The Detroit Big Three received a lot of heat when they flew to Washington in their private jets in December 2008 to request aid from the U.S. government. Following that, FoMoCo put all of its private plan fleet up for sale. Well, the fleet has not been sold as of yet. Since December, Executive Chairman [...]
Audi announced today that it will hold the public debut of the Audi TT RS at the 2009 Leipzig Motor Show, which opens later this week. The 2010 Audi TT RS coupe made its public debut earlier this month at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Also on hand will be 20 other production Audi models [...]
Mercedes-Benz today unveiled its new F-CELL Roadster Concept. The project is a result of more than 150 trainees and dual-education system students that worked together to build the roadster with fuel-cell drive. The F-CELL Roadster concept is powered by a fuel-cell system located at the rear with a power rating of 1.2 kW that allows [...]
Ford spokesman John Gardiner confirmed to the Associated Press today that the automaker is in talks with many potential buyers of its Swedish brand Volvo – and apparently this time Ford likes the numbers that are on the table. “Ford has contact with a number of parties that are interested in Volvo”s future,” Gardiner said. [...]
Toyota has been pretty worried about the 2010 Honda Insight hybrid that is priced lower than the current Toyota Prius and will definitely be priced lower than the 2010 Prius. With competition heating up, Toyota has decided it will produce a new small hybrid vehicle that will be priced lower than the Insight. According to [...]
Hyundai today revealed the first images and information on its new plug-in hybrid concept car known as the “BLUE-WILL.” Hyundai has provided minimal information on the “BLUE-WILL” but tells us that it will be powered by a gasoline direct-injected 1.6L engine mated to a CVT transmission and a 100kw electric-motor. The electric-motor will be powered [...]
Yes, as of right now the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG looks very strange in its prototype form, but we can say without a doubt that Mercedes-Benz has come up with something amazing for the return of the Gullwing. Under the hood of the SLS AMG will be a 6.3L V8 AMG engine that produces 571-hp with [...]
“We have done everything we were supposed to do regarding our Chrysler proposal. I flew to the U.S. twice for long talks with the president’s automotive task force. “Now it is up to them (the task force) to decide.” Those are the words of Fiat Group SEO Sergio Marchionne who said he is satisfied with [...]
Melkus Sportwagen, a racing and sport car company founded by race car driver Heinz Melkus is back after 23 years. The company has released the first sketches of its new sports car known as the RS 2000, of which a final production version will debut later this summer. Melkus said that it will hand-build 25 units of the RS 2000 annually; however, in [...]
Porsche today unveiled the Porsche Design Edition 3 version of the 2010 Cayenne GTS. The 2010 Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 features will be limited to 100 units with prices starting at $89,900. Sales start in the second half of 2009. Power for the Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3 comes from a 4.8L V8 [...]
