Lamborghini is celebrating its 50th birthday in grand fashion, with a convoy of 350 cars in a Grande Giro (Grand Tour) of Italy, beginning on Wednesday, May 8.
Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, and its utterly jaw-dropping Disco Volante 2012, represent a lot of what we like about the Geneva Motor Show. This has always been the place for the best and most creative of the European custom builders to show their stuff, and this full-scale model is no exception.
Ford has announced the discontinuation of its Mercury brand, in the midst of financial reshuffling that will see an increase in funding and new models for its Lincoln brand. Mercury, which, last year, only made up 0.8 percent of Ford’s 16 percent market share will end production in the fourth quarter of this year.
According to a report by Bloomberg News, Mercury is on its deathbed. The usual “people familiar with the plan,” say a proposal for the winding down of the brand is being drawn up and will be presented to Ford’s Board of Directors in July.
The Milan proved to be a comfortable and entertaining companion on the work commute, and getting around 43 miles per gallon, it was an economical companion as well.