Ford is celebrating the six-decades of its mark in the full-size truck market with the 60th Anniversary Edition F-150 and Super Duty. The 60th anniversary package is available on XLT SuperCab and SuperCrew models. The special edition trucks feature a unique two-tone paint scheme, chrome grille and accents, anniversary badging and serialization plate on the center console. [...]
Volkswagen yesterday kicked of their new Dieselution Tour in order to raise awareness by educating the media and public on the advancements in clean diesel technology. The tour that started yesterday will go on for four-months, making stops at events around the United States, including alternative fuel festivals, auto shows and the 2008 Super Bowl. The Dieselution [...]
Toyota is recalling a total of 55,000 floor mats due to complaints that the mats get caught to the accelerator pedal and cause unintentional acceleration. The folks at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration took it a step further and asked drivers of other Toyota vehicles, including the Prius, to check their floor mats as well.
Originally, when the GMC Yukon Hybrid and the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid made their debut, GM said they expect a 25 percent improvement in fuel-economy than their standard versions. GM then said that it expects the hybrid SUVs to get 40 percent better fuel-economy giving them both 19 or 20 miles to the gallon. Well now, GM [...]
The fast kids over at Fast Lane Daily have scooped themselves some spy shots of the BMW M3 Sedan and Convertible having a casual hang out before they hit up the Nurburgring for some testing. The images come from a Fast Lane Daily reader who was vacationing near the Nurburgring. Both the M3 Sedan and [...]
At first glance this may seem like the Volkswagen Polo. When in reality this is really a prototype for the upcoming Audi A1. According to our friends at CarMagazine the Audi A1 is pinned directly at BMW’s MINI Cooper and will be priced at €16,000. The Audi A1 is expected to come in four different variants including [...]
The next-generation Honda Fit (or Jazz if you live in Europe) will make its official debut at the 2008 Tokyo Motor Show in October. Following its launch the Honda Fit will go on sale in Japan in January with UK sales still over a year away. The Honda Fit, which debuted in April 2006, sold [...]
Spies recently caught the Mercedes SL AMG Black Series prototype during around the roads outside of Nurburgring while it was making its final preparations before track for some high-speed testing. Here are the latest spy shots (from CarMagazine) of the Mercedes SL AMG Black Series making its rounds at the Nurburgring, as engineers test what is [...]
Toyota will unveil the all new 2009 Toyota Corolla and Matrix at the 2007 SEMA, which begins on October 30. The next-generation Toyota Corolla will be arriving early 2008 with an aggressive look and more powerful engines. Toyota hopes to compete with the new Honda Civic and Mazda3 and their high-performance variants.
Spies have caught the Volkswagen Scirocco undergoing high-speed testing at the Nurburgring. Reports of the Scirocco, which is largely based on the IROC concpet, coming to the U.S. have been pretty shakey. It was once reported that Volkswagen didn’t want to bring the Scirocco over to the U.S. since it may jepordize the sales of the [...]
