New Collectible Cars

New Collectible Cars, Future Classic Cars, Could these 10 performance models be tomorrow's collectibles? We think so.
You've probably heard that the value of a new car depreciates 50 percent as soon as it's driven off the dealer's lot. That's not entirely true. If it were, it wouldn't make any financial sense to buy a new car. However, the value of a new car does, in fact, depreciate the moment you leave the dealership. But by how much? That varies by automobile, but the average is about 9 percent, and after a year, a new car's value will decrease by about 20 percent.

Subcompact cars

Subcompact cars

Subcompact cars. The redesigned Honda Fit tops other cars in this group. The Honda Fit (available to subscribers) became a hot-selling vehicle when gasoline prices topped $4 per gallon. A redesigned and slightly larger Fit arrived in the fall, and it improves on the space-efficient formula that made the last one such a hit with buyers.
With cargo capacity rivaling that of a small SUV, the Fit has a clever interior with a backseat that can fold different ways to accommodate long cargo or bulky items. Performance and driving position have improved, but the Fit's fuel economy has dropped slightly.

Cars made of strange stuff

Cars made of strange stuff

Cars made of strange stuff. Everyone knows you make cars out of steel – or aluminium, or carbon-fiber composites. But for some, conventional substances just don't satisfy. Some engineers have built cars out of crazy stuff like hemp, paper and foam. Come along for a strange journey to a land of cars that crumble, rustle, stretch and squash.

The Ralph Lauren Classic Car Collection

The Ralph Lauren Classic Car Collection

The Ralph Lauren Classic Car Collection. Ralph Lauren is best known for his fashion designs and lines, but in the classic car world he is also known as an avid collectors of some fine specimens of beautiful automobiles. During the exhibition The Art of the Automobile, Masterpieces from the Ralph Lauren Collection these vintage cars are shown to the public for the first time.

The Best Cars of 2011 So Far

The Best Cars of 2011 So Far

 

Ford Focus

The third generation of Ford's epochal family hatchback moves the sector on once more, leaving the compeition feeling very dated.

THE FACTS

Tested: Five-door hatchback with four-cylinder, 1,596cc turbo petrol engine. Six-speed manual transmission, front-wheel drive

Price/on sale: Range starts at £15,995 (as tested £21,245)/March

Power/torque: 148bhp/177lb ft (with 199lb ft overboost)

Top speed: 130mph

Acceleration: 0-62mph in 8.6sec

Fuel economy: 36.7mpg (Urban)

CO2 emissions: 139g/km

VED band: E (£110)

On the stereo: The Boss by James Brown

Verdict: Terrific. Why can't all family hatchbacks be as good to drive as this?

Why does this Mercedes cost $500,000?

2011 Maybach 62 S

 The Maybach isn't the most expensive car in the world, but it is the highest-price line of autos made by Mercedes-Benz. The 62S model of the Maybach — the automaker's answer to the Rolls-Royce and Bentley — costs 8 million Hong Kong dollars (about US$1 million). And that's without extras.But the biggest reason for its high price is the Hong Kong luxury tax, about 50% in this Chinese territory. In the U.S., the car costs about $459,000. Even so, we found that as luxury cars go, the Maybach doesn't offer much beyond what other cars in this category offer, save for a couple of features.

Five Offbeat Cars Coming in 2011

Strange experiments are happening in the auto industry.
Companies are cross-pollinating different types of vehicles to create new breeds, and the results are sometimes perplexing.
For example, Nissan has turned its pudgy Murano into a convertible. Meanwhile, Range Rover is trying to show some concern for the environment by offering its smallest, most car-like SUV ever, the Evoque.
Both the Murano and Evoque are considered “crossovers,” which by definition are a mixed bag to begin with: They blend attributes of SUVs, wagons and minivans. So it seems these new variations represent the next level of crossing over.
The line between different kinds of cars is also getting hazier, driven in part by a focus on making smaller cars more appealing. Both Hyundai and Scion are launching compact cars that stray from the norm in terms of seating and overall packaging. The intention is to make them more practical and thus appeal to a wider audience.
Of the new vehicles coming in 2011, here are five that don’t quite fit typical moulds.

Ferrari FF

Ferrari FF

Graft the rear end of a station wagon onto a sports car and you get the Ferrari FF.
The FF is supposed to be Ferrari’s most practical model, a supercar the whole family can enjoy. It has four seats and a decently sized trunk, which is why the rear end is designed the way it is.

Porsche 918 RSR Racer

Porsche has rolled out a race-bred version of the company's 918 Spyder Concept at this year's Detroit Auto Show. Packing the same drivetrain as the track-proven 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car,
Porsche says that the 918 RSR will bring a whopping 767 combined horsepower to the party when it shows up in the paddock. A total of 563 of those ponies are provided by a 6.2-liter V8 that revs to an atmospheric 10,300 rpm. Porsche has partnered its beastly eight-pot with two electric motors capable of 75 kilowatts of juice positioned at each front wheel.

The 918 RSR stores braking energy in a flywheel accumulator stationed where the passenger seat would traditionally rest, and the tech allows the driver to summon up an extra bump in power for passing or acceleration. The pilot can command the boost in grunt for up to eight seconds.

Like the 918 Concept, the bones of the 918 RSR are built of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and the body was penned to pay respect the legendary racers like the 917 short-tail. Hit the jump for the press release.

How much attention from others, this limousine - Tank

They to like celebrate their wedding on a tank having facilities of lemo.

Ford hikes production

San Francisco— Ford Motor Co. is boosting production, and Chrysler Group LLC is putting more advertising and marketing muscle behind its revamped vehicles — more evidence of automakers' confidence in the industry's continuing comeback.
The moves were revealed Sunday at the National Automobile Dealers Association's annual convention here.
Ford said it will increase production for the U.S. market by 13 percent over what it had planned for the first three months of the year.

Fashion Tuning for the Mini from Cover EFX

German Office CoverEFX produced his version of Mini John Cooper Works. Tuners obtyanuli car body in black vinyl "under the skin" and its hand-decorated icons of skulls, bones, flags and polished gold foil. Not covered with vinyl parts - roof, mirrors, door handles, arches, wheels - the Germans were painted in dull gold color to match the decor of the golden body. In addition to the exterior CoverEFX thought and motors - at the request of the buyer of their power can be increased from standard 211 hp up to 236 or 252 horsepower.

Limousine Bus

Strange Situation for Vehicles

Forgotten Supercars