Posted in Automotive, Technology, Toyota on Oct 14th, 2008
Amidst all that is going on with the auto industry lately, Toyota is going forward with the opening of it’s new technical center in Michigan. At 700 acres, the new tech center will employ 500 full-time staff. The center will handle vehicle engineering, development and safety testing for Toyota’s many world markets. Toyota Motor Corp. […]
Posted in Automotive, Dodge, Muscle Cars on Oct 14th, 2008
As if the Challenger wasn’t attention grabbing enough in it’s awesome-orange paint job, the folks at Dodge have gone one better. At this years SEMA show the company will unveil a beast of a concept. Called the Dodge Challenger SRT10 Concept, this newest tricked out ride is all business. First of all let me tell […]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, GM, Muscle Cars on Oct 14th, 2008
This has been a long wait for many people. First off, the Camaro’s official shape was released which was very faithful to the concept and had hearts pumping. Then, news came out that the base V6 would be a contender, with a modern direct-injection V6 making 300 horses. All these are good things when considering […]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars on Oct 13th, 2008
What started as a few teaser shots has finally materialized as a real knockout at the Paris Auto Show. Lamborghini is releasing this as a “concept study”, but inside sources say the green light has already been given for the Estoque four door supercar. Lamborghini plans on this car being the pivital model that will […]
Posted in Automotive, Cars For Commuting, Compact cars, Toyota on Oct 13th, 2008
If there ever was a better business case for selling fuel efficient cars, the current state of things is it. While not even an option a few years ago, small “city cars” are becoming more and more attractive for automakers because they feel they can profit on this situation. Case in point, the Toyota iQ […]
Posted in Nissan, Sports cars on Oct 13th, 2008
The next Z car is causing quite a stir in the automotive landscape and as the days roll by more info is coming in. What we know for sure so far is it will be getting all the new drivetrain upgrades found on it’s Infiniti G37 cousin, including that sweet 3.7-liter V6 and the 330 […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 13th, 2008
“I’m as good as Senna.” Those words, uttered by F1 rookie Lewis Hamilton, were enough to silence an entire paddock of journalists just before the Japanese GP. Ayrton Senna is arguably the greatest driver to ever live, a legend among mere men, he was simply the best the ever was. So it’s no surprise that […]
Posted in Chrysler, Uncategorized on Oct 13th, 2008
Dodge has just released official pictures of it’s newest Police vehicle, aptly named the Dodge Charger Police Car. It features all the goodies a police officer might want or need, most importantly the one thing they all want more of, power. That’s Hemi power to be more specific. The Detroit auto giant claims that cop […]
Posted in Automotive, Nissan, SUV on Oct 13th, 2008
It has come to light that yet another manufacture is being forced to lay off some of it’s workers. Nissan’s Spain division announced they will be laying off about 1,680 workers from it’s factories. This ultimately will cut production from three shifts a day to two shifts. Fumiaki Matsumoto, vice president, Nissan Spanish Industrial Operations […]
Posted in Automotive, Chrysler, GM on Oct 13th, 2008
In what could be the most important news in the automotive world this year, word out of Detroit is that General Motors and Chrysler LLC are in talks about the possibility of a merger of the two companies. The news was first reported by AutomotiveNews.com but now it’s starting to circulate the web. Though little […]
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