Ford says that by 2013, more than 90 percent of Ford’s North American nameplates will be available with its new EcoBoost technology. However, today, the new 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine has made its market debut in the 2010 Lincoln MKS. The first V6 direct-injection twin-turbocharged engine produced in North America delivers a very impressive 355-hp with [...]
What you’re looking at here is possibly the world’s smallest street-legal car built by a UK man – Perry Watkins. Watkins has previously been in the record books three times for having the world’s lowest car – what he calls a ‘Flatmobile.’ His latest creation is based on a little Postman Pat toy-car that stands [...]
Chinese automaker Geely made it clear today that it is no longer bidding for General Motors’ Saab or FoMoCo’s Volvo Swedish brands. It said that the company “has not submitted, and has no plans to submit, any bids concerning the takeovers of Volvo or Saab as stated in recent press articles.” Geely was reported to [...]
FoMoCo has launched a new campaign for its 2010 Ford Transit Connect putting some 3,000 small-business owners and consumers in 13 major cities behind the wheel of the commercial van before it goes on sale later this summer. As a part of the campaign, Ford is also giving those who test-drive the Transit Connect a [...]
MG Motor, a subsidiary of Shanghai Auto, has announced that it will be expanding its TF Roadster series with the addition of two new variants for UK consumers. The two models include the entry-level MG TF 135 and the limited-edition MG TF 85th Anniversary. The MG Motor TF 135 will hit showrooms shortly with a starting [...]
GM today unveiled a brand new police-specification Vauxhall Insignia which will be available for police fleets throughout the UK. Vauxhall will offer three versions including a 160-hp 2.0 CDTi diesel, a 260-hp 2.8L and a 220-hp 2.0L turbo. GM says that the car comes off the production line with all the necessary police car equipment including Mobile Data [...]
Exactly a month ago, FoMoCo launched the new ”˜10 Unleashed campaign as a part of the 2010 Ford Mustang launch. The campaign gave Mustang lovers the opportunity to live out their ultimate dream experience with the brand-new 2010 Ford Mustang. Ford said that it will select winners ever few weeks; today, we have our first winner by [...]
Toyota announced today that it will lease over 150 units of its next-generation plug-in hybrid vehicle to a selected few customers across Europe, continuing its three-year program. Toyota said that is preparing to deploy over 500 new generation PHVs in Europe, Japan and the U.S. by 2010. The new PHVs, which are based on the Toyota [...]
According to PickupTrucks.com sources, an all-new 6.4L HEMI V8 is on its way for the Dodge Ram heavy-duty pickups by 2011. Insiders say that the engine will have an output rating of between 450-hp to 500-hp. The engine is reported to be based on the current SRT8 6.1L HEMI V8 and is already being tested [...]
After making the world’s “fastest, most powerful Bentley ever produced” run on gasoline and E85 biofuel with the Continental Supersports, Bentley announced today that it has taken another step forward in delivering class-leading environmental strategy. Bentley announced today that it now guarantees 85 percent recyclability of the materials for its Continental models. The move makes [...]
