BMW announced today that it will offer all-wheel-drive capability on its new 2011 BMW 5-Series xDrive Gran Turismo. “First, starting in June 2010, customers will have the choice of two versions of the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo featuring BMW xDrive all-wheel-drive technology,” BMW said in a statement. “In both the BMW 530d xDrive Gran [...]
At the 2010 Beijing Motor Show next week, two automakers will fight really hard to steal the limelight – General Motors and a young domestic Chinese player – Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. (which recently purchased Volvo from FoMoCo). Both companies will put far more on the show floor than other automakers. For example, Geely [...]
Ford of Europe announced that it was the No.1 automaker in Europe for the month of March with a sales volume of 192,500. Total sales volume saw a 16.1 percent increase versus March 2009, and was Ford’s tenth consecutive month-on-month increase in sales. In terms of first-quarter sales, Ford remains Europe’s No.2 best-seller year-to-date. Market [...]
After Consumer Reports warned readers earlier this week that the 2010 Lexus GX 460 could flip over in hard turns, Toyota suspended sales of the model. The automaker announced today that it will be testing all of its SUVs and will suspend sales of the GX 460 on a worldwide scale. Just a couple hours [...]
Ferrari has released a little video of its CEO Amedeo Felisa giving us a little tour of the Ferrari 599 GTO. Now all we need is some more images and a video of the 599 GTO in action. Click here for our original post on the Ferrari 599 GTO. Check out the video after the [...]
Honda yesterday took the wraps off its new EV-neo electric scooter prototype and said that it plans to start leasing it in Japan in December 2010. The Honda EV-neo electric-scooter is equipped with a lithium-ion battery (by Toshiba) and a brushless motor that allows it to travel over 18 miles on a single charge. That [...]
It seems like people are starting to keep their satellite radio subscriptions. Sirius XM announced today that it added more than 171,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2010, benefiting from better car sales and users continuing the service after free trails. Sirius also said that its stock rose more than 9 percent. Sirius said [...]
Two pictures of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible have ended up on Facebook – we’re not sure how and we really don’t care – all we know is we can’t wait for the drop-top Camaro to make its debut later this year. The 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible will hit dealerships in the first quarter of [...]
The 2011 Ford Explorer, which will make its world debut later this year, will come with a new control system that lets drivers select how much traction they want based on the road conditions they are traveling on. The picture above shows a dial at the center of the console, which drives can use to [...]
Remember the Alfa Romeo Giulietta we saw at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show? Well, that was just a preview and the 2011 Giulietta is actually making its world debut today with a bunch of details and high-res images. The 2011 five-door Alfa Romeo Giulietta will go on sale in Europe starting next month and will [...]
