While FoMoCo attracted a lot of attention at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show with the 2011 Ford Mustang GT and the 2012 Ford Focus, the Dearborn automaker stole the show by winning the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. Ford’s Fusion Hybrid won the Car of the Year award while the [...]
While we were certainly in our automotive glory these past two days at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, we can’t say that we weren’t a bit distracted by the beautiful ladies adorning some of the exhibits. Many of the higher-end luxury models such as BMW, Audi, and Maserati had gorgeous models accompanying their [...]
Nissan officials said Monday that we can expect to see an addition to their crossover lineup with the introduction of the Nissan Juke this September. Built on the same platform as the Nissan Versa, the Juke will supplant the Rogue as Nissan’s entry-level crossover. Much of the styling detail is borrowed from the Qazana concept [...]
For its presence at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Tesla showed off a red Tesla Model S Sedan and announced that it has produced the 1,000th Tesla Roadster. “A year ago right here in Detroit we had delivered about 150 Roadsters, so VIN 1,000 is a humble but important milestone for us,” said Tesla CEO [...]
Key Competitors: Rolls-Royce Phantom and Maybach if you remember who they are. Power: 6.75L twin-turbocharged V8 ““ 505-hp / 752 lb-ft of torque. Transmission: ZF 8-speed automatic. Availability: On sale now. Pricing: $285,000. Since Bentley was not present at the 2009 LA Auto Show last month, it decided to come to Detroit with its new flagship sedan [...]
Bentley’s press conference at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show consisted of two things – the Bentley Mulsanne (which we’ll post about in just a few) and this special-edition Series 51 Continental GTC. The Series 51 package will be available on the Continental range’s GT, GT Speed, GTC and GTC Speed models What’s so special about [...]
It has been reported that Infiniti is set to expand their line of ‘G’ sedans with the introduction of the G25. The entry-level sedan will sport the same turbocharged 2.5 liter V6 engine that Japanese-market Nissan Skyline 250 GT uses. The turbo is not set to be offered in the G37 – that will remain [...]
Cadillac kicked of the second press preview days at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show with a bang by introducing their press conference with this video – a promo of the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe. Needless to say, we were blown away and pretty deaf after the video was over. Check out our post on the [...]
Sharing the sentiment of his company that rival auto boss Ed Whitacre holds of his own, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said that the government should expect its investment in the company back. And quite possibly, along with a profit. This comes a day after Whitacre said the same about GM to a show-attending Speaker of [...]
Who would have thought that one day we’d mention Ferrari and Chrysler in the same sentence – but with Fiat and Chrysler now working together, that day has become a reality. While the 458 Italia is no where in plain site, Ferrari is using a little section at Chrysler’s display to show off the Ferrari [...]
