Archive | October, 2011

2013 BMW 3-Series enters production in Dec., 328i to get 2.0 liter 4-cylinder turbo

The redesigned 2013 BMW 3-Series will be unveiled next week, with U.S. sales to start in the first quarter of 2012. The 2013 3-Series will make its first public appearance at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January. The first two models to debut will be the 328i sedan and 335i sedan. The 2013 BMW [...]

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2012 Mazda3 sedan starts at $15,200, Mazda3 i Touring with SKYACTIV starts at $18,450

Mazda has finally dropped pricing on the 2012 Mazda3, which includes the first of the brand’s all-new fuel-efficient SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY. “The Mazda3 is the core of the Mazda line-up and continues to be the standard by which all other compact cars are measured,” said Jim O’Sullivan, president and CEO, MNAO. “Because of the importance of this [...]

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GM’s Mark Reuss confirms Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 laps Nurburgring in 7:41.27

It seems like that any new sports car these days has to return an impressive Nurburgring lap time. The upcoming Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 recently hit up the Nurburgring and GM North America President Mark Reuss has confirmed that the upcoming hardcore Camaro went around the track in just 7:41.27. Click here for more details the Chevrolet Camaro [...]

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2012 Chevrolet Colorado fully unveiled, goes on sale in Thailand

The 2012 Chevrolet Colorado has been officially redesigned and re-engineered and has been revealed to the world. Known as GM’s toughest, highest-performance and most refined midsize pickup truck ever, the model made its global debut today in Thailand. The model has yet to be confirmed for the United States, but Thai customers will get 26 [...]

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Ginetta G60 sports car unveiled, powered by a Ford Mustang V6

An all new 310-hp mid-engined model has just been released by British automaker Ginetta. The Ginetta G60 is a light weight sports car with a carbon fiber body based on the Fabrio GTS. In order to keep weight down, Ginetta used other measures as well and cut out ABS, electronic stability control, and steering assistance, [...]

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GM teams up with RelayRides, will allow you to rent out your car to others

GM teams up with RelayRides, will allow you to rent out your car to others

General Motors announced today that it is teaming up with RelayRides, the world’s first peer-to-peer car sharing  marketplace, to allow millions of GM vehicle owners to leverage the OnStar system to rent out their idle cars through the RelayRides marketplace. RelayRides allows vehicle owners to rent out their idle vehicles, with the owner of the vehicle [...]

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GM boosts production of Equinox and Terrain… again

GM boosts production of Equinox and Terrain… again

The Chevrolet Equinox and the GMC Terrain are very popular sellers for General Motors. The automaker has added as many a 100 workers to its Canadian plant that builds the two crossovers as demand shows no signs of slowing down. According to Dan Borthwick, president of Canadian Auto Workers Local 88, GM added 100 workers [...]

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2012 Volkswagen Golf R price starts at $33,900 for two-door model, $36,090 for four-doors

Here you go Volkswagen Golf fans – Volkswagen has announced pricing details on the new 2012 Volkswagen Golf R, which goes on sale early next year. Prices for a well-equipped 2012 Volkswagen Golf R two-door will start at $33,900. That price will get you Bi-Xenon headlights, dual-zone climate control, cruise control, leather steering, power windows [...]

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Honda Ridgeline isn’t going anywhere, 2012 model to go on sale in Nov.

Honda Ridgeline isn’t going anywhere, 2012 model to go on sale in Nov.

Honda announced today that it will not be phasing out its Ridgeline pickup “The reports in the media that we have plans to discontinue the Ridgeline pick-up truck are false,” said Sage Marie, manager of truck product planning at Honda. “To the contrary, Ridgeline has a significant role in the Honda line-up, and it is [...]

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New Italia sports cars maker Vygor teases new model

New Italia sports cars maker Vygor teases new model

A new Italian automaker by the name of Vygor is preparing to unveil a new sports car. The Tuscany based sports cars maker today released a teaser of their upcoming model with a very animated press release. “Vygor was born in Tuscany, a land rich in works of art and emotions,” the company said in [...]

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