Meet the new 2013 Ford Flex and yes, it’s no longer a boxy vehicle. At the 2011 LA Auto Show next week, FoMoCo will unveil the redesigned 7-passenger, three-row Flex for the 2013 model year. “Flex appeals to people who want to stand out from the crowd and has the highest retention rate of any [...]
The week after next comes the 2011 LA Auto Show, but first, let’s looks at some of the entries for the eighth annual Design Challenge. Show organizers have asked six design firms to go nuts on what they think should be Hollywood’s most shouty, amazing and somehow elegant movie car. The marques competing are Honda, [...]
Earlier this year, Jaguar unveiled the new XF Diesel, which is powered by a 2.2 liter 4-cylinder engine that makes a 187-hp with a maximum torque of 332 lb-ft. Mated to an 8-speed ZF automatic gearbox and a stop-start system, the 2012 Jaguar XF 2.2 goes from 0 to 62 mph in 8.5 seconds with [...]
UK auto publication Evo has unveiled its list of contenders for the Car of the Year 2011. Evo’s Car of the Year award has become UK’s gold standard of performance car comparisons, consisting of only the manufacturers of the hottest and most impressive new cars of the year. This year Evo headed to Portimao in [...]
Chrysler Group LLC’s Jeep brand has launched a new advertising and marketing campaign for the new 2012 Wrangler Call of Duty: MW3 Special Edition. The campaign consists of broadcast, print, digital, social media, experiential events and an out-of-home placement that includes the use of electroluminescent billboards. The brand also is introducing a new tagline for the campaign: [...]
Oh Europe how we envy you when its comes to car. Volkswagen announced today that its R GmbH department has put together a nice R-line package for its Tiguan crossover. The Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line is available in 7 exterior colors including Candy white, Reflex silver metallic, Deep Black pearl effect, Night blue metallic and Pepper [...]
The 1949 BMW Veritas isn’t really the best looking car from the German automaker but it is definitely a unique looking machine. The car is currently being offered up for auction at Auctions America by RM in Chicago. According to the history provided by RM: It was the work of Ernst Loof, Georg Meier and [...]
Besides showing the new Subaru BRZ rear-wheel-drive sports coupe, the Japanese automaker will unveil its new global brand statement called ‘Confidence in Motion.’ The new Confidence in Motion theme will be portrayed through a new concept car called Subaru Advanced Tourer. The concept is being developed as a C-segment class car for a new-generation sports [...]
Okay – it’s no joke that FoMoCo’s MyFord Touch infotainment touch sensitive system was a total failure for the automaker. The glitches in the system even ended up hurting the way the company’s vehicles were recommended by Consumer Reports. Well, Ford heard the complaints of the media and its customers and is unveiling a new [...]
So everywhere else in the world the new Nissan GT-R carries a 2012 model year designation, but not in the United States. Here, Godzilla carries a 2013 designation, but those numbers are of little interest for every country across the world. For the new model year, the Nissan GT-R has received engine and suspension refinement. [...]
