John Hennessey’s much-anticipated Venom GT is finally (we say finally because we’ve been hearing about the car since Dec. 2007) going to make its world-debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Now if you think that the Venom GT bares a striking resemblance to the Lotus Exige S, that’s because it is one. The Venom [...]
While you won’t be able to hear the new Ferrari 458 Italia rev its engine until next month at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, you can satisfy your needs by downloading official 458 Italia ringtones that make the sound of the supercar every time you get a text or a phone call on your iPhone [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has awarded the 2010 Honda Insight, Toyota Prius and Kia Soul “Top Safety Pick” labels. As many of you are probably well aware by now, to qualify, the vehicle must earn of “Good” in front- and side-impact crash tests and feature stability control. Stability control is standard on the [...]
According to Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, Toyota Motor Corp plans to launch a cheaper and more fuel-efficient hybrid than the Prius as early as 2011. The car will share key parts with the Yaris and will double the fuel-economy of the Yaris, the report said. The model, which will be sold in the United States, Japan [...]
NCE has finally finished chopping the roof of their 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible. So while General Motors Company won’t offer a drop-top Camaro until 2011, you can have yours today for $16,000 and you provide the Camaro. If you’re interested give NCE a call at (714) 632-3287 or visit their contact page. Click through for the [...]
The Honda Insight has been criticized for having very close similarities to its Toyota Prius rival; however, Honda is rejecting those claims and says that it did not try to mimic the design of Toyota’s popular hybrid. “We don’t think it looks like the Prius at all,” said Nobuki Ebisawa, managing director at Honda R&D. [...]
General Motors Company confirmed today that it will invest $43 million in Brownstown Township, Mich. to manufacture lithium-ion battery packs for the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. The location will be the first lithium-ion battery plant in the U.S. operated by a major automaker. The plant, which will be called GM Subsystem Manufacturing LLC, will provide [...]
Obviously it would be a bold statement to say that the Corvette ZR1 can beat the Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce – in fact it would be down right blasphemous. However, can ZR1 actually keep up with the Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce? Well, the folks at AutoCar decided to figure that one out. Refresher: Lamborghini Murcielago LP [...]
Volkswagen and Porsche have both agreed on details to merge the sports car maker into Europe’s largest automaker. Porsche would be the 10th brand to join Volkswagen Group, which already includes brands such as Audi, Bentley, Skoda and Seat. Volkswagen is set to purchase a stake of up to 49 percent in Porsche AG, creating [...]
GM’s CEO and President Fritz Henderson is optimistic about the economic outlook of the auto industry. Henderson feels that the market has hit bottom and that the future looks bright ahead. “We’re not economists, we’re car salesmen,” Henderson said. “But we see a better situation in the showroom beyond Cash for Clunkers.” Henderson sights primarily [...]
