Later today, Tesla will be holding the world debut of its new Model S Sedan. However, thanks to digg.com founder Kevin Rose has leaked three images of the Model S prior to its 3:00 pm EST debut. The launch will be held later today in Hawthorne, CA at Tesla’s design studio at the SpaceX Rocket [...]
We’ve been hearing for some time now that BMW is working on a smaller roadster than the Z4 dubbed the BMW Z2. According to AutoBild, BMW’s board and executives have given the Z2 project the green light of approval and a concept is apparently headed to the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Developed under [...]
According to senator Carl Levin of Michigan, the Obama administration’s auto task force is likely to recommend more aid for the struggling General Motors and Chrysler. It is said that the task force’s March 31 deadline may be moved up by a week. Levin told reporters that “it is clear” that any additional loans will [...]
General Motors has decided to kill plans to offer a new diesel-engine that was earmarked to power Cadillac’s lineup in Europe. The move comes as a major blow to the Cadillac division in Europe where in order to be a successful competitor, a diesel-lineup is a virtual requirement. The engine was a 2.9L V6 turbodiesel [...]
Toyota’s president Katsuaki Watanabe said today that the company will keep selling the current Prius model alongside the 2010 model year that arrive in Japan in May. “They will have different engine sizes — 1.5 liters and 1.8 liters — and we figure there will be demand for the two to co-exist,” Katsuaki told reporters [...]
In a meeting with reporters in Tokyo, Mazda Motor Corp said today that it is working on a diesel engine that is cheaper and will offer the same fuel-efficiency as hybrid cars. The engine is scheduled to debut in 2011. The company’s R&D Chief Seita Kanai said that Mazda has a target of raising its global fleet’s [...]
Lamborghini has been surrounded by many rumors as of recently. It was reported last week that “sources” inside Lamborghini said the company had shelved plans to build the much-anticipated four-door Lamborghini Estoque supercar. Just two days after, Lamborghini released a statement saying it had not put any hold on the development process of the Estoque and that [...]
Earlier this year, Hyundai made headlines with its Assurance program that allows customers to return their Hyundai vehicle if they can no longer afford to make the payments as a result of being laid off. The program, started in collaboration with Walkaway USA LLC, was enhanced to the point where Hyundai said it will add 90 days [...]
For more than 25 years, Siegen-based tuning firm B&B has been modifying Volkswagen and Audi vehicles. The newest tuning kit from B&B comes for the new Volkswagen Scirocco that gives the new V-dub hatchback a huge boost in power. B&B’s engine program for the Volkswagen Scirocco consists of 6 stages that take the hatchback’s performance [...]
Jan-Willem Vester, a Saab spokesman, told Automotive News that General Motors and Saab have agreed to share technology for at least the next five years – a move that is designed to make the Swedish brand more attractive to potential buyers. GM is setting up Saab to operate separately from GM starting January 2010. [...]
