Its rather bitter sweet this one. Sweet because, well lets face it, a little Zoom Zoom in your life is always a good thing. Bitter in that it wasnt quite the zoom I was expecting. Let me save you some worry right up front. The 2011 3 is a worthy vehicle. It has everything one [...]
A minivan can be practical in a variety of settings. Comfortably transporting your business colleagues to the airport or an important event, loading up the kids for a soccer game, family vacations with easy access to your infant or infants as it were even hauling sheets of drywall to finish your basement. Today’s minivans do [...]
BMW is set to release yet another special edition M3, this time with a unique name and unique features. The BMW M3 CRT (short for Carbon Racing Technology) uses carbon fiber elements to shave some pounds off the M3 as well as stylize the new sedan. The 4.4 liter 450HP M3 will be 154lb lighter than [...]
Let me start by saying that this will not be your average car review. In fact, none of the reviews on Up-Shift will be. We’ve always been a group of driving enthusiasts, so the driving experience is always what is most important to us. That’s why I can say that after being let down by [...]
First Drive: Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport
You know…I just can’t do it. I tried to write a smart- funny article about the Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport. Honestly though, the car simply doesn’t need it. Would I buy one? No. It’s far too expensive and the level of fit and finish is just too much for me. But it does tick every [...]
Its rather bitter sweet this one. Sweet because, well lets face it, a little Zoom Zoom in your life is always a good thing. Bitter in that it wasnt quite the zoom I was expecting. Let me save you some worry right up front. The 2011 3 is a worthy vehicle. It has everything one [...]
A minivan can be practical in a variety of settings. Comfortably transporting your business colleagues to the airport or an important event, loading up the kids for a soccer game, family vacations with easy access to your infant or infants as it were even hauling sheets of drywall to finish your basement. Today’s minivans do [...]
After an almost 9 month break, Maser news isnt a bad post to put us back on the boards. Most of you don’t know that Maserati is one of our favorite car companies at Up Shift. The only experience better than watching and hearing a vehicle like this is driving it. The only thing that [...]
BMW is set to release yet another special edition M3, this time with a unique name and unique features. The BMW M3 CRT (short for Carbon Racing Technology) uses carbon fiber elements to shave some pounds off the M3 as well as stylize the new sedan. The 4.4 liter 450HP M3 will be 154lb lighter than [...]
The internet is ablaze with the leaking of some photos of the 2012 BMW M5 ahead of its official release this September at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. The new M5 is going to pack a punch with a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 pumping out 552 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque all the while only taking 4.4 seconds [...]
Almost a month ago details surfaced regarding Mugen’s newest project the Supercharged CR-Z. We reported on its 1.5 Liter hybrid motor pushing 197 HP and 181 lb tq along with the news that there would be 110lbs dropped off the stock CR-Z. We were mildly impressed and numbers are nice and all, but we didnt have [...]
The good folks over at AutoExpress got a chance to get there hands on one of the last generation of the 997 Supercars, the Porsche 911 GT3RS 4.0. With only 600 being built this rare variant is setup with the largest engine ever put into the 911, the 4 liter flat six-cylinder engine. This engine [...]
There is a weird and mostly unexpected phenomenon that occurs at times. When I got the word that I would be receiving the 2011 Kia Sportage EX for review I couldn’t recall in my mind ever seeing the mid-level SUV on the road in person. As I stepped outside the restaurant that I was in, [...]
McLaren Automotive is preparing to open up its newest dealership in Philadelphia later this summer. To help spur on the excitement they held a private unveiling of their latest masterpiece the MP4-12C and we had the privilege to be there for this grand event. The MP4-12C is the first production car built and designed solely by [...]
The first images of Mugen’s highly anticipated CR-Z model have finally be released on the net ahead of its official unveiling at the Goodwood festival of Speed in July. Even though there are no official numbers as of yet the Mugen CR-Z is rumored to boost the 1.5 Liter hybrid motor to 197 HP and [...]
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