The curtain has closed on the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show; however, the top still remains down on the 2010 Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI quattro. Check out these two latest videos (after the jump) from Audi of the new R8 Spyder in action. Refresher: Power comes from a 5.2L FSI direct-injected V10 making 525-hp and [...]
Toyota has announced that it will invest $1 billion into a major U.S. marketing campaign during the fourth-quarter. Toyota’s spokesman, Irv Miller, said that while the sum is more than the company has spent before, the Japanese automaker bets on a recovery in the ailing U.S. auto market. As usual, Toyota will roll out its “Toyotathon” [...]
edo competition seems to have a fetish with the Ferrari Enzo. They revealed a tuning package last year that increased horsepower of the 660-hp supercar to 700-hp. Somewhere in the middle, edo competition also revealed a performance package that took horsepower up to 800. While that would be enough for many Enzo owners (and there [...]
Speaking to the press at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Chrysler Group and Fiat SpA CEO, Sergio Marchionne, said that Chrysler was in worse shape than he thought. He said that restructuring Chrysler was a slow process and more difficult than he initially thought; however, he said he sees significant improvements coming in 2010. Marchionne [...]
Get your TiVos ready; later tonight (10-11 p.m. ET to be exact) The Jay Leno Show will kick of a new segment called “Green Car Challenge,” with Drew Barrymore to be the first of many celebrities to race for the best lap time in a battery-electric Ford Focus. Ford today released details on the Green [...]
At a dealer meeting in Las Vegas on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Japanese automaker told dealerships that it will use the Prius name on more hybrid models in its U.S. lineup. Toyota dealer Earl Stewart said that the Prius name would be attached to “a family of models” using similar hybrid powertrains. “The Highlander hybrid [...]
Audi’s CEO Rupert Stadler says that the company will offer more clean diesel options in the U.S. but consumers will have to pay a premium for them. “I think the problem is that we don’t really have an honest discussion,” Stadler said. ”There is a very, very high level of investment, and nobody today knows if [...]
Nissan announced today that it has produced the first engine that will be shipped to Japan for assembly of the next-generation Infiniti QX56 full-size SUV. The move marks the first time a Nissan plant in the United States has exported an engine to Japan. Nissan plans to export U.S. made 5.6L V8 engines and engine parts [...]
Ford says that it is seeing an increasing demand in bold colors, bucking the traditional wisdom that conservative colors dominate the industry in a recession. The Dearborn automaker said that while black, white and silver are still leaders, the company is seeing strong U.S. sales in new vehicles offered in bright colors. Ford says that [...]
Speaking to AutoCar at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Jaguar’s engineering boss Mick Mohan said that the company is planning a rival to the Audi A5 and the BMW 3-Series. He said that the much talked about XE sportscar is one of the several options being considered to replace the X-Type. “The X-Type won’t be [...]
