Renault Preparing To Revive The Legendary Alpine Brand – Machinespider Rumors

While speculation is rampant, the unveiling of the DeZir concept is fanning the flames. The stunning coupe features a tubular steel frame and Kevlar composite body that is similar to the Megane Trophy race car, which is built in Dieppe, France. The latter is an important detail, considering Alpine was headquartered in the city.
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Carlsson Autotechnik Has Revealed Its Carlsson Smart C25 Edition – machinespider

German tuning firm Carlsson Autotechnik has revealed their latest project, the Carlsson Smart C25 Edition.  Inspired by the look and feel of their Super GT C25, the Mercedes-focused engineering team worked out about €15,000 worth of upgrades for the Smart ForTwo.
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Mercedes to partner with Ducati on new motorbike – rumor

There are a handful of automakers making motorcycles these days: Honda, Suzuki, Peugeot, and of course BMW. That’s about the extent of it, but the latter’s German rivals won’t be letting the Bavarian automaker keep the market all to itself for much longer. At least, not according to a recent round of rumors.
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Money Well Spent: Rolls Royce Ghosts Shredded in Iron Man 2 Were Real [with Video]

There’s something to be said for keeping it real. Making a movie? Keep it real. Getting interrogated by the cops? DO NOT KEEP IT REAL.
While it’s obvious that a film like Iron Man requires a planet’s-worth of special effects, stuff like wrecking cars usually shouldn’t. We all saw how poor choice of CGI affected Ithe [...]

Rumor of the Day: Toyota Planning Baby FT-86 RWD Coupe

We’ll take this one with a grain of salt, but let’s take it nonetheless. The folks over at Road & Track are claiming that Toyota is working on a new rear-wheel drive sports coupe that will be less pricey but smaller in size and with a much less powerful engine compared to the production version [...]

China’s Electric Chrysler Sebring: BAIC BE071 Photos

Some live pictures of BAIC’s Sebring-based electric car have been found, and the results are thankfully not scary to look at.
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Modded Seat Ibiza STs Coming to Wörthersee Meeting

Spain’s Seat will also be making its way to the GTI or shall we call it, the VW Group Meeting in southern Austria next week.
The Spanish automaker said that it will showcase two versions of its recently introduced Ibiza Sports Tourer (ST) model, one with an extensive package of accessories and the other featuring the [...]

Japan’s 213 Motoring Builds the Ultimate Six Hummer H2

For those still living in 2005, 213 Motoring (Japanese tuner Calwing’s US division) has got just what you need to get to the prom in style: a supremely decked-out 6-wheeled H2.
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Hamann Motorsports Reinterprets the BMW 530d GT Photos Stills

BMW/Land Rover/Ferrari tuner Hamann just revealed its take on BMW’s unfortunate 5-Series GT. Coming from Hamann, one would expect a car as divisive as the 5GT to be insane and over the top. Sadly, it’s more subtle and understated.
Hamann’s 5GT gets a new suspension setup across the range, functional front/rear spoilers, skirts, and a special [...]

Hamann Teases Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing Proposal

The above teaser photo that shows Mercedes-Benz’s SLS AMG Gullwing model wearing a new set of black alloy wheels is Hamann Motorsports’ way of telling us that the company is preparing a performance kit for the German supercar.
Unfortunately, the famous tuning firm is keeping the details to itself for now, but there’s a strong possibility [...]