The 2013 Lexus GS 350 was made its first North American Auto Show appearance at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show along with the GS 450h and GS 350 F SPORT.

This luxury sports car is marked by precision handling and aggressive performance. The 3.5 liter v6 engine sorts a four-cam, four valve per cylinder engine with dual Variable Valve Timing design that gives the gs 350 a 0-60mph track time of just 5.7 seconds pushed along by 306 horsepower. (more…)

Toyota announced today that it will be debuting its latest Prius at the 2012 North American International Auto show in Detroit Michigan.

Both the New Prius C Hybrid and the NS4, an advanced plug-in hybrid concept vehicle will be on display at the Riverview Ballroom at Cobo Center. (more…)

California is the home of hundreds of classic car shows and auto shows. Ranging from small charity, high school and private business events (restaurants and others) to mid sized city and chamber cars shows to the large international Auto Shows California has them all and a lot of them.

No matter where you live in California there are going to be some shows nearby. Www.NorCalCars.com and our sister site www.SouthernCalCars.com lists all of the cars shows available in California.

www.SouthernCalCars.com now has the new 2012 California Car Shows calendar up and ready to be viewed. Most of the car show organizers like to get their show listed 1-3 months before the start of the show, so stop by frequently to find out what shows are coming to your area in the upcoming months.

Auto Shows
Southern California also has a couple of the major International Auto shows. (more…)

Maybach is not one of the manufacturers you hear a lot about in the U.S. Unlike some of the other chauffeured vehicles like Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce and Bentley, Maybach a devision of Daimler hasn’t reached the level of popularity needed to make it a household word. That being said, Maybach and the Maybach Landulet easily competes with the other ultra luxury vehicles in style and class.

Maybach the early years

Maybach first became great in the twenties and thirties. During this time cars like the Maybach Type Zepplin DS 8 Cabriolet could be found in all of the major markets so it wasn’t unusual to see them in major cities like New York, Monte Carlo and Berlin. Wilhelm Maybach was an exceptional design engineer and was the designer of the first Mercedes. (more…)

Scion, a marque of ToyotaMotor Sales USA, Inc unvieled a hot new high-performance coupe in Los Angeles on Nov 30, 2011. FR-s stands for Front Engine, Rear-wheel Drive, Sportscar. It is expected that the 2013 Scion FR-S will go on sale in the spring of 2012. The FR-S is the 5th car that has been introduced under the Scion mark and is hoped to be “The Halo” car for Scion.

“The goal was to create an authentic rear-wheel drive sports car… with compelling style… exceptionally balanced performance and handling… flexible utility… and surprising MPG.” Says the Vice President of Scion Jack Hollis. (more…)