Harking back to the ‘68 Super Bee, Dodge has just unleashed their latest retro take on the sought-after musclecar: the 2012 Charger SRT8 SuperBee, which we will likely see at the LA Auto Show next week. Seeing is believing and really no more than that: the SuperBee is an aesthetic upgrade, up front is the [...]
Mitsubishi’s slow-selling red-headed stepchild, the Outlander is about to be given a bit of a boost. At this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi will show the second-generation PX-MiEV SUV concept, aimed at showing off future exterior design and perhaps more interestingly, an electric powertrain as a potential option in future Outlander type vehicles. Range-wise, electrics [...]
Ford will continue its tradition of using high-profile racing events to show off its new vehicels, only this year with a new twist. The Dearborn company will feature the 2013 Police Interceptor Utility (Explorer) and Sedan (Taurus) during the Ford Championship Weekend races. The Police Interceptors will be released in 2012, and will appear for the first time [...]
Nissan Chief Vehicle Engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno presented the 2013 GT-R supercar at Japan’s Sugo International Race Circuit saying that it may be able to beat previous model year’s Nurburgring lap times. The GT-R has been continually beating its previous times, with the 2011 model clocking in at 7:26.4 and the 2012 model year taking that [...]
In order to offer its owners improved power transfer and fuel efficiency, Chrysler Group had plans to launch a 6-speed dual clutch transmission on its 2012 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger sedans. The automaker has recently made the decision to hold off on releasing the vehicles for fine tuning. “We were concerned about the refinement and how the [...]
Mercedes-Benz previously announced that Mika Hakkinen, two-time Formula 1 world champion, would be coming back for the final race in the International Le Mans Cup, in Zhuhai, China. The champion’s return comes after spending four years away from the cockpit, and this time he will be getting behind the wheel of the SLS AMG GT3. [...]
Even though General Motors posted a $6.3 billion first-half profit, the company’s CEO Dan Akerson thinks it’s still not good enough and is pushing for more cost reductions to send a message to the employees. The Detroit automaker’s CEO Dan Amman has held several meetings in recent months to show executives that more cuts are [...]
It seems as if Fifth Gear pumps out test drives faster than their competitor Top Gear. While not as entertaining as Top Gear, Fifth Gear is still a legit form of European car porn. On the show’s latest episode, the crew took the new Ferrari 458 Spider for a spin. Click here for more news on [...]
After running into some legal issues, Chrysler Group has finalized the sale of its Motor Village LA store. A local dealership, New Century Automotive Group, owns the downtown LA location as of the end of October. Chrysler is still in negotiations with the California Department of Motor Vehicles over a complaint they filed back in [...]
Racing teams can now pick up the lastest Porsche 911 addition for the 2012 season, as the brand has just released its 2012 911 GT3 RSR. The model is based on its predecessing 997-series 911, and comes with a six-cylinder boxer engine with a 4.0-liter displacement, producing 454-hp, versus last year’s 449-hp. Steering wheel-mounted paddle [...]
