As reported yesterday, Fiat has confirmed that it has submitted a bid to buy General Motors Opel and Vauxhall brands. Sources familiar with the matter said today that Fiat submitted two bids, one with and one without an offer for GM’s Latin American operations. Speaking to Automotive News Europe, sources said that Fiat also wants [...]
A few official press photos of the production BMW 5-Series GT have been leaked prior to the car’s debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. In the U.S., the BMW 5-Series GT is expected to be offered with a choice of a 272-hp naturally aspirated engine and an updated 3.0L twin-turbo 6-cylinder making 326-hp. [...]
As we told you earlier, maximum Bob Lutz was to appear on The Late Night Show with David Letterman last night. If you happened to miss Lutz’s appearance due to other circumstances, we’re posting the video of it right here. Highlights: – Lutz said consumers can expect to pay around $32,000 for the Chevrolet Volt [...]
Toyota and Honda are both praising President Barack Obama’s proposal for new fuel-economy regulations. Of course, we’re guessing that’s because they are at an advantage compared to their American rivals. Toyota gave Obama high praise for promoting technology to boost fuel-economy and reduced emissions. “Toyota will speed up in pursuing various ecological technologies, including hybrid technology, to deliver better mileage [...]
The head of General Motors’ Cadillac brand has resigned according to spokesman Klaus-Peter Martin. McNabb joined General Motors just 13 months ago and will leave on June 1 to pursue other opportunities Martin told Automotive News. McNabb previously worked for Nissan. Stephen J. Hill will take his place as Cadillac’s chief. GM faces a June [...]
Even with its June 1 deadline around the corner, General Motors continues to work on a new gasoline engine that runs like a more-efficient diesel unit. Known as the HCCI, the technology improves fuel-economy by 15 percent and releases fewer emissions – something that could help the future GM comply with the new proposed fuel-economy regulations announced [...]
Jason Drees of Symdon Chevrolet-Pontiac in Wisconsin has just confirmed that GM will be offering a limited-edition 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee package, which will be available to order starting June 1. Production of the limited-edition Bumblebee 2010 Camaro will run from June 24 to December. The package will be available on LT and SS models [...]
The 2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI and the new 2010 Polo are the latest additions to the Volkswagen lineup. At this year’s 2009 Wörthersee event, Volkswagen is celebrating the two new additions with two new concepts of each model. The Golf GTI Wörthersee 09 concept features a firey-red color called “Firespark Metallic” and 19-inch high-gloss black alloy wheels. Other [...]
Lexus today released photos of its new 2009 Lexus LF-A 24-Hours Nurburgring Race version. Lexus said that the race version was “developed with an eye toward commercial release.” Lexus engineers will use feedback from the 24-Hour Race to tune the production LF-A’s performance. Power comes from a 4.8L V10 making more than 500-hp. The Lexus LF-A will [...]
Here is one situation that makes us wish we lived in the UK. Being fans of the new 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, it hurts our hearts that the new Lancer Evolution FQ-330 SST will only be offered in Europe. The new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-330 SST gets a ECU re-map which helps it [...]
