WTF: A Ford Mustang With an Aston Martin Engine?

Mustang with Aston Martin engine

Mustang with Aston Martin engine

There is a 2005 Ford Mustang out there with a dirty little secret:  it has an Aston Martin engine!  Yes, lurking beneath the hood of this American muscle car is a beating British heart in the form of a Ford built 6.0-liter V12 from a 2001 Aston Martin Vanquish.  This is a bizarre exotic car, indeed!

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Video: Meet the Six-Wheeled Conivi Supercar

Conivi 6-Wheeled Supercar

Conivi 6-Wheeled Supercar

Just in case you fear four wheels, the Conivi supercar offers six!  But as they say, sometimes less is more.  Does more equal better in the case of this bizarre exotic car?  You be the judge, view the video at the bottom!

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Aston Martin V12 Zagato to Reach Production?

Aston Martin V12 Zagato

Aston Martin V12 Zagato

Aston Martin’s new luxury concept car, the V12 Zagato has wheels turning for auto fans everywhere.  The endurance racecar version of the Aston Martin V12 Zagato completed the grueling Nürburgring 24 hour race and even made a cameo at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.  But will this exotic car ever grace say…a driveway?

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Leaked! 2012 Mercedes B-Class Styling Cues

The next generation of Mercedes-Benz luxury compact cars may be the worst-kept auto secret! Recently, public patent filings outed the new A-Class Mercedes, and now an Italian car blog has outed the new B-Class Mercedes! Below is an undisguised photo of the Mercedes B-Class leaked!  Much smaller than our Mercedes rentals, it is definitely unique.

2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class

2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class

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BMW Mini’s Rocketman Production Postponed

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) has announced a stall in the production of its latest mini, the Rocketman.  The BMW Rocketman mini luxury car made its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, but production costs are too high to rocket this concept to reality this year.

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Mercedes Benz Aria Concept—Breath of Electric Air!

Mercedes Benz Aria Concept

Mercedes Benz Aria Concept

The goal was to create an electric luxury hybrid car with a timeless design and futuristic technology.  Macedonian design student Slavche Tanevski nailed both with the Mercedes Benz Aria concept, a luxury hybrid for the year 2030.

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Rumors Explode About Hydrogen Fueled Mercedes Models in 2014

Could it be?  Word is that luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is plotting the launch of a hydrogen-fueled luxury car as early as 2014! This is not a luxury car concept tall tale, but an actual production model ready to launch.

The Mercedes cars that run on hydrogen fuel cells could invade the market in just less than 3 years, taking the luxury hybrid race to the next level, yet adding an air of danger. Believed to be the most environmentally sound fuels so far, hydrogen fuels leave only water as residue.

 

 

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Are Chinese Auto Buyers Biting the Green Bait?

Familiar issues of auto ownership like traffic and pollution are quickly becoming a part of life in China, as the auto industry and luxury car market China continues to accelerate.  With the new boom in Chinese auto ownership, both the Chinese government and automakers have been baiting buyers to purchase green luxury cars.  So are they biting?

Fisker Karma luxury hybrid

Fisker Karma luxury hybrid

No amount of clever marketing or pricing brackets can persuade some buyers to invest in luxury hybrid cars, at least not just yet.  A big reason is because hybrid auto technology is still in its infancy, and in case you are unaware, the average citizen of China is pretty sharp. 

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Jaguar’s $1 Million Dollar C-X75 Leaves Jay Leno ‘Speechless’

Luxury car mogul Jaguar has confirmed that it will produce the C-X75 model, a luxury hybrid supercar that will cost customers an astounding $1 million dollars.  The Jaguar C-X75 nails the 0-60 mark in less than 3 seconds with top speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour, placing it in the ranks with the top players in the supercar and exotic car rental realm.

This luxury hybrid beauty made its debut at the Paris Auto Show in September as a luxury concept car and has continued to gain stamina around the world.  It even snagged the attention of celebrity car collector Jay Leno, who test drove the new Jaguar–see video below!

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