This is turning out to be a bad week for recalls. Following Volkswagen and Chrysler, Honda said today that it will be recalling more than 1.3 million Honda Fit units globally for a potential headlight problem. The recall will consists of a 1,355,217 units of the Fit from model years 2007 and 2008 – 143,083 [...]
Mitsubishi keeps teasing us with models that we don’t get in the United States (well, just Evo variants). Today we get new pictures of the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400. Sold through Ralliart UK, the Evo X FQ400 is a meaner and faster Mitsubishi Evo that we’d love to get our hands on. Power [...]
It was bound to happen. Ford has finally announced that it will try to boost U.S. sales with a new employee pricing program that could start next week. According a source familiar with the program, Ford will offer employee pricing in the U.S. on most of its 2008 and 2009 lineup. Reuters is reporting that [...]
Besides Hyundai’s Genesis sedan and coupe, the Korean automakers Veracruz crossover turns quite a few heads. Winner of the 2008 MotherProof.com award for Top New Vehicle Choice for Families and a contender for the 2008 Motor Trend SUV of the year, the Veracruz is one of the best-selling vehicles in its segment. Well, we have some [...]
We saw the 2008 Ford Mustang FR500CJ briefly last month, but today Ford took the wraps off the race-ready Mustang at the 2008 SEMA Auto Show. Known simply as the Cobra Jet, it will join the Mustang FR500S, the Mustang FR500C and the Mustang FR500GT. The Cobra Jet is the drag racing version of the [...]
Consumer Reports has given the BMW 135i an overall score of “Excellent” beating the Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Volkswagen R32, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution (which followed the 135i in that ranking order). CR said that the BMW 135i “drew praise for its splendid handling, a punchy engine delivering a 0-to-60 mph acceleration time of 5.2 seconds, [...]
Currently the 2008 Infiniti ‘M’ is available in two choices including a 275-hp M35 and a 325-hp M45. According to TCC, that is about to change very soon. The M35 will drop its 3.5 liter V6 in favor for the new V6 VQ35HR engine found in the current G35 sedan. That will give the M35 an [...]
