On a month-to-month basis one of the closest watched sales battles is the one between the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro. The Chevrolet Camaro outpaced the Ford Mustang earlier this year in April as FoMoCo was preparing to bring in the 2011 305-hp Ford Mustang V6 and the 412-hp Ford Mustang GT 5.0L V8 into [...]
BMW has unveiled a new limited-edition model of the 1-Series coupe for the Japanese market. The model will carry a 2.0L 4-cylinder engine making 170-hp mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The limited edition model, of which only 30 examples will be built, runs from 0-62 mph in 8.4 seconds. Yes, we know that doesn’t [...]
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited announced yesterday that it has completed the purchase of Volvo Cars form Ford Motor Company… but what’s next for the Swedish brand? According to Geely’s founder and Chairman Li Shufu, the Chinese automaker wants Volvo to be best known for its safety but also wants it to compete with [...]
About 2 weeks ago we showed you a picture of a Ferrari 458 Italia that burned down to the ground. According to WreckedExotics: ”Turns out the Ferrari was in Switzerland when the engine caught fire, not France as we mistakingly reported. The incident took place on July 14th.” Click here for our original post on the [...]
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has kicked off the major overhaul of Jeep’s reworking but there is still more to come from the SUV focused brand. Being that Jeep is Chrysler’s only global brand, the Auburn Hills automaker wants to increase sales of the brand from 300,000 last year to 800,000 by 2014. To help [...]
Later this year, Pagani will deliver a one-off custom built Zonda to a very rich American. While we have no idea who this “very rich” American is, we do know that this Monterey Blue Zonda, known as the Zonda HH, is 30 percent lighter and weighs in at around 1,210 kilograms (2,670 lbs). Power for [...]
At the launch of the new Audi A7 Sportback in Munich, Audi’s CEO Rupert Stadler confirmed that the automaker is working on an electric city car that will not be a spin off of the Volkswagen Up! electric minicar. The German automaker already has plans to introduce the Audi R8 e-tron electric supercar in limited [...]
The 2011 Hyundai Avante, known to us as the Elantra, originally made its debut at the 2010 Busan Motor Show in Korea.. The model is now going on sale in Hyundai’s home market, Korea, and will make it to the United States later this year. “Hyundai Motor plans to sell 83,000 units of the new [...]
FoMoCo announced today that it will kick off production of its most power diesel engine ever installed in a heavy-duty pickup later this week. The 6.7L Power Stroke V8 turbocharged diesel will be fitted into the 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty and will produce 400-hp and a best-in-class torque of 800 lb-ft. “These numbers are [...]
General Motors announced today that it has agreed to pursue a strategic partnership with Bright Automotive, a Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Institute which developed the IDEA, the world”s first multi-purpose, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle aimed at commercial and government fleets. The funding, of which financial terms were not disclosed, will help accelerate Bright”s production of the [...]
