TOP 10  -  Khanyi races to save her precious Lamborghini

Television actress Khanyisile Mbau’s husband, Mandla Mthembu, nearly landed in trouble with the bank over payments for one of his two Lamborghini sports cars.

[ Source : sowetan ]

TOP 9  -  Morgan Freeman injured in car crash

Veteran actor Morgan Freeman has been hospitalised after the car he was driving flipped several times in rural Tennessee on Sunday night.

[ Source : star-ecentral ]

TOP 8  -  Mazda designer defects to Tesla

Electric car-maker Tesla Motors has made another advance in establishing itself as a serious volume car-maker: it has poached star Mazda designer Franz von Holzhausen to head up its new design division.

[ Source : channel4 ]

TOP 7  -  The SL Rally Arrives at Mercedes-Benz World

Members of the world’s oldest Mercedes-Benz Club will descend on Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey, on Sunday 10 August for their annual SL Rally.The event will feature a display of hundreds of classic Mercedes-Benz cars open to the public, which will also be seen in action on the handling circuits at various points throughout the day.

[ Source : theautochannel ]

TOP 6  -  Khanyi races to save her precious Lamborghini

Television actress Khanyisile Mbau’s husband, Mandla Mthembu, nearly landed in trouble with the bank over payments for one of his two Lamborghini sports cars. Racing against time to stop the story being published, Mthembu yesterday paid the bank. Absa yesterday sent a letter showing that R76000 had been paid.

[ Source : sowetan ]

TOP 5  -  Fiat franchise will not be required for Abarth

Car dealers looking to represent the Abarth brand will not necessarily need to hold another Fiat Group franchise.The relaunched Fiat performance arm is looking to increase its current 10 outlets in the UK to 13 by the end of the year, and eventually aims to have between 15 and 20 sites.

[ Source : motortrader ]

TOP 4  -  Adieu Lamborghini, Aston Martin and Ferrari

As giant European carmakers battle environmentalists and lawmakers over emissions curbs, makers of classic European sports cars like the Aston Martin DB9, Ferrari F430 and Porsche 911 are concerned the new laws will destroy their lifeblood.

[ Source : iht ]

TOP 3  -  Audi TTS adds fire to TT style

The addition of the S to the TT badge signifies a sportier, more focussed version of the regular TT.The Audi TTS is the fastest, most powerful TT to date and is targeted with better positioning the TT as a true sports car to take on the likes of Porsche.

[ Source : stuff ]

TOP 2  -  Mini cars do not stand a chance in a collision with an SUV

Munich - Occupants of small mini cars such as the Fiat 500 have hardly any chance of surviving a head-on collision with a big Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), according to Germany's automobile association ADAC. Summing up the results of a crash test conducted with an Audi Q7 and the new Fiat 500, the ADAC pointed out that even a small car with an above average safety standard stood no chance in a crash with an SUV.

[ Source : earthtimes ]

TOP 1  -  BMW hydrogen car offers near-zero emissions luxury

A snazzy new 7-series BMW currently on tour in Canada has a water bottle sitting by its exhaust pipe -- one labelled "exhaust."

Liquid hydrogen powers this Beamer, which showed up in Montreal's old port on Tuesday as part of a tour.

"There (are) almost no emissions," BMW's Jochen Frey told reporters.

[ Source : ctv ]