What do you get when you pack Twin Ball Bearing Turbochargers into a Cadillac Escalade? You get a total of 1008-hp at 5,900 rpm with a maximum torque of 967 lb-ft of torque. That gives you the ability to beat Godzilla – the 2011 Nissan GT-R – itself. The Hennessey HPE1000 Twin Turbo Upgrade package ends [...]
General Motors CEO Dan Akerson has been pushing company engineers to reduce the cost of producing the Chevrolet Volt by around $10,000. A senior GM executive today said that the company is ‘on track’ to reduce the cost of the second and third-generation Volt. Click here for more news on the Chevrolet Volt. “We have a [...]
To celebrate the collaboration between Mopar, Magneti Marelli and Shell, Chrysler Group LLC today unveiled a Dodge Avenger Rally Car, which will makes its public debut at the 2011 New York Auto Show. “Our Dodge Avenger Rally car showcases Mopar’s new relationship with Magneti Marelli,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group’s [...]
According to a document the company filed with federal securities regulators, Fisker Automotive has raised another $40 million to build its plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Irvine, California based automaker that has plans to build plug-in hybrid vehicles in Delaware recently closed a $150 million funding round in February. Between the public funds, private equity investment [...]
Volkswagen said that it has no plans on making a decision to take a stake in Isuzu Motors after a report by Manager Magazin said it was considering buying all or a part of the Japanese automaker. The report said that Volkswagen and MAN, the German truck maker that is currently 30 percent owned by [...]
Chrysler Group’s Mopar parts brand today announced a partnership with Fiat-owned parts maker Magneti Marelli and Shell Lubricants to supply maintenance parts for non-Chrysler Group vehicles to the automaker’s 2,311 dealers. Chrysler said that last year, more than 2.6 million customers with competitive vehicles came to Chrysler dealers for light maintenance including oil changes and [...]
With all the buzz surrounding the launch of the new 2012 Audi Q3, there is no mention of the new compact Audi SUV coming to the stateside. Well, that’s because Audi has no plans to bring it to the United States… at least not yet. According to Brad Stertz, an Audi spokesman, the company studying [...]
After a short teaser earlier this month, Chrysler Group LLC’s Mopar Division has released the limited-edition Mopar 2011 Dodge Charger, which will be limited to just 1,000 units. “The Mopar ‘11 Charger takes the ‘head- turning’ factor up a few notches,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group’s service, parts and customer-care [...]
At the 2011 New York Auto Show next week, Scion will show a new concept vehicle, which is basically its version of the Toyota FT-86 Concept. This leads us to believe that the production Toyota rear-wheel-drive coupe will come to the United States as a Scion – pending if it’s received well at the New [...]
Aston Marin announced today that a new Vantage GT3 race car based on the Aston Martin V12 Vantage road car is ready for competition in 2012. “The Vantage GT3 will replace the DBRS9, launched in 2006 at Le Mans, and which has since seen 26 chassis built and raced to multiple victories in national and [...]
