Cashing in on the electric vehicle hype, one California Chevrolet dealer is tacking on a hefty premium for the vehicle. An Internet Specialist at an unnamed California dealership quoted an Edmunds researcher a total price of $20k over MSRP, citing limited vehicle production as the reason. Granted, it may be possible that this quote was [...]
Because of the Nissan GT-R’s status as an everyman supercar, even more tuners than normal have taken cracks at getting the most out of the 3.8 L V6 performance car. Up with their best attempts now are Königseder, an Austrian company specializing in styling and performance kits. Königseder have unveiled a plan involving a new [...]
Ford”s tradition of supporting young aviators through the Young Eagles program of the Experimental Aircraft Association logged another significant milestone Thursday, as the one-off Mustang created by both Jack Roush and Carroll Shelby netted $375,000 at an auction at the EAA AirVenture program. This auction came on the heels of Roush”s airplane crash at the [...]
In a survey of 2,000 drivers aged 16-19 years old, Seventeen magazine found that 86% of those questioned drove while ‘distracted’. The magazine held a broad definition of the term ‘distracted however, including activities like eating and changing the station. Those two areas are also where teens reported being most engaged; 73% admit to fiddling [...]
Late last year, blogs, forums and magazines were buzzing about something called a Nissan GT-R SpecM. The special edition GT-R was supposed to debut at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show but all we saw was an upgraded 2011 Nissan GT-R with some minor enhancements. And just when we thought the GT-R SpecM was dead, the man behind [...]
FoMoCo is hoping that Ken Block and his Monster World Rally Team Ford Fiesta strikes a cord with young shoppers that love motorsports, in turn increasing sales of the new subcompact model. That may make you wonder why Ford doesn’t just do a special-edition Ken Block Fiesta and put it in the showrooms. Well, that’s [...]
So you’re pretty excited about the 2011 Kia Optima, the first Kia vehicle ever that will actually turn heads when it drives down the roads. While sales of the model won’t start until fall 2010, Kia has launched an online configurator that allows you to build your own Optima. While official pricing details have yet [...]
Since many luxury automakers are currently conducting electric-vehicle testing programs, Saab figured it should jump on the bandwagon as well. The Swedish automaker is getting ready to launch a test-fleet of “100 percent electric vehicles” based on the next 9-3 in the first quarter of 2011. The test-fleet program will deployed across the world including [...]
Downsizing is becoming popular at Mercedes-Benz’s AMG department. The creator of high-performance Mercedes-Benzs recently added a 5.5L V8 Biturbo engine for the Mercedes-Benz CL 63 AMG – that same engine now makes its debut in the new 2011 Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG. Mated to a AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission, the 2011 S 63 [...]
As announced earlier this morning, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd., one of the fastest-growing car manufacturers in China, has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Volvo Car Corporation from Ford Motor Company. Geely also announced that Stefan Jacoby, the Chief Executive of Volkswagen Group of America, would become President and Chief Executive Officer [...]
