Saab is undoubtedly in all sorts of trouble. Recently, the Swedish brand filed for creditor protection this month but was rejected. Supposedly, Saab owes its August wages to its workers and about $207 million to its suppliers. Ouch. However, earlier this week Saab was given a chance to leave so that their case can be [...]
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is probably the best looking AMG on the market right now and besides the SLS AMG coupe and the SLS AMG Roadster, Mercedes-Benz’s in-house tuning arm has a lot more planned for the model. Unfortunately, all those models won’t be coming to the United States. First up, Mercedes-Benz says that the [...]
The 2011 Tokyo Motor Show in october may not have a lot of American automaker’s showing up, but domestic automakers will be shining. Reports suggest that Toyota and Lexus have some interesting debuts scheduled for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show including a special-edition Lexus LFA and a likely Supra replacement. Known as the Lexus LFA [...]
Audi always seems to stiff us with new models that come out across the Atlantic. We get teased day in and day with models like the Audi A3 and the Audi Q3. Well, Audi is now saying that it is considering bringing the Q3 to the United States. When? Audi president Johan de Nysschen said [...]
Earlier this summer, Mopar and Jeep unveiled the JK-8 Independence Wrangler Unlimited conversion package that converts your Wrangler into a pickup truck. But when will Jeep produce a real pickup without the help of Mopar? According to Jeep CEO Michael Manley, a Wrangler-based pickup truck remains high priority but is at least four years away. [...]
The new Kia GT Concept received a very positive reaction at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show last week, proving that the Korean brand is ready to move away from the budget reputation that it’s always been stuck with, according to the company’s European boss, Paul Philpott. “Almost everyone has accepted the GT as being the right [...]
BMW announced today that it is offering two Power Kit packages for BMW 135i and BMW 335i owners. Version 1 Power Kit $599: Performance-Optimized Engine Software. This version of the Power Kit was first introduced on the 335i BMW Performance Edition model (announced in July, 2011). Available for all Model Year 135i and 335i vehicles. [...]
Mercedes-Benz has perhaps one of the most prominent histories in the automobile industry. However, in the late 1990s and all the way through the 2000 until now, Mercedes has fallen well below their expectations as a brand. The top brass has since been hard at work to reinvigorate their image and damaged reputation with some [...]
Driving will always be a controversial topic in one form or another since so many people around the world do it on a daily basis. And safety is one of those controversies since it’s always under fire from issues such as distracted and inhibited driving practices. That said, a new study was conducted by the [...]
Without any big announcement today, BMW has reportedly started offering all-wheel-drive on the 2012 BMW 6-Series lineup. Both the 650i Coupe and the 650i Convertible are available with the company’s xDrive system. The 2012 BMW 650i xDrive Coupe starts at $86,000, while the 2012 BMW 650i xDrive Convertible starts at $93,500. Both models cost $3,000 [...]
