The Weismann Spyder concept that debuted in 2011 never saw production, rumor says, because of the recession. Now reports give new life to the rumor that it could see the streets.
Ford, whose sales in California were lackluster in recent years, is undergoing a resurgence in that state with improved vehicles, sees five new electrified vehicles being rolled out this year as a key to increasing market share in the key automobile market of California.
News has poured out of various German news sources this week that the famed Nürburgring race course is facing some 13 million Euros in debt with no way to pay said debt unless the managing group finds some massive infusion of money – money that the European government has said will not come from them – leading many to believe that the ‘Ring’s days are numbered.
With the advent of new technologies come new frontiers. With these new frontiers chaos inevitably happens. Do we need order yet, or should we let the industry go ahead?
Last week we brought you the news that the Center for Auto Safety was demanding that Ford Motor Company recall select Ford Escape SUVs that had been previously recalled to address a new unintended acceleration issue and now, the CAS is pushing to have the similar Mazda Tribute recalled for the same problem.
Audi has just dropped the details on the 2013 Audi A8 and the newest full sized luxury sedan will ditch the naturally aspirated 4.2L V8 in favor of a 4.0L twin turbocharged engine that provides more power and better fuel economy than the outgoing V8 option while also adding a new supercharged V6 that serves as the entry level powerplant.
The successful conversion of a Lola B12 into a B12/69 EV by Drayson Technologies has been hotly anticipated over the years. The fruit of its results is starting to trickle in and so far, the numbers are outstanding.
