The 2012 Ford Focus, which will go on sale across the nation early next year, will get 40 mpg on the highway, according to FoMoCo. The improvement is an 18 percent increase over the current Focus model. If that works out after EPA certification, the Focus is on track to be the most fuel-efficeint compact [...]
The 2011 Audi TT RS Coupe and TT RS Convertible, which are now confirmed to come to the stateside in 2011, can now be ordered with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Audi says that the 7-speed dual-clutch increases performance and fuel-economy to 28 mpg (U.S. terms). In addition, a launch control function with the S tronic [...]
Earlier this year, we learned that the new entry-levle Maserati sedan was on track for 2014. Latest reports suggest that the new four-door entry-level Maserati is now scheduled to debut in the fall of 2011. The model will compete against the likes of the BMW M5, Jaguar XFR and the Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG. Insiders [...]
Tesla announced today that it is recalling 439 Roadster 2.0 and 2.5 models due to a risk that a power cable could short and catch fire. According to Tesla’s techy explanation: “The recall involves the 12v low voltage auxiliary cable from a redundant back up system that provides power to various systems, including the headlamps, [...]
Following a sharp drop in a customer’s perception of the quality of its vehicles due to more than 9 million recalls worldwide, Toyota announced today that it has strengthened its SMART evaluation process following a sharp decline in customer concerns regarding acceleration issues reported to the company. Toyota also confirmed that it has completed more [...]
BMW has just announced that there are some new accessories for their “segment busting” X6 Sport Activity Coupe”¦in which they really mean the most pointless car ever made. Pointless because it has a useless boot, weighs more than the universe, and isn”t as practical as it suggests. Nonetheless, these new accessories include a Power Kit, [...]
Gemballa, the tuner famous for its modified Porsche models, has been through a lot in 2010. In May 2010, Gemballa decided to close its door due to financial troubles and after its founder, Uwe Gemballa, had been reported missing since February in Johannesburg. It is now reported that the body of Uwe Gemballa was found [...]
Earlier this morning we saw a promotional video for the Audi quattro concept – we now have a promotional video of the second Audi concept debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, the Audi e-tron Spyder. Click here for our original post on the Audi e-tron Spyder. Follow the jump for the two videos. Refresher: The [...]
It was reported in July that Lexus is in danger of losing its U.S. luxury crown to Mercedes-Benz – well it has, at least for the month of September. Mercedes-Benz sales were up a total of 22 percent to 20,675, as deliveries of the E-Class sedan helped boost the brand’s numbers. Even BMW passed Lexus [...]
Last week Hennessey Performance Engineering released a video of their 2011 Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Coupe V700 undergoing dyno testing. Today, the tuner released a video of the car’s quarter mile run, which it completed in 11.16 at 124.04 mph. The Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Cope V700 produces 707-hp and 701 lb-ft of torque (dyno results were: [...]
