Acura’s stride to become a Tier 1 luxury brand came to a halt when the brand decided to cancel its rear-wheel-drive platform and V8 dreams last year. The brand’s executives have now told dealers that they have a new plan, which will rely heavily on hybrids – a plan they believe will help them move [...]
As mentioned before, tuners will have a strong presence at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. German tuner Hamann will come to the show with its new Tycoon EVO M, which is based on the 555-hp BMW X6 M. Besides the noticeable visual upgrades, this modified X6 M gets an ECU upgrade, stainless steel high performance [...]
Porsche Cars North America said today that it has cut its inventories in half in the past few months to 45 days and expects to end incentive spending by the end of next month. “We were oversupplied across the board, and those inventory levels are pretty balanced again,” said COO Michael Bartsch. “We operated with [...]
Lotus announced today that it will show its Proton Concept car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show next month. The concept, which was developed in collaboration with Proton Holdings, will showcase an advanced series hybrid drivetrain, designed and developed by Lotus Engineering. “The hybrid drivetrain of the Proton Concept is another example of Lotus Engineering”s expertise [...]
In Europe today, Nissan unveiled the new facelifted versions of the Nissan Navara pickup (known as the Frontier in the U.S.) and the Pathfinder SUV. For the 2010 model year, both models get a mid-term facelift and a new 3.0L V6 diesel engine along with upgrades to the existing 2.5L dCi diesel. The new 3.0L [...]
Toyota said today that it has received a federal grand jury subpoena in the Southern District of New York to produce certain documents related to unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles and the braking system of the Prius. The automaker said that it also received a voluntary request and a subpoena “from the Los Angeles office of the [...]
Speaking to the media at the launch of the new F800 Style study, Mercedes-Benz’s design boss Gorden Wagener said that all future models will have their styling inspired by the new concept. He said most of the styling inspiration will be apparent at the front end of all future Mercedes models, starting with this year [...]
A couple from Tennessee will be the first witnesses at Tuesday’s House hearing on Toyota’s sudden acceleration issues. Rhonda Smith, who reported the incident in Oct. 2006, told Knoxville TV station WATE that she experienced a problem with her new Lexus ES350 when it had less than 3,000 miles on it. “I didn’t think the [...]
The saying goes that if you scream and shout enough, someone will eventually listen and come to your rescue. Mark Reuss, General Motors’ North America president, says that the company is listening better to customers thanks to the connectivity and interactivity allowed through social media. In one case, a customer who had been complaining about [...]
After a little like earlier this weekend, Audi has dropped official images and details on the 2011 RS5. Let’s get right to the details you’re all looking forward to. Power for the 2011 Audi RS5, which is developed by the company’s quattro GmbH department, comes from a 4.2L naturally aspirated V8 making 450-hp and a [...]
