Car Culture

Mazda's European CEO led the procession

Mazda set a new world record on June 15 in Lelystad, Netherlands, when 683 Mazda MX-5s met in a procession around the RDW Test Center. It is a new Guinness World Record. The previous record was set in Essen, Germany in 2010 with 459 cars. Pres...

Receives 'Car of the Year' award on the same day for the 7th gen Golf

After seven generations and nearly 40 years Volkswagen has completed its 30 millionth Golf at the Wolfsburg factory in Germany. The milestone comes on the same day that the seventh generation Golf receives the "Car of the Year 2013" awar...

The car features a custom wide body kit and larger intakes for supercharged engine

Ford is partnering with DreamWorks Studios for the upcoming "Need for Speed" film based on the series of video games. Ford will promote the film heavily when it is released next March, and it has built a special Mustang that will star in...

Styled to look like the front of a classic Fiat 500

Fiat and Italian appliance manufacturer Smeg have introduced a new classic Fiat 500-inspired refrigerator that looks like the front end of a classic 500. The kitschy appliance would probably not fit in most homes but could look great in the right ...

Movie tells the story of a snail who competes in the Indy 500

Chevrolet is sponsoring the new animated film "Turbo" from Dreamworks Animation about a snail who enters the Indy 500. As part of the promotion, Chevrolet has created a replica of the Camaro that appears in the movie and will promot...

The auction will support HIV and AIDS research

Roberto and Eva Cavalli presented the Mini Paceman that they designed for the Life Ball on May 25. In the auction during the event, the car raised €150,000 for HIV and AIDS research and prevention. It is a record high for Mini's Life Ball...

It will be on display at the Clerkenwell Design Week

Students from the Royal College of Art have created a Jaguar-inspired art installation for the Clerkenwell Design Week, the UK's leading independent design festival, from May 21-23. The students worked with Jaguar's Advanced Design team to...

This year's prize is a season-long drive in a GT-R GT3

On May 15, Nissan and Sony held a press conference at Silverstone where they announced that "Gran Turismo 6" would be released for the PlayStation 3 this holiday season. Nissan also announced that it will expand the GT Academy program th...

The link will be advertised on television and in print

Fiat Group is putting a lot of marketing dollars behind "Fast and Furious 6." Alfa Romeo was on hand at the film's international premiere on May 7 in London and will have television and print advertising in Italy. In the United State...

The scene is being used in a new Giulietta advertisement

The sixth film in the "Fast & Furious" film series had its international debut on May 7 in London, and Alfa Romeo has announced that the Giulietta plays a key role in one of the film's action scenes. Alfa is also starting an adve...