Angered by the continuous snow storms in the Northeast? Well, here’s something to make you jealous. Audi has just released a video of the new 2011 Audi RS 3 tackling snow terrain but the only sad part is that if you’re considering purchasing one… you can’t because the German brand has no plans to sell [...]
Mercedes’ AMG line will use hybrid technology in the future to improve fuel consumption, at the sake of performance. The next generation of Mercedes’ high performance label will implement hybrid technology including stop-start and energy recuperation mechanisms. Back in 2008, then CEO of AMG Volker Mornhinweg said that the company was experimenting with batteries and [...]
In a move that CEO Dan Akerson says will “bring greater focus and urgency to developing leading-edge technology for all General Motors vehicles,” Vice Chairman Tom Stephens has been reassigned from global product chief to Global Chief Technology Officer. The 62 year old Stephens has been with GM his entire career. In his new post, [...]
Ford dealers are inviting those who purchase vehicles with MyFord Touch to come back in for a tutorial on the system, free of charge. “The younger people, and the people who are more sophisticated love it,” said Jim Seavitt, owner of Village Ford in Dearborn. “The less tech-savvy customers need to come back in again.” [...]
“There’s the easy way, and there’s the Lexus way,” says Lexus – however, Lexus’ way is really the hard way… the very hard way. Toyota’s luxury brand has just launched a new advertising campaign that show how much painstaking work Lexus puts into developing each and every unit. “It isn’t enough to just say that [...]
Sources inside Volkswagen said that the company’s twincharger gasoline engine could be on its way out. The award-winning 1.4L engine, which mixes turbocharging and supercharging, has been said to be too complex and expensive to produce for Volkswagen. What is Volkswagen going to do now? Engineers for the company said that new turbocharging technology can [...]
Yes, you read that headline correctly – even though Audi held the world debut of the A6 Hybrid at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the car may not make it to the United States until later. While the A6 Hybrid will be sold in other market prior to coming to the U.S., it may not [...]
At the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, outgoing CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen handed the keys to his successor, Wolfgang Durheimer. The new Bentley head now has to deal with a critical decision of developing an all-new third product line to compliment the Continental and top-of-the-line Mulsanne. Paefgen, who led Bentley for 9 years, is leaving Bentley in [...]
Nissan is hoping to take on the domestic commercial van market and today celebrated the launch of its new 2012 Nissan NV commercial van with Job One ceremonies at its expanded Canton, MS plant. “Nissan has been a leading innovator in commercial vehicles around the world for more than 75 years,” said Nissan Americas Chairman [...]
Looks wise, the Jaguar XK hasn’t really been known as vehicle that reinvents itself. Under the hood, however, Jaguar has added some nice surprises including a 385-hp 5.0L V8 and a 510-hp 5.0L V8 supercharged in the XKR. If you’re waiting to see what’s going to happen to the XK in the near future… keep [...]
