Chrysler’s quick surgical bankruptcy has racked up $12.7 million in legal costs in its first month. According to a court filing, Jones Day, the New York law firm that represent Chrysler in its case, submitted a bill for $12.7 million in fees and over $256,000 in expenses. According to Reuters, the bill covers the period [...]
Joining its siblings, the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and the 2010 Cadillac SRX, the 2010 GMC Terrain will go on sale in North American dealerships in September. Pricing for the 2010 GMC Terrain starts at $24,995 for the front-wheel drive model and $26,745 for the all-wheel-drive model (both prices include a $745 destination and freight charge). The [...]
Andrew Farah, chief engineer behind the Chevrolet Volt, had promised himself to get behind a working Chevrolet Volt by July 4th, 2009. Farah beat his personal goal yesterday and took the first pre-production Volt for a spin around the Technical Center Campus in Warren, Michigan. “To this point, I’ve only experienced the Volt through the [...]
The Mercedes AMG Driving Academy is coming to the U.S. offering enthusiasts a chance to fulfill their dreams of driving the high-performance Mercedes-Benz AMG lineup. Under the guidance of top professional instructor, you will be able to take advantage of the AMG Driving Academy advanced driver training program and enjoy some exhilarating high-performance vehicles. The [...]
Even though Audi has no plans on bringing the Audi A5 Sportback to the stateside, it is using U.S. soil for a photo shoot of the much-anticipated model that will make its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show later this year. Fortitude forum members have caught the Audi A5 Sportback during a photo shoot [...]
After months and months of waiting, the sequel for Transformers is finally here. We were one of the many geeks to go watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, where it made $16 million on the midnight showings alone. The movie ended up grossing more than $55 million, scoring the best opening ever [...]
Fiat’s retro-styled 500 minicar has helped the Italian automaker achieve a first: Selling more units of a model outside its home market than inside. “We sell 54 percent of the 500 outside of Italy, something that has never happened before at Fiat,” Lorenzo Sistino, Fiat brand CEO, told Automotive News Europe. Of course that number [...]
The current 2009 BMW M5 produces an outstanding 500-hp from its 5.0L V10 engine. However, Audi’s RS6 has now stepped up the game with a twin-turbo V10 that makes a neck-snapping 580-hp and Mercedes-Benz’s 2010 E63 AMG now pumps out 518-hp. Well, BMW won’t take it anymore. Starting with the next-generation M5, BMW will use [...]
Ford’s marketing team for the F-150 is really busy these days with the “Raptor – Born in Baja” documentary film that shows the development and the racing heritage of the Raptor program at last year’s Baja 1000. According to Mark Grueber, Ford’s marketing manager for the F-150, Ford has received more than 1,000 orders for [...]
We love our Top Gear – a lot. We’ll do anything to watch the most recent episodes whether it means jumping on YouTube and sorting our search results by “Relevance” or doing the whole bit torrent thing. One of our all time favorite segments was when Hammond raced a Bugatti Veyron against a fighter jet. [...]
