So FoMoCo is pretty proud of its 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid – and they definitely should be with an EPA fuel-economy rating of 41/36 mpg (city/highway). Ford says that the 2010 Fusion Hybrid is America’s most fuel-efficient mid-sized car beating out the Toyota Camry. Well, Toyota disagrees. Writing over at Toyota’s Open Road Blog, editor Jon F. Thompson [...]
Honda announced today that the 2009 Honda S2000 will be the final mode year produced of the award-winning roadster. Honda said that the roadster was originally created as a limited-edition tribute to Honda’s 50th anniversary after which production was extended due to customer demand “The S2000 is a sports car designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts,” [...]
Spies have once again caught the upcoming all-new Honda Accord CUV undergoing testing. At first glance the car may look like the European Honda Accord Tourer (pictured above), but upon closer inspection the prototype seems to sit a little higher than the Accord Tourer. The Honda Accord CUV will be based on the Accord chassis [...]
Besides a sports cars good-looks, it’s the sound that it makes that turns heads when pulling up to a red light. Porsche announced today that its engineers have developed a new sports exhaust system for the latest generation 911. The new exhaust system will be available as an option on new models starting February. At [...]
We guess all those 2010 Genesis Coupe Super Bowl XLIII ad spots cost Hyundai a lot of money. The Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group announced today that it will be cutting executive pay and expenses to tough it through the auto industry slowdown. Hyundai spokesman Oles Gadacz told Automotive News that executive salaries will be cut by [...]
Over the weekend we saw images of what were alleged press photos of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Today, new spy shots of the E-Class Coupe wearing barely any camouflage have popped up online. The shots seemed to have been taken at a company presentation of the new E-Class lineup. One of the images clears up [...]
General Motors announced today that it will make more production cuts and layoffs due to a continuing decrease demand in the North American market. GM said that it it will cut a shift at its Delta Township and Lordstown plant, a move that will affect about 2,000 workers. According to GM spokesman Chris Lee, GM [...]
Sources who have seen the product-sharing agreement part of the Chrysler/Fiat partnership and said that the two automakers will bring seven new cars to North American under the new alliance. Four of the seven vehicles will be from Chrysler while three will be Fiats and Alfa Romeos. The final plan will be released by April 30th, [...]
It’s that time of the year again – where we bring you the annual update on a brand that is hardly ever discussed in the automotive industry – Maybach. According to Automotive News, despite the global economic crisis and the credit crunch, customers aren’t cancelling their Maybach orders. “There is no visible impact of the [...]
At the 79th Geneva International Auto Show in March, Mitsubishi will show the third iteration of its iMiEV electric-car concepts. Mitsubishi says that the iMiEV SPORT AIR Concept “explores the future possibilities for zero-emission vehicles, placing a greater bias on exhilarating driving pleasure.” While exploring zero-emissions vehicles, the i MiEV SPORT AIR places a greater emphasize [...]
