It seems like Honda didn’t have much planned for the 2009 New York Auto Show. However, they made a point to be notice with their new Dog-Friendly Honda Element Concept of which a production version will arrive this fall. Why is Honda even catering to this market? After doing some research, Honda found out that [...]
Letting go of its “Rabbit” nameplate and returning to U.S. with its Golf badge, the 2009 Volkswagen Golf made its stateside debut today. Volkswagen has confirmed that when the Golf goes on sale in the U.S. later this year, the TDI will be a part of the hatchback’s lineup. Volkswagen has not confirmed yet which [...]
When we first saw GM and Segway’s P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) prototype, we thought it was the oddest-looking thing we’ve ever seen. Honestly, imagine for a second walking down the street and one of these P.U.M.A. contraptions passes you along. However, when we saw today in person at the 2009 New York Auto Show [...]
Audi has announced the pricing for the new 2009 Audi Q7 TDI, the company’s first clean-diesel vehicle for the U.S. that will arrive in dealerships later this month. The Audi Q7 TDI is powered by a 3.0L V6 engine that produces 225-hp and a peak torque of 406 lb-ft. That allows for a combined fuel-economy [...]
We’ve already seen the GT1 Championship Edition Package for the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette many times before, but today we meet the limited production package face-to-face for the first time at the 2009 New York Auto Show. We’re not going to get in the details since we already have many times before. However we will remind [...]
It’s more aggressive looking; it’s even got a hood-scoop that could scare the pants off other high-performance hatchbacks; however, it still carries the same ol’ 263-hp 2.3L DISI Turbo 4-cylinder. Yes, we’re talking about the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 (like you couldn’t already tell by the pictures and the title). Word on the street is that Ford is [...]
The 2010 Mazda CX-7 has finally made its stateside debut after being unveiled at the Canadian and Geneva Motor Show. Today at the 2009 New York Auto Show, Mazda announced that the new 2010 CX-7 will go on sale in the U.S. in the late summer of 2009. Buyers will have the choice of picking [...]
It’s been one of those rumors that has become a pain in the arse for many of us. Will there or won’t there be an Infiniti-badged, Nissan GT-R based sedan? It has been rumored for some time now that the Nissan was working on an high-performance, all-wheel-drive sedan for the luxury brand that carries the [...]
The Mercedes-Benz SLS Gullwing is starting to become one of the best-kept secrets of an automaker since the Porsche Panamera. Every now and then Mercedes will drop a couple of images of the prototype to keep us on the edge of our seats. Well, here at the 2009 New York Auto, Mercedes-Benz has just dropped [...]
We’re guessing we don’t have to report ourselves on our feelings about the new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It’s bold and striking exterior and redesigned interior gives the new Cherokee strong ground to compete it when and if it makes it to the market. During the reveal yesterday, company president Jim Press also gave us [...]
