During President Barack Obama’s visit to California yesterday, where he pushed for 1 million plug-in electric hybrid vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015, Obama’s Cadillac One drove pass Tesla Motor’s West Los Angeles showroom on Santa Monica Boulevard. Of course it would have been nice if Obama stopped in and took the Tesla Roadster for [...]
You’ve seen Episode One and Episode Two - today Aston Martin released Episode Three of its on-going short-series about the One-77. Episode Three gives us a look at the production process of the Aston Martin One-77 providing a closer view of the chassis, engine layout and the interior. Refresher: Power comes from a 7.3L V12 producing [...]
Why is Fiat good for Chrysler? Check out this video of CEO Bob Nardelli telling you why the Chrysler and Fiat partnership works. “We are clearly viable on a stand-alone basis; however, our viability will be significantly enhanced with a Fiat alliance,” says CEO Nardelli. What do you think about his statement? Have your say [...]
Unlike General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt, which is developed all in-house, Ford is getting ready to sell an electric-car that is developed almost entirely by an outside supplier. Canadian auto parts supplier, Magna International, will develop Ford’s electric-offering mostly on its own. For example, the Ford BEV Concept seen at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show earlier [...]
Speaking yesterday at an electric vehicle development facility in California, President Barack Obama renewed his campaign pledge for 1 million plug-in electric hybrid vehicles on our roads by 2015. Obama also promoted a $2 billion battery research program that is include in his economic stimulus plan. Obama said that he hopes that the $2 billion [...]
The new 3.7L direct-injection twin-turbo V6 that was shown in the Infiniti Essence concept is scheduled to make its debut in the redesigned M sedan that is due in early 2010. According to CARandDRIVER, the engine will most likely find its way into the G37 coupe and sedan. The 3.7L direct-injection twin-turbo V6 is good [...]
A Chrysler executive said today that the company is better equipped to survive the current economic recession than its rival General Motors. While comments like these are expected from Chrysler’s Jim Press, this one comes straight from the man responsible for the company’s financials – CFO Ron Kolka. Kolka said that Chrysler is a safer [...]
After six months of painstaking work and $233,172, London’s Madame Tussauds unveiled a lifelike wax statue of Formula One Champion – Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton underwent 300 measurements for the statue which shows him holding his helmet and gloves dressed in his McLaren race gear. Hamilton’s wax statue joins Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Michael Schumacher [...]
Caparo today unveiled the track-version of its T1 supercar which is inspired by Formula One design. The Caparo T1 Race Extreme is now available for those looking for the ultimate driving experience on the track. Power comes from a Caparo V8 engine that produces 620-hp at 10,500 rpm. That allows for a 0 to 62 [...]
While many of you have expressed your dislike for the BMW 5-Series GT, we’re going to have to continue reporting on the latest BMW offering. However, today’s 5-Series GT news may be of interest to those looking to buy one when it hits markets next year. What you see here in this video is the [...]
