John Hennessey”s much-anticipated Venom GT was scheduled to make its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show but we guess they realized it would be overlooked by the millions of Geneva debuts. The model will now make its world-debut on March 30th (hopefully it’ll be at the 2010 New York Auto Show) and we’re eagerly [...]
As part of the Volkswagen Group’s strategy to dominate the alternative-powertrain market, the Audi lineup will see a rapid expansion of plug-in hybrid and electric cars over the coming years. The plug-in and electric offerings planned by Audi will not be of the prototypical environmentally-friendly eye-sore type; the hybrid A8 sedan introduced at Geneva is [...]
Kelley Blue Book announced today that its latest Market Intelligence data shows that brand loyalty for Hyundai has surpassed that of Honda and Toyota, making Hyundai’s brand loyalty No.1 among car shoppers. “When comparing February 2010 data to Q4 2009, Korean import automaker Hyundai has seen the greatest recent increase in loyalty, with Hyundai owners [...]
Our friends at Fast Lane Daily today reached 800 episodes and are now just 200 away from hitting 1,000 (yeah, we’re just stating the obvious). Either way, congratulations to the whole Fast Lane Daily team and we wish you a lot of success in the future. Derek D, you’ve grown up so much. Click here [...]
At a press conference earlier today, Toyota outlined the preliminary findings of the technical field examination and testing that were performed on March 10 and 11 on the popular “runaway Prius” driven by James Sikes. If you’re unfamiliar with James Sikes and his runaway Prius, here is a short briefing: On March 8, Sikes made [...]
Earlier this morning we brought you all the details and images of the 2011 BMW 5-Series Touring. We now have two videos showing the 5-Series Touring in action. One video is pretty interesting (by that we mean corny) and shows a family man driving up to his family, loading up all their luggage to show [...]
Volkswagen Group’ chief Martin Winterkorn says that the recent purchase of a 19.9 percent stake in Suzuki is of “paramount significance” to both automakers. He said that both automakers are planning to start work on joint projects. “We have set up a joint project office in Wolfsburg to coordinate cooperation,” Winterkorn said. “Work on concrete [...]
There is no doubt that Infiniti desperately needs a new “Q” flagship sedan to compete with the Lexus LS, BMW 7-Series and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class – but don’t hold your breath. Infiniti has reportedly put the next-generation Q sedan on hold. Toru Saito, vice president of the global Infiniti business unit, said several regional markets [...]
Over the last year, General Motors and Ford Motor Company have both greatly improved their lineups. The Ford and Chevrolet brands have both offered some well built, quality vehicles to the masses while Lincoln and Cadillac have greatly improved their offerings to compete with foreign luxury automakers. Of course, we can’t say the same for [...]
According to reports coming out of Europe, Mercedes-Benz will give its uber-luxury Maybach vehicles one last facelift before the brand is allowed to slip away. Company bosses have privately admitted that the brand will be wound down as a part of Mercedes-Benz’s decision to take the next-generation S-Class more upmarket. The next-generation S-Class is scheduled [...]
