The G-Power team modified the BMW M5 and produced the “M5 Hurricane RR” earlier this year, designing what was branded the fastest sedan on the planet; G-Power are at it again, this time producing the “world’s fastest 4-seat coupe” with the BMW M6 – G-Power M6 Hurricane. The power claims make this ostensibly oversized claim [...]
General Motors today unveiled the first vehicle under its newly created Baojun brand (a part of SAIC-GM-Wuling). Known as the Baojun 630, the passenger car rolled off the production line today in Liuzhou, Guangxi. Baojun is SGMW’s new brand of affordable passenger vehicles that will be sold across China, as it tried to make the [...]
While automakers like Ford and General Motors are already using the technology, Takeshi Uchiyamada, executive vice president in charge of r&d at Toyota, also wants to increase the fleet’s fuel efficiency by putting turbochargers and direct fuel injection in smaller vehicles. Toyota, which plans to introduce 11 new or redesigned hybrid vehicles by 2012, will [...]
According to the man that leads the design at Volkswagen AG, there is a strong desire to bring back the Microbus/Camper. “I would not be doing my job at Volkswagen properly if I was not thinking of bringing back the Camper” said Volkswagen’s design chief Klaus Bischoff, at the 2010 LA Auto Show. In fact, [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into whether rental-car companies are completing repairs on recalled vehicles from General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC before renting or leasing them to customers. NHTSA said that it is looking at nearly 3 million recalled vehicles and will be auditing the repair history [...]
A statement released today by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says his company has invested $500 million in General Motors, which returned to trading last week. Alwaleed’s investment firm, Kingdom Holding Co., said the 1 percent purchase of GM was based on the company’s brand strength and growth prospects in China and Brazil. The [...]
Subaru has dropped a promotional video of its new Impreza Design Concept for us to enjoy. Hit the jump for the video. Click here for our post on the Subaru Impreza Concept from the 2010 LA Auto Show. Refresher: The Subaru Impreza Concept is a design concept car that embodies the Subaru brand statement: “Confidence [...]
The Ford Mustang Facebook page consists of more than 940,000 fans and so FoMoCo is asking them to come up with the name for the 2012 V6 Performance Package as a part of a new contest. “The V6 Performance Package is a great example of what’s at the core of Mustang – fun, fast and [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today that it will review a request for a full investigation on some Honda Accord Hybrid vehicles that may be at risk of unintended acceleration. The request comes from a driver of a 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid who was involved in a fatal crash in July 2005. In [...]
We’re not sure how many car enthusiasts watch “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” but if you happened to tune in today, Oprah revealed the design silhouette of the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. Not only did Oprah reveal the silhouette of the 2012 Beetle, she ended up giving 275 Beetles to her audience as part of “Oprah’s [...]
