http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:32:48 -0500 Tips and Advice -- find out how to maintain, service, insure, wash and wax, and change the oil in your car with tips from TheCarConnection.com. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038099_first-drive-of-the-activehybrid-x6-a-plug-in-hybrid-caddy-todays-car-news http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038099_first-drive-of-the-activehybrid-x6-a-plug-in-hybrid-caddy-todays-car-news Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:20:00 -0500 BMW has managed to keep its “ultimate driving machine” ethos even when it comes to building hybrid vehicles, with its all-new 2010 ActiveHybrid X6 slotting in as the world's most powerful hybrid vehicle thanks to its 478 horsepower and 575 pound-feet of torque. [Green Car Reports] Revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036939_lexuss-lf-a-leaked-more-911-turbo-madness-todays-car-news http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036939_lexuss-lf-a-leaked-more-911-turbo-madness-todays-car-news Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:57:00 -0400 We've been spying the 2011 Lexus LF-A, off and on, for over a year. We've seen it testing all over Europe. It's even contested the 24 Hours of Nurburgring in race car form--twice. But today the car was revealed during a brief test drive in Miami just before its official unveiling, due this week at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. [Jalopnik] Fresh ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022165_bugatti-galibier-16c-concept-previews-new-super-sedan http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022165_bugatti-galibier-16c-concept-previews-new-super-sedan Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:21:00 -0400 The Bugatti Veyron is, to many, the quintessential supercar: exclusive, incredibly luxurious, and outrageously powerful. But the car has been around for years now, and despite a recent proliferation of special editions, it remains Bugatti's only model. A set of new images leaked to the web today may hint at a change coming this week - but ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034922_rumor-porsche-panamera-to-be-organ-donor-for-vw-family-member http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1034922_rumor-porsche-panamera-to-be-organ-donor-for-vw-family-member Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:34:00 -0400 The Porsche Panamera may suffer a slow and painful demise at the hands of Porsche's new owners, the VW Group, but its death will not be in vain: sources from within the company indicate that the Panamera platform will live on as a new vehicle in Volkswagen's sprawling family of brands. According to Edmunds, the company source wouldn't confirm ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033894_bugatti-coffee-maker-also-offers-jolt-sticker-shock http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033894_bugatti-coffee-maker-also-offers-jolt-sticker-shock Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:46:00 -0400 Sadly, we here at Stalag TCC cannot afford to own Bugattis. Yes, a fortunate few get to test drive them, but when the sun goes down, we head home in humbler rides. However, there'll soon be a way for even schmoes like us to get a piece of the Bugatti pie, thanks to the Bugatti Diva 15-Bar Pump Espresso Machine. Like the supercars of the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022721_bugatti-royale-or-bordeaux-rendered http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022721_bugatti-royale-or-bordeaux-rendered Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:56:00 -0400 More speculation about the successor to the Bugatti Veyron has hit the web -- this time in the form of a rendering of the Bugatti Royale (also called the Bordeaux). Obviously, no one will know if this is an accurate representation until it's revealed to a select group of individuals at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. However, given ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022508_todays-heinous-car-pics-2006-bugatti-veyron-halloween-edition http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022508_todays-heinous-car-pics-2006-bugatti-veyron-halloween-edition Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:09:00 -0400 We've always loved, and drooled over, the Bugatti Veyron. When our colleague Marty Padgett got three hours of drive time in the new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, we were ... well, let's just say we found our professional jealousy piqued. And not just anyone gets to fork over a million-plus for a Veyron either. It seems you have to have $200 ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022446_driven-bugatti-veyron-16-4-grand-sport-part-i http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022446_driven-bugatti-veyron-16-4-grand-sport-part-i Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:45:00 -0400 What a week! While the world toiled away on trivialities like healthcare, racial equality and unemployment, TheCarConnection flew to New York City for a spin in the only car that's capable of dislodging the Space Shuttle Atlantis on our must-drive list: the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Our test car was not the $1 million coupe that you've seen at TCC ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022387_bugatti-bordeaux-will-have-to-wait http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022387_bugatti-bordeaux-will-have-to-wait Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:59:00 -0400   We've shown you the grainy teaser photo of that new Bugatti concept--some call it the Bordeaux, some sources pick it out as a new Royale. Whatever the name, you'll need to exercise some patience--because, when it comes to an actual, real successor to today's Bugatti Veyron, the car-enthusiast world will have to wait at least a couple of ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022265_another-teaser-shot-of-the-bugatti-bordeaux http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022265_another-teaser-shot-of-the-bugatti-bordeaux Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:16:00 -0400 A couple of days ago, we posted the first teaser pic of what is allegedly the new Bugatti Bordeaux, which will (also allegedly) debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Now a second shot of the super sedan has leaked to the interwebs, and we have to say: we're intrigued. The horseshoe taillights and the badass pipes are, in a word, badass, but ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022181_update-teaser-shot-allegedly-the-new-bugatti-bordeaux http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022181_update-teaser-shot-allegedly-the-new-bugatti-bordeaux Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:50:00 -0400 Yesterday, we posted a grainy, mobile-phone-esque teaser shot of a new Bugatti model, which was distributed as part of an invitation to an event at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Beyond that, we didn't know much about the mystery vehicle, but the folks at AutoExpress claim that it's the new, extremely high-end Bugatti Bordeaux (formerly known ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021858_dream-race-bugatti-veyron-vs-mclaren-f1-on-top-gear http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021858_dream-race-bugatti-veyron-vs-mclaren-f1-on-top-gear Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:30:00 -0400 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021388_bugatti-on-a-budget http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021388_bugatti-on-a-budget Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:08:00 -0400 Once upon a time, only Russian plutocrats could only dream of sitting behind the wheel of a real Bugatti Veyron, but times have changed thanks to a little something we like to call Economic Hell on Earth. The latest snowball we've spotted floating in the River Styx comes via Holders Vehicle Contracts, which is now renting Veyrons at the rate ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021325_chris-brown-in-a-bugatti-veyron http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021325_chris-brown-in-a-bugatti-veyron Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:48:00 -0400 So, Chris Brown has been spotted with a Bugatti Veyron, which raises three questions: ♦  Is there any justice in this world? (Answer: no.) ♦  Can we trust a source that misspells "Buggati"? (Answer: for now.) ♦  What do you call a guy who slugs his girlfriend in the face? "Domestic abuser" sounds wrong, since Brown and ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021174_link-love-from-the-car-connection-audi-outraces-bugatti-cash-for-clunkers-rears-its-head-and-a-look-back-at-the-top-50-car-ads http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021174_link-love-from-the-car-connection-audi-outraces-bugatti-cash-for-clunkers-rears-its-head-and-a-look-back-at-the-top-50-car-ads Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:50:00 -0400 ♦  GM goes bankrupt, Susan Boyle loses a talent show, and a biogas-huffing Audi A4 (to your left) outraces a Bugatti? The 21st century is a strange and scary place. [Wired] ♦  Even the New York Times has gotten a little weepy over General Motors' fate. Check out their slideshow of reader photos of GM cars from yesteryear. And ..]]>