one way to fix that: make it even uglier. That’s apparently why we’ve seen so many widebody kits for the Porsche sport-ute - this be-gilled creation being the latest

Gumball 3000 set for 11th running with Los Angeles to Miami rally

Filed under: Supercars , Lifestyle 2009 Gumball 3000 - Click above for a high-res image gallery The infamous Gumball Rally is scheduled to start this weekend, and participants have started to gather in the Los Angeles area for the start of the race tomorrow. We caught up with several of the cars in Santa Monica this afternoon, already prepped with their unique liveries and vinyl wraps. The rally will officially start at 1:00pm on Saturday at the Santa Monica pier, so if you are in the Southern California area you can head down to check out all the cars and celebrities

Live Shots: Ford Transit Connect Family One Concept… just add kids!

Filed under: Concept Cars , New York Auto Show , Minivans/MPVs , Ford Ford Transit Connect Family One Concept - click above for a high-res gallery What better place to take the wraps off a new family transportation vehicle than a kids’ science museum?

China seen producing scaled-down knockoff of Peugeot Hoggar concept

Filed under: Concept Cars , China , Peugeot The Peugeot Hoggar Concept from 2003 was a two-seat buggy named for an Algerian desert, designed to be “a sports car for extreme conditions.” It had two cast alloy seats in the middle, and two transverse, 180-horsepower diesel engines - one mounted up front, one out back - driving each axle through two semi-automatic gearboxes. The cabin was, as one might expect of a showcar, filled with leather and aluminum. But the Peugeot Hoggar Concept is not the vehicle you see above - it’s a smaller Hoggar knockoff made in China by an as-yet-unknown firm, evidently created by using images of the Hoggar found online.

IIHS debuts new roof strength crash test, small SUVs rated first

Filed under: SUVs , Safety , Crossovers/CUVs IIHS Roof Strength Crash Test - Click above for high-res image gallery The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety isn’t waiting around for the federal government to enact tougher roof strength standards for passenger vehicles. The IIHS has created its own new category of roof strength standards that requires a strength-to-weight ratio of 4 times a vehicle’s weight to earn the highest rating of good

Vauxhall unveils high-fashion accessories by Jonathan Kelsey

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Vauxhall , Lifestyle Click above for a gallery of Kelsey-designed Vauxhall Collective accessories The folks charged with recasting perceptions of a brand aren’t unlike home run hitters: a lot more misses than hits, but when they do hit it’s often spectacular. This particular at-bat with Vauxhall, however, is probably a foul tip at best

D.O.A. - Lamborghini reportedly won’t built the 4-door Estoque

Filed under: Concept Cars , Sedans/Saloons , Lamborghini Click above for gallery of the Lamborghini Estoque Concept The worldwide collapse of car sales has hit everyone in the past six months, and super-expensive high-end cars are no exception. With no immediate signs of either a general economic recovery or an auto sales boost on the horizon, now hardly seems like the time to develop an all-new exotic sedan. With that in mind, Lamborghini reportedly has shelved plans to build the Estoque, which debuted as a concept at last fall’s Paris Motor Show .

REPORT: Saab, USA snag 500,000 players with Burn Notice online game

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Saab , Lifestyle GM has been heavy in the entertainment sponsorship game, with a variety of scripted programs, award shows, and movies at some point being tied to GM product. Bumblebee has undoubtedly paid dividends for the new Camaro, and now the spy drama “Burn Notice,” on USA Network, has done something of the same for Saab.

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