Posted in BMW, Future Cars, Sports cars on Jan 13th, 2011
BMW has officially revealed the 1-Series M, which will be a higher-performance version of the already high-performance 135i. The BMW 1-Series M will have a 340-horsepower version of the 3.5-liter inline-six engine currently doing duty in the 135i. BMW can’t use the M1 name for the new high performance M-Series. That name was taken by […]
Posted in Buick, Future Cars, Luxury vehicles, New cars on Jan 7th, 2011
GM has announced that the Buick brand will add a new model for 2012. The 2012 Buick Verano will be Buick’s smallest luxury car when it goes on sale for the 2012 model year. The Verano will slot below the Regal and will be Buick’s least expensive luxury car. The 2012 Buick Verano will be […]
Posted in Future Cars, New cars, Porsche, SUV on Nov 30th, 2010
Porsche has announced that it will build an entry-level SUV, tentatively named the Cajun, to sell below the Cayenne. The Porsche Cajun is slated to go on sale in America in 2013 and will compete with luxury SUVs like the BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz GLK and the Cajun’s corporate cousin, the Audi Q5. The Porsche Cajun […]
Posted in Future Cars, Volkswagen on Nov 23rd, 2010
Oprah Winfrey revealed the silhouette of the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle yesterday on her Ultimate Favorite Things giveaway show. Oprah gave away a new 2012 Beetle to every audience member, but only showed them an outline of what their new car will look like because VW has not yet officially revealed the Beetle’s new look. […]
Posted in Compact cars, Future Cars, Luxury vehicles, Volkswagen, Volvo on Oct 22nd, 2010
Volvo has announced that it plans to move into the entry-level hatchback market with a new car designed to compete with the Volkswagen Golf. Volvo says that the new car would be based on the C30 and will be part of the company’s shift away from sportiness and toward functionality. The Volvo C30 currently competes […]
Posted in Future Cars, Hyundai, Luxury vehicles, New cars on Oct 20th, 2010
Hyundai has announced that the company’s new flagship large luxury car will have a starting price of $58,000 when it goes on sale later this year. The top-of-the-line 2011 Hyundai Equus Ultimate will cost $64,500. All 2011 Hyundai Equus models will come with an Apple iPad in place of the usual owner’s manual. The 2011 […]
Posted in BMW, Future Cars, Luxury vehicles, SUV on Sep 30th, 2010
BMW has revealed the 2011 BMW X3 at the Paris Motor Show. The new X3 is very similar in appearance to the first-generation model, which has been on sale in the United States since 2004. BMW says that the new X3 will be built in BMW’s Spartanburg, N.C. production plant. The new 2011 BMW X3 […]
Posted in Ford, Fuel Economy, Future Cars on Sep 30th, 2010
The 2012 Ford Focus made its production debut yesterday at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. This is the first time a production-spec 2012 Focus has been seen by the public, though pre-production models have been shown off by Ford in the past. The 2012 Ford Focus will go on sale in the United States in […]
Posted in Ford, Fuel Economy, Future Cars on Sep 27th, 2010
Ford has released a teaser image of the all-new Ford Ranger that shows off the truck’s updated styling details. The new Ranger will have a large grill similar to the F-150‘s and will be 90 percent its size. That growth means the Ranger will finally catch up to other small pickups like the Toyota Tacoma […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Battery-powered vehicles, Chevrolet, Electric cars, Future Cars, Hybrids, New cars, Nissan on Jun 23rd, 2010
The Nissan Leaf, which will be the first all-electric vehicle to go on sale in America from a major automaker when it hits dealers in December, may get a gasoline engine at some point. Nissan says that while the Leaf will initially only be available as a pure electric vehicle, an extended range version of […]
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