Back before Chrysler entered bankruptcy, it was conserving cash to pay its bills, leading to a halt in the redesign of future products. Current workers at Chrysler say that some departments were left with only a few people as Chrysler’s crisis situation deepened and the company started cutting costs. Now, four months later after Chrysler [...]
Yesterday, we returned our 2009 Infiniti G37 S Convertible loaner after a week long test-drive. That means it’s time to close it up with some fun facts before our full-review due out next week. Fun Facts about the 2009 Infiniti G37 S Convertible: – Starting MSRP comes in at $43,850: Our 2009 Infiniti G37 S [...]
Ever since General Motors launched its new money-back guarantee program, it has had one customer return a car, GM’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said today. Lutz said that GM sold about 150,000 vehicles since the program began in September – of that, just over 100 customers opted to take a 60-day money-back guarantee, while the [...]
So you think you own one of the world’s sweetest rides – well, now you can measure just how hot your ride is with the new DynoStorm application by BunsenTech. From the makes of Dynolicious, the critically-acclaimed vehicle performance software for iPhone, DynoStorm for BlackBerry features a built-in accelerometer to measure your vehicles 0-60 time, quarter-mile [...]
The new 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo has beaten its predecessor’s Nurburgring lap time by 10 seconds, reports AutoCar. The new 911 Turbo lapped the famous German track in 7:39 while its predecessor did it in 7:49. The new 2010 911 Turbo is powered by a 3.8L flat-six boxer turbocharged engine making 500-hp with a maximum [...]
According to the folks over at AdAge, Chrysler and advertising company BBDO are set to part ways by 2010. Sources say that BBDO, which managed to survive a turnover of owners and CEOs at Chrysler during its bankruptcy process, will part ways with the Auburn Hills automaker at the end of January. BBDO denied the [...]
Senior sources at Alfa Romeo have denied rumors that the company is working on a V8 engine for use in its next-generation of sedans. It said that with today’s poor economic climate, a V8 engine would not make commercial sense for its cars. “No front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive Alfa Romeo will use a engine [...]
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is known for his tendency to speak plainly and bluntly, especially with regards to alternative energy vehicles and his support of electric and hydrogen vehicles. Now, Biofuels Digest reports that at a recent meeting exploring alternative fuels, Chu said, “If it were up to me, I would put every [...]
Kerry Callard, 29, and her friend Alec Goff, 28, thought it was pretty funny to drive by kids waiting at a bus stop and splash them with water after a downpour. In fact, they thought it was so funny that they uploaded a video of it on YouTube with exciting commentary by Goff who was [...]
Latest spy shots from the Nurburgring in Germany show a very mysterious BMW M3 circling the Nordschleife track, hinting that BMW may be working on a new CSL-badged M3. The spy shots show a lower front spoiler, wider tracks, new wheels and tires plus a huge rear spoiler. Sources suggest that the new high-performance model [...]
