Key Competitors: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, 2010 Dodge Challenger, 2009 Nissan 370z, 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Power: 3.7L V6 Ti-VCT – 305-hp / 280 lb-ft. Transmission: 6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic. Availability: Late 2010. Pricing: TBA. Ford has finally made the muscle car game more exciting by announcing that the 2011 Ford Mustang V6 will get a [...]
Key Competitors: Audi A6, Lexus LS, Acura RL, BMW 7-Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Power: 385-hp 5.0L naturally aspirated V8; 470-hp 5.0L supercharged V8; 510-hp 5.0L supercharged V8. Europe also gets a 275-hp 3.0L AJ-V6D Gen III. Transmission: 6-speed automatic with a fully-adaptive shift system. Performance: 510-hp 5.0L supercharged V8 goes from 0-60mph time of 4.7 seconds. [...]
GM will focus their CEO search on outsiders, says Detroit News. The Detroit automaker is deep in the process of finding a CFO, and after Tuesday’s resignation by CEO Fritz Henderson after only 8 months in office, they must also now find a viable Chief Executive. Henderson was promoted to CEO in March, when President [...]
Key Competitors: Mercedes-Benz ML 450 Hybrid, Lexus RX Hybrid, Porsche Cayenne Hybrid (coming soon). Power: 4.4L twin-turbocharged V8 – 400-hp / 450 lb-ft of torque. Mated to two electric-motors total output comes in at 480-hp / 575 lb-ft. Transmission: 7-speed automatic. Performance: 0-60 mph in 5.4 seconds; top speed of 130 mph. Availability: On sale [...]
Key Competitors: Audi R8, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Porsche 911 GT3, Nissan GT-R, Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. Power: 4.8L V10 – 552-hp / 354 lb-ft of torque. Transmission: 6-speed Automated Sequential Gearbox. Performance: 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds; top speed of 202 mph. Availability: 150 will be allocated for the U.S. market. Pricing: $375,000. The Lexus LFA [...]
Key Competitors: Lexus LS Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid. Power: 4.4L V8 – 440-hp / 475 lb-ft of torque, 3-phase synchronous electric motor helps produce a total of 455-hp / 516 lb-ft. Transmission: 8-speed automatic transmission. Performance: 0-60 mph in just 4.8 seconds; top speed of 150 mph. Availability: Spring 2010. Pricing: TBA. The large luxury hybrid [...]
Key Competitors: BMW ActiveHybrid 7 and Lexus LS Hybrid. Power: 3.5L V6 mated to a compact hybrid module; 295-hp / 284 lb-ft of torque. Transmission: 7G-TRONIC 7-speed automatic. Performance: 0-62 mph in 7.2 seconds; top speed of 155 mph. Fuel-economy: 19/26 mpg (city/highway). Availability: On sale now. Pricing: $87,950. Hoping to get a piece of [...]
Yes, this is Concourse Hall where Ferrari usually displays its vehicles at the LA Auto Show. Ferrari isn’t here today and we’re not really sure why – seeing as it just revealed one of its most important cars ever. Guess Ferrari feels that LA isn’t good enough for the new 458 Italia. Of course, we [...]
Key Competitors: Smart ForTwo. Power: New generation fuel-cell drive mated to an electric motor. Total output of 136-hp / 213 lb-ft of torque. Performance: 0-62 mph in 11 seconds; top speed of 105 mph. Fuel-economy: Estimated at 71 mpg. Availability: 100 units will come to the U.S., primarily in California, in early 2010. Pricing: TBA. [...]
Key Competitors: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 GT2 and Lexus LFA. Power: 8.4L V10 – with 600-hp / 560 lb-ft of torque. Performance: 0-60 mph in less than 4 seconds; top speed over 200 mph. Availability: On sale now – only 500 units of the Viper left. Pricing: TBA. Fresh off from its 1:33.915 [...]
