http://autos.rawsignal.com/ We rank the latest and greatest news about autos en-us 2/26/2012 3:07:26 PM © 2012 Raw Signal. All rights reserved. 60 RawSignalAutoshttp://feedburner.google.com http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59030006&aId=10576537&d=120226 Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Infiniti, Design/Style, Electric Been wondering what the Infiniti Emerg-E is gonna look like when it takes center stage in Geneva next month? Wonder no more, as the first official photos of the mid-engined, range-extended electric supercar have hit the web. The pics show a pretty and curvaceous design that holds its own against the likes of the Ferrari 458 and McLaren MP4-12C; more organic-looking than the sharper lines Alex Nunez 2/26/2012 3:20:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59030006&aId=10576537&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58302000&aId=10547514&d=120226 Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Geneva Motor Show, Crossover, Land Rover, Luxury While we're still waiting for official details, we have received confirmation from the blokes at Land Rover that the Range Rover Evoque Convertible you see above is the real deal, and it will debut at next month's 2012 Geneva Motor Show. At this time, Land Rover is calling the roofless wonder a concept, though a production model seems likely at some point in the near future. Based on the three-door Evoque, Jeremy Korzeniewski 2/24/2012 9:24:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58302000&aId=10547514&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58640168&aId=10574821&d=120226 Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Geneva Motor Show While the Bertone Nuccio concept sketches released a couple weeks ago basically showed us nothing, but the latest batch of renderings better communicate what we'll see at next month's Geneva Motor Show. Designed by Stile Bertone's Mike Robinson and named for Giuseppe "Nuccio" Bertone, the concept is based on the 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero concept, a car created under Nuccio's leadership. At 1,220 millimeters high, the Nuccio is 7 m Jonathon Ramsey 2/24/2012 10:21:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58640168&aId=10574821&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58852530&aId=10573403&d=120226 Filed under: Sedan, China, Infiniti, Beijing Motor Show, Luxury China is Infiniti's second-largest market, so important to the brand that it is building its global headquarters in Hong Kong. Infiniti will also adapt to the local tastes in another way this year when it offers an M37 sedan variant that's stretched by 150 millimeters for the Chinese market. By now the Chinese preference for extended-wheelbase vehicles is well known, Audi's A6L having left a trail of money that the BMW 5Li, Merced Jonathon Ramsey 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58852530&aId=10573403&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013476&aId=10547506&d=120226 The two-seater replacement for Ferrari's 599 GTB Fiorano, which will likely be called christened the F620 GT, wasn't supposed to come out in the open before February 29, as stated in the company's teaser videos. However, we don't have to wait that long for our first look at Ferrari's new supercar model as a reader of GTSpirit was able to take a quick shot of the car during what appears to be some sort of a presentation.The new model adopts a similar design language to the Ferrari FF with curved 2/25/2012 11:20:00 PM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013476&aId=10547506&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58860711&aId=10555349&d=120226 This past Wednesday, Lotus sent us an invitation to take part in the world premiere of a "special edition of a special edition" Evora at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The company's invitation noted that the car would be an F1-inspired version of the limited-edition Lotus Evora GTE first shown at the Frankfurt auto show last year. This "We're launching a special edition of a special edition, and to make things extra special our Lotus F1 Team driver Kimi Raikkonen will be there to field questions. 2/25/2012 6:43:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58860711&aId=10555349&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59055270&aId=10557115&d=120226 Granted, no one is expecting miracles in less than six hours when you're working on a beater 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle you just picked up from Craigslist, but Doug Glad and the Car Craft crew proved that that it is possible to turn it into what they describe as a "respectable street machine" in this new episode of Hot Road Unlimited. You can watch the video for yourself right after the break. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved 2/26/2012 5:40:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59055270&aId=10557115&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58615235&aId=10558758&d=120226 If you've never heard the name Melkus before, we won't blame you. The German company founded by race driver Heinz Melkus started building racing and sports cars in the mid-1950s before closing shop in 1986 only to reopen again in the 1990s by Heinz's son Peter. Currently, the company's sole model is the RS2000, the range of which is being expanded with the addition of the new Black Edition variant. There's no prize for guessing where it's name comes from. We'll just note that according to Melk 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58615235&aId=10558758&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59060226&aId=10561852&d=120226 A male driver of a rental Chevrolet Cruze was involved in what can only be described as a nightmare scenario for any road user when an 18-wheeler truck loaded with cardboard boxes flipped on its side and landed on top of the compact sedan. The accident took place in the northbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway in Texas in the late morning hours of Thursday. The large rig also knocked over the concrete center barrier and hit another vehicle, a black Volkswagen Touareg, hurling it over the m 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59060226&aId=10561852&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59069839&aId=10544387&d=120226 Less than 24 hours after bringing you the first pictures of the DS4R that were leaked onto the web on Thursday, Citroën released official images of the concept model that will be make its world premiere at the 82nd Geneva Motor Show in early March. As reported, the DS4 Racing Concept is powered by a tuned version of the 1.6-liter turbocharged