Volkswagen has apparently commenced road tests for the company’s next-generation Golf GTI and Golf R. Our legion of crafty spy photographers managed to nab a few photos of a pair of test mules spotted out and about in public. From the looks of things, the upcoming Golf GTI will rely on a set of dual-exhaust pipes in the future while the more menacing Golf R will go for quad pipes. @funkmasterflex
2014 Porsche ACC InnoDrive
Autoblog took the 2014 Porsche ACC InnoDrive for a spin..hit the jump to see what they had to say about the first drive. @funkmasterflex
Kia hit with $40M judgment in faulty seatbelt death case
Alabama teen Tiffany Stabler got a 1999 Kia Sephia for her sixteenth birthday in 2004. After her father purchased the car, he took it to a Kia dealership to have all of the maintenance and recall work completed. In 2002, Kia had recalled seatbelt buckles on 1995-1998 Sephias and Sportages for a condition called “false latching,” wherein a belt appears to be locked into the buckle but actually isn’t. Stabler’s car wasn’t part of the recall, even though the 1999 and 2000 Sephias used the same buckle as the 1995-1998 models. @funkmasterflex
Audi donates two chrome R8 Spyders to raise $1 million for Elton John AIDS Foundation
Back in the day, there were two automakers responsible for the famed Silver Arrows of pre-war Germany. One was Mercedes-Benz, the other Auto Union. The former has been known to revive the honorific from time to time, but with Horch, DKW and Wanderer all long gone, the only one of the four Auto Union brands that’s still around is Audi. @funkmasterflex
Chevy developing two-door Cruze
Thus far, the Cruze has been a big success for Chevrolet. Although you could chalk up part of its meteoric rise to a lack of supply from Japan, the Cruze was the best-selling compact in America last month. To build on that success, General Motors is reportedly developing a two-door coupe Cruze for future production. @funkmasterflex
2012 Chevrolet Camaro Transformers Edition ready to hit the street
The next installment in the Transformers franchise is set to hit theaters on Tuesday, June 28. Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon will continue the trend of providing a massive stage on which to showcase General Motors vehicles. One of those vehicles in the Michael Bay explosion-fest is a yellow Chevrolet Camaro that goes by the name Bumblebee, and the banana-and-black Autobot is set to spawn a special edition automobile that fans can put in their driveway. @funkmasterflex
