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Audi Q5 Hybrid Due In 2010
Ah-HA! Remember what I said about the new for 2010 VW’s Touareg Hybrid already sharing a platform with it’s corporate siblings, the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q Series, and that we could expect other hybrid SUVs? Turns out that will be happening for Audi in 2010 as well. Audi’s hybrid program was on again/off again […]
Read More »Land Rover Sales Reach 500,000 In U.S.
Really!? They’ve sold half a million of these things in the U.S. so far? That’s an impressive figure when you consider what a Land Rover or Range Rover costs (for one thing). Land Rover announced that it reached the historic high point of its 500,000th vehicle sale of in the United States when a Range […]
Read More »VW’s Touareg Supercharged V6 Hybrid – Coming Soon
Here’s some serious German technology coming to our shores (after production starts in 2010): Volkswagen’s upcoming Touareg with a supercharged V6 and hybrid drivetrain cranking out 374 HP and giving back 26mpg. Those are some impressive figures, especially for a big and heavy SUV. The upcoming Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid uses VW’s new supercharged 3.0-liter […]
Read More »Dodge Hornet May Still Be Alive
Hey, remember the Dodge Hornet? It was this smallish, hot-hatch design that Chrysler said was going to be a serious player in the small car/fun to drive category? Yeah, that guy. Anyway, when the financial stuff hit the fan a few months back, and Chrysler went from looking shaky to bad to worse, the Dodge […]
Read More »Honda Ends Production Of S2000
A sad, if inevitable moment, please: Honda has decided to cease production of its highly respected S2000 sports car. Yes, there have been rumors about this happening since before the world wide economic downturn, and of course Honda is using that downturn to justify this as a cost cutting move, but this has been in […]
Read More »Toyota Recalls 1.3 Million Yaris
Uh-oh, another recall, and this is a big one. Toyota, largest automaker in the world has to recall one of its most popular models, the Yaris. As a matter of fact, they are recalling 1.3 million of the little buggers, so this is a pretty big deal (BTW, just what IS the plural of Yaris? […]
Read More »New Porsche 911 GT3: At Home On The Road & On The Track
Ah, the Porsche GT series … such fun. The kind of fun that keeps lawyers employed, tire dealers stocking up on new meats and cops waiting with their radar guns at the ready. Let’s take a deeper look at Porsche’s new performer, shall we?
Read More »7 Fiats headed to the U.S.
On the heals of the Fiat/Chrysler quasi-merger, word is out about which products will be coming to the U.S.
According to Automotive News, the companies will bring seven new vehicles to the U.S. market.
Read More »Airlift Suspension System for Porsche 911 and Audi R8
One of the annoying, on going problems with owning a sports car can be ground clearance. You know, speed bumps and sloped driveways and potholes and what not. Well worry no more, or at least you can stop worrying about ground clearance issue if you’re the proud owner of a Porsche 911 or an Audi […]
Read More »Mercedes-Benz Diesel-Electric SUV Hybrid To Market Late 2009
The good news is that Mercedes-Benz is going to bring a diesel/electric hybrid out later this year. The bad news is that it will be in their M-Class SUV. Mercedes-Benz is bringing a hybrid version of its S-Class sedan, the S400 BlueHYBRID, to market first, that’s true, but the FIRST hybrid Mercedes wanted released was […]
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