Archive | October, 2011

Report: Chevrolet confirms coupe version of Malibu is a no-go

The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu is making out to be a pretty big car for Chevrolet, especially since the prerelease photos speak for themselves. And at one point during the planning for the new Malibu, word was circulating that the General was considering a coupe version, which would bring back a pretty big nameplate from the [...]

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Marchionne to focus Alfa at U.S. market ahead of Europe

Marchionne to focus Alfa at U.S. market ahead of Europe

Alfa Romeo has been known to be prepping for a big reentry into the US market after almost a 20-year absence. And to follow up on these efforts, Fiat’s CEO Sergio Marchionne has announced some details regarding their strategies. Marchionne started off by announcing that he will be appointing a new boss for the North [...]

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Report: MPG and 4-cylinder engines are on the rise

Report: MPG and 4-cylinder engines are on the rise

At the moment, oil is relatively inexpensive compared to earlier this summer, but it does not approach the $0.79 world of 15 or so years ago, as a result, four-cylinder engines are making a comeback. Nearly five years ago, at the pinnacle of the housing bubble, just over 30% of cars sold in the US [...]

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GM: Self-driving vehicles could be ready by 2020

GM: Self-driving vehicles could be ready by 2020

We’re not really sure how we feel about self-driving vehicles… actually we hate the idea completely. Giving up our driving privileges would probably make us feel like we were giving up our first born. However, General Motors thinks that self-driving vehicles could be ready by the end of the decade. The Detroit automaker released a [...]

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Video: How to Gymkhana on a very low budget

Video: How to Gymkhana on a very low budget

Ken Block has become well know all over  YouTube for his Gymkhana videos that usually feature a ton of production work, a 600-hp hatchback and a huge budget. However, what if you don’t have a huge budget, a huge production team or a 600-hp all-wheel-drive rally car driven by Ken Block? Will it still create [...]

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Cadillac XTS will be aimed at luxury import owners and the limo market

The Cadillac XTS sedan that hits showrooms next year in late spring will be a very important model for the brand as it replaces the currents DTS and STS. As a part of increasing awareness for the XTS sedan, Cadillac will heavily rely on the ‘black car’ business (limo services or the cars you see [...]

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Report: Mercedes-Benz F125 Concept hints at future electric S-Class

The automotive world is getting greener, more congested and is also getting tighter regulations from the government. Inevitably, luxury automakers that make high-powered vehicles will eventually have to adapt. According to a new report, Mercedes-Benz’s F125 Concept Car hints at a future electric S-Class sedan. With a bunch of new fuel-saving technologies, the Mercedes-Benz F125 [...]

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2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 details released, gets an estimated 36 mpg

Following the debut of the 2012 BMW 3-Series last Friday, BMW has now released some more details on the new 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 3, which will go on sale in late 2012. The 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 is powered by the N55 300-hp 6-clyinder engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology (that’s the same engine in [...]

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Mini Cooper S under investigation by NHTSA after engine fires

Mini Cooper S under investigation by NHTSA after engine fires

The Mini Cooper S is under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration following 12 reports of engine fires, including five which resulted in the total Cooper being totally burned to the ground. The NHTSA announced the investigation on Saturday saying that in 8 of the complaints fires occurred when the car was parked [...]

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Oprah viewers finally getting keys to 2012 Volkswagen Beetle

Oprah viewers finally getting keys to 2012 Volkswagen Beetle

Polarizing though the design may be on the new Volkswagen Beetle and similar retro-based cars, some customers have waited a year for theirs to show up.On October 13, 276 customers took delivery. Due limited availability, it seems reasonable, though this is speculation, that these cars will accrue value after leaving the dealership in similar fashion [...]

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