Besides showing us the 2010 Fisker Karma Hybrid Sedan, Fisker Automotive unveiled the new Fisker Karma S Concept today at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Unlike the Fisker Karma, the Fisker Karma S loses two-doors so we’re guessing that Fisker may even offer a coupe Karma sometime in the future. The four-seater Fisker S Karma Hybrid hardtop [...]
Fisker today unveiled its first production car at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show – the 2010 Fisker Karma Hybrid. Pricing for the Karma starts at $87,900 but is chopped down to $80,400 after tax credits. Fisker says that it has already received 1,000 orders for the world’s first 100 mpg luxury plug-in hybrid sedan. Deliveries [...]
The 2010 XFR and the 2010 XKR are heating up Jaguar’s 2009 Detroit Auto Show display with 510-hp. While the Jaguar XFR takes on the high-performance sedans, the British automaker is offering the high-performance coupe enthusiasts with the Jaguar XKR. Both are powered by a 5.4 AJ-V8 that makes a total of 510-hp with a maximum [...]
Just in case you were too busy drooling over the 2010 Toyota Prius – we thought we’d remind you that the 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid also made its debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show – and even though the Prius kicks Insight’s arse by almost 10 mpg we have to give it up to [...]
As demand for large sedans cars shrinks, FoMoCo has drooped plans for new rear-wheel-drive based sedans. According to design chief J Mays, plans for a rear-wheel-drive Ford and Lincoln have been shelved for now. “We’ve got other priorities at the moment,” Mays told Automotive News. “We’re going down a path right now that is all about [...]
Toyota has taken the covers off of the 2010 Toyota Prius at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. The third-generation Prius gets new styling better mileage and enhanced performance. Toyota says that the 50 mpg third-generation Prius is now roomier with more standard and optional features including a moonroof with solar panels, four driving modes, Intelligent Park [...]
The on and off again reports of an Audi Q5 hybrid for the U.S. are on again today after Wolfgang Hatz, head of powertrain development for Volkswagen, said that the hybrid Q5 will come to the U.S. in late 2010. Speaking at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show yesterday, Hatz said that in order to stay competitive, [...]
Ford has announced the full pricing details on the 2010 Ford Taurus. Available later this sumemer, the 2009 Ford Taurus will hit dealerships in three trim levels including SE, SEL and Limited. Pricing starts $25,995 – the same at the entry-level pricing on the outgoing Taurus model. The 2010 Taurus SEL starts at $27,995 while the [...]
Maserati has taken the wraps off of the 2009 Maserati Quattroporte GT S here in Detroit. The special-edition Quattroporte celebrates Maserati’s 70th anniversary of its first Indianapolis 500 win. Engine mapping of the 4.7L V8 increases output to a total of 433-hp allowing it go from 0 to 60 mph in about 5.5 seconds. The [...]
“¢ Competes with: Mini Cooper, BMW 1-Series, Mercedes-Benz B-Class. “¢ 1.6L EcoBoost inline 4-cylinder producing 180-hp “¢ Returns a projected 43 mpg on the highway. Lincoln today dropped a brand new concept at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. The Lincoln C Concept is a study that offers big luxury in C-sized package for the upscale urban [...]
