
Small cars are all the rage and it has forced almost every automaker to look at ways to increase their small car lineup. Toyota has announced that the US is finally going to get the 5-door version of its popular Yaris sub-compact that is sold in Europe. Currently the US only has the 3-door and sedan versions of the car.
Continue reading "Toyota Adds the 5-Door Yaris to the US Lineup for 2009" »

Kia released an official teaser image of its all-new Forte last week and now the automaker has released the first official photos of the Spectra replacement.
Continue reading "2009 Kia Forte Unveiled...So Far the Best Looking Kia by Far!" »

GM has unveiled the special-edition Corvette S-Limited for the Japanese market to celebrate GM's 100th anniversary.
Continue reading "Chevrolet Corvette S-Limited Unveiled...It's Only for Japan" »

GM's yet to be named Pontiac G8 Sport Truck has yet to receive an official name, but Pontiac is already discussing the idea of offering a V6 in the spiritual successor to the El Camino.
Continue reading "Pontiac Mulls the Idea of a V6 Powered G8 Sport Truck aka El Camino" »

The first photos of BMW's all-new 2009 7-Series have leaked onto the web before its official unveiling.
Continue reading "Unveiled: 2009 BMW 7-Series Photos Leak onto the Web" »

BMW has officially taken the wraps off its all-new 2009 7-Series following the photo leaks a few days earlier.
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The all-new 2010 Toyota Prius should be revealed by this time next year and now Japan’s Nikkei is reporting that the all-new hybrid will feature solar panels on some of the high-end models that will power the electronics like the air conditioning.
Continue reading "2010 Toyota Prius Gets Solar Panels to Power Accessories" »

2008 is half way over and its been a very difficult six months for most automakers. GM which saw its sales decline 16.3 percent so far this year may be thinking about cutting even more jobs and possibly selling off some of its brands.
Continue reading "GM May Be Considering Cutting More Jobs and Selling off Slow Selling Brands" »

According to Motor Trend, Ford is working on a Fusion GT that will be released in late 2009 or early 2010.
Continue reading "Ford is Planning a 340 Horsepower Fusion GT...An Affordable Audi S4" »

Automakers have been hit hard this year due to declining sales and those that relied heavily on SUV and truck sales are even worse off, specifically the Big 3. GM has seen its sales drop off drastically since no one wants its many pickups and large SUVs.
Continue reading "GM is Going to Unveil the Volt to Divert Attention from its Financial Woes" »

BMW officially took the wraps off the all-new 2009 7-Series a few days ago. BMW already confirmed as well that there will be a hybrid version of the 7-Series offered next year, but now we have more of the details thanks to CAR.
Continue reading "BMW 7-Series Hybrid Will Feature a V8 and Lithium-Ion Batteries...Don't Expect Great Numbers" »

Honda is going to unveil a new lightweight sports car, dubbed the Open Study Model (OSM) at the London Motor Show this month.
Continue reading "Honda Open Study Model Concept to be Unveiled in London" »

It was reported earlier today that BMW and Fiat are going to collaborate on front-wheel-drive car that will be the basis for the next MINI and other future Fiats and Alfa Romeos. Now comes word that the partnership is also going to help bring Alfa Romeo back to the US in 2010.
Continue reading "MINI Dealers to Start Selling Alfa Romeos in the US in 2010" »

Truck sales are down across the industry, but Toyota announced today that the automaker is going to increase Tacoma production at its Tijuana, Baja California plant.
Continue reading "Toyota Increases Tacoma Production Even Though It's Sales are Down" »

GM's upcoming Chevy Volt is one of the most anticipated new cars especially with these insane gas prices. Well when GM originally unveiled the Volt the automaker boasted that the hybrid would have a 600 mile range...well things have changed.
Continue reading "GM Shrinks the Volt's Gas Tank and its Range Shrinks from 600 to 400 Miles" »

It's widely known that GM is currently conducting a review of the HUMMER brand which will most likely result in the brand being sold or eventually killed. GM is claiming that no other brands are currently under review.
Continue reading "GM May Keep Existing Brands but Kill Overlapping Models" »

BMW has announced plans to build 500 electric MINI Coopers for customers residing in California. The program labeled is part of a new division called Project i.
Continue reading "BMW Builds 500 Electric-Powered MINI Coopers for California" »

