Inside Line tests hundreds of vehicles a year, but not every vehicle gets a full write-up. The numbers still tell a story, though, so we present...
Friday, July 8, 2011
Mini Roadster Following Mini Coupe in Spring of 2012
Our man Takahashi has gone ahead and had his way with the press photos of the Mini Roadster by adding the details we've recently seen on the just...
Spy Photos:New 2013 Jaguar XE
Back in August of last year, we had the first renderings of the 2013 Jaguar XE, the small, all-aluminum sports car aimed square at the Porsche...
Spy Photos: 2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe
These new spy photos of the 2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe prove that, despite the 5 Series GT being a disappointment, BMW isn't done blurring lines....
Product Placement 101: New 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Gets Flashed by Britney
How to get your product seen by impressionable young girls? Have it in a Britney Spears video. How to get your product seen by impressionable young boys? Have it in a Britney Spears video. How to get boys into a Beetle? Give them the idea it's...
Dyno-Tested: 2012 Hyundai Genesis 5.0 R-Spec
The 400-horsepower club sports members from various corners of the globe, but the 2012 Hyundai Genesis 5.0 R-Spec is the first entry from a Korean automaker to cross that threshold. Naturally, one of the first things we did when we clapped our...
2012 BMW M5: 560 Horsepower vs 553 Horsepower
So there's been some confusion with the 2012 BMW M5 and its horsepower rating. Some people are reporting 553 horsepower, others 560. 560 is bigger...
Power-Up: 2012 Buick LaCrosse Gets Upgraded to 303 Horsepower
As if it was to just sit back and take the hits while its little brother Regal gets all of the attention from the horsepower gods, Buick has announced...
Lotus Confirms New In-House Engines
Lotus confirmed this week that it has been working on its own engine family since December, with the first fire-up scheduled for Aug. 18 (go ahead,...
Saab Unable to Pay Employee Wages, Tweets It
What better way to find out that there won't be food on your child's table than via tweet? This morning, Saab released a press release via...
Sorry Bugatti Shoppers, Veyron Shelves Are Empty
I hope you weren't planning on shopping at your friendly neighborhood Bugatti dealership today, because the last Veyron 16.4 has been sold. Bought...
Lexus LS 600h Landaulet: Fit for a Serene Highness
Behold, the royal wedding car. This special Lexus LS 600h L Landaulet was built by coach builder Carat Duchatelet for the marriage of His Serene...
Top Gear Series 17 Debuts Sunday
Warm up your BitTorrent downloader, Top Gear is coming back this Sunday. Sure, you could wait for whenever BBC America gets around to showing...
Thursday, July 7, 2011
The Future of Hot Rodding? GM Performance Parts E-Rod Fuel Efficient V8s
Call me crazy-- and I'm sure the good folks at every auction house surely will -- but the whole 100% original matching numbers thing has just never tickled my fancy. I'm a resto mod guy. I dig the old style blended with engines that...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Morgan ThreeWheeler Does Burnouts
The Morgan Threewheeler was one of the darlings of the Geneva auto show. It was awesome. There was leather, a front mounted Harley-Davidson...
Priced: New 2012 Scion tC Release Series 7.0
Scion has FINALLy released pricing on the 2012 Scion tC Release Series 7.0. The 7.0 comes only in High Voltage yellow with black mirrors and black...
New 2012 BMW M5 Shows Off in Argentinian Ad
By now, we've pretty much seen the 2012 BMW M5 from every angle possible and there's not a whole lot of discovery left except for how it drives....
New Six-Cylinder BMW 640i Coming to America
The rumor of a six-cylinder, N55-powered BMW 640i has been ongoing since the car was still in the prototype stage. Fuel economy, emissions blah blah blah. But when the car was finally announced, they were only talking V8. Albeit a twin-turbo 4.4-liter...
New 2012 Porsche 911 Specs Hit the Web Early
This internet is tricky business when it comes to things like embargos. It's all well and good that you've got something set for your August issue (publishes around early July) that matches the pre-set date. It's when you've got downloadable...
New Porsche Returning to Le Mans in 2014 With Hybrid LMP1 Prototype
Porsche announced today that they will be returning Le Mans with a works-run LMP1 prototype in 2014. Porsche has claimed 16 overall victories the...
New Audi Quattro Concept Still on the Table, Decision by September
One of the stars of this year's Paris Auto Show was the Audi Quattro Concept. It's cool in pictures, but when you see this car in person...wow....
Spy Photos: New 2013 Tesla Model S Testing in Natural Habitat
This morning we recieved spy photos of the 2013 Tesla Model S testing in Michigan under circumstances we're certain no range-anxiety-dismissing...
New 2012 BMW 528i to Get Turbo Four-Cylinder
The entry-level 2012 BMW 5 Series will switch to a 2.0-liter turbocharged and direct-injected four-cylinder that produces 240 horsepower and 260...
The List: 5 Affordable, Entertaining Cars with Class-Leading Manufacturing Quality
As the success of cars like the Chevy Cruze and Hyundai Accent suggests, more and more manufacturers have been doing great work coming up with...