Over the years, Mazda’s vehicles have put on some weight. Well, the Japanese automaker is now setting a target to reduce its vehicle weights by at least 220 pounds starting 2011. Mazda will use a combination of lighter materials, smaller vehicle footprints and a better engineering process. According to Robert Davis, Mazda North America’s senior [...]
Owning a car over $1 million is a huge responsibility and probably entails a lot of stress. Meet this Bugatti Veyron owner who dropped the ultra supercar into a saltwater lagoon near Galveston in Texas. Apparently the owner (who wishes to remain anonymous for many reasons) was distracted by a low-flying Pelican leading him to jerk [...]
The 2010 Volkswagen GTI has been named the 2010 Automobile of the Year by Automobile magazine. The GTI was up against a very impressive lineup of test-vehicles including the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS, a 2010 Ford Mustang GT, a 2010 Porsche Panamera S, a 2010 Jaguar XFR, a 2009 BMW Z4, and a 2009 Porsche Cayman [...]
Last week, Chris Harris dropped us an email with a link to a video of his test-drive of the Ferrari 458 Italia. This week, Chris emailed us a video of him behind the new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Furthermore, the last part of the video shows him taking the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup [...]
If you want one of the most powerful hybrids in the world, get ready to cash out close to $90,000. BMW has announced the price tag of the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6, which will start at $89,725, including the $875 destination and delivery charge. The 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 is powered by a reworked version [...]
After all the wait, General Motors has finally released the new 2011 Buick Regal sedan, which will make its public debut in Los Angeles tomorrow. “The 2011 Buick Regal is like nothing you”ve ever experienced from this brand,” said Susan Docherty, general manager of Buick GMC. “The Regal is the next chapter in Buick”s transformation [...]
The United Kingdom’s Guardian newspaper reports IHS Global Insight figures as indicating that Volkswagen Group has surpassed Toyota Motor Corp. this month as the world’s largest car manufacturer. Volkswagen (including Porsche AG, their recent acquisition) sold 4.4 million units this year, climbing past Toyota, which produced about 4 million units to date this year. This milestone is not [...]
Next week, General Motors Company will release its first earnings statement since it came out of bankruptcy court on July 10. The announcement on the company’s third-quarter earnings will be made Monday Nov. 16 at 7 a.m. eastern time. The Detroit automaker has been operating on $50 billion in government loans. During a press briefing [...]
If you’re someone looking to get into a Pontiac before General Motors shuts the brand down, you better act fast. Tweeting at its Twitter account, Pontiac today listed the number of units for each model left in its dealer inventory. Here is the list as it stands today: Pontiac G8 GXP: 16 Pontiac G8 GT: 570 [...]
Techart has introduced a modification program for the new 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S that offers up to 35 more horsepower. The modification includes a new exhaust system with two manifolds and a stainless steel Sportkatanlage, muffler with exhaust flap control unit and an exhaust valve doppelovale tailpipes in gloss black or chrome. All that [...]