Lotus has unveiled the Eco Elise before its official unveiling at the London Motor Show this month.
Continue reading "Lotus Eco Elise Unveiled...Lotus Goes Green " »

MINI is having a record sales year thanks to the high gas prices. Sales in the first six months of this year were up a record 33.6 percent with a total 26,400 units sold.
Continue reading "MINI is Not Going to Increase Production Despite Record Sales" »

Mitsubishi took the wraps off the highly anticipated Lancer Ralliart at the New York Auto show earlier this year and now according to Autoweek the Ralliart is going to start under $27K.
Continue reading "2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart to Start Under $27k...Maybe" »

Truck sales are dead, which is bad news for Ford and Chrysler who are both launching all-new full size trucks this fall. Chrysler recently held a conference with dealers in which it announced that the all-new Dodge Ram will launch with zero percent financing for 72 months.
Continue reading "Dodge Launches All-New 2009 Ram Pickup with Zero Interest Financing" »

Toyota has announced a few production shifts at three of its plants in order to keep up with consumer demand.
Continue reading "Toyota Prius Will be Built in Mississippi in 2010" »

By now most of us are tired of seeing photos of the many Camaro prototypes on the road. According to 5thgen.org the production version of the Camaro is going to be unveiled to Chevrolet dealers on July 22nd.
Continue reading "2010 Chevy Camaro to Finally be Unveiled on July 22nd?" »

GM has released the video of the 2009 Chevy Corvette hitting the famed Nurburgring on June 27th.
Continue reading "VIDEO: GM Releases 2009 Corvette ZR1's 7:26.4 Nurburgring Lap" »

Mercedes-Benz is going to unveil the awesome SL65 AMG Black Series at the Paris Motor Show this fall, but in the mean time here is the first photo of the SLR replacement.
Continue reading "Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series Unveiled...The Replacement for the SLR" »

BMW is going to unveil a revised 2009 BMW 3-Series this fall at the Paris Motor Show.
Continue reading "Facelifted 2009 BMW 3-Series to Debut in Paris" »

BMW has officially unveiled the euro-spec version of the revised 2009 3-Series.
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GM released a video of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 on the famed Nurburgring yesterday. The video shows the ZR1 completing a lap around the track in 7:24:6, which officially beats the time of 7:29 that was set by the Nissan GT-R.
Continue reading "VIDEO: Garage419 Pits the Corvette ZR1 against the Nissan GT-R" »

According to Inside Line, Toyota has canceled the replacement for the next-generation Lexus SC Coupe/ Convertible and may also be canceling the next Avalon as well.
Continue reading "Toyota Kills the Next-Gen Lexus SC Convertible and Possibly the Next Avalon" »

HUMMER has announced the pricing for its the pickup truck version of its smallest SUV, the H3.
Continue reading "2009 HUMMER H3T Starts at $31,495...Will Anyone Care?" »

VW's new diesel powered Jetta isn't going to be in dealers until next month, but many VW dealers have already received enough orders to eat up their total 2008 allocation.
Continue reading "Diesel-Powered VW Jetta is in High Demand Despite High Diesel Fuel Prices" »

It looks like trucks and SUVs aren't the only vehicles that are seeing a sales decline this year. Mercedes-Benz S-Class sales are off 23 percent in the US this year.
Continue reading "Mercedes-Benz S-Class Sales Drop 23 Percent" »

According to sources that spoke with the guys over at PickupTrucks.com, Ford is considering an EcoBoost four-cylinder for the F150.
Continue reading "Ford is Considering a Four-Cylinder F150" »

Chevy is just about to unveil the production version of the long-awaited Chevy Camaro and more details are starting to surface about the car.
Continue reading "Chevy Kills Plans for a Camaro Z28" »

It had been rumored that GM was not going to sell its uber fast Cadillac CTS-V in Europe, but according to a senior source at GM, the 556 horsepower CTS-V is in fact headed to Europe.
Continue reading "The Rumors are False...Europe is Still Getting the Cadillac CTS-V" »

Mazda has unveiled the Kazamai concept ahead of its official unveiling on August 26 at the Moscow International Auto Salon.
Continue reading "Mazda Kazamai Concept Unveiled Before its Official Unveiling in Moscow" »

