Archive | September, 2009
Videos: Ferrari 458 Italia will come to Gran Turismo 5 and Forza 3

Videos: Ferrari 458 Italia will come to Gran Turismo 5 and Forza 3

If you were wondering whether or not Ferrari’s new 458 Italia would be featured in Gran Turismo 5 and Forza 3, wonder no more. Both Microsoft and Sony have dropped teasers of the latest Italian stallion taking on the tracks and streets in Forza 3 and Gran Turismo 5. See, there is a way to [...]

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2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost Test-Drive Updates: SYNC into the technology features

2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost Test-Drive Updates: SYNC into the technology features

When talking about a FoMoCo vehicle it’s hard to go through the options and features offered with car without mentioning the Microsoft SYNC system. Our test-drive 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost is equipped with the SYNC system as standard. After spending a week with the SYNC system, we realized that there is a good reason that [...]

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Aston Martin V12 Vantage coming to the United States

Aston Martin V12 Vantage coming to the United States

When the Aston Marin V12 Vantage made its debut earlier this year, Aston said that it will produce only 1,000 units of the car during its life span and that it will not offer the car to the North American market. Well, it seems like CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez has changed his mind. Speaking to [...]

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Department of Energy loans Fisker $528 million to produce two plug-in hybrid vehicles

Department of Energy loans Fisker $528 million to produce two plug-in hybrid vehicles

Fisker Automotive announced today that it has received a $528 million conditional loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop two plug-in hybrid vehicles. About $169 million of the $528 million will allow the company to produce its Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sedan. While assembly of the $87,900 ($80,400 after US government tax credits) Fisker Karma will [...]

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GM to add new shifts at 3 U.S. plants, restores 2,400 jobs

GM to add new shifts at 3 U.S. plants, restores 2,400 jobs

General Motors Company announced today that it will add new shifts at three U.S. assembly plants, a move that will restore 2,400 jobs. The new shifts will be added to the company’s Lansing Delta Township, Fairfax, Kansas and Ft. Wayne, Indiana pants. “Today’s actions enable GM to add production shifts and maximize the utilization of several [...]

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Rolls-Royce considering an electric version of the Phantom

Rolls-Royce considering an electric version of the Phantom

Now that we have a baby Phantom known as the Rolls-Royce Ghost, what is up next for the British car company? According to a report by AutoExpress, Rolls-Royce is now working on an electric-version of the Phantom. A spokesman for the brand said that the company is considering a battery-powered Phantom and that the excess [...]

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2010 Lexus ES 350 prices start at $35,675

2010 Lexus ES 350 prices start at $35,675

Lexus has taken the wraps off of its 2010 Lexus ES 350, which now features a revised front fascia with new taillights to set it apart from its predecessors. Look closely and you’ll notice revised headlamps, a new grille, new grille surrounds and chrome on the body side molding. You’ll also notice a new front [...]

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Lorinser previews Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG modifications

Lorinser previews Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG modifications

The Gullwing is back with the new 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and tuners aren’t wasting anytime in offering modifications for Stuttgart’s new supercar. Tuner Lorinser is presenting two SLS AMG modification concepts today – one that displays the excessive use of carbon fiber and another that’s a little bit more on the modest side. Lorinser [...]

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Cash for Clunkers helped boost pickups and SUV sales, even Hummer sales

Cash for Clunkers helped boost pickups and SUV sales, even Hummer sales

The Cash for Clunkers government incentive program was designed to replace gas-guzzling models with more fuel-efficient cars and while it did just that, it also helped boost sales of some pickups and SUVs. According to data released by the Department of Transportation, tens of thousands of trucks, minivans and SUVs were among the nearly 700,000 [...]

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Video: Hennessey’s ZR1 LS9 V8-powered HPE700 Camaro on the dyno

Video: Hennessey’s ZR1 LS9 V8-powered HPE700 Camaro on the dyno

Obsessed with getting more power out of the new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Hennessey has already offered up a 562-hp HPE550 upgrade package and the 655-hp HPE650 package. Work is now underway on their next addition to the Camaro lineup of upgrades – the HPE700 LS9 V8. The engineers have thrown in the LS9 Supercharged V8 from the [...]

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