Congrats to Mariah! She recently struck a deal with the shopping network HSN that will include shoes, jewelry and a limited edition of her perfume, Luscious Pink. This line is set to be pretty affordable for the average shopper, with prices ranging from $40 to $200. Not bad! I might just have to check it out! Mimi’s line is set to launch on HSN on November 29th. Posted by @MarisaMendez
Kim Kardashian and Miles Austin Break Up! … “Dallas Cowboys suck anyway” – Funk Flex
E! News has confirmed with sources that Kim Kardashian and Miles Austin split “a little over a week ago,” right before she left for Europe. “It was mutual,” says an insider close to the former fun couple. “It was because of their lack of time spent together and busy schedules. It just wasn’t realistic that they could make it work.” Kim is currently on a promotional trip overseas. She’s now in Italy and due back home Thursday. Family members have been urging Kim to stop dating athletes and instead focus on more conventional guys. “She needs to date a businessman,” says a pal. “Athletes just aren’t a good long-term investment.” Source: E! News
Review: 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder … “Fellas, this gets the ladies excited!” – Funk Flex
“More for Less.” It’s the call to prayer of every car salesman to ever don a plaid jacket. Guys with sturdy names like Wally and Chuck would stop dead in their tracks and tell Porsche “Pal, this Boxster Spyder thing, you’re all upside-down.” You see, with the 2011 Boxster Spyder, Porsche has inverted the polarity on “more for less.” You pay more but get less. The Boxster Spyder has a high-performance mission: It’s a race car that doesn’t need a trailer. Porsche undertook a lightening program that started with a Boxster S and stripped a slew of equipment, lowered the suspension 3/4 of an inch and substituted aluminum for steel where possible in the body. One-hundred seventy-six pounds later, you’ve got a Boxster Spyder; lighter, lower, sharper. Has it worked for Porsche to go the Lotus route of obsessive weight reduction? Find out after the jump.
BMW Unwraps 6 Series Coupe Concept … “This is hard as hell” – Funk Flex
Like so many “concepts” from BMW, the 6 Series Coupe bound for the Paris Motor Show is a concept in name alone. What you’re looking at is BMW’s next GT, and even a cursory glance proves that the Bangleization of BMW is officially over. Set to be based on the 5 Series’ underpinnings and taking several cues from the Grand Coupe concept shown in Beijing, the next BMW 6 Series takes the brand’s new upright grille, frames it with a set of full-LED headlamps and than caps things off with a more contoured rump. We’re not going to pass judgement on the design until we see it in person, but like the last 6er, this new GT appears to be a love it or loathe it affair. On the contrary, the interior is an airy, organic environment, complete with an asymmetrical center console tilted towards the driver, a new navigation display and a host of aluminum and leather accents that are several steps beyond what’s currently on offer from BMW. We’re particularly digging the redesigned steering wheel and the waterfall of material that connects the dash to the transmission tunnel. BMW isn’t giving up specifics on dimensions or engines – this is a “concept” after all – but expect the 2012 BMW 6 Series to be slightly lower and marginally wider than the current model. Power will be supplied by BMW’s current array of naturally aspirated and turbocharged inline sixes, with the next M6 outputting over…
Toyota Settles Lawsuit Tied to Crash That Triggered Recalls
Toyota owners had been contacting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about unintended acceleration issues for years, but one tragedy put the spotlight on Toyota’s problems. Last August, California police officer Mark Saylor and three family members died when the family’s 2009 Lexus ES 350 rental flipped and caught fire after a trapped floor mat reportedly caused the vehicle to speed out of control. A month later Toyota, officially recalled 3.8 million vehicles for floor mat issues and by February 2010 over eight million vehicles were recalled for unintended acceleration issues worldwide. Automotive News now reports that Toyota has settled with the family of Mark Saylor for an undisclosed financial sum just over a year after the accident. Toyota reportedly declined to offer any insight into the agreement, and there’s a good chance we’ll never know how much money the company paid to settle the case out of court. Toyota is likely years away from putting all of its legal troubles in the rearview mirror, though. The spate of recalls generated numerous other lawsuits and several previously decided court cases were re-opened after the automaker’s troubles became front-page headlines. Source: Automotive News
First Images of Audi E-Tron Spyder Leak … “I like this!” – Funk Flex
We aren’t sure of the provenance and we have no information beyond the images, but these could be the first sketches of the oft-rumored Audi e-Tron Spyder that’s supposedly set to debut at the Paris Motor Show. As you’d expect, this convertible creature appears to be based on the design of the e-Tron Concept shown at the Detroit Auto Show this year, not the original concept shown in Frankfurt. Still, no word on the powerplant involved, but if it is headed for production expect a run of 1,000 units in 2012. Words by Jonathon Ramsey
