Key Competitors: Scion xB, Kia Soul, Nissan Cube. Power: 1.4L turbocharged 4-cylinder - 138-hp / 148 lb-ft. Transmission: 6-speed automatic. Production: Nothing confirmed. If the GMC Granite is ever produced, the model will be the “Performance Grade” brand’s smallest vehicle ever – a full 2 feed smaller than the GMC Terrain. GMC says that the “urban-industrial design” is aimed [...]
Key Competitors: Ford Flex, Honda Pilot, Lincoln MKT, Acura MDX. Power: 3.6L SIDI V6 – 288-hp / 270 lb-ft. Transmission: 6-speed automatic. Availability: 3rd quarter of 2010. Pricing: TBA General Motors was kind enough to loan us a 2010 GMC Acadia AWD for our trip to Michigan for the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. While we [...]
Key Competitors: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster, Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, Bentley Continental GTC. Power: 4.7L V8 producing 440-hp/361 lb-ft. Transmission: 6-speed automatic. Performance: 0 to 62 mph 5.4 seconds. Top speed 176 mph. Pricing: TBA. Taking up very little space at Chrysler Group LLC display here at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, the 2010 Maserati [...]
Key Competitors: Chevrolet Camaro SS, Dodge Challenger SRT8, Nissan 370Z. Power: 5.0L 4-valve Ti-VCT V8 – 412-hp / 390 lb-ft. Transmission: 6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic. Performance: Somewhere in the 4.5 – 4.7 range. Availability: Mid-2010. Pricing: TBA. The 5.0 Mustang GT is back and it has rolled into the 2010 Detroit Auto Show 412-hp and [...]
The 2012 Ford Focus is generating huge buzz at today’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show. We now have a video of the 2012 Focus in action with some of Ford of Europe’s development team taking us through FoMoCo’s new compact. Click here for our original post on the 2012 Ford Focus. Refresher: Power for the 2012 [...]
While Chrysler isn’t holding a press conference today that the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, it is surprising the media with this 2009 Lancia Delta rebadged as a Chrysler. The vehicle can be seen as the first hint at Sergio Marchionne’s plans to slowly rebadge merge the Fiat and Chrysler lineup. Like it? Hate it? Want [...]
Key Competitors: Audi A8, Jaguar XJ, Lexus LS, Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Power: 3.0L twin-turbocharged inline-6 – 315-hp / 330 lb-ft. Transmission: 6-speed automatic. Availability: Spring 2010. Pricing: TBA. BMW has finally reintroduced 6-cylinder power back to the 7-Series lineup with the new 2011 BMW 740i / 740Li. The twin-turbocharged straight six, mated to a 6-speed automatic, [...]
General Motors’ Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has officially confirmed that the Cadillac Converj Concept will enter production and will use the same Voltec technology as the Chevrolet Volt. Speaking at a Society of Automotive Analysts meeting Sunday, Lutz declined to give any official date on the production Converj, but said it would appear after 2012. [...]
It seems like Chevrolet has a new found love for the compact segment. Following the debut of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze at the 2009 LA Auto Show, the bow-tie brand will introduce its next-generation Aveo (in concept form) later today at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Sales of the next Chevrolet Aveo will start in mid-2011. [...]
Volkswagen of America’s boss Stefan Jacoby says that his company is aiming to more than double its sales in the United States within the next three to four years, “We will sell 400,000 to 450,000 vehicles in 2012-2013,” Jacoby said at an event ahead of the Detroit Auto Show. The German automaker sold 213,454 vehicles in [...]
