Ahh, the Bentley. It’s the classic English car, known for wood trim, butter-soft leather, and, in many cases, a hat-wearing driver named Charles or James to ferry you around in luxury. Most of us will never own a Bentley, though we can dream, but if you happen to live in the UK, you might get [...]
Automotive News reported yesterday on an announcement from Jonathan Browning, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, who said that the Volkswagen Golf R will be returning to the U.S. market as a limited edition model early in 2012. According to Browning, the high-performance Golf will come with a 256 hp, 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The [...]
Courtesy of Motor Trend, and we’re taking a break from TALKING about new things in the auto industry today, and showing you instead. From the 2010 Auto Show, here’s a video of the debut of the 2011 Subaru WRX STI:
BlackBerry users, rejoice! The time when you, too, can plug your phone into your car may be coming. Automotive News reported over the weekend that Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), the company that makes BlackBerry phones has agreed to the aquisition of QNX Software Systems from Harman International Industries, Inc. Why are they doing this? [...]
According to a report by Reuters printed by Auto News, Houston, a city whose wealth and prominence was established by its oil and gas companies, now wants to be the electric car capital of the world. Speaking at an event on February 5 to promote the all-electric Nissan Leaf, Houston mayor Annise Parker said, “We [...]