Category: Euro

Filed under: Euro, Motorcycles

click above image for more high-res pics of the KTM RC8
Gasp! The Superbike races are heating up fast, with Ducati’s new 1098, Buell’s new 1125 and now KTM’s new RC8 all sporting V-Twin engines of around 150 horsepower. The KTM is what we are looking at above, and it is not likely […]

Filed under: Concept Cars, Etc., Euro, Crossovers/CUVs, BMW

BMW appears to be angling to become a truckmaker. Okay, crossovers, not trucks. Whatever you want to call the tall, heavy wagons, that’s your business. Within the next five years, BMW’s planning on adding three new truck-type things to their lineup. The X6 will arrive next year, followed […]

Filed under: Euro, DaimlerChrysler, FIAT
Fiat and Daimler are reportedly in talks that may influence future products offered by each automaker. Fiat has already enlisted the help of Daimler to supply truck engines, at a cost of about $3.5 billion, but the current round of talks don’t just involve engines.
Fiat’s chief exec Sergio Marchionne is quoted […]

Filed under: Car Buying, Euro, Hatchbacks, Ford

We’d rather not start a flame war in the about the U.S.-spec Ford Focus versus the arguably superior model sold in Europe, but it’s almost certain one will begin following the announcement of a new special edition Focus in the UK dubbed the ST500. Based on the top […]

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Euro, Audi

There is awesomeness to the prefix “twin-turbo.” It could be a Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine (awesome in its own right) that you’re talking about, but prepending any engine designation with the modifier “twin-turbo” can suck all of the air out of a room. Owners of lesser cars just nod […]