European Cars Archive

2011 Volvo S60 first images released

Volvo has released the first photos of the all-new 2011 S60 sedan, further defining the corporate styling that first started with the XC60 crossover SUV this year. Continue reading »

2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder for L.A. reveal

Weighing in at just 2,811 lbs, the new 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder will be the lightest Porsche available – from a company known for lightweight, proficient sports cars. This new mid-engined roadster represents the true, purist form of the sports car – agile, powerful, open and efficient. This third Boxster model will join the Boxster and Boxster S and will make its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, December 2, 2009. Continue reading »

BMW M3 GTS track-ready variant unveiled

The latest BMW M3 is already an allegedly capable machine, but the German firm went further and has created a road-legal M3 GTS variant that seems more suited to the track instead. Continue reading »

Consumer Reports 2009 reliability survey results

Ford has secured its position as the only Detroit automaker with world-class reliability. About 90% of Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln products were found to have average or better reliability, according to Consumer Reports’ 2009 Annual Car Reliability Survey. The results were announced today at an Automotive Press Association luncheon in Detroit. Continue reading »

2010 Seat Leon Cupra R details released

Following a very successful debut at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show, the new León CUPRA R is about to go on sale. Equipped with a new 265 hp engine, it instantly becomes the brand’s most powerful production car to date, earning a special chapter in SEAT’s history in the process. Continue reading »

Veritas RS III Roadster starts production

The Veritas RS III Roadster has begun its limited production run and first customer deliveries will take place in January 2010. Built by Vermot AG, this cockroach of a car has already been sold to eight customers, but none from the Middle East yet. The eight are part of only 30 that will be produced. It takes 15 people about eight weeks to build one car and three cars at a time will be built. Continue reading »

Volkswagen U.S. factory work on track

During his one-week trip to the USA, Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Christian Wulff visited Volkswagen of America at the Chattanooga site accompanied by an industry delegation. The guests used the opportunity to find out more about the status of work on the new Volkswagen factory in the State of Tennessee. Continue reading »

Lamborghini offers 0% financing on Murcielago

Lamborghini America has announced a new Lamborghini Retail Finance Plan for its most exclusive vehicles on the market, the Murcielago LP640 Coupe and Roadster. The super sports car company is partnering with Woodside Credit and Volkswagen Credit, Inc. to provide alternative financing programs through authorized U.S. Lamborghini dealers. Continue reading »

2006-2010 Audi TT & A3 NHTSA recall for fire hazard

Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 Audi A3, TT, and TT Roadster passenger vehicles manufactured between September 29, 2005 and August 26, 2009. The closing force of an internal spring of the fuel tank ventilation valve is not adequate enough to hold the valve closed under extreme driving conditions possibly allowing fuel to leak. Continue reading »

Video of BMW X1 factory production line

The BMW X1 crossover is the German manufacturer’s latest offering. Check out the largely-robotic production line that puts together the vehicle. Continue reading »

2010 Volkswagen Golf U.S. version revealed

Volkswagen has released official info on the U.S. version of the VW Golf, including pricing, options and EPA mileage numbers. It marks the return of the Golf badge and the demise of the Rabbit nameplate yet again. Continue reading »

Fiat 500 Abarth ready to rally

Fiat’s Abarth introduced its latest racing gem at the 51st Sanremo Rally. The new Abarth 500 R3T will lend its name to a promotional rally trophy in 2010, due to join the two European track events planned for the Abarth 500 Assetto Corse. Continue reading »

Aston Martin out of cash as Arab owners in trouble

The Aston Martin luxury-sports carmaker is in trouble after the Kuwaiti “sovereign wealth fund” that owns 51% of the luxury carmaker admitted it was struggling to refinance its debt. Continue reading »

Audi A3 1.6 TDI gets 78 mpg in efficiency challenge

On its very first outing under real-life traffic conditions, the Audi A3 1.6 TDI is already turning in impressive consumption figures. The other models of the Audi range also shone on the first three days of the “Efficiency Challenge A to B”, which covers 2,613 miles from A on the Norwegian Lofoten Islands to Bée in northern Italy. Continue reading »

Aston Martin Rapide debuts at Frankfurt

Aston Martin will unveil one of the most eagerly awaited cars of 2009 at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The Rapide apparently provides space for up to four adults combined with an engaging driving experience synonymous with all Aston Martins. Continue reading »

Lamborghini Reventon Roadster makes limited debut

Lamborghini has unveiled the Reventón Roadster, the drop-top version of their ultra-exclusive supercar. Continue reading »

Bugatti Galibier sedan concept revealed

After months of teasing retarded bloggers with a shadowy photo, Bugatti has finally revealed its new four-door sedan concept ahead of the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show at an event for Bugatti customers. Originally christened the Bordeaux by rumor-mongers, the super-sedan is called the Galibier, named after a difficult Alpine pass along the Tour de France route. Continue reading »

Audi R8 Spyder V10 convertible unveiled

The entirely-predictable Audi R8 Spyder convertible will debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Sporting a cloth folding top, the R8 Spyder will only come with a V10 engine. Continue reading »

2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG gullwing revealed

The infamous Gullwing is back in a new form, paying homage to the original 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL. But the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is supposed to be a supercar for everyday use, ditching McLaren in favour of in-house development by AMG. Continue reading »

2010 Volvo C30 facelift and new colors

After only a couple of years on the market, the 2010 Volvo C30 has been facelifted to bring it in line with Volvo’s newest corporate look. Continue reading »

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