Straightline (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009 | Cars
The Dodge Viper just got a bit more collectible, as Chrysler has announced that only 500 more will be built. A new sports car will arrive in the summer of 2012, but don't expect it to be anything like...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009 | Cars
Filed under: Chrysler , Design/Style New Chrysler logo filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Tomorrow, we'll get the official skinny from Chrysler on what the automaker's product plans are over the next few years. As the Fiat-directed new (and new again) Chrysler looks to break free from the shackles of mediocrity and reinvent itself, a filing at the U.S. Patent and Trademark office appears...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009 | Cars
In a press briefing held yesterday at the fancy-pants Detroit Athletic Club, Toyota Group Vice President and General Manager Bob Carter talked plans for ten new products for the 2010 calendar year, the fiery death floor mat recall and competition. Those new products will include the all-new Toyota Sienna, which was designed in California, engineered in Michigan, and will be built Indiana. Toyota plans...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009 | Cars
Filed under: Spy Photos , Coupe , Performance , Ferrari , Luxury Ferrari 612 replacement test mule - Click above for high-res image gallery Ferrari is reportedly currently working on the three V12 cars that will replace its comparable current offerings: the 612 Scaglietti, 599 GTB, and Enzo. The 612's follow-on will be the first one to arrive, likely in early 2012, and another mule has been spotted...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009 | Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars , SEMA Show , Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , Pontiac Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept - See more images at Car and Driver Car and Driver is the first outlet to post real live photos of the SEMA-bound Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept. By taking the looks of the '70 Trans Am and adapting them to the new Chevrolet Camaro, Lingenfelter has created something that will have you playing...
Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009 | Cars
Toyota and Subaru confirmed as far back as April of last year that the two companies would collaborate on the development of a new affordable sports car . Up until now, however, all the reports have concerned a coupe model, which Toyota even previewed earlier this month with its FT-86 concept car . According to a new report, Toyota ...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009 | Cars
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Technology , Videos , Lexus , Luxury Click above to view the video after the jump If you read our First Drive of the Lexus LFA , you might recall an interesting little factoid we threw in to illustrate the OCD-level of detail Toyota used to produce its first ever supercar. With over 150 years of looming experience, ToMoCo owns a rotary weaver -- one of two in existence...
Detroit News Online (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009 | Cars
General Motors Co. has delayed the launch of its Chevrolet Cruze small car about three months until the third quarter of 2010 to ensure a flawless launch.
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009 | Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars , Sedan , Performance , BMW , Luxury BMW M5 CSL - Click above for image gallery To celebrate 25 years of the M5, BMW has created a one-off version of the E60 super saloon that Albert Biermann, head of BMW's M division calls, "the M5 CSL we never built." The transformation began with a modified version of the standard M5's 5.0-liter V10, which has been stroked to...
KickingTires (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009 | Cars
The Wall Street Journal reported today Fiat’s future plan for Chrysler, a full week before the company is to meet in a closed-door session with analysts and media to reveal its intentions. The article is striking in its detail and...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009 | Cars
Filed under: Videos Mythbusters test golf ball-like dimpling on MPG - Click above to watch video after the jump The Mythbusters must be closet car fans, because the hour-long show on the Discovery Channel seems to be producing more and more experiments involving automobiles than ever before. Their latest again involves fuel efficiency, this time testing if a dirty car is more fuel efficient than a...
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009 | Cars
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Tesla Motors , Legislation and Policy , Green Daily , USA Tesla Roadster - Click above image for high-res gallery We didn't believe it until we verified it with our own eyes, but amazingly it's true: Colorado is offering a $42,083 rebate on the 2009 Tesla Roadster until December 31st. Carry the one, move the decimal point... yep, that's a 38-percent discount on what...
WorldCarFans.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009 | Cars
Is this a picture of the rumored Chevy Cruze Wagon? We break down the photo inside.
Straightline (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009 | Cars
According to Cadillac about 120 people applied for a chance to beat Bob Lutz and his CTS-V sedan at the private Monticello Motor Club in upstate New York on October 29. The deadline to apply for the CTS-V was...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009 | Cars
Filed under: Spy Photos , Coupe , Performance , Tokyo Motor Show , Lexus , Luxury Click above to view the video after the jump In less than six hours the wraps will officially come of the Lexus LF-A at the Tokyo Motor Show . And about 36 hours after that, we'll be piloting Lexus' first foray into supercardom in and around Miami and Florida's Homestead Speedway. But in this day and age, any auto expo...
