Toyota’s Yaris, Honda’s Fit and Smart’s ForTwo all performed poorly on frontal crash tests with mid-sized automobiles. A study done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that all three mini-cars collapsed upon impact into the area around the driver dummy. IIHS said that drivers in all of the three subcompact vehicles face a [...]
While Hyundai is still debating whether or not to bring the Equus over the stateside, the Korean automaker is heavily advertising its full-size luxury sedan in its hometown. Hyundai as released a batch of commercials featuring music from Herbert von Karajan, an Austrian orchestra conductor and one of the most renowned 20th-century conductors. Refresher: The 2010 [...]
Volkswagen is expecting the diesel Golf TDI to account for up to 30 percent of U.S. sales when the six-generation model goes on sale later this fall. According to Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, the forecast is based on demand for the 50-state clean diesel Jetta. Jacoby told Automotive News that about 50 [...]
When GM submitted its viability plan to Congress in December it said that it would reposition Pontiac as a “niche” brand but offered no time schedule or details. According to Susan Docherty, Pontiac dealers may have to wait until next year to learn GM’s strategy for the brand. “The Pontiac decision is pretty low on [...]
AC announced today that it is building its recreation of the AC Cobra, the AC MkVI, in Germany after which it will go on sale in Europe. Power comes from a 6.2L V8 Corvette engine making 437-hp for the GT and 647-hp for the supercharged GTS version. Stopping power comes from 4-pot Porsche brake calipers [...]
The Toyota A-BAT (yes, that awkward looking pickup concept) will remain a concept for the foreseeable future according to a report by PickupTrucks.com. Bob Carter, Toyota Motor Sales USA vice president and general manager, said that the A-BAT is not one of Toyota’s top priorities right now. “The market has changed dramatically over the last [...]
Just last week we saw the all new 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Today, the folks at CARandDRIVER have leaked the images and details on the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG and S65 AMG. Both models will make their debut at the Shanghai Motor Show next month. So let’s get right to it. Besides the subtle facelift, the [...]
It was reported earlier this year that the production version of the Suzuki Kizashi 3 sedan was going to debut at the 2009 New York Auto Show. Of course, we were pretty surprised when we didn’t see the production Kizashi 3 in New York. According to Automotive News, Suzuki’s new sedan will debut later this [...]
According to Ernst Lieb, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, the company has adjusted option packages on the new GLK compact SUV to help it deal with an oversupply of high-priced versions. Lieb said that Mercedes-Benz USA ordered to many high-end models for January’s U.S. launch date. “We planned production in June and July of last year, [...]
Not many were impressed with Scion’s iQ Concept at the 2009 New York Auto Show. The concept is obviously based on the Toyota iQ with the lime-green body work provided by Five Axis of California. We would have much rather seen a production, normal-looking Scion iQ but we’re guessing Scion was trying to demonstrate its customization [...]
