Archive for April, 2009
Car News -2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe spy shot
Although we’ve likely already seen an official image of the production version Cadillac CTS Coupe, it’s just nice to know General Motors is making progress with the angular coupe. The CTS coupe should be in consumer hands by the summer of 2010, possibly as a 2011 model.The CTS will be powered by a 3.6-liter V6 [...]
Car News -A1 not coming to the U.S.
Although Audi was toying with the idea of bringing the A1 to the U.S., it should surprise no one that Audi has now confirmed its smallest car will stay in Europe. In an inteview with Automotive News, Audi’s global sales and marketing boss, Peter Schwarzenbauer said, Audi is engaged in an aggressive campaign in the [...]
Car News -2011 Corvette C7 rendering
The last time we heard anything about production plans for a new Corvette was back in October, and that was before the a lot of the big problems in the car industry materialized. Even then a C7 Vette wasn’t expected until 2014.So when Chevrolet premiered its Corvette Stingray concept at the Chicago Auto Show, we [...]
Car News -Abarth Coupe will it look like this?
Abarth has never produced its own car before. Karl Abarth cut his teeth on plenty of European cars, especially Fiats, but the bodywork has always been pretty much stock. But now that the Abarth name carries so much allure, Fiat is going to exploit its in-house tuner for all it’s worth.We reported earlier this year [...]
Car News -2011 Jaguar F-Type still on the way
Just because the economies of the world are slowing down doesn’t mean Jaguar is. Earlier we saw that plans for the new XJ will be revealed later this year, and now it seems the F-Type roadster is still on track for 2011.Jaguar’s corporate parent Tata has an attitude toward the current economy we’d like to [...]
Car News -2010 Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet to be revealed in Frankfurt
After Mercedes brought the E-Class Coupe to Geneva, the next logical step is to show off a convertible version. And they will: this September at the Frankfurt Motor Show.Like the coupe, the E-Class Convertible will be offered internationally with a choice of four, six and eight cylinder engines. The top of the line version will [...]
Car News -Abflug MRX
We may be witnessing a little bit of a revolution the Pontiac Fiero has been the choice for many Lamborghini and Ferrari ripe-off body kits because of its cheap price and mid-engine layout. Japanese tuner Abflug may have just come across the next big thing. This Toyota MR-S has a striking resemblance to a Porsche [...]
Car News -2011 Lotus Esprit new rendering
Yesterday we reported on the Lotus Evora getting fitted for a supercharger. From that post we could tell Lotus was going to be pretty busy for the next few years, and now we know why the re-birth of the Esprit was delayed until 2011. But don’t think we’ve forgotten about it.The next Esprit is already [...]
Car News -2010 Mercedes E-Class – official images leaked
When it rains it pours. Earlier today we had an almost undisguised image of the 2010 E-Class sedan, now official images were leaked on the web. Now it’s official, the future E-Class sedan will take some cues from its S-Class big brother. This includes a sleeker body than the current model, with harder crease lines [...]
Car News -A bit of good news: Chevrolet receives 10,000 orders for Camaro
It seems we’ve got a lot of news about cutbacks and bailouts lately. Now we finally have something to get excited about as a cool car is doing well: 10,000 pre-orders have come in for the Chevrolet Camaro.Back in October, Chevy had already received 6,000 orders in the first month the car was on sale. [...]
