Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Hybrids on Dec 16th, 2008
Chinese auto manufacture BYD Auto has announced plans that it will show a production version of the company’s first plug-in electric hybrid, called the F3DM. What’s most shocking though, is that they are able to put their car on the market a full two years ahead of General Motor’s Volt project. The F3DM uses an […]
Posted in Future Cars, Nissan, Sports cars on Dec 16th, 2008
As if the regular GT-R wasn’t enough car already, Nissan has announced that like previous GT-R’s of year gone by, there will also be a Spec V version of this model GT-R. Spec V Nissan’s translate to the pinnacle of that model designation with an emphasis on sport. So the Spec V GT-R is the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 16th, 2008
Ok, things are just getting out of control now. Jalopnik.com reports of an incident that took place in a Michigan mall parking lot recently. Apparently four foreign cars were vandalized with the words “Buy USA” etched all over them and by having their tires slashed. The incidents happened in the city of Woodhaven. Though no […]
Posted in Future Cars on Dec 16th, 2008
It’s no secret really. The car you see above is basically 90% of what the new Volvo S60 is going to look like. Sure it wont have as flashy of details, and wont come with 20” wheels, but from the basic shape of things it looks like Volvo designed a stunner. From all angles […]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars on Dec 16th, 2008
First came news earlier this week of Suzuki pulling out of the World Rally Championship (WRC), and now comes even worst news from the rally world. Subaru, the company that built its name and reputation on the rally circuit, has announced todya that they are officially pulling their factory team out of the WRC, effective […]
Posted in Automotive, Ford on Dec 16th, 2008
Ford’s ownership of Volvo has been a mostly fruitful one. The Swedish cars sell ok, but don’t really compete toe-to-toe with the boys from Germany, Italy, an Britain. Still, that’s not the kinda of performance to make you want to sell a company, is it? The latest rumors flying around the web are that Ford […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2008
This is going to be a tough holiday season for a lot of people who work in the automobile industry. As the weeks roll by it is becoming more and more apparent that thousands of people are going to be losing their jobs, and thousands more will spend the holidays wondering if they’ll have a […]
Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Toyota on Dec 15th, 2008
Toyota is taking a pounding. The company’s recent sales have been forgettable to say the least. The company is now freezing plans it had to build the Prius hybrid here in the U.S. starting as early as spring of next year. The company stated the unforeseen economic downturn as the main culprit, of course. Toyota’s […]
Posted in Sports cars, Suzuki on Dec 15th, 2008
Another form of motorsports feels the pressure of the global economic crisis, this time it’s the FIA World Rally Championship. Suzuki has recently announced that they will be withdrawing from the WRC effective immediately. The company states a need to focus more on its core business. Suzuki was fielding two SX4 WRC cars in the […]
In a rather bizarre recall, BMW is in the process of recalling all 2007-2008 Mini Cooper S models. The bizarre thing isn’t the recall itself, but rather what it was for. Apparently, the problem is that the sporty tailpipe on the Cooper S’s exhaust system protrudes far enough out that if you were to get […]
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