Posted in New cars on Dec 22nd, 2008
Audi has announced that they will be showing a concept version of the company’s new A7 sports sedan. The A7 basically a Mercedes-Benz CLS rival. This newest of automotive design fads is to create a “four-door coupe” (an oxymoron idea, with a emphasis on moron). In the end you end up with a highly stylized […]
It’s no secret that dumping the known Taurus name for Five Hundred was a bad move on Ford’s part when naming their new family sedan. Though not exactly a BMW 3-Series, the Taurus is nonetheless a household name that is associated with Ford. Think about it, when you hear of the word “Taurus” do you […]
What’s with Toyota and making boring cars?!? Seriously, we all know that the Japanese auto giant can make some sweet cars, just look at the Supra and MR-2 Coupe. But when it comes to regular cars Toyota seems to lean a bit too much toward ruthless efficiency, and not enough towards, um, a pulse. Easily […]
Posted in Automotive, New cars, Sports cars on Dec 4th, 2008
Audi does elegant understated design better than any one else in the world. Anyone that feels differently need only to look at the company’s accessory catalog to be convinced otherwise. Their designers attention to detail is astonishing from their cars all the way to a set of shirt cuffs, or a pen. Everything is designed […]
Posted in Automotive, New cars, Nissan, Sports cars on Oct 11th, 2008
Official word is that it will be called the 370Z. Why 370? That’s because the newest generation of Nissan’s Z will be equipped with a newer, larger, 3.7-liter V6 good for about 330hp. The same engine is already employed in it’s upscale cousin, the G37 coupe, so it is only natural that the same motor […]
Posted in Automotive, BMW, New cars on Sep 30th, 2008
BMW is at it again with this new teaser of it’s upcoming concept, called the X1. The concept will eventually evolve in the production X1 which will debut worldwide sometime in 2010. The video starts of with a young guy skating about the city. Then it cuts to the Concept X1 rolling off a truck […]
Posted in Automotive, New cars on Sep 28th, 2008
Mazda’s newest sedan, the Mazda6, promises to keep going from where the successful old model left off. With it’s combination of newly found refinement and power, it’s sure to win over a slew of new consumers. Now Mazda has finally released the official pricing scheme for this new model. The 2009 MAZDA6 sports sedan will […]
Posted in Automotive, New cars on Sep 13th, 2008
Saab has recently announced that it is introducing it’s newest all-wheel drive system on it’s current 9-3 models. Drivetrain specialists Haldex co-developed the system directly with Saab. The system is a fully automatic on-demand setup. First introduced on the limited edition 2008 Turbo-X sport sedan and the 9-3 Aero with V6 engines, for 2009 all […]
Posted in Automotive, New cars, Volkswagen on Aug 8th, 2008
Ah yes, the Volkswagen Golf. If there ever was a car that embodied the spirit and ingenuity of the VW brand, this is it. The Golf has been a seminal car for the German auto giant. It’s Volkswagen’s best selling model of recent years. Now Volkswagen has recently announced the release of it’s 6th generation […]
Posted in Automotive, New cars, SUV on Jul 22nd, 2008
Audi is a bit late to the SUV party. But in the best Audi tradition, they’re fashionably late. The Q7 was the first real sport utility from the four rings brand, and it is a large full-size SUV. While other companies could rely on the sales of their smaller SUV’s to keep things moving during […]
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