Now that Chrysler has completed its sale to Fiat SpA, the newly formed Chrysler Group LLC resumed production at its first factory since coming out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Surprisingly, the plant that Chrysler chose to reopen first is its Conner Avenue plant, which makes the low-volume Dodge Viper. There has been quite an interesting [...]
Last year, Ford introduced the 2010 Ford 150 SFE (superior fuel-economy), a competitor to GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra XFE models. The SFE package was made available on the F-150 SuperCrew XL and XLT 4X2 trucks. With some significant modifications, the F-150 SFE returns a fuel-economy of 15/21 mpg (city/highway). Well, Ford is now dropping [...]
You know the routine by now. It’s time to bring together some of the random things we’ve been reading on our laptops. 2009 Lancia Delta had us ‘wowed’ in Angeles and Demons: Yes, I know that Angeles and Demons has been out for a while now, but I went to see it this past weekend [...]
Earlier this month, we heard reports that Jaguar is working on a compact two-seat roadster, a successor to the Jaguar C-Type. The roadster is expected to take on the likes of the Porsche Boxster, Audi TT, BMW Z4. Well, Jaguar may also be setting it sights on competing with Tesla Roadster. According to Motor Trend, Jaguar’s [...]
Hennessey has given us plenty of reasons to fall more in love with the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. After introducing its HPE550 package that gives the 2010 Camaro an outstanding 562-hp, Hennessey engineers are working on the HPE700. The HPE700 package throws in the LS9 Supercharged V8 that is found in the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, boosting output [...]
Alfa Romeo announced today the availability of its new 1.4 turbo gasoline MultiAir engine choices for the Alfa Romeo MiTo. When compared to a traditional gasoline engine with the same displacement, the new MultiAir engines offers 10 percent more power, 15 percent more torque and 10 percent less CO2. MultiAir 1.4 16v turbocharged engines are [...]
Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery, the winning bidder for GM’s Hummer brand said that it expects the deal to be completed by October 2009. The company’s general manager Yang Yi, said that Tengzhong has no plans to transfer Hummer equipment and technology to China from the United States. He said that the company also has no [...]
Speaking at Wired Business Conference, Tesla Motors founder and CEO Elon Musk said that he is “anti-tax” but “pro-carbon tax.” Gasoline “should probably be $10″ per gallon Musk said. “I’m not paying for the true cost of gasoline at the pump…since nobody’s explicitly paying for the CO2 capacity of the oceans and atmospheres, it’s getting consumed. [...]
According to the analysts over at IHS Global Insight, the upcoming Alfa Romeo 169 will be built on the Dodge Charger platform and will be produced in Canada. The car is scheduled to go into production in 2011 with prices starting around £38,000 ($62,000 USD). Global Insight says that production of the Alfa Romeo 169 will [...]
So you think by buying an affordable mini or microcar you’ll be saving money? Not according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The IIHS announced today that those fuel-efficient little buggers can add up to thousands of dollars in repair costs since “the bumpers don’t adequately protect vehicles from damage.” “None of the [...]
