As a result of high gas-prices, Americans drove 9.6 billion fewer miles in May 2008 than they did in May 2007. According to the Federal Highway Administration, the 3.7 percent declice was the largest drop in the 66 years since the government has been tracking miles. The data also revealed that Americans drove 29.8 billion [...]
Along with the new 2009 BMW M3, BMW has announced minor upgrades for the 2009 BMW M5 and M6. Both 2009 M5 and M6 get new exterior mirrors with larger ‘field of vision’ – which BMW is an extra safety feature. Like the 2009 BMW M3, the M5 and M6 also get the new iDrive [...]
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, FoMoCo will increase lease prices on trucks and SUVs as the resale value of the segment diminish and as Ford’s finance arm reports ‘extreme losses’ on those vehicles. The report said the FoMoCo will price pickups and SUVs high-enough so that consumers aren’t interested in leasing [...]
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Following the new 2009 BMW 3-Series Sedan, BMW has released a facelift for the new 2009 BMW M3 Sedan. Like the new 3-Series the 2009 M3 gets redesigned L-shaped tail-lights and LED headlamps and flashing lights. The inside gets minor cosmetic changes to center console and driver-side controls. All 2009 BMW M3 models (including the coupe [...]
Now that Lotus has finally completed and unveiled the new Evora, it’s time to get back to the Esprit. However, according to boss Mike Kimberley the Lotus Esprit is being totally redesigned and won’t arrive on the market until 2011. Rumor also has it that the range-topping Esprit will be a hybrid. The hybrid-technology will be [...]
BMW has previously said that there will be no M version of the X5 and the prototypes you’ve been seeing around the Nurburgring is nothing more than an X5 with the 400-hp 4.8 twin-turbo V8 from the X6 xDrive50i. However, BMW M GmbH’s boss Ludwig Willisch recently had a sit with Auto Motor und Sport and said [...]
The Ford Ka is currently not a part of Ford’s strategy of importing its European models to the U.S. but given the current market conditions, we wouldn’t be surprised if the heads at FoMoCo are considering it. Anyway, an image of the upcoming 2009 Ford Ka has been leaked on the internet, giving us a [...]
Abarth, Fiat’s tuning division, is hard at work at their first Abarth-only model. Designed by Italy’s IED Design Institute, the small two-seater roadster will be based on the SS concept (shown above) and will be the first of future Abarth only models. The guys at AutoCar have learned that Abarth has successfully struck a deal [...]
The next-generation Mazda3 sedan and hatch are in the works and will have looks influenced by the new good-looking 2009 Mazda6. Based on the European Ford Focus platform and chassis expertise from the MX-5, the next-generation Mazda3 will also deliver refined performance. Engine choices will come from Ford with petrol engines ranging from 1.4 to 2.0 [...]
Fiat has increased production of its popular compact Fiat 500 to more than 200,000 units annually due to the increasing demand for fuel-efficient economy cars, said CEO Sergio Marchionne in a conference call with analysts. Fiat is now planning on selling 195,000 units of the 500 during 2008. Originally the Italian automaker planned on selling [...]
