Lexus has announced the pricing for its new 2010 HS 250h, the company’s first dedicated hybrid luxury car that gets an EPA-estimated ratings of 35 mpg city and 34 mpg on the highway for a combined 35 mpg on regular 87-octane gasoline. Prices start at $34,200 for the standard model and $36,970 for the Premium model [...]
Honda has never been a big fan of V8 powered rear-wheel-drive sedans – and even with a new enthusiast steering the wheel at the company, it doesn’t seem like we’ll see any dynamic sedans from the Japanese automaker anytime soon. According to Takanobu Ito, who replaced Takeo Fukui last month, Honda doesn’t need V8 rear-wheel-drive sedans because [...]
BMW’s Mini brand is scheduled to unveil a concept form of its speedster model at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. A design mule for the production Mini Speedster is currently being tested for an official unveiling sometime in 2010. It is reported that Mini is also working a new coupe model that will [...]
The 2010 Ford Transit Connect, which went on sale earlier this month, is currently imported from Turkey; however, by the end of summer 2012, Ford’s commercial van could be produced in U.S. assembly plants. Supplier and industry sources told Automotive News that production of the 2013 model year Transit Connect vans is expected to kick [...]
Germany’s economics minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg ruled out any attempt by GM to include an option to buy back a controlling majority in Opel as a apart of a deal to give up 50 percent of its German brand in exchange for state aid. Some General Motors executives were upset about losing control over Opel [...]
As new Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne shakes up the company’s current lineup, Chrysler is wondering what to do with its mid-sized sedans to make them more attractive against rivals such as the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and the Ford Fusion. According to a report by Automotive News, the Dodge Avenger could move to [...]
The head of Audi’s Brussels plant, Alfons Dintner, said that series production of the Audi A1 will begin in October of this year. The production model will make its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, after which Audi will begin taking orders. Dintner said that Audi will close its Brussels plant for five weeks [...]
Ford’s product development chief Derrick Kuzak told Reuters that the North American launch of the Ford Fiesta and the redesigned Focus are on schedule for next year. Kuzak said that production of the Fiesta will kick off in Mexico in the first half of 2010, followed by the Focus in the second half. The two [...]
A report by Germany’s Der Spiegel says that Volkswagen AG has offered Porsche SE’s controlling families roughly 8 billion euros ($11.28 billion) to buy the company’s sports car business. The report said that the Porsche and Piech families will agree on the deal as early as July 23. When it’s all said and done, Volkswagen [...]
As we patiently wait for Mercedes-Benz to release complete details and high-res images of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, we can now keep ourselves busy with the dealership ordering guide leaked over the internet today. No images of the exterior of the SLS AMG were revealed but we do get some pricing details on some [...]
