Archive for October, 2008
Hyundai is preparing Passat CC competitor
Hyundai may be taking a page from the Germans. This spy shot shows the Korean company is working on a four-door coupe in the same vein as the CLS and Passat CC. It will be built on the same platform as the new Sonata and most likely will share engine with it. If anything materializes, [...]
Three Hummer H3 Concepts for SEMA
Hummer is preparing three H3 Concepts for the future SEMA Show: H3T Weekend Warrior Concept, Four Wheeler Magazine Project Trailhugger and H3x Concept. The H3T Weekend Warrior is based on the H3T Alpha and is powered by a 5.3-liter V8 engine that now delivers 370 hp (up from the standard 300hp). The concept is painted [...]
Mercedes SLR 722 S – new images available
Mercedes revealed today a new image gallery of the 2009 SLR Roadster 722 S that made its world debut at the Paris Auto Show. The 722 S will be limited to only 150 units and will be available by January 1, 2009. Under the hood of the new 722 S there is the same supercharged [...]
Mazdaspeed3 spy shot
After announcing that the Mazda3 sedan will be revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show, here is a new spy shot of the Mazdaspeed3 testing at the Nurburgring. World debut for this special edition will be made in January at the Detroit Auto Show. The modifications over the normal Mazda3 include, a massive hood scoop, [...]
Nissan gives a 20% buy-in proposal for Chrysler
As reported last week, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is not out of the running for buying Chrysler. The Detroit News is reporting that Nissan has given Chrysler’s parent Cerberus Capital Management a proposal to buy twenty percent of Chrysler. The fundamental differences between General Motors and Renault-Nissan deals are in the buyout and the execution. If [...]
2009 Toyota Corolla Review
Chances are, you know someone who owns or has owned a Toyota Corolla, or own one yourself. Think about it. This is because right now, a Corolla is sold about every 23 seconds. Since 1966, Toyota has sold around 30 million Corollas. Being the best selling car in the world, the Corolla has always provided [...]
Next Volvo V70 renderings
Volvo is preparing the next generation V70 and V50, and according to AutoCar, they could be the first in a new generation of wagons to scrap the conventional long roof and low driving position for a more SUV-like higher roofline and driving position. “Within Volvo we are re-examining the estate (wagon) car and many people [...]
Chrysler will drop AWD on Some ’09 Models
Chrysler will be dropping all-wheel drive options on the Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger and Dodge Caliber for 2009. This in not surprising because take rates (those who looked and the cars and then purchased them) for the cars were 1.5, 0.7 and 4.4 percent respectively. “The bottom line is people want fuel economy, and the [...]
Aston Martin planning to move upmarket, really?
Aston Martin may be looking to make its cars more desirable by making them more rare. Is this case of good supply and demand or a history lesson not learned? We have already seen the ultra exclusive One-77, which will be limited to a production run of 77 models priced at about $1.75 million each. [...]
No diesel RS in Audi’s future
In an interview with MotorTrend, Wolfgang Hatz, head of powertrain development at Audi and Stephan Reil, quattro Gmbh’s technology development boss revealed that the S4 will be redesigned in 2010 and that there will be no RS in US line-up in 2009. And if you expected a diesel engine in the RS models you wore [...]
