Posted in Automotive, BMW, Sports cars on Oct 20th, 2008
BMW’s Z4 is an interesting car. It might just be the only example in which designer Chris Bangle’s “Flame Surfacing” design language actually works. While a radical departure from the Z3 it replaces, the Z4 was nonetheless a great sporty roadster in the best of BMW traditions. Now it’s come to that time where the […]
Posted in Automotive, GM, Sports cars on Oct 20th, 2008
If there is one thing that Americans do well, it’s give you more horsepower for you dollar. Case-in-point: The all new 2009 Cadillac CTS-V. Cadillac recently announced the official pricing for the new uber CTS, and it was a real blow to the competition. Its Corvette ZR1 derived supercharged V8 delivers a colossal 556hp, or […]
Though pickups are no longer a hot item at dealerships across the country, it’s worth pointing out that when they were hot, Ford sold more of them than anybody. Their F-150 pickup truck has been the best selling truck in America for a few years running. Though they just released a brand new F-150 in […]
Hyundai Motor America Inc. is recalling over 150,000 Hyundai Elantra sedans built between the 2001-02 model years to correct two airbag-related defects. Apperantly the reason for the defect is that there is a possibility that liquids that spill from a center console cupholder can cause frontal-impact and side-impact airbags to malfunction. The recall is a […]
Official photos of Toyota’s next Prius have “accidentally” leaked onto the forums of Priuschat.com and they are now here for all of us to see. It wasn’t long before these photo’s were all over the internet. Toyota is playing dumb though and stating that the photos were “accidentally leaked”, but mentioned that there would be […]
Posted in Electric cars, Mini on Oct 18th, 2008
In a surprising move, Mini has announced that they will make a fully electric version of the Mini called the Mini E. What is more impressive is that development of this car was kept so under the radar that few people knew of it’s existence. Once it’s spec’s were revealed, people were really impressed. […]
Posted in Automotive, Lexus, Luxury vehicles on Oct 14th, 2008
The Lexus IS series has been a great competitor to the likes of BMW’s 3-series, and Audi’s A4. Still, when compering it’s competitors, the Lexus was lacking in one department. That would be the “open air” department. That’s because unlike BMW and Audi, Lexus never built a convertible version of it’s popular IS sedan, until […]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars on Oct 14th, 2008
The Hyundai Genesis Coupe is a real breath of fresh air for a company that has been associated with Daewoo’s and Kia’s for way too long. When it does debut here in the states, it should be quite a hit. Our South Korean friends seem to think so, since at their home launch it was […]
Posted in Sports cars on Oct 14th, 2008
When this car finally does come out, it will be Aston Martin’s definitive flagship model. Though all we get are the ambiguous teaser shots which are so in vogue nowadays, we know this will be one special British supercar. Only 77 of the One-77s will be actually built making this one heck of an exclusive […]
Posted in Automotive on Oct 14th, 2008
The Mazda3 has been a good seller for the company in recent years. Mazda has seen a real upturn in it’s image thanks to sporty and good looking cars that actually drive well. Now the company is releasing the first images of it’s new Mazda3. From what we can see this is an evolution, not […]
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