Archive for August, 2012

2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS Debuts At Moscow Auto Salon

2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS Debuts At Moscow Auto Salon

| August 31, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

Visually, the GTS gets larger air intakes and LED lights at front sport side skirts, wide wheel arches, new wheels, and a roof spoiler with twin-wing profile.

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Ford – Last Domestic Car Company That Owes The Government

Ford – Last Domestic Car Company That Owes The Government

| August 31, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

The dramatic bailout of GM and Chrysler captured America’s attention for those few short months in 2009, as the two companies fought for money from the federal government and received the scrutiny and scorn of conservatives and liberals alike. But despite their bankruptcy, one domestic company (well, the only one remaining) has seemingly escaped the [...]

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2013 Honda Accord Dashboard Leaked Images (Spy Shots)

2013 Honda Accord Dashboard Leaked Images (Spy Shots)

| August 31, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Concept Cars & Spy Shots |

Honda has already provided us with a set of officials pictures of the 2013 Accord. We managed to bring you pics of the new Accord on its way to the dealership to know its real world presence, followed by a video showing the car in motion. The thought that was playing on our minds even [...]

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Elon Musk Speaks on Tesla Model E & An Electric Concorde Airplane?

Elon Musk Speaks on Tesla Model E & An Electric Concorde Airplane?

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

In this Elon Musk Interview he says Tesla’s next “affordable” car will maybe be called the Model E and speaks on an Electric VTVL airplane possibility.

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2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Review (With Images & Video)

2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Review (With Images & Video)

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car Reviews |

You can learn a lot about a car by the way it sounds. Fire up a Lexus LS and you’ll hear practically nothing. Rev the snot out of a BMW M3 and your ears will be beaten by high-pitched traces of Formula One; do the same with a Dodge Challenger SRT8 and you’ll be taken [...]

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2013 Peugeot 308 Reveals The Real Deal Spy Shots

2013 Peugeot 308 Reveals The Real Deal Spy Shots

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Concept Cars & Spy Shots |

Yesterday, Volkswagen announced that the seventh generation Golf will be unveiled on September 4th. In response to that announcement, the Golf’s biggest competitor, the Peugeot 308, has launched itself back onto the testing grounds for another round. The next 308 was initially rumored to be called 301, but it looks like Peugeot has decided to [...]

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2013 Suzuki Grand Vitara Moscow Auto Salon Debut (Images)

2013 Suzuki Grand Vitara Moscow Auto Salon Debut (Images)

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

The launch of the lightly refreshed 2013 Grand Vitara (as the Escudo) in Suzuki’s home market of Japan earlier this summer has been followed up by the reveal of the European specification model at this week’s Moscow International Automobile Salon. The update brings some cosmetic tweaks on the outside and new design features on the [...]

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2014 Mazda 6 Sedan At Moscow Auto Salon (Images & Videos)

2014 Mazda 6 Sedan At Moscow Auto Salon (Images & Videos)

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

The much-anticipated 2014 Mazda6 sedan made its first public appearance at the Moscow International Auto Salon this week before it goes on sale in Europe and Japan later this year and the rest of the world, including the U.S. and Canada, in early 2013. Besides a new set of photos and a video from the [...]

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2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Detailed In New Videos

2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Detailed In New Videos

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

The new 2013 version of Hyundai Santa Fe comes with so many changes that to get a firm grasp of them all you need more than text and images. That is why Hyundai put together a bunch of informative videos explaining all that is new and important in the new car. From the Storm Edge [...]

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Lada X-Ray Concept Revealed In Moscow

Lada X-Ray Concept Revealed In Moscow

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Concept Cars & Spy Shots |

This rather magnificent thing you see here is the Lada X-Ray concept, unveiled at the 2102 Moscow International Motor Show, showcasing the new design direction for the Russian firm. It’s a huge leap forward for Lada, and they have the British designer Steve Mattin to thank for it. The X-Ray is a crossover vehicle and [...]

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Mercedes SL63 AMG vs BMW M6 Track Test

Mercedes SL63 AMG vs BMW M6 Track Test

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

In the world of fast, convertible and very expensive luxury sports cars, BMW M6 and Mercedes SL63 are two of the greatest. They have been at each other’s throats for years, and they continue the battle with their latest models. Things have changed though, and for the first time ever Mercedes seems to have made [...]

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2014 Kia Forte Almost Production Ready Spy Shots (Pictures)

2014 Kia Forte Almost Production Ready Spy Shots (Pictures)

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Concept Cars & Spy Shots |

Kia has been busy lately getting caught by our spy photographers, and it’s understandable because the Korean automaker has big plans in mind. Kia plans on being in the premium vehicle segment by 2017, and the new addition of the Cadenza, the replacement flagship of the Amanti, shows movement in that direction. In the latest [...]

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100 Year Old Man Crashes and Hits 9 Children

100 Year Old Man Crashes and Hits 9 Children

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

A man claiming to be 100 years old in a gray Cadillac ran into a group of people, mostly children, earlier this afternoon in L.A. Four of the children were taken to the hospital in critical condition, but have since been upgraded to serious condition. Preston Carter, who was driving the Cadillac, told a reporter [...]

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August 2012 Sales Numbers For Chevy Volt Are Highest Yet

August 2012 Sales Numbers For Chevy Volt Are Highest Yet

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

General Motors Co. said Wednesday that August will mark its best-ever sales month for its plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt. GM will report sales of more than 2,500 Volts, GM spokeswoman Michelle Malcho said. “We are seeing sales momentum continuing to build for the Volt, especially in key markets — California, Michigan, Illinois and Florida,” she [...]

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Obama defends fuel standards

Obama defends fuel standards

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

President Barack Obama rejected his Republican opponent’s criticism of new fuel-efficiency standards that double fleetwide requirements to 54.5 mpg by 2025. “Just yesterday, my opponent called my position on fuel-efficiency standards extreme,” Obama said at a Wednesday campaign event in Charlottesville, Va. “It doesn’t seem extreme to me to want to build more fuel-efficient cars. [...]

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2013 Fiat Panda 4×4 (Interior & Exterior Images)

2013 Fiat Panda 4×4 (Interior & Exterior Images)

| August 30, 2012 | 0 Comments | Category: Car News |

The new version of the only A-segment 4×4 vehicle, the four-wheel-drive Fiat Panda, will make its debut at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The Super Panda, as Fiat sometimes refers to it, is surprisingly good off-road despite its compact size. It also looks kind of rugged and tough, which is cool. The Panda 4×4 is far [...]

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