Opel will be reveling four all new models at the 64th International Motor Show in Frankfurt. Models being released at the show, which kicks off September 15, include the Astra GTC, Zafira Tourer, and the Combo. Opel’s Ampera is Europe’s first daily driver electric vehicle, and will be headed for dealerships toward the year’s end. [...]
A couple weeks ago, pictures of an Audi Q7 pickup started popping up around the internet. We purposely chose to ignore those pictures as they seemed like a photoshop. Well, now some new images have been put out to clarify that potentially fabricated photo from late last month. A version of the Audi Q7 gone [...]
Jaguar has released the a teaser sketch of new ‘production concept’ it will be debuting at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show next month. Known as the Jaguar C-X16, the model hints at a new future Jaguar “sports cars that will aim to set new class benchmarks in design, vehicle dynamics and technology,” said Jaguar’s Design Director [...]
Chevrolet’s Volt made a huge impact on the automobile industry by being a forerunner in the push for electric powertrains. So its prominence has no question. However, since its launch in December of 2010, customer interest in the Volt has been found to drop significantly as of recent. CNW Marketing Research found that not only [...]
California-based electric car maker Coda has just announced today that in order to make sure its efforts are well-supported, they will partner with China’s Great Wall Motors to develop new global electric vehicles, including a potential Chinese-American competitor to the Nissan LEAF. “Our collaboration will enable us to provide our respective customers with a broad [...]
Coachbuilders Galpin Auto Sports and specialty manufacturer SPX teamed up with Barrett-Jackson to create a special edition of the Ford Mustang that’s inspired by the original 1969 Boss 429. Featuring a custom built all-metal widebody kit, the special edition Mustang is a whopping nine inches wider than the stock Mustang. To fill in the extra [...]
Jeep has just announced that its new, epic and popular fourth-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee will get a price reduction for the 2012 model year. Additionally, both the V6 and the V8 get some minor tweaks to help optimize fuel economy while the Jeep Wrangler receives the new Pentastar V6 without a change in price. When [...]
One of the complaints that pops up rather often with the Honda brand is the more pronounced levels of road noise that seem to be associated with their cars. One of them was the Fit and despite its fun driving characteristics, cheap cost and practical insides, owners and reviewers alike found the Fit to be [...]
A new Smart car is out and it’s an EV! Called the ForTwo Electric Drive, the third-generation EV features an all-new powertrain that was developed by Deutsche Accumotive while the old model used a Tesla-built system. “The smart fortwo has exceeded itself. It has always been a pioneer of urban mobility and with the new [...]
A new rumor is bumping around the news desks regarding Chevrolet. Word has it that the Detroit maker is looking into producing a competitor to the awkward Nissan Juke. As plans are marked out now, Chevrolet is already in the works with two crossovers that will be based off of GM’s global Gamma sub-compact platform. [...]
