It’s a proverbial arms race the likes of which we can’t even begin to begin to explain. With the Dubai police force recently acquiring in their lineup a Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari FF and a 700-horsepower Brabus-tuned Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, it does make you wonder just exactly what sort of active duty these police force vehicles are actually performing. At the […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 9, 2014
I have a love/hate it relationship with concept cars. On one hand, concept cars are the ideal. They’re the clay figurines, design language and concepts, heritage, and auto-maker stories embodied into one off models made of real car composites. On the other hand, they can be shells of empty promises. Nothing but wishful thinking and […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 9, 2014
One of the biggest stories at the 2014 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas was at the Monster booth with the unveiling of the Lamborghini Veneno Roadster equipped with a banging Monster sound system, which cost roughly $50,000 to install, and will be featured in all nine Veneno Roadsters to be built. You […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 8, 2014
The crew at AutoBlog recently got the chance to travel to Germany to take a Porsche-hosted look at the company’s new Macan CUV. Lucky ducks. They did have their work cut out for them, though: showing that the new Porsche rig is not just a glorified Audi Q5, despite the past rumors of how alike […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 8, 2014
Any wedding that has a convoy of roughly 25 extra-rich luxury cars and supercars is the kind of wedding we’d really enjoy attending. This particular power parade happened in Wenzhou, China. Let’s break down the cavalcade, shall we? Ten Rolls-Royces, three (by my count) Lamborghinis, a duo of Ferrari F12berlinetta, a Porsche 911 and a trio […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 8, 2014
Though we’ve covered the new Lamborghini Huracán to hell and back already, we’re still excited to to see the official launch of the Huracán later this year at the Geneva auto show. It’s a highly-touted, highly capable supercar with styling cues reminiscent of both the Lamborghini Aventador and a long legacy of wedge-shaped monsters like the Countach […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 8, 2014
A month ago, BMW made an official announcement that it would be releasing a factory prepped ‘race ready’ version of its BMW 2 series coupe. Now, to follow up well on their promise, they’ve drafted an official press release (below) with some details into just what exactly this product-based race car entails. 333 HP/332 lb […] More »
By: Tim Wu | January 7, 2014
