Volkswagen is working very hard to overtake Toyota and General Motors to become the world’s No.1 automaker by 2018. With that in mind, the German automakers plans to show up at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show with seven concept vehicles to show off its development capabilities. The seven concepts will come from various Volkswagen Group [...]
We’ve been hearing about a successor to the Ford GT for quite some time right now. In Sept. 2010, it was reported that a successor to the Ford GT supercar may be an no emissions ‘green’ supercar that competes with the likes of the Audi e-tron, Porsche 918 Spyder and the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-CELL. [...]
What do we have here? Apparently, the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan, which is scheduled to debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, popped up on the company’s website. Right away you can notice the 2012 Tiguan looks similar to its older brother, the Touareg. It gets an aggressive grille, new headlamps, restyled bumpers – and that’s [...]
The 2011 New York Auto Show is right around the corner (well press days start on April 21, 2011, but you know how we feel about shows). At the show in New York, a jury of 66 distinguished auto journalists from around the world will name the 2011 World Car Award winners including the 2011 [...]
Since 1997, when the first Prius rolled off production lines, Toyota has been the leading name in green automotive technology. Despite the fact that the company is seeing some substantial competition for the first time, analysts say the crown is still Toyota’s to lose. “Toyota is definitely losing some of its image as the tech [...]
The EPA should know by the end of July whether it is to require a vehicle emissions grading system on all new vehicles. Margo Oge, director of the agency’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality says that the agency is being sympathetic towards concerns raised over the proposed A – D grading system. Though Oge [...]
Volkswagen has been frank about its intention to devise and implement different strategies for certain models in Europe as opposed to that for those models in America; primarily the Jetta and Passat. The European Jetta for instance, is a decidedly much higher-end vehicle than its American counterpart. The prices are distinguishably different as well, as [...]
Following the two Black Edition Porsche’s we saw this month, General Motor’s Cadillac brand is getting black limited with the new Black Diamond Edition of the Cadillac CTS-V lineup. “The CTS-V Black Diamond Edition is like a finely crafted, tailored tuxedo,” said Michelle Killen, Cadillac exterior paint designer. “The base color may be a simple black, [...]
At the 2011 Chicago Auto Show next week, Lexus will show a sportier side of its hybrid dominated lineup. Highlighting the luxury automaker’s 20,000 square-foot exhibit will be the Five Axis Project Lexus CT 200h. Click here for more news on the Lexus CT 200h. “For more than a decade, Americans have made Lexus the [...]
Following the recent release of the Porsche 911 Black Edition, the German sports car maker has introduced the limited-edition Porsche Boxster S Black edition. Besides all the features that the Black Edition adds, the 911 Boxster S Black Edition’s 3.4L flat 6-cylinder gets an extra 10-hp for a total of 320-hp. Pushing that much power, [...]
