A jury made up of 59 international automotive journalists from 25 countries around the world chose the 2009 Volkswagen Golf as the 2009 World Car of the Year. The 2009 Golf beat out the other two nominations including the Ford Fiesta and the Toyota iQ. The 2009 Nissan GT-R stole the title for the 2009 [...]
A White House statement said yesterday that the federal government will purchase about 17,600 fuel-efficient vehicles from the Detroit 3 by June 1. The move will use $285 million of the $300 million Congress had stated in its economic recovery act to buy new cars with better fuel-economy. According to Automotive News, the remaining $15 [...]
Steve Saleen and his brand new company, SMS Limited, showed off their very first production vehicle here at the 2009 New York Auto Show – the SMS 570 Challenger. Based on the Dodge Challenger R/T, the SMS 570 Challenger features an SMS Red Butterfly Induction hood and other SMS ultra-high performance elements like an upgraded drivetrain, [...]
The 2010 BMW X6 M made its stateside debut today at the 2009 New York Auto Show without its X5 M sidekick. We have to say that the pictures don’t do this car justice – in person it looks much more muscular and aggressive. If you haven’t already memorized the specs we’ll give you a [...]
$267,000 – that’s how much you’ll have to cash out to own the fastest, most powerful Bentley ever produced – otherwise known as the Bentley Continental Supersports. You can place your order starting October 2009. Power comes from a 6.0L W12 twin-turbocharged engine making 621-hp and a maximum torque of 590 lb-ft. The engine is [...]
Along with the new 2010 Legacy , Subaru unveiled the new 2010 Outback at the 2009 New York Auto Show. Just like the roomiest Legacy ever, the 2010 Outback is the roomiest Outback ever with the wheelbase increase by 2.8 inches with rear-seat legroom increase by almost 4 inches. The 2010 lineup will feature three 2.5i [...]
At the 2009 New York Auto Show today, Kia unveiled its new Kia Forte Koup adding a two-door variant to its Forte lineup that will hit dealerships later this year. Kia says that the Forte Koup will compete with the Honda Civic Coupe, Ford Focus Coupe and the Chevrolet Cobalt Coupe. The two-door model is [...]
The new Hyundai Nuvis concept is the 11th concept from the company’s California Design Center and provides a look into Hyundai’s ‘green’ future. Keeping in line with Hyundai’s goal to lead all brands in terms of fuel-economy by 2015, the new Nuvis concept is powered by Hyundai’s Hybrid Blue Drive architecture, which uses a lithium-ion [...]
It seems like Honda didn’t have much planned for the 2009 New York Auto Show. However, they made a point to be notice with their new Dog-Friendly Honda Element Concept of which a production version will arrive this fall. Why is Honda even catering to this market? After doing some research, Honda found out that [...]
Letting go of its “Rabbit” nameplate and returning to U.S. with its Golf badge, the 2009 Volkswagen Golf made its stateside debut today. Volkswagen has confirmed that when the Golf goes on sale in the U.S. later this year, the TDI will be a part of the hatchback’s lineup. Volkswagen has not confirmed yet which [...]
