So you own a 2009/2010 Nissan GT-R and are pretty depressed that the 2012 model year gets more power and runs from 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds. Well, worry not (unless you hate spending money on modifying your car). Hennessey Performance has announced a new upgrade kits for the GT-R, known as the GTR650 and [...]
The Internet Car and Truck of the Year website has announced the winners from the Internet Pros and Average Joes votes for their favorite new cars and trucks. Surprisingly, American brands swept wins in all the categories Internet Pros: 2011 Car of the Year: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V 2011 Truck of the Year: 2011 Jeep Grand [...]
A document showing the preliminary equipment and pricing details for the 2012 Buick Verano was sent out to dealers earlier this week as an intent to gather ordering demand for the four different trim levels of the new compact sedan. From the document, we can see that the 2012 Verano will only be offered with [...]
Hyundai Motor America is calling the nation’s attention to the waste of – no, not the waste of gas, money or mpgs, but the waste of asterisks (that’s right press SHIFT F8 on your Mac and you’ll know what we’re talking about). The Korean automaker is pointing out that its competitors are coming out with [...]
The Audi quattro concept isn’t just a nice little concept that hints at a future successor to the 1983 Sport quattro – oh no, it’s much more than that. It’s a little concept that weighs just 2,860 pounds and it’s not going to be the only Audi to be on the slimmer side. According to Stephan [...]
A study by the Center for Automotive Research, an auto industry think tank, says that the government assistance to GM and Chrysler saved more than 1 million jobs in 2009 alone, and another 314,000 jobs in 2010. “To date, $13.4 billion in principal has been repaid on the government’s $80 billion U.S. investment in the [...]
According to the CBO, the projected government loss on its $80 billion auto industry bailout, has been lowered to $19 billion or 24%. That number is substantially lower than the March estimate of $34 billion, in large part due to the GM IPO last month which returned $14 billion to the government. “The auto companies [...]
There are many factors considered by a potential car buyer, and one such factor returning to popularity is, ‘Buy American”. According to the latest Rasmussen Reports national phone survey, 41% of Adults say that buying American is a top priority when car shopping, as opposed to just 12% who prefer foreign cars. 44% say they [...]
General Motors confirmed today that it has made the previously announced voluntary $4 billion cash contribution to its United States hourly and salaried pension plans, with a $2.7 billion contribution going to the hourly plan and $1.3 billion to the salaried plan. “This pension contribution puts us another step closer to our goal of fully [...]
Almost 1/5th of drivers involved in fatal crashes tested positive for drugs, according to the U.S. highway-safety regulator. Sixty-three percent of drivers killed in accidents in 2009 were tested, and 18% tested positive. Only 13% tested positive in 2005. “Today’s report provides a warning signal that too many Americans are driving after having taken drugs, [...]
