As part of its plan to double global sales to 200,000 units by 2018, Porsche is considering adding an entry-level sports car to its lineup. The new offering – a four cylinder sports car – would be in addition to the small SUV and plug-in hybrid already approved for production lines. CEO Matthias Mueller says [...]
A public safety video by the Montana Department of Transportation shows a horse picking up a drunk rider at a bar is supposed to be a metaphor to encourage drinkers to get a ride home. However, the clip is being taken literally by some in a state that is well known for its horse riding [...]
Tesla Motors stock could double to $50 over the next three years, that’s what Himanshu Patel says – an analyst at JPMorgan. After Patel’s note, Tesla’s stock increased more than 7 percent. “We continue to believe the majority of the investment community (and the majority of the automotive industry) is substantially underrating Tesla’s potential,” Patel [...]
At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Toyota will hold the debut of an updated FT-86 sports concept vehicle. This is the first time we’ll see anything from Toyota on the FT-86 since the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. “The FT-86 II concept will give the clearest indication yet of the final design for Toyota’s next sports car,” [...]
Here is some exciting news for all of you Volkswagen Golf fans – the seventh-generation model is in the works and is scheduled to arrive at the “end of 2012 or early 2013,” according to a V-Dub spokesman. According to Reuters, the spokesman was responding to an earlier report by Automobilwoche that said a person [...]
While it may not be a practical vehicle, the Ariel Atom V8 is (should be) every car enthusiast’s dream come true. Weighing in at only 1,200 pounds, the Ariel Atom is powered by a 3.0L supercharged V8 engine making 500-hp – in layman’s terms… it is blistering fast and can possibly kick an supercars… well, [...]
The 2011 Detroit Auto Show was probably one of the best things that happened to the city in the past couple of years. According to the final numbers released yesterday by the event’s organizers, attendance at the 2011 show totaled 735,3670 visitors, a 3 percent gain over 2010′s show. This year’s show also included the [...]
A man by the name of Herbert Kohler, head of Daimler’s E-Drive and Future Mobility unit, said that the company is moving as fast as it can on hybrid technologies. The company is expected to offer hybrid versions of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, E-Class and plug-in hybrid S-Class in the United States and Europe within three [...]
Ordered a Nissan LEAF? Wondering where it is? Nissan says that about 20,000 who pre-ordered a LEAF are going to have to wait months longer than they expected. Those who signed up to reserve a LEAF last summer were expecting delivery of the car this month or in February. According to Nissan they may have [...]
As is happening with the home loan market, new car loans are hitting all-time lows, allowing those with good credit to get into new vehicles at a price lower than before. Before you go and get all excited however, bear in mind that those figures are based on average rates for a new car purchase [...]
