Archive | December, 2009
Volkswagen Tiguan Track & Avenue gets high-end touches and 19-inch wheels

Volkswagen Tiguan Track & Avenue gets high-end touches and 19-inch wheels

Volkswagen announced today that it is extending its Tiguan range with a new special-edition model – the 2010 Tiguan Track & Avenue. The special-edition model includes high-end material touches to its interior with subtle exterior body modifications including 19-inch alloy wheels. The 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan Track & Avenue will be priced at 2,000 Euros above [...]

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Consumer Reports: Dodge Challenger most satisfying car, Prius comes in fifth

Consumer Reports: Dodge Challenger most satisfying car, Prius comes in fifth

Don’t act so surprised (okay actually act as surprised as you want). The Dodge Challenger has been ranked as the car most loved by its owners, according to a survey of 380,000 readers by Consumer Reports.  92 percent Challenger owners said they would definitely buy another one given the opportunity. “That doesn’t mean hybrids have fallen far [...]

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Production Honda CR-Z Hybrid Coupe JDM brochure leaked

Production Honda CR-Z Hybrid Coupe JDM brochure leaked

The folks over at Temple of VTec have just received pictures of the official Honda CR-Z JDM brochure. The leak gives us our first look at the production CR-Z Hybrid coupe. The Honda CR-Z Hybrid will go on sale in the North American market during the second half of 2010. Power will come from a [...]

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GM Chairman Ed Whitacre’s web chat: Lutz is important, Whitacre drives a CTS-V

GM Chairman Ed Whitacre’s web chat: Lutz is important, Whitacre drives a CTS-V

GM’s Chairman Edward Whitacre held a web chat with the media this morning – his first “press conference” since taking role as the Detroit automaker’s acting CEO. Whitacre has been criticized for avoiding the media ever since CEO Fritz Henderson”s resignation last week. We decided to pick out some key point from the web chat. [...]

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Review: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro LT V6 gives you a lot of bang for your buck

Review: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro LT V6 gives you a lot of bang for your buck

A hot topic around the auto industry this year has been the revival of classic American muscle, specifically the Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Challenger. Back in July, we were bestowed with the honor of spending the week of our nation’s birthday with the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS V8, and we loved every minute of [...]

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Ford to offer remote start, heated steering wheel for 2011 model year

Ford to offer remote start, heated steering wheel for 2011 model year

In my driveway right now sits a 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost (we’ll introduce it later today). Living in New Jersey, where there is snow on the ground right now, I woke up this morning to go to Dunkin’ Doughnuts to get a cup of coffee. On my way there I was thinking how awesome it would [...]

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Audi e-tron will go on sale in 2012, limited to 1,000 units

Audi e-tron will go on sale in 2012, limited to 1,000 units

According to a report by AutoCar, Audi will produce 1,000 units of its e-tron electric sports car that looks like an R8 designed by Jacob the jeweler (check out our post from the 2009 LA Auto Show to see what we mean). Audi says that the car will be most certainly be priced above the [...]

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Video: Motor Trend gets creative in Nissan GTR vs. Shelby GT500 Super Snake drag race

Video: Motor Trend gets creative in Nissan GTR vs. Shelby GT500 Super Snake drag race

“Witness the ultimate monster battle, as Nissan’s Godzilla faces off against Shelby’s Super Snake in an epic quarter-mile drag race,” says Motor Trend. Watch as the 480-hp Nissan GT-R (Motor Trend says 412-hp in the video) goes head to head with 635-hp Shelby GT500 Super Snake. Who wins? Find out in the epic battle after the [...]

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Report: GM talking to BAIC on partial sale of Saab, liquidation likely

Report: GM talking to BAIC on partial sale of Saab, liquidation likely

The issue of Saab’s sale just got a little hotter. According to sources who spoke with Reuters, General Motors is now talking to Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Group (BAIC) about a partial sale of assets associated with Saab including tooling and technology. BAIC has made it clear that it has no plans on acquiring Saab’s [...]

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Wimmer RS gives the 2010 VW GTI 386 horsepower

Wimmer RS gives the 2010 VW GTI 386 horsepower

After test-driving the 2010 Volkswagen GTI for a week, we were left thinking that when it comes to hot hatchbacks – it doesn’t get better than this German little 3-door. But then there was a company by the name of Wimmer RS who decided to prove us wrong. Meet Wimmer RS and their performance upgrade [...]

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