The U.S. House approved a bill yesterday to boost government funding for green vehicle research. The bill passed the House with a 312-114 vote and authorizes $2.9 billion over 5 years. The amount includes $550 million to research and develop advanced technology vehicles and components. The bill still has to make its way through the Senate [...]
Buick will be dropping its current tag line, “Take a look at me now,” for a new advertising tag line called “The new class of world class.” The tag line will launch with a new advertising campaign on Monday. General Motors Company’s vice chairman of marketing, Bob Lutz, told Automotive News that the tag line [...]
- Key Competitors: There is nothing like this out there – oh wait, Aston Martin One-77, if they make a convertible. – Engine: 6.5L V12 – 660-hp/487 lb-ft of torque. – Transmission: e.gear automated 6-speed sequential manual transmission. – Performance: 0 to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds; Top speed of 205 mph. – Pricing/Availability: 1.1 [...]
- Key Competitors: Aston Martin DB9, Porsche 911 Turbo, Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 – Engine: 4.5L V8 producing 570-hp/398 lb-ft of torque. – Transmission: Dual-clutch 7-speed F1 gearbox. – Performance: 0 to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds; Top speed of over 202 mph. – Fuel-Economy: 13.3 l/100km – 18 mpg combined (U.S.). – Pricing/Availability: TBA It’s a [...]
- Key Competitors: Porsche Panamera, Mercedes-Benz CLS, upcoming Audi A7. – Engine: 6.0L V12 producing 470-hp/443 lb-ft of torque. – Transmission: Rear mid-mounted Touchtronic 2 6-speed gearbox with electronic shift-by-wire control system. – Performance: 0 to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds; Top speed of 188 mph. – Pricing/Availability: TBA/early 2010. Aston Martin has finally revealed [...]
- Key Competitors: McLaren MP4-12C, Aston Martin DBS, Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni – Engine: 6.3L V8 producing 571-hp at 6,800 rpm, 479 lb-ft of torque at 4,750 rpm. – Transmission: AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports with steering-wheel mounted paddle-shifters. – Performance: 0 to 62 mph in 3.8 seconds; Top speed of 197 mph. – Pricing/Availability: [...]
- Key Competitors: Bentley Continental. – Engine: 6.6L V12 twin-turbo – 563-hp/575 lb-ft of torque. – Transmission: 8-speed ZF automatic gearbox. – Performance: 0 to 60 mph comes in just 4.7 seconds; Top-speed of 155 mph. – Fuel-Economy: Estimated at 17 mpg. – Pricing: Between €200,000 and €300,00. $245,000 in the U.S. The Rolls-Royce Ghost [...]
- Key Competitors: BMW 1-Series and Audi A3. – Power: TBA. – Transmission: TBA. – Performance: TBA. – Production Possibility: Nothing confirmed yet. From our bullet point list, you would think that we don’t know much about the Lexus LF-Ch Concept. Well, that’s because Lexus hasn’t revealed many details except that LF-Ch will have “full [...]
- Key Competitors: MazdaSpeed3, Ford Focus RS, Renault Megane R26.R – Engine: 2.0L TSI direct-injected and turbocharged 4-cylinder, 266-hp/258 lb-ft of torque. – Transmission: 6-speed manual; available DSG dual-clutch. – Performance: 0 to 62 mph in 5.5 seconds when mated to a DSG transmission; Top speed of 155 mph. – Fuel-Economy: 28 mpg combined (U.S.) [...]
- Engines: Horsepower output will range from 59-hp to 104-hp for standard Volkswagen Polo 3-Door models. Polo BlueMotion 3-Door carries 74-hp 1.2L TDI diesel engine. – Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. – Fuel-Economy: Polo BlueMotion 3-Door gets 71 mpg (U.S). At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled the three-door version of the 2010 Polo along [...]
