Mercedes-Benz is paying up for violating federal fuel-efficiency requirements set by the government. The German automaker’s U.S. division cashed out $28.9 million in fines in December for imported passenger cars from the 2007 model year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. NHTSA said that it assessed more than $37 million in fines from a total of [...]
Ron Gettlefinger, the UAW President, said today that General Motors and Chrysler may not need additional federal funding beyond the $17.4 billion already approved by President George W. Bush and the White House. Gettlefinger said that the money should be sufficient depending on sales volume. “If we can get by without more money, that’s what [...]
The 2009 Hyundai Genesis has outscored four rivals to become Consumer Reports top-rated vehicle in the “Upsacle Sedan” category beating out the Lexus ES 350. The Genesis which achieved an “Excellent” overall road test score, outranking 20 cars from competitors including the Pontiac G8, Lincoln MKS and the Acura TL “The Hyundai Genesis rivals high-end luxury [...]
Last month we saw the first leaked images of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class and now the marketing brochure with some technical details has also been leaked. Unfortunately the brochure is in German so it’s hard to understand every single detail but we get enough info to hold us off until the sedans Detroit debut next [...]
After bringing the Audi A1 to the market later this year, Audi will offer a high-performance S1 version of the hatchback that will compete with the likes of the MINI John Cooper Works and the upcoming Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA. Power will come from a 1.4L TFSI supercharged and turbocharged engine making a total of [...]
Reports came out yesterday saying that Suzuki has shelved plans to build a mid-sized sedan based on the Kizashi 3 Concept. Suzuki today denied the reports coming out of Japan and said that plans to release a production version of the Kizashi 3 Concept in the United States this year are on track. “The production [...]
Kia today released a second teaser image of its Soul-based concept that it will unveil next week at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next week. Kia says that the concept will show “more than just a re-packaging treatment” and will demonstrate the flexibility of the original Soul compact car. So far [...]
Sources have told PickupTrucks.com that GM, during a broadcast this morning, told dealers that it is killing the 2010 Pontiac G8 Sport Truck. The Pontiac G8 ST was scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. this fall. The move comes as General Motors tries to trim down Pontiac’s range with six products to three vehicles by [...]
Honda recently announced that it has shelved the NSX program to concentrate more on increasing sales and affordable products that consumers are interested in buying. It seems like the NSX isn’t the only thing Honda is pulling the plug on. According to AutoCar, Honda is also reconsidering a range of rear-wheel-drive vehicles for Acura along [...]
“¢ 200mph GTC Speed is the most powerful Bentley convertible ever. “¢ GTC Speed gets twin-turbocharged W12 with 600-hp. “¢ 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds; Top speed of 200 mph. Bentley has dropped the details on the new facelifted 2009 Bentley GTC range prior to its 2009 Detroit Auto Show debut. This year, [...]
