2010 Porsche Panamera: Rewriting the Luxury Car Book

When I first saw the press pictures of the all-new Porsche Panamera, I thought: “it looks like a giant roach.” At a recent showing at Quail Lodge during the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance weekend in California, I had the chance to see it up close. What a difference in person! Not only [...]

2010 Porsche Panamera Spy Video

Our West Coast photographer Alex Stack caught the 2010 Porsche Panamera supercar out on the roads of San Francisco. Alex counted at least 13 test mules, many with differing configurations. The Panamera showcases Porsche’s design heritage by mixing parts of beloved models like the spoiler similar to that found on the 911, the Cayman-esque [...]

2009 Cadillac CTS-V Car Review Video

Ride along as we take a first drive in the Cadillac CTS-V at the Monticello Raceway in New York. The 2009 CTS-V represents the most powerful American sedan ever made, with a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 engine, producing 556 horsepower at 6,200 rpm and 551 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm. Base price for [...]

2010 Lotus Evora First Pictures

Lotus is set to give the all-new Evora its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Thursday, November 20. This is an all-new mid-engine 2+2 — the only such car in the world.
The Evora is powered by a 276 horsepower Lotus-tuned Toyota-based 3.5 liter V6, but, more importantly, weighs only 2976 [...]

Porsche Panamera Pictures Up Close

The new Porsche Panamera continues to show itself with very little camouflage. There are at least 13 Porsche Panameras testing around the San Francisco area this week and Roadfly staff photographer Alex Stack managed to take another group of pictures yesterday. Pictured below are the test mules at rest in a basement garage.
Porsche Panameras Under [...]

Spy Shots: Porsche Panamera

Spy shots of the new Porsche Panamera continue to roll in. Yesterday afternoon, Alex Stack a Roadfly staff photographer was lucky enough to spot a Panamera test mule driving through downtown San Francisco.
It was around 2:15 in the afternoon and Alex was riding his motorcycle around the Fisherman’s Wharf area of San Francisco when his [...]

2009 MINI E, The new MINI Cooper Plug-in Electric Car

Recently there has been a lot of speculation as to whether the next new MINI Cooper would be focused around fuel economy and building a greener MINI or maybe some sort of SUV. Within the fuel economy hopefuls there were basically two camps, the diesel camp and the hybrid camp. BMW, MINIs parent company has [...]

2009 BMW 3 Series Preview Video

There have been several cosmetic and performance improvements to the BMW 3 Series for 2009. The most noticeable design changes to the 3 Series sedans and sport wagons are the new headlight housings, the switch to LED tail lamps and turn signals, and the re-styled bumper and trunk.

But the real story with the 2009 [...]

2009 Cadillac CTS-V faster than Carrera S and easily beats BMW M5

The famed Nurburgring in Germany has become the setting for speed these days. Many of the Manufacturers seem to be lining up to test their cars and vie for the “fastest car” title. The Ring used to be holy ground for Porsche and Ferrari but recently the Americans and the Japanese have started utilizing the [...]

2008 MAZDA5: Less is More

Mazda has had a string of notable successes lately. The MAZDA3, CX-7 and CX-9 have all exceeded corporate sales expectations and have planted the Japanese automaker firmly on the map. With the 2008 MAZDA5, Mazda hopes to continue the positive sales trend.
The 2008 MAZDA5 Multi Activity Vehicle (MAV), if marketed correctly, should re-write [...]

2008 BMW 135i First Drive Video

Since its inception in 2004, the BMW 1 Series has generated a lot of buzz, both across the pond and right here in our backyard. But, in July 2007, when the 1 Series Coupe became a tangible reality, we only had a small inkling that the 135i Coupe would/could become the new must-have premium [...]

BMW Concept 1 Series Tii Preview

In June we brought you news of the BMW 1 Series Coupe and shortly after, in September, we brought the news of the 1 Series Convertible. Now we are proud to bring you BMW’s new motorsport design, the Concept 1 Series tii. The BMW 1 Series Coupe tii will be a youthful take [...]