From quarter four 2009, Rolls-Royce will offer five models: Phantom, Phantom Extended Wheelbase, Phantom Drophead Coupé, Phantom Coupé and Ghost. The Rolls-Royce Phantom range of cars is powered by a naturally aspirated direct injection 6.75L V12 engine that produces 453-hp. Rolls-Royce announced today that its new Ghost model will deliver “peerless riding dynamics by making [...]
The folks over at Inside Line have done some digging and found out the Chrysler has handed over its Viper assets to Fiat, which took control of the Auburn Hills automaker on Wednesday as it emerged from Chap. 11. Viper now being owned by Fiat means that Scott Devon, supercar entrepreneur who owns Devon MotorWorks, [...]
Kia has announced the pricing details on the Kia Forte sedan, which will go on sale at dealerships nationwide later this summer. The 2010 Kia Forte sedan will be available in three trims including LX, EX and SX. Pricing for the 2010 Forte LX and EX start at $13,695 and $15,795 respectively (prices exclude freight, [...]
Earlier this year, Mazda said that it will introduce hybrids and electric-cars into its lineup to meet its goal to improve its fleet fuel-economy by 30 percent by 2015. Unlike Honda and Toyota, Mazda will off hybrid technology on its existing model, not standalone hybrids. “It’s going to be the 20-teens that we’re going to [...]
After being unsuccessful in suing Fisker last year, Tesla’s lawyers are now keeping busy by defending the company from a lawsuit from Tesla’s co-founder Martin Eberhard. That’s right – Eberhard, who left Tesla Motors in Jan. 2008, wasn’t too happy about the things current CEO Elon Musk had to say about him when he was [...]
General Motors has cancelled the 2010 model year of the Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid (and of course, the Saturn Aura Hybrid), due to slow sales and high inventory levels. A GM spokesman told the Wall Street Journal that GM has ”sufficient stock of 2009s” and starting up production again is “possible, but not likely.” The spokesman said [...]
It was reported last month that Koenigsegg was one of the potential buyers of General Motor’s Saab brand. Reuters said today that Swedish television is reporting that Koenigsegg and Norwegian investors have signed a letter of intent with General Motors to buy Saab. “The buyers have signed a letter of intent to buy Saab,” SVT said [...]
Hyundai is on its way to improve its brand image with the new Genesis Sedan and Coupe; however, the brand has no plans to abandon small-car customers who want affordable, fuel-efficient vehicles. As such, Hyundai and its sister brand Kia have announced that they will launch an extra fuel-efficient range of models for the Hyundai [...]
Along with the pricing details for the 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, GM announced today that the 1,500,000th Corvette has rolled of the line at its Bowling Green Assembly. “The 1.5 millionth Corvette is a great example of how Chevy is America’s Brand,” Karen Rafferty, Chevrolet Product Marketing Director, said. “For nearly 60 years we [...]
Ron Bloom, a senior adviser to the Obama administration’s auto task force, said that the group had no plans to pump more money into General Motors and Chrysler and that the public had a “reasonable probability” of getting their money back. Bloom faced numerous questions by the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee about the [...]
