Chrysler Group LLC said that it will add a second shift in Belvidere, Ill., to make more Dodge Calibers. Apparently the Caliber was a very popular purchase during the government’s Cash for Clunkers program and Chrysler now needs to build up drained inventory of the model. “We are taking this action in response to increasing demand [...]
Almost a month ago from today, we heard a little rumor that Audi will be showing a new concept known as Audi R8 ePerformance, an electric-version of its popular supercar, at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. We’re expecting that the concept, if shown, hints at a future production model that would compete with Mercedes-Benz’s SLS AMG with [...]
Before Honda revealed their new Accord Crosstour earlier this week, they released little teasers here and there on the car’s Facebook fan page hoping to build anticipation for their latest creation. Well, now the covers have come off and the first reactions are coming in – and they aren’t nice. Some of our favorites… What [...]
Alan Mulally, the man credited with being the catalyst behind Ford’s recent turnaround, has been invited to stay on with the company for as long as he wants. “I want Alan to stay as long as he would like to stay and hopefully that is quite a while,” Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. told [...]
In a new survey by Consumer Reports, 81 percent of respondents that are looking to buy a new car said that they are likely to consider buying an American vehicle. Only 47 percent said that they would consider Asian while 46 percent said that they would buy European. However, according to a report by Automotive [...]
It’s not like the 525-hp Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI quattro isn’t powerful enough already, but too much horsepower is never a bad thing. Audi obsessed tuning firm ABT recently got their hands on the new V10 R8 and tuned it to give it an extra 75-hp. With a total of 600-hp, the ABT Audi [...]
Yes, we haven’t done any Miscellaneous Thinking in the past two days because we’ve been really busy with the site redesign while bringing you new reviews. We hope you enjoyed our reviews on the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe GXP and the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. Also coming this week will be the 2009 Audi Q5 review [...]
At the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz showed us the BlueZERO E-Cell concept, which it said gets around 124 miles on batter-power alone. The concept was part of a three part study including the Mercedes-Benz BlueZERO F-Cell and the BlueZERO E-Cell Plus. Today, Mercedes-Benz released more details on the BlueZERO E-Cell PLUS along with a [...]
At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show later this month, Mercedes-Benz will show the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate. However, that’s not as exciting as the next-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class Convertible, which was spotted totally uncovered on the set of the Sex and the City sequel. If there is one reason you’ll be getting dragged to see the [...]
Heffner Performance of Sarasota, Florida has unveiled a new twin-turbo package for the Lamborghini Murcielago. “As of August 2009 we have tuned the car up to 1 bar of boost which resulted in just over 1100 RWHP,” Heffner said in a statement. “For now we are playing around with the car at various boost levels and documenting [...]
