For those of you unfamiliar with the Nissan Silvia project the plans deal with a future compact rear-whee-drive sportscar and the forthcoming Nissan 200SX. According to AutoCar, the Silvia project is a victim of CEO Carlos Ghosn’s recent dramatic cutbacks. Earlier this month, Nissan announced that it will globally cut its workforce by 20,000 and expects a 265 [...]
Making its debut in Windy City, the new 2011 Chevrolet Volt had its own special event during the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. General Motors said that it plans to upgrade the production Volt faster than it would overhaul any other conventional car. Frank Weber, GM’s global vehicle line executive for the Volt, said that the [...]
Volkswagen today dropped a sketch of the new mid-sized sedan it plans on building at its new factory that is currently under construction in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is reported that the mid-sized sedan will be slightly larger than the Passat and Passat CC. Production will kick off in 2011 when the doors to the Chattanooga [...]
The clock is ticking and GM and Chrysler are getting close to their Feb. 17 deadline to submit a viability plan to show the U.S. Department of Treasury that they can repay their loans and generate positive cash flow. Chrysler LLC’s product development chief Frank Klegon told reports at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show that the automaker [...]
There are some that say that there is no such thing as too much horsepower. So while your dreams of a production Scirocco Studie R Concept or a road-going version of the Scirocco GT24 won’t come true anytime soon, tuner Sportec will have to suffice in the meantime. Sportec has introduced its SC 350 (and [...]
Prior to its March 26th debut, Tesla has dropped a teaser image of the upcoming Model S Sedan. We’re guessing designer Franz von Holzhausen, former Mazda design head, didn’t want us seeing too much of his work before the launch date. So far we know that the Tesla Model S Sedan will be powered by [...]
It’s not only the big automakers that will be displaying vehicles at this year’s 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Performance automaker Gumpert will be on hand revealing its latest Apollo variant – the Gumpert Apollo Speed. Appearance wise, Gumpert says that the Apollo Speed will sit lower than its standard brother at 1,105mm an will have [...]
Rarely do you see a car that gets its exterior revealed first followed by the interior – well, the Porsche Panamera seems to be that special. Porsche today revealed the first batch of official images of the Panamera’s inside and it seems like the center console will probably make you ask yourself the first couple of times [...]
In an hour long meeting with reporters today, President Barack Obama said he remains strongly committed to providing the auto industry with “serious help.” He said that he is eagerly waiting on plans from Chrysler and General Motors next Tuesday to justify a $17.4 billion loan to the two Detroit automakers. Obama said that if [...]
Lexus announced today that it will further expand its F-Sport Performance Package line to include parts for the GS, IS C Convertible, and the IS AWD models. All three models will include performance enhancing parts including and not limited to forged alloy wheels, brake upgrades, suspension systems, air intake, exhaust systems and more. Sales of the models [...]
