Archive | December, 2011
1967 Ford Mustang Convertible

1967 Ford Mustang Convertible Body will run you $15,995

Ford has just added its fourth licensed body shell to its collection of classics, as the 1967 Mustang convertible joins the line up which includes the 1965 convertible, the 1967 fastback, and the 1969 fastback. Currently available for order, restorers can purchase the shell at a starting price of $15,995. Ford-licensed restoration parts only receive [...]

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hennessey jeep grand cherokee srt8 b

Hennessey Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 gets up to 800-hp

The 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is getting a serious power upgrade from Hennessy Performance, with renderings recently teased for the upcoming 24 unit release. Hennessy started with the stock SRT8 motor, which is priced at $55,295, puts out 465hp and 465 lb-ft of torque, and boasts 4.8 second 0-60mph time. After a displacement increase [...]

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta

Report: Alfa Giulietta station wagon due in 2013

A compact wagon has been absent from the Fiat, Alfa and Lancia brands since the 2008 retirement of the Fiat Stilo Multi Wagon. Now, Alfa Romeo is bringing the wagon back to its European Giulietta line for 2013. In Italy, Germany, and other key European markets, wagons account for as much as three quarters of compact [...]

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Volvo C70 Inscription

Volvo C70 Inscription will cost an extra $3,900

Volvo Cars of North America released information on its C70 Inscription package last month, which will be available for purchase early 2012. The Inscription package is a C70 hardtop convertible with both aesthetic and power upgrades, only for the North American market. It comes with a price tag for an additional $3,900 and includes an [...]

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2012 Detroit: Lexus LF-LC Concept

Lexus LF-LC Concept photo leaks via Road&Track

A picture of the upcoming Lexus LF-LC Concept, which is scheduled to make its world debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show next month, has been leaked via Road&Track in a short video on YouTube. The Lexus LF-LC seems to take the LFA design to a completely new direction. The company says that the LF-LC [...]

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Tesla Model S

Tesla Model S full details and pricing information released

Tesla, which has already starting taking orders for its new all-electric Model S sedan, has released all the details, options and pricing on the new model. The rear-wheel-drive Tesla Model S sedan measures 195.9 inches in length, 77.3 inches in width, and 56.5 inches in height. It sits on a wheelbase measuring 116.5 inches. Inside, [...]

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2012 Honda CR-V

Report: Honda targeting 23.5% growth in sales in 2012, 40% for Acura

Honda said that it expects sales to grow in 2012 with the Honda brand targeting a 23.6 percent sales increase and Acura targeting a 40 percent sales increase. According to Tetsuo Iwamura, president and CEO of American Honda, the gains will be lead by new cars and trucks that the company plans to update for both [...]

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2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 3

2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 to make world debut at 2012 Detroit Auto Show

The 2012 BMW 3 Series made its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September but the ActiveHybrid 3 will now make its world debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show next month (along with the rest of the 3 Series lineup). Click here for more news on the BMW 3-Series. The 2012 BMW [...]

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2013 Audi A1 quattro

2013 Audi A1 quattro, only 333 units will be made

Audi has just announced a very limited version of the A1 known as the A1 quattro. The top-of-the-line A1 will be limited to just 333 units all allocated for the European market. Power for the Audi A1 quattro comes from a 2.0 TFSI 4-cylinder direct-injected gasoline engine making 256-hp at 6,000 rpm with a maximum [...]

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2013 Buick Encore Teaser

Buick teases 2013 Encore crossover once again

Following a teaser of the front headlamp this past week, Buick has released another teaser of the Encore crossover prior to its debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Obviously, this teaser is a bit weak but we’ll take what we can get. Buick says every week before the press days at the Detroit Auto [...]

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