Key Competitors: Audi A6, BMW 5-Series, Lincoln MKS, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Volvo S60and Lexus GS. Power: 2011 M37 gets 3.7L V6 – 330-hp / 270 lb-ft, 2011 M56 gets 5.6L V8 – 420-hp / 400 lb-ft. Transmission: 7-speed automatic with Adaptive Shift Control (ASC) and manual mode with Downshift Rev Match (DRM), DS mode and available solid [...]
Just a reminder – our live coverage of the 2009 LA Auto Show will kick off at midnight Dec. 2. We’re already in LA and are in the process of spending the night going from party to party for new vehicle launches. The actual show opens its doors to the press early tomorrow morning. So [...]
After nearly 3,000 votes, a Florida man by the name of David Thomas has won Chevrolet”s contest to name the Volt”s lead paint color and the opportunity to be the first consumer to test-drive a pre-production Volt (even we couldn’t get behind it – we are scheduled to drive it in early 2010 now). Viridian Joule [...]
Key Competitors: Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Ford Focus, Nissan Sentra, Mazda3. Power: LS LT models: 1.8L 4-cylinder – 136-hp / 123 lb-ft of torque. LTZ: 1.4L 4-cylinder turbo – 138-hp / 148 lb-ft of torque. Transmission: 6-speed manual or Hydra-Matic 6T40 6-speed automatic. Availability: 3rd quarter of 2010. Pricing: TBA. Ready to replace the Chevy Cobalt, [...]
In a short statement release earlier today, General Motors Company said that its Board of Directors has “received expressions of interest in Saab since the conclusion of negotiations with Koenigsegg Group AB.” “The Board will evaluate potential bids between now and the end of December,” GM said in a statement. “At that time, we will [...]
This year’s Detroit Auto Show will see its lineup grow by 4 manufacturers over lats year’s show, says the show’s senior cochair Doug Fox. So far 54 companies have committed, and Fox says that he wouldn’t be surprised if more signed up still. Though a number of manufacturers will have only a minimal amount of [...]
On the even of his keynote speech at the 2009 LA Auto Show and after just 8 months on the job, General Motors’ Fritz Henderson has resigned his position as CEO of the Detroit automaker. “Fritz has done a remarkable job in leading the company through an unprecedented period of challenge and change,” GM Chairman [...]
Tomorrow at the 2009 LA Auto Show, the large hybrid luxury segment will get a little hotter as BMW shows its ActiveHybrid 7 and Mercedes-Benz shows its S400 Hybrid. Yesterday, Audi unveiled its long overdue redesign of the A8 flagship sedan, which will go on sale next year. According to Automotive News, a hybrid variant [...]
In the latest attempt to address deadly auto-rollovers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed that larger and stronger side air bags be required to prevent ejections during rollover crashes. The measure, according to the NHTSA, could reduce rollover crash deaths by more than 10,000 instances per year. In its proposal, the government stated that [...]
At the 2009 LA Auto Show tomorrow, GM has promised to announce plans for initial retail markets for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. According to a report by Automotive News, the details won’t outline a national launch plan. Chevrolet division President Brent Dewar said during a panel discussion in LA yesterday that GM is looking at a [...]
