Even though few people have seen the $350,000 Lexus LFA in real-life, let alone experienced the way it drives, more than 500 people have expressed interest in purchasing the rare supercar from Toyota. Since only 500 units will be made, Lexus said it will have to hand pick who it sells each individual model to. [...]
Volvo has announced the U.S. pricing details for the 2011 Volvo C70 convertible. The model is on sale now with prices starting at $39,950 and is available with a Convenience Package for $1,000, a Multimedia Package for $2,600, a Dynamic Trim Package for $1,000 and a Climate Package for $900. The 2011 Volvo C70 will [...]
Tesla Motors, Inc., closed Thursday on a $465 million low-cost Energy Department loan to build a SoCal factory to produce their $50,000 Model S electric sedan and another facility to produce powertrains in Palo Alto. The Palo Alto factory will assemble battery packs, electric motors, and related equipment for Tesla”s own vehicles and to sell [...]
We’re almost done test-driving the 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI for the week and today we’re giving you a look around the inside. The inside of the 2010 Golf TDI screams quality and design throughout. In fact, we think the Golf has the best interior design and quality of all the vehicles in this segment. All Golf [...]
Attendees are expected to be let back in to the Detroit auto show this evening after an electrical fire in the ceiling of the Audi exhibit caused organizers to evacuate a smokey Cobo Center main floor earlier today. Organizers hop eto let people back in around 5:00 p.m., and those who were at the show [...]
Following the launch of the 2011 Mini Countryman early next year in the United States, Mini will work on bringing its new Coupe and Roadster model to the roads. The three new models will bring the total number vehicles in Mini’s lineup to six. According to Mini UK”s general manager Jochen Goller, the brand is constantly [...]
Earlier this morning, General Motors dropped the pricing details on the 2011 Buick Regal CXL, which will start at $26,995. A couple of hours ago, Buick/GMC General Manager Brian Sweeney held a live chat on GM’s FastLane Blog, giving us info on what else GM has planned for the Regal. One of the interesting questions [...]
Sources have confirmed that the 2011 BMW M3 will come with an optional Competition Package (ZCP) and it’s probably the closest thing you’ll get to getting your M3 to look like the M3 GT2 pictured above. Details are still being kept a secret, but speculators say that there will be some performance enhancements, 19-inch (style [...]
In an effort to help those in need in Haiti, General Motors announced today that it will auction off a limited edition 2008 Chevrolet Corvette at his weekend”s 39th annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction with all the benefits going to help earthquake relief efforts. “The proceeds, which will be donated to the American Red Cross [...]
As we reported last week, Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito has confirmed that the company”s luxury brand, Acura, will be receiving hybrid models. This news comes in the wake of an announcement by the Acura brass that the company will no longer be carrying V-8 engines. An Acura dealer who wishes to remain anonymous, [...]
