The 2010 Ford Taurus has been named the 2010 Best Redesigned Vehicle by Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com. “It”s the whole package ““ great value, great build quality and great technology,” he said. “We at Kelley Blue Book couldn”t help but embrace the new Taurus,” said James Bell, executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book”s kbb.com. ”What”s [...]
Yesterday, we brought you a little clip from Jeremy Clarkson’s latest DVD called Duel. Well, we can never have too much Clarkson in one week so we thought to show you another segment from Duel for today’s Lunchtime Video. Check out this video of Clarskon’s test-drive of the new 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI. [...]
During a CNBC interview yesterday, FoMoCo CEO Alan Mulally said that he talked to General Motors Chairman and new CEO Edward Whitacre. Mulally did not discuss the details of his talk with Whitacre, who became CEO of GM on Dec. 1 after the resignation of Fritz Henderson. “Well, matter of fact, we did talk yesterday,” [...]
Reports coming out of Sweden say that General Motors Company is close to deciding which of the current Saab bidders it will proceed to final negotiations with. Sources familiar with the matter say that GM is leaning toward a buyer that “has experience in car production on a small scale and that it plans to run [...]
edo competition, one of the world’s most respected tuners, has gotten its hands on the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 and has changed the name to LP600/4. What does the 600 stand for? Well, if you’re at all familiar with the way some automakers name their cars (especially tuners), then you should know that 600 stands [...]
Toyota has announced that it is running overtime at all its North American plants to keep up with demand as inventory diminishes. The latest North American Toyota plant to boost production is Woodstock, Ontario, responsible for making the Toyota RAV4. Woodstock will begin hiring a second shift of 800 workers to produce additional units of the RAV4. [...]
As mentioned in our introduction post to the 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost test-drive, the outside of Ford’s new crossover has a “love it or hate it” styling. So far, random people have told us they absolutely love it, while others have said it looks like a hearse or a boat. However, once you take a seat inside – [...]
A government watchdog has found out that General Motors and Chrysler have used most of their bailout funds for day-to-day expenses including payroll costs and payment to suppliers. The report, which was released earlier today, said that GM used about 65 percent, or $32 billion, of its bailout funds for operating expenses. The Detroit automaker [...]
In an effort to get to know our visitors better, we decided to start a feature called Question of the Day. Today’s question – what was your first car and do you miss it? To start it off, I’ll tell you about my first car. It was a silver 2001 Honda Civic Sedan – a [...]
Word on the street is that there are a lot of upgrades in the works for the next-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata. While no official announcements have been made, Inside Line says that the next Mazda MX-5 will be smaller than the current model and should weigh in around 2,200 pounds. Power is expected to come [...]
