It’s been a while since we’ve had a ‘Let’s Talk Numbers’ battle so we’re bringing it back today with a face-off between the 2011 BMW 7-Series and the 2011 Audi A8. Our battle today includes the 2011 Audi A8, which is powered by a 4.2L V8 and the 2011 BMW 750i, which is powered by [...]
Three years ago, just before Aston Martin launched the Rapide sedan, it appointed Magna Steyr as a partner to produce the car at its facilities in Austria due to constraints at the company’s Gaydon headquarters in Warwickshire, UK. Well, Aston Martin is happy to confirm today that production of its Rapide will move to the [...]
According to three people familiar with the matter, General Motors executives have discussed buying shares from the U.S. Treasury Department to reduce the Obama administration’s 33 percent stake in the company. While not decisions have been made on a purchase plan, GM is weighing options for its cash. The options include horing up its underfunded [...]
Word on the street is that Hyundai will debut a coupe version of the Elantra at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show later this year. The model is intended to be a direct competitor of the Honda Civic Coupe. Power for the Hyundai Elantra Coupe will come straight from the sedan’s 1.8L inline 4-cylinder engine [...]
This isn’t the first time we’re hearing this and it probably won’t be the last. British sports car maker Lotus is producing its own V6 and V8 engines after recently deciding to delay the production of the Elan. According to CEO Dany Bahar, the Lotus Elan mid-engined 450-hp V6 model was ‘too close’ to the new [...]
Just how well do the new muscle cars of 2011 compare to their predecessors? It’s a question/debate that is continuously brought up at drag strips and auto shows. The guys at Motor Trend decided to find out for once and for all. The team gathered three modern high-spec muscle cars and put them against their [...]
In a recent interview with Detroit News, General Motors CEO Dan Akerson discussed the future product line of the Detroit automaker. Here are some interesting highlights. Next year, GM will unveil a bifuel engine for commercial trucks that will run on compressed natural gas or gasoline. Next summer, GM will launch two new Cadillacs: the XTS [...]
When you here of the Smart brand, you never really think of high-performance. But when you here Brabus, a Mercedes-Benz focused tuner, working with Smart, you’re probably going to listen very carefully. In 2003, Brabus put a twin-turbo V6 into the Smart Roadster. Following that, the two companies debuted their Smart-Brabus ForFour Race Concept powered [...]
Last week marked the making of Nissans’ one millionth Frontier pickup. It rolled of the line at their Smyrna, Tenn manufacturing plant. As the U.S.’s first mainstream small truck, the Nissan Frontier has a bit of history getting to where it is now. The Datsun 1000 was imported to the U.S. with a four cylinder [...]
Last week, President Obama paid a visit to the Jeep plant in Toledo to talk about the impact his administration had on keeping Chrysler thriving, and helping to improve the automotive industry. Part of the discussion also included the concerns around the job report released Friday. The Jeep Wrangler also ended up a hot topic [...]
