Rumors and New Releases

Auto Bild is reporting BMW's highly anticipated centenary model will be a more hardcore i8 codenamed M100. In the last few months there have been many rumors about a more hardcore i8 to serve as BMW's centenary celebration set for March 7, 2016. Now, Auto Bild says such a model is actually in the works and is known inside Bavaria as the "M100". It will be a "super fast" i8 of which only 100 units will be produced and delivered in 2017, with all carrying a starting price of more than...

The seven-time Formula One racing champion, Michael Schumacher, who suffered from massive head injuries while skiing last December 2013 can now respond to external stimuli, but is still not able to speak or move, according to reports cited by International Business Times. Here are more details about Michael Schumacher Health Update.  Michael Schumacher left the hospital in order return home in Switzerland after nine months of treatment. Most of the time, he spends "looking into...

A silver Porsche Panamera Turbo has been recently crashed in Mexico City, Mexico. The luxury high-end limousine from Germany was driven by the son of a local diplomat, who ran a red light, hit another vehicle and finally ended on the sidewalk. Immediately after the accident, the Panamera Turbo driver fled the scene and the assistant took the blame for the accident.   There’s still no information if anyone got hurt during the crash.

Mercedes chairman Dieter Zetsche says he wants formula one to maintain a healthy grid. As backmarkers hit the wall in 2014 and three more small teams argue loudly about costs and power, talks to fix the sport's issues have so far produced scarce results. But Zetsche told Germany's Sport Bild: "Of course we have an interest that, within certain limits, we have a broad field of competitors." He said there are talks behind the scenes about how F1's commercial income is split between the big...

One of the most iconic performance Mustang nameplates of all time is returning with the reveal of the all-new Shelby GT350 Mustang. The new GT350 builds on Carroll Shelby’s original idea – transforming a great every-day car into a road racer – by taking advantage of a dramatically improved sixth-generation Mustang to create a truly special driving experience. “Everything we changed on GT350 is purely functional-driven design, with the goal of improving the overall performance of the car,”...

Mercedes-Benz will unveil its Mercedes-Maybach S600 sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show this month. The extra-long-wheelbase sedan will sit between the S class and Pullman limousine in Mercedes' lineup. It will mark the return of the Maybach name, this time as a subbrand rather than a standalone superluxury brand. The S-class derivative will feature a thoroughly reworked rear passenger compartment and C-pillar section, along with new rear doors. The Mercedes-Maybach S600 is expected to be...

  The team is working on the creation of a ‘brain'. While current generation cars have a bunch of ECUs individually dealing with separate functions, an autonomous car requires one, central ECU - essentially replicating the human brain - that handles every one of the car's functions. With them all together in one place, this brain can then decide which action is most appropriate in a given scenario. The 'brain' works in tandem with a central sensor unit, essentially the car's bearings,...