engine found in many of the PSA Peugeot-Citreon group models and which was developed in conjunction with the BMW Group. In the DS4 R concept, it puts out 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59069839&aId=10544387&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59067485&aId=10546666&d=120226 In order to encourage carpooling and decrease traffic congestion, the State of California came up with the idea of creating the so-called High Occupancy Vehicle lanes or HOV for short, which could only be used by cars with two or more occupants. Last July, however, the Golden State altered the regulations allowing single-passenger vehicles to use them as well, provided they were all-electric or powered by hydrogen fuel cells or natural gas. Despite being a hybrid, the Volt was excluded from the 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59067485&aId=10546666&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58630756&aId=10580843&d=120226 Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Work, Hatchback, Mini It's a Mini. It's a van. But it's not a minivan. That's because the sort of van we're talking about here is a panel van - think of the Ford Transit Connect or recently departed Chevrolet HHR Panel - a vehicle with two seats up front, a partitian behind the cockpit and nothing but a flat load floor in back. These little workaday runabouts are immensely popular in Europe, and Mini has decided to get in on the action with its late 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58630756&aId=10580843&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58893093&aId=10544388&d=120226 According to most purists, a BMW sports coupe or convertible are supposed to have a smooth gasoline engine –preferably an inline-six- mounted up front and sending power to the wheels at the back. The new 640d xDrive Coupe and Convertible that will debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month ticks only one of those boxes: the straight-six found under the hood. However, it's not fed by gasoline but by diesel fuel and it channels power to all four wheels. It's not the first diesel-powered 6-Series 2/25/2012 12:02:00 PM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=58893093&aId=10544388&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59060238&aId=10582171&d=120226 Today we have a rare insight into one of the bigger UK-based supercar collections. Most of the cars are well known, as is the owner, Peter Saywell! For those who don’t know already, Peter made his fortune with aircraft parts company Saywell International. The video below is one of only a few times that cameras [...]Video: Inside Peter Saywell’s Supercar Collection More news at GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59060238&aId=10582171&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59060240&aId=10582174&d=120226 Sadly, this will be the first of many accidents we have to report on involving the new shaped 991 Porsche 911. This accident, the first involving the new Porsche, happened in Hilversum in the Netherlands. According to Autoblog.nl, the driver of the Porsche hit a Volvo V50 forcing him off the road and into the [...]Car Crash: First Porsche 911 (991) Wrecked in the Netherlands More news at GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59060240&aId=10582174&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013414&aId=10544931&d=120226 The revised RS5 Coupe is the subject of Audi of America's newest promotional video that depicts the crown jewel of the firm's extended A5 lineup deep in the desert. The RS5 is motivated by a 4.2-liter V8 that delivers 450 horsepower and is matched to seven-speed S tronic transmission with launch control program that transmits power to all four wheels through Audi's quattro system.Ingolstadt's answer to the BMW M3 Coupe will launch in the U.S. this year. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot. 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013414&aId=10544931&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013495&aId=10549144&d=120226 After watching this video of a man in a Renault Clio driving for miles on end on the wrong way of a highway in Scotland, we can say that without any doubt, the person behind the steering wheel of the French supermini has some loose nuts in his head. Given the speed he is traveling at, it's actually a miracle that he wasn't involved in a very serious accident. The video footage adorned with some NSFW commentary from the blokes filming the Renault driver follows after the break. Read more »Copyri 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013495&aId=10549144&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013501&aId=10550581&d=120226 The car Henry Ford II described as the most beautiful Italian vehicle he had ever seen, has inspired the creation of a new concept model called the Cisitalia 202 E, which will be unveiled in the flesh at the 82nd Geneva International Auto Salon this March. Following the release of the first renderings, IED has published more details on the modern day Cisitalia 202, which is the work of eleven students of the Master course coordinated by Pininfarina Lead Designer Luca Borgogno and Maserati desig 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013501&aId=10550581&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013506&aId=10553735&d=120226 Classy but at the same time dramatic and seductive, the tango is an impressive dance that was born in the 19th century along the shores of the Rio de la Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay, but has since spread throughout the world. Nice, but what has the tango got to do with the automotive world, we hear you ask? Well, not much, unless you have an extremely talented pair of drivers that can successfully recreate the dance steps using an older generation Subaru Impreza hatc 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013506&aId=10553735&d=120226 http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013591&aId=10560057&d=120226 Famed aftermarket and motorsport specialist HKS has released a new video of the Toyota 86 race car it is working on to participate in the 2012 season of Japan's D1 Grand Prix production car drifting competition. The new clip shows the 86 being tested on the dyno. As well as the motorsports version of the 86, which you should know by now is a sister model to the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ rear-wheel drive coupes, the Japanese company is also preparing a raft of tuning parts for the production mod 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://autos.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=59013591&aId=10560057&d=120226