With an aggressive looking cockpit, a 571-hp engine and two gullwing doors, you may think that the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG can probably take flight. Well, it just did… almost. A hydraulic crane lifted the new 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 42 meters high in the air and set it on the roof terrace of the [...]
Volkswagen’s CEO Martin Winterkorn planned to have the Volkswagen Up! on the roads by spring of 2011. However, rivalries between the brands in the Volkswagen Group are delaying the launch of the mini car by a couple of months. According to a report by Automobilwoche, who spoke with Volkswagen’s production chief Jochem Heizmann, production of the [...]
Green Car Journal announced today that it has picked five finalists for the 2010 Green Car of the Year. The winner will be announced during a press conference at the 2009 LA Auto Show on Dec. 3. 2010 Green Car of the Year Finalists: Audi A3 TDI Honda Insight Mercury Milan Hybrid (no idea why [...]
BMW has always been against offering a front-wheel-drive model or a model based on a Mini platform. Well, it now seems BMW is going against both. According to a report by CAR Magazine, BMW is planning a Mini based “0-Series,” which could go on sale as early as 2013. Known internally as the UKL1 (Untere [...]
At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show later this month, Nissan will show its new Nissan Leaf electric-car slated for global launch in 2010. Standing next to the Nissan Leaf will be the Land Glider EV concept. Nissan says that the Land Glider concept is a “new proposal for urban mobility that can be enabled by [...]
Earlier this morning, GM’s CEO Fritz Henderson held a press conference where he provided a 90 day update on GM’s “Re:invention.” Besides letting us know that the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is still red hot and selling strong, Fritz gave us some figures on the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and the 2010 Buick LaCrosse. According to Fritz, [...]
The 2009 SEMA show is right around the corner and just like last year, Hyundai will be showing off some modified 2010 Genesis Coupe models in Las Vegas. The first of the many modified Genesis Coupes will come from GReddy. Known as the, GReddy X-Gen Street Genesis Coupe, the modified model is based on the Hyundai [...]
Chrysler Group LLC, 20 percent of which is now owned by Fiat SpA, will present its 2010-2014 business plan on November 4 at its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. “Financial and strategic objectives will be presented to the financial community and the media,” spokesman Gualberto Ranieri said. It was reported last month that Chrysler’s new [...]
Infiniti confirmed today that it will offer its first production hybrid ever in its 20-years of existence with the 2012 Infiniti M35 Hybrid. The model will join the Infiniti M lineup in spring 2011. Infiniti said that its hybrid system consists of a single electric-motor/twin-clutch arrangement, mated to a naturally aspirated 3.5L V6. The first-clutch [...]
Not a fan of going hybrid but love the looks new Honda CR-Z? Well, we have some bad news for you. Honda has ruled out any chance of offering the CR-Z with anything other than a hybrid powertrain. That means all your dreams of getting a turbocharged 4-cylinder hot-hatch out of the new CR-Z are [...]
