As Nissan gears up to launch the Leaf electric-car in the U.S. next year, the Japanese automaker is developing a next-generation battery that will be lighter and less expensive. Speaking to the press at the Foreign Correspondents” Club of Japan on the eve of the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, CEO Carlos Ghosn said Nissan could [...]
As a tribute to the outgoing Ferrari 430 Scuderia, Novitec Rosso has unveiled its new Edizione 747. As the name suggests, the V8 engine has been upgraded with a bi-compressor to produce a total of 747-hp with a maximum torque of 544 lb-ft. 0-62 mph comes in just 3.4 seconds while 0-124 mph takes 9.4 [...]
Honda’s top U.S. executive said that the Japanese automaker may have to update its models faster because the competition is getting too tough in the mid-size sedan segment. John Mendel said that Honda will do its best to stay ahead of the pack with new models in new market segments and will updates its vehicles [...]
Veritas, which employs 15 workers, announced today that its new RS III has gone into series production. Veritas will produce a limited number of 30 units, five of which have already been sold. The company said that eight more are reserved and over 100 people have shown interest in purchasing the supercar. The Veritas RS [...]
At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show later this month, Toyota will unveil its new FT-86 Concept, a study of the upcoming production rear-wheel-drive sports car that it will produce in collaboration with Subaru. Subaru’s version of the sports coupe is internally known as the 086A. A video of a prototype circling the Nurburgring has just [...]
Cadillac said that its Cadillac V-Series Challenge has drawn about 120 applications for a chance to race Bob Lutz and his Cadillac CTS-V sedan at the Monticello Motor Club in upstate New York on October 29. The deadline to apply for the challenge was last Friday. Out of the 120 applicants, Cadillac will choose about five [...]
Fifth Gear, the main competitor to BBC’s Top Gear, has been cancelled. According to a report by Daily Mail, channel Five cancelled the program, which ended in July, after it failed to attract more than a million viewers. Sources at the station said that the decision has nothing to do with budget cuts but more [...]
With many automakers pulling out of the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, the big Japanese auto show is expected to be pretty boring this year. However, Lotus will add a little fun with a new special-edition Lotus Exige Scura – the dark side of Lotus. Lotus will produce just 35 units of the Exige Scura (Sucra [...]
Chrysler Group LLC’s new marketing chief, Oliver Francois, isn’t much of a fan for being politically correct. Other than puffing away in his nonsmoking office Francois, a Fiat executive tapped to leas all of Chrysler Group’s marketing along with the CEO of the Chrysler brand itself, wouldn’t agree to an interview with Automotive News. However, those [...]
At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan will show its new Land Glider Concept, one of the most unusual concepts the Japanese automaker has ever produced, but Nissan is very serious about it. The Nissan Land Glider is about 43 inches wide and the wheels and fenders tilt about 17 degrees when cornering, allowing the [...]
