Blog Posts by: Donny Nordlicht   GT

To celebrate the launch of McLaren in the Middle East, the British marque whipped up a video that tantalizes and delights with the MP4-12C touring in and around Abu Dhabi and the Yas Marina circuit. McLaren will be opening retail stores in six Middle East cities; and with McLaren of Abu ...    Read more

Now that Volkswagen has a full Golf stable, it appears as if the automaker is working to flesh out its new Golf Cabriolet lineup. According to leaked patent rendering obtained by China Car Times, the next drop-top variant will be a hot Golf R Cabriolet. Hold onto your hats! The idea ...    Read more

We spotted this camouflage-covered mule in Ann Arbor, Michigan and were stumped – what was a Fiat Qubo van doing in the U.S.? Given the small footprint of the platform that underpins the Qubo, we think that it may be a test mule for an upcoming B-segment Chrysler vehicle. According to ...    Read more

The current Range Rover went on sale way back in 2002, so it comes as little surprise that a new, fourth-generation of the venerable SUV is being readied. What does come as a surprise is the amount of camouflage that has been shed since the last time we saw 2014 ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week for your convenience. Confirmed: 2014 Chevrolet SS Bringing RWD Performance To U.S. Chevrolet has finally put an end to the rampant speculation about a new rear-wheel ...    Read more

China has become the land where models refuse to die – cars that have been discontinued for decades in the western world live on. Add a new one to that list: a new report from China Car Timeshas surfaced that Volvo has handed over the current XC90 to Geely to be ...    Read more

Did you know that, as far back as the early 1920s, there was an oval-shaped Grand Prix track in Spain? We didn't either until today, when we watched the Red Bull Racing Audi R8 LSM racecar take to the nearly-century-old Terramar Circuit in this captivating video. Piloting the R8 are DTM ...    Read more

With the 2012 BMW M5 just beginning to roll into dealerships, fans of the Bavarian brand now have the ability to spec out their dream super sedan however they want thanks to BMW's online configurator. Oh, what's that? You say you would rather a coupe or convertible? Fret not; BMW ...    Read more

With the departure of the hot 1 Series M Coupe, BMW’s 1 Series lineup was missing a performance-tuned halo model – but no longer. This is the new 2013 BMW 135is, which packs a 320-hp point. The 135is will slot in between the powerful 135i and now-defunct 1 Series M Coupe. ...    Read more

The initial driving footage of the 2013 Audi RS4 Avant left much to be desired – besides the red paint job and a few blips of exhaust note, there was little to get excited about. Now, Audi has re-cut the clip, set it to a techno beat, and infused some ...    Read more

Yes, the BMW M135i shown at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show was but a concept, but as we reported at the time, it closely foreshadowed a forthcoming production vehicle. Now that BMW’s unwrapped the finalized, production-ready version, we can see that’s true – though sadly, neither the standard 1 ...    Read more

Thanks to numerous setbacks last year, Toyota was bumped from its title of the world's largest automaker. Fret no more, Toyota fans: a new report from the Detroit Free Press states that as of the first quarter of this year the Japanese juggernaut has reclaimed its crown. Last year, General Motors ...    Read more

2011-2013 Ford F-150, Ford Expedition, Ford Mustang, Lincoln Navigator The Problem: The transmission range sensor on the affected vehicles may not indicate that reverse gear has been engaged, neither lighting up the "R" in the gauge cluster nor illuminating the reverse lights. Whether or not the internal and exterior lights illuminate, ...    Read more

Anger. Fury. Lust. These are all emotions elicited by the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series. And they are all emotions that you will feel upon seeing Mercedes' latest video of its monstrous super-coupe in action. You should plan on having this video eating up at least 10 minutes of your ...    Read more

Despite not going on sale until this fall, Ford has already launched an early configurator for the all-new 2013 Fusion on its website. Potential buyers get to pick from a wide assortment of colors, trims, powertrains, and options to deck out their Fusions. The one thing that's missing from this configurator ...    Read more

The Hyundai Sonata is up against an almost-all-new segment in 2013, and the automaker won't have an all-new version ready until 2014. So, to tide buyers over in the meantime, Hyundai has added even more content to an already content-rich ride for the 2013 model year. Buyers of higher 2013 ...    Read more

With its 2013 ATS, Cadillac is aiming to knock the BMW 3 Series off its compact luxury sports sedan throne. Certainly, a range of three engines, rear- and all-wheel drive, and six-speed manual and automatic transmissions will help in that quest, but he ATS has another arrow in its quiver: ...    Read more

Chevrolet engineers took the new 2012 Camaro ZL1 down to the drag strip, and came away impressed. Stock examples of the new muscle car managed to run an 11-second quarter mile time with both the automatic and manual transmissions. The results are pretty impressive for a street-legal car with no modifications: ...    Read more

Mini has sponsored the Life Ball benefit to support HIV/AIDS research in Europe for 11 years now, each year contributing a special one-off car to be auctioned for the charity. This year, the British marque commissioned a special-edition version of its new Roadster from Franca Sozzani, the chief editor of ...    Read more

Ford enthusiasts are now one step closer to getting their hands on the Blue Oval's new Focus ST. The hot hatch has now been given a starting price tag of $24,495, after a $795 destination charge. Ford has also attached official power figures to its latest performance offering: the 2.0-liter turbocharged ...    Read more

"We’re confident we can sell every one we get our hands on." Those are the very confident words of Scion VP Jack Hollis, who is aiming to move between 10 and 20,000 2013 Scion FR-S sports cars each year once it launches later in 2012. According to Wards Auto, Hollis is ...    Read more

Thanks to a gaff in OnStar's website we now know more about a couple of General Motors' upcoming cars. Briefly this afternoon, OnStar's site listed the 2014 Chevrolet SS Performance and Cadillac ELR as compatible vehicles for its RemoteLink system. Eagle-eyed blogger Christopher Price visited OnStar's website to check when his ...    Read more

We had an inkling that this would be coming soon, but according to a new report from Autocar, Mercedes-Benz executives have officially confirmed that they have approved the baby-SLS supercar for production. According to Autocar, Mercedes boss Dieter Zetsche confirmed the new sports car while discussing the brand's ambitious expansion plan ...    Read more

The current-generation Chevrolet Silverado (and GMC Sierra) full-size pickups have been on the market since 2007, so it's unsurprising that General Motors has begun work on the next-generation trucks. Lucky for us, our spy photographer managed to catch copies of the both the Silverado 1500 and HD clad in camouflage ...    Read more

If you're in the market for a hatchbacked Scion, you may want to make your way to your nearest dealership sooner rather than later. According to WardsAuto, Toyota's youth brand may be axing the funky xB and xD hatchbacks with no direct replacement in sight. "We don't have plans for a ...    Read more