According to David Blackhall, managing director of Jaguar and Land Rover in Australia and New Zealand, the next-generation Jaguar XJ flagship sedan is just 12 to 18 months away. We learned last week that Jaguar filed for patents for the ‘C-XJ’ and ‘C-XE’ names meaning two concepts with the pussycat emblem are on the way. [...]
Ford will be showing of a new powertrain and a new styling bodykit for the Ford Kuga crossover next week at the Paris Motor Show. Ford will extend the Kuga lineup with a new 2.4L Duratec Turbo gasoline engine that produces 197-hp along with a new optional Durashift 5-tronic automatic transmission. Ford says the engine [...]
At the end of last week, Volkswagen released the official details on the 2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI that will be shown at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. Various sources are now reporting that Volkswagen has two more Golf variants planned besides the 207-hp GTI. First on the list is the Golf GTD. The GTD variant [...]
BMW is worried that the sluggish North American market will hurt the launch of the 2009 BMW 7-Series which arrives in spring 2009. According to BMW’S U.S. CEO Jim O’ Donnell, the collapsing credit market will provide little hope for an increase in sales of the flagship sedan. O’Donnell says the most BMW can expect is [...]
Earlier last month, we saw spy shots that revealed that Mercedes-Benz and McLaren were working on a convertible version of the SLR McLaren 722. Today the two revealed the Mercedes-Benz McLaren Roadster 722 S, an open-top 722 that will see a limited production run of 150 units. Power for the SLR McLaren Roadster 722 S [...]
Next week at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Lamborghini is set to show us a new model that is rumored to be badged ‘Estoque.’ The Lamborghini Estoque will be a four-door Lamborghini that will compete with the Porsche Panamera, Aston Martin Rapide and the Ferrari… oh that’s right Ferrari doesn’t have a four-door… yet. If Lamborghini [...]
Oh yeah, the BMW Concept X1 is new, popping, hip and hopping and we’ll stop right there. BMW has released this new trailer for the Concept X1 that will debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show next week. BMW has already confirmed that the production version of the Concept X1 will arrive on the market [...]
Chevrolet says that their 2009 Traverse crossover want to and can dominate the large-crossover segment, leaving behind rivals such as the Toyota Highlander, Honda Pilot and the new Ford Flex. Chevrolet says that with a larger retail network and more incentives, the Traverse can become the best-selling vehicle in its segment. Chevrolet’s main boss Ed [...]
The Saab 9-X BioHybrid Concept seen at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show was said to hint at a future compact model from Saab that would compete with the likes of the BMW 1-Series and Audi’s A3. Next week at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, the Saab 9-X BioHybrid will drop its top and will be [...]
Before Ford gives the Mustang a complete makeover at the 2008 LA Auto Show, Saleen will take one last shot with the 2009 Dark Horse Extreme Edition. Saleen will build on 25 of the Dark Horse Extreme Edition Mustangs with production to begin Nov. 2008. With the help of Saleen’s Port Matched Series VI Integrated [...]
