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DB11 marks the start of a new phase of Aston Martin

DB11 marks the start of a new phase of Aston Martin

New model of the DB family was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show

The new Aston Martin DB11 was unveiled last week at the Geneva Motor Show and is the first model out of the new strategic plan of the brand called "Second Century". The DB11 is one of the most exclusive sports car ever created by Aston M...
09.03.2016 | 3448 views | 0 comments
De Tomaso Chairman Arrested for Misuse of $9.2 Million in Public Funds

De Tomaso Chairman Arrested for Misuse of $9.2 Million in Public Funds

The De Tomaso's bankruptcy has just gotten a lot more interesting. The company's chairman Gian Mario Rossignolo and two other employees have been arrested by Italian tax police on Thursday for misuse of €7.5 million ($9.2 mi...
13.07.2012 | 6646 views | 2 comments
De Tomaso Files for Bankruptcy

De Tomaso Files for Bankruptcy

De Tomaso has filed for bankruptcy yet again, and this time it appears the company is truly dead. If your first thought was, 'Wait, De Tomaso still makes cars?' you are not alone. The company was liquidated in 2004 and purchased by busines...
10.07.2012 | 6431 views | 3 comments
De Villiers wins as Sainz looses ground to Al-Attiyah

De Villiers wins as Sainz looses ground to Al-Attiyah

Giniel de Villiers took his first stage win of the 2011 edition of the Rally Dakar. The South African from Volkswagen was the quickest in the 10th stage as the caravan returned to Argentina. Carlos Sainz had a nightmare day in the dunes and lost prec...
13.01.2011 | 1662 views | 0 comments
Deal Guarantees Nürburgring 24 Hours for 2013

Deal Guarantees Nürburgring 24 Hours for 2013

A lot of bad news has come from the Nürburgring in the past year. The track had to declare bankruptcy and is now being run by government appointed liquidators until the track can be sold. Since then good news has trickled from the track. The ...
13.09.2012 | 1614 views | 0 comments
Defend Your Favorite: Small-engined Cars

Defend Your Favorite: Small-engined Cars

Defending Your Favorite is a regular feature that we are trying out on Autoviva. The concept is that once a week, one of our writers will write an argument about something car related that he or she feels is divisive, unfairly maligned, ignored or tr...
16.08.2011 | 1368 views | 4 comments
Defend Your Favorite: Supercars are Boring

Defend Your Favorite: Supercars are Boring

This weekend thousands of very rich men and their very bored wives congregated in Monterey, California, to worship at the oil-soaked altar of speed. They oohed and aahed at the perfectly restored cars that only a hyper-elite could afford in their day...
22.08.2011 | 5100 views | 7 comments
Defend your favourite: two-seater bubble cars

Defend your favourite: two-seater bubble cars

From the early 1950’s to the mid 1970’s a format of car was built that many consider to be a novelty and, in some cases, a downright joke. But with the automotive industry now firmly embracing consumer demand for fuel efficient cars and t...
28.09.2011 | 23518 views | 9 comments
Delaware Judge Refuses Both Fiat and UAW's Valuation of Chrysler

Delaware Judge Refuses Both Fiat and UAW's Valuation of Chrysler

It covers 41.5% of the remaining shares

Delaware Judge Donald Parsons has ruled that Fiat cannot set a price of $139.7 million for each 54,000 shares of Chrysler, but he also did not agree with the United Auto Workers' valuation of the stock. The ruling means that Fiat and the U...
31.07.2013 | 889 views | 0 comments
Delorean Hovercraft Debuts During Giants Baseball Game

Delorean Hovercraft Debuts During Giants Baseball Game

It is good to have dreams in life, and it is even better when they come true. Matthew Riese wanted to build the flying Delorean DMC12 from Back to the Future 2, but obviously that is not really possible. Instead, Riese created a Delorean-shaped ho...
14.08.2012 | 12740 views | 0 comments

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