Introduced in 2004 as an answer to the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, and Ford Focus, the Mazda3 has undergone a much needed design overhaul for the 2010 model year. The ultra-bland design of the 3 prompted Mazda to redesign their entry-level sedan and unveil the second-generation at the 2008 LA Auto Show. The new Mazda3 [...]
Just last week we saw the new 2010 Toyota 4Runner and now the pricing information for the new SUV has made it on to Toyota’s website without a formal press release. Nonetheless, we’ve put together all the pricing details for you here. The 2010 Toyota 4Runner will start at $29,975 for the base SR5 4×2 [...]
Sources have told Inside Line that Jaguar is hard at work on a 5-door coupe that would compete with the Audi A5 Sportback and the BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo. Internally known as the RD7, the model will be based on the XF platform and architecture and will have suicide-type rear doors and a side hinged [...]
Microsoft said that FoMoCo will be the first amongst a handful of companies that will upgrade to the company’s new Windows 7 operating system when it goes on sale next month. Ford executives, along with executives from Continental Airlines, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Intel, are meeting with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in San Francisco [...]
There has to be a reason BMW created the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept the way they did other than to show some fuel-saving technologie… right? According to AutoExpress, the new concept by BMW hints at a future BMW M1 that could see the light of day by 2012. The publication says that the M1 would feature [...]
What’s better than the Hyundai Equus? A longer Hyundai Equus of course. However, while we will be getting the large luxury Equus sometime next year, Hyundai has just announced an exclusive stretch version, the Hyundai Equus Limousine, for the Korean market. The Hyundai Equus Limousine is 300 mm longer (5,460 mm) than the base sedan [...]
According to a report by Tokyo Shimbum daily, Toyota Motor Corp. has increased its global sales forecast for the 2009 calendar year by 3 percent to 6.7 million cars. The world’s largest automaker said it is raising global production by 8 percent to 6.45 million vehicles for 2009, which it says is due to the [...]
Mazda has announced its lineup for the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show next month. The Japanese automaker said that it will show two new engines, a new automatic transmission and a new concept car known as the Mazda Kiyora. First up is the new Mazda SKY-G engine, a gasoline engine that improves fuel-economy and torque by [...]
Kuwaiti Investment Dar has admitted to problems with refinancing its debt, creating fears about Aston Martin’s future. According to AutoCar, Investment Dar has been hit hard by the global economic downturn and says that it has signed an agreement with investors and creditors to freeze claims, allowing it more time to restructure. Investment Dar purchased [...]
Last week we reported that General Motors Company’s new 60-day money back guarantee program is off to a somewhat slow start. While many consumers agree that the 60-day money-back guarantee sounds like a great incentive, most are worried about how much money they”re actually going to get back if they return their new GM vehicle. What [...]
