Don’t expect any Toyota Supras or Celicas anytime soon. Bob Carter, Toyota Division General Manager, said that the Japanese automaker will focus more on hybrid vehicles in its future United States lineup instead of high-performing sports cars. “It is just a reprioritization of where we think the customer is today and where the customer is [...]
Update: You can sleep in peace tonight. Pelicared (check out his comment below) has enlightened us that the car you see here is indeed the Ssangyong Actyon from South Korea. This makes us wonder what Ssangyong is doing on U.S. soil? This past weekend, the folks at Inside Line spotted a very weird looking crossover prototype [...]
Joining the eight Hyundai ad spots last night during the 81st Academy Awards were two Audi 30-second spots featuring the new 2009 Audi Q5. For us, the Audi commercials beat the Hyundai ads this time around with their clever use of the identity theft theme. The two ad spots take a direct shot at the [...]
The Hyundai ix-onic Concept (previously known as the HED-6) has been unveiled to local European press. We now have the first live shots at what the next-generation Hyundai Tucson will look like in real-life. We also get our first look at the interior of the ix-onic. The Hyundai ix-onic concept will make its world debut [...]
Following the three images revealed of the Fiat 500C (Fiat 500 Convertible), the Italian automaker has dropped two more images prior the minicars Geneva debut. The new images show what the inside of the Fiat 500C will look like. Of course, it’s not much different from the Fiat 500 hatchback besides the open canvas top. [...]
What does Obama’s auto team drive? According to the Detroit News vehicles owned by the auto task force could affect the decisions made by those responsible for what the American auto industry’s future will be. Out of the eight members of the Presidential Task Force and the ten senior policy members that will aid them [...]
Maserati announced today that it will unveil the GranTurismo S Automatic at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show next week. The GranTurismo S Automatic will be powered by the same 4.7L V8 making a total of 440-hp with a maximum torque of 361 lb-ft. The engines will be mated to a ZF 6-speed automatic gearbox. Other [...]
Zagato, a design and engineering services company located just outside of Milan, Italy has just unveiled sketches and renderings of its new Perana Z-One which will make its debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show next week. No technical specs are available as of yet, but the internet rumormill says under the hood will be V8 sourced [...]
So if you watched the 81st Academy Awards last night and paid attention during the commercials, Hyundai had a total of eight ad spots. While some were repeats from Super Bowl XLIII, Hyundai debuted a new 2010 Genesis Coupe commercial featuring music by multiple Grammy Award winner Yo-Yo Ma. Of course no Oscars talk will [...]
FoMoCo announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement with the UAW on modifications to the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) retiree health care trust. Ford said that the agreement allows the company to make up to 50 percent of its scheduled payments into the VEBA using Ford common stock. The automaker said that it will [...]
