General Motors announced today that the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic with a Ecotec 1.4 liter turbo gets an EPA-estimated 40 mpg on the highway and 29 mpg in the city. Those figures are based on the 2012 Sonic with a 6-speed manual transmission. “Sonic changes the sub-compact stereotype and puts an end to the term ‘econobox,’” [...]
After getting a couple of details and images prior to its 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show debut, Infiniti has finally released all the images and everything there is to know about the Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel Edition. Apparently, the idea of the model started as a casual chat between Sebastian and Infiniti’s Chief Creative Officer, Shiro [...]
Avis Budget Group. Inc. has announced Tuesday that it will abandon its efforts to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., due to market conditions. “We have decided not to pursue a transaction at this time in light of current market conditions,” Avis said today in a regulatory filing. Avis’ bid for Dollar Thrifty came in [...]
Pagani founder, Horatio Pagani, recently stopped by Jay Leno’s Garage to give him a tour of the company’s latest new model – the Huayra. Unfortunately, Leno couldn’t drive the car since it’s super-expensive but he did get to ride shotgun with Horatio, which is a privilege it self. Click here for more news on the Pagani [...]
The new 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Clas that was shown at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show will come to the United States in 2013. However, while crossing over the Atlantic Ocean, the B-Class we see in these pictures will undergo some design changes. Mercedes-Benz says that when the B-Class arrives on our shores in 2013, it will [...]
Within in the next five years, Land Rover will get rid of its naming practice so that each model has just one name worldwide. That means no more of LR2 or LR4 names. We’re not sure if Land Rover will carry on using the Freelander and Discovery names since the name badging hasn’t really caught [...]
If you’re into reading new about the economy, you probably notice that you can’t pass one headline not telling us how the economy is uncertain and that we’re headed toward a recession. Nonetheless, some rich folks keep buying expensive cars. “Despite recent economic uncertainty, sales increased year-on-year in major markets, demonstrating the incredible interest in [...]
Jaguar is going in many new directions with global brand director Adrian Hallmark paying close attention to the demands of its targeted market. One of the latest trends the brand may be following is the release of a crossover SUV. With so many plans in mind, the brand simply doesn’t have the resources to back [...]
Volkswagen AG has unveiled its latest effort for the subcompact car market today at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show: the Up! city car. Starting at just €9,850 ($13,519 USD), the Volkswagen Up! makes out to be its cheapest new model. Featuring two gasoline engines rated at 59-hp and 74-hp, the Volkswagen Up! promises to deliver [...]
In order to keep up with tough German competition, Jaguar plans on releasing all-wheel driver versions of the XF and XJ models sometime in the next three years. Apart from these upcoming models, the only other Jaguar that came with all-wheel drive was the X-Type, which was built on a different platform. Adrain Hallmark, Jaguar’s [...]
