Infiniti Kick Starts Powertrain Production in Tennessee

Infiniti is bring over 400 job to the Nashville, Tennessee region by opening up their first powertrain plant outside of Japan.  This move is ramping up the creation of engines and is a result of the new alliance between Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG.

The 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline 4-cylinder engine will be outfitted inside Infiniti Q50 sedans and the Mercedes-Benz C Class models that are produced further south in a factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama...

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Video Shows Off One Fast Formula One Pit Crew

The world of Formula One Racing is very fast, from the vehicles to even the pit crews.  For Lotus their drivers success of course relies on the team as a whole, which included those dedicated experts in the pit.

Drivers usually get all the glory, they are the superstars on the Formula One circuit, however, Lotus decided to turn the spotlight to their pit crew with a recent video.  In the video we get to...

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A Man and his Lotus: A Love Story


The picture above is of the 2014 Lotus but this story is of an older model. In the '50s a Lotus cost between the $2,000-3,000 and right in the middle of that is what Robert Kahmer and his friend Ben Fowke split for a 1955 Lotus Mark X. In 1958, for $2,700, Kahmer and Fowke had the Lotus shipped from England and had it racing the very next weekend.

Kahmer was head…

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New Lotus Concept


No one can deny that the bike shown above is beautiful.  However, you wouldn't know from first glance that it is actually Lotus's new motorcycle, the C-10. This may have something to do with the fact that the bike's actual builders are German racing company Kodewa. No matter though, this bike looks amazing and undoubtedly has the Lotus touch we would want in a motorcycle.

The Lotus C-10 was designed by Daniel…

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Volvo Moving Closer to Autonomous Driving Vehicles

Here in our Jacksonville, Florida showroom we offer a wide variety of luxury used cars, delivering everything from Mercedes-Benz and BMW to Volvo.  The latter of the three, our Swedish cars, are highlighted by some impressive safety and technology, but it seems the brand as a whole just wants to continue to improve.

Autonomous driving technology is the future for automotives, and Volvo is striving to make this a reality sooner than one would think...

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Lotus Christens new Track with an Exciting Event

Lotus Cars has had their headquarters in the small village of Hethel in Norfolk, England since 1966, setting up shop that year in the old Royal Air Force station.  It was here that all their historical models and race cars were manufactured and tested, and this continues even today.

Last month was full of excitement for Lotus, as the revised and restored test track in Hethel, was unveiled during a sensational event.

On the forefront...

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