Nissan is hoping that the its brand new high-performance GT-R will help it boost its brand image in Europe, giving it some respect amongst the German giants BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Porsche. For the first time ever, Nissan will make a left-hand-drive GT-R that it plans on selling in global markets. Since its launch in [...]
Seeing the Audi RS6 Avant at Frankfurt was great, however to us its still a station-wagon and that really kills the coolness factor. But don’t worry the Audi RS6 Sedan is headed your way very soon. Here is the latest spy video of the Audi RS6 Sedan totally undisguised. The Audi RS6 Sedan will also [...]
Hyundai may beat Japanese rivals Honda and Toyota to the market with a lithium-ion hybrid by 2010. According to a report by Automotive News, Hyundai is planning a hybrid version of the Elantra sedan using lithium-ion batteries in the U.S. by 2010. According to Jae Won Lee, Hyundai’s senior executive vice president of product planning, a [...]
So here is some crazy green news this morning. Instead of making its iconic Prius the first lithium-ion powered hybrid, Toyota may first offer a lithium-ion battery in a hybrid-only Lexus. According to Kazuo Okamoto, Toyota’s executive vice president of r&d and product development, the first Toyota lithium-ion car will be a limited edition, low-volume [...]
Ferrari revealed the new FXX Evoluzione this past weekend at the Ferrari World Finals at its Mugello race track in Italy. The FXX, which Ferrari says is the most advanced GT it ever created, has been updated with an ‘evolution package’ to further improve handling and performance. Powered by a 6262 cc V12 engine, the [...]
Volvo is supposedly considering a five-door hatchback that would be a variant of its popular C30 three-door hatchback. According to Volvo’s senior vice president of R&D, “Such a vehicle could give Volvo a volume boost.” “The five-door would be less exciting from a design perspective,” he said, “but we’re looking to expand.”
It’s about time. Alan Mulally, Ford’s CEO, said that Ford will dramatically reduce the number of vehicles in its lineup in order cut costs and make it easier for customers to decide on which Ford to buy “We’re going to have what the customer wants, packaged the way they want it,” Mulally told Automotive News on [...]
Missed something from this week? Here are a couple of important highlights from the week of 10-22-2007 to 10-26-2007. As always, check out the Archives Page for full coverage. All 40th Tokyo Motor Show Coverage can be seen by clicking here. 10-26-2007: Man loses Ferrari CS and Porsche GT3 RS in California wildfire 10-26-2007: Mercedes to screw [...]
Join us next week as we bring you live coverage from the 2007 SEMA Show next week in Las Vegas. We’ll be getting there tomorrow and will be there from October 30th through November 2nd bringing you dozens of articles and pictures. So stay tuned people.
Miss any photo galleries from this week? Don”t worry, we always compile a list of photo galleries we”ve posted throughout the week. Check out the pictures of the new Nissan GT-R, the Corvette ZR-1 at Laguna Seca and galleries from the 40th Tokyo Motor Show that took place this week. Click through for a full [...]
