It was reported over the weekend that Hyundai recently held a research clinic group with pickup customers in California and Texas using a Ram 1500 customized with a Hyundai-style grille and interior upgrades. According to a new report by Reuters, sources say that Hyundai is pitching a partnership to Chrysler Group where it will ask [...]
Seeing press photos is pretty cool but seeing live images of a vehicle on the road is a totally different experience. Here are some live photos of the Ferrari 599 GTO hanging outside of Maranello in two exterior colors including Grigio Ferro and Rosso Scuderia. Click here for more news on the Ferrari 599 GTO. [...]
The Dodge Challenger SRT8 already makes an outstanding 425-hp but if your Atlanta based tuning company SpeedFactory, that’s not enough. Meet the new 2010 SpeedFactory SF600R Dodge Challenger – a 600-hp muscle car with a 6-speed manual. Based on the standard 6.1L HEMI V8 Dodge Challenger SRT8, SpeedFactory increased displacement to 7.0L, added a higher [...]
Since Honda has shelved plans to build the next-generation Honda / Acura NSX, there are only two supercar kings that are currently fighting for the right to lead in Japan – the Lexus LFA and the Nissan GT-R. So what happens when you bring both to a drag race? The folks over at Motor Trend [...]
Currently, Volkswagen and Porsche already share a platform for the Volkswagen Touareg and the Porsche Cayenne SUVs. According to Detlev von Platen, CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Porsche and its new owner Volkswagen AG are now looking to create a more technical partnership that will include vehicle platform sharing. von Platen said that a [...]
The Audi R8 is really hot but the drop top Audi R8 Spyder makes our hearts beat a little faster. Of course, the new Audi R8 GT makes us go crazy, but Jon Sibal wondered what if Audi created a R8 GT Spyder. Well, if they do, it’ll look something like this (at least according [...]
Ford announced yesterday that it will build the company’s first hybrid and plug-in hybrid model for its European customers at its Valencia plant in Spain with two versions of the new Ford C-MAX compact minivans that will be launched in 2013. The Dearborn automaker also announced that the Valencia Plant will also build the seven-seat [...]
Porsche Cars North America announced today that it sold a total of 1,747 units in April 2010, a decline of 6 percent compared to the same period last year when it sold 1,853 units. “Despite the overall decline, Porsche”s new four-door Panamera recorded its best-ever one-month sales of 678,” Porsche said in a statement. “To [...]
FoMoCo today is celebrating the start of production of the new 2011 Ford Fiesta at its Cuautitlán Stamping and Assembly Plant (CSAP), which has been transformed from a truck plant to a car plant producing the hatchback for North American customers. The plant will produce two versions of this new vehicle, a four-door sedan and [...]
Volvo has announced pricing of its new 2011 S60 sedan. The model will hit showrooms later this year with prices starting at $37,700 for the Volvo S60 T6 AWD. “The all-new S60 has been a long time coming,” said VCNA President and CEO, Doug Speck, “but it’s been worth the wait. With 300 horsepower, standard [...]
