We’ve known this day was coming. We hoped it wouldn’t, but we knew it was coming. Here are the spy shots of the new Bentley Motors SUV. God help us. Sure it’s clad pretty heavily, but you can make a rough estimation of what it will look like, and it will look like what Bentley […] More »
By: Jonathon Klein | October 7, 2014
Walter Wolf is the fellow from Canada who aided a particular Italian car company in building on of the most classic cars of all time. He didn’t start out in the automotive industry. Like Daniel Plainview, Wolf was an oilman, decades ago. He certainly knew a lot of people who used petroleum products in engines, […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | April 9, 2014
In case you weren’t aware, Porsche does things a little differently than other automakers. It’s one of two companies that uses flat-6 motors, which it puts in the ass-end of its 911, now available with an electrically operated targa top. After decades of selling sports cars, it decided to start selling an off-road-capable SUV and […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | April 2, 2014
With a top speed of 175 mph, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S is a sports-car-quick SUV. Bentley intends to make that suffix stand for “Slow.” According to Autocar, the Crewe company is developing its upcoming rig to peg its speedometer at – wait for it – 200. That means design chief Luc Donckerwolke and his […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 28, 2014
Boss: “Welcome to the Porsche team. In two days, you’ll start your first big project: testing our new Macan SUV.” Employee: “Thank you! I can’t wait to get started.” Boss: “You’re going to love it. You’ll get to work with veterans of the industry, do a lot of driving and learn the vehicle inside-out. And […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 25, 2014
There are “chick” cars, “green” cars, practical cars…and then there are “bad boy” cars. Apparently, that’s what Lamborghini makes. The Sant’Agata supercar maker’s former chief operating officer, Michael Lock, recently said, “Lamborghinis are associated with socially illicit behavior.” Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance in “The Wolf of Wall Street” certainly hasn’t helped that perception. Lock also said […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | March 5, 2014
As the luxury-car horsepower wars appear to be cooling down, premium automakers seem to be on the cusp of a new conflict: the lightweight wars. What you see above is a leaked image of Jaguar’s aluminum-intensive C-X17 SUV concept scheduled to debut at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Jaguar is using this concept to showcase […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | September 6, 2013
