At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi said that it will offer a new small crossover called the Outlander Sport in the United States starting fall of 2010. Speaking to Automotive News, John Koenig said that the Outlander Sport will get a 2.0L 4-cylinder engine and will be offered with front-wheel and all-wheel-drive options. The [...]
Subaru has taken the covers off of its new Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept. Owner Fuji Heavy Industries says that the concept hints at the future design language for the Subaru brand. Separately, Fuji said that Subaru will add its first hybrid vehicle in 2012 as a version of an exiting model in its lineup, reports [...]
One out of every three respondents to a new survey by Shell and AutoExpress said that they are envious of Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson’s job. Clarkson came ahead of Nigella Lawson, an English food writer, journalist who beat Bear Grylls, host of Man vs. Wild, who came in third. Coming in fourth was Simon Cowell, [...]
Okay it may have been corny but we couldn’t help ourselves with the LmFAo joke in the title. Either way, Lexus has launched the LFA minisite and we’re happy to see an online configurator that gives us the chance to build the car according to our specifications. If you do decided to purchase the $375,000 [...]
Former Wall Street investment banker Steven Rattner recently quit his job as the auto czar after five months of advising President Barack Obama on what to do with the auto industry. Rattner now spends his time at home helping his son with his schoolwork and spending more time with his family. Rattner, who is also [...]
The 2010 Ram lineup of heavy-duty pickups will be the first batch of new vehicles to debut since Chrysler came out of bankruptcy in June. They will also be the first pickups to be launched under the new Ram brand since new CEO Sergio Marchionne split the Dodge brand into two. The brands will now operate [...]
According to Mazda’s head of research and development, Seita Kanai, Mazda is studying diesel engines for the U.S. market. Kanai said that Mazda is currently testing diesel prototypes on U.S. soil but Mazda would need a minimum annual volume of 10,000 U.S. sales to make a profitable retail case, reports Automotive News. “As an engineer, ideally [...]
Honda has taken the wraps off its new CR-Z Concept at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. The Japanese automaker confirmed that the CR-Z will be introduced to the North American market in the second half of 2010 as a sporty, 2-seat hybrid model. “The Honda CR-Z will expand our lineup of hybrid vehicles and reinforce [...]
We were told for a while that at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan will show something called a Nissan GT-R SpecM, a more refined and toned down GT-R with more luxury equipment and interior trims. Well here it is, the Nissan GT-R… and that’s it – no SpecM badging. Known as the New-Spec Nissan [...]
Speaking to the press at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., announced that Infiniti plans to introduce an electric vehicle ““ one that will be true to the Infiniti brand”s promise of “Inspired Performance.” He said that a concept is being developed “for a stylish, compact, high [...]