GM’s CEO Rick Wagoner announced today the many new steps that GM is going to take to cut costs by $15 billion by the end of 2009.
Continue reading "GM Announces Plans to Cut Workers and Truck Production to Boost its Cash Flow" »

The photo renderings you see here showed up on Cayman Club earlier today and according to sources they are an authentic representation of the revised 2010 Porsche Cayman and Boxster.
Continue reading "2010 Porsche Cayman and Boxster Revealed via Photo Renderings" »

Kia has released more images and info about the all-new Kia Soul that is going to have its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show on October 2nd.
Continue reading "Kia Releases More Info and Photos of the 2009 Kia Soul" »

Honda as already announced plans for a new stand alone hybrid model that will go head to head with the Toyota Prius, but until now we had not seen what the actual hybrid would look like.
Continue reading "First Spy Photos of Honda's New Hybrid...It Looks a lot Like a Prius" »

Lately the quick fix for most automakers that are trying to improve their vehicles' fuel-efficiency is to produce smaller engines that are also turbocharged.
Continue reading "Mercedes Announces Plans to Offer Turbocharged Engines Across its Lineup by 2010" »

Mazda has released more photos of the all-new 2009 Mazda6 following an official press release a few days ago.
Continue reading "More Photos of the All-New 2009 Mazda6" »

It looks like Subaru is going to tweak its popular WRX right before its closest competitor, the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart is launched.
Continue reading "2009 Subaru WRX Gets Bump in Horsepower to 265HP" »

This month has been a very difficult month for GM with its declining sales and plans to reduce costs by $15 billion by the end of 2009.
Continue reading "GM's Future Models Leaked...First Look at the Chevy Cruze and Saab 9-4X" »

Well its still a few days until the official unveiling of the 2010 Chevy Camaro, but a few photos of the coupe have already leaked.
Continue reading "Production 2010 Chevy Camaro Unveiled" »

Well the wait is finally over GM has officially taken the wraps off the production 2010 Chevy Camaro.
Continue reading "2010 Chevy Camaro Officially Unveiled with 422 HP" »

Across the industry automakers are cutting truck and SUV production in favor of more fuel-efficient cars. Honda has announced plans to cut its Pilot SUV and Odyssey minivan production in order to pump out more of the highly sought after Civics.
Continue reading "Honda Cuts Pilot and Odyssey Production but Boosts Civic Production" »

Honda has officially unveiled its Open Study Model (OSM) concept at the British International Motor Show, at ExCeL, London.
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GM finally took the wraps off the 2010 Chevy Camaro on Monday and the news is still coming in on the new car.
Continue reading "2010 Chevy Camaro Reaches 0-60 MPH in 4.6 Secs and Lapped the Nurburgring in 8:20" »

Bob Lutz has confirmed that the all-new Opel Insignia is definitely coming to the US as the next Saturn Aura, but the Aura will have not share the Insignia's body.
Continue reading "Opel Insignia Headed to the US as the Next Saturn Aura, but with a Different Body" »

Earlier this week Ford gave spectators their first look at the new 2010 Ford Mustang, although it was heavily camouflaged.
Continue reading "2010 Ford Mustang Set to Debut at LA Auto Show this Fall" »

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released the results of its first ever side crash testing of five small pickup trucks.
Continue reading "Small Pickups Perform Poorly in Side Crash Tests" »

Those saddened by the fact that most hybrids are no longer eligible for tax credits will be happy to learn that the 2009 VW Jetta TDI will receive a $1,300 Federal Income Tax Credit.
Continue reading "2009 VW Jetta TDI Receives a $1300 Tax Credit" »

The Nissan GT-R is one awesome car. Nissan's CEO has already shot down rumors that Nissan is working on a four-door version of the GT-R for the Infiniti brand...let's hope they're also not working on a convertible.
Continue reading "Nissan GT-R Cabrio Rendering...One Car we Hope Never Makes it to Reality" »

The very first 2009 Corvette ZR1 went for $1 million at the recent Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction.
Continue reading "VIDEO: Very First Production 2009 Corvette ZR1 Goes for $1 Million" »

Porsche has officially unveiled the revised 911 Targa, which gets many of the same updates as the other 911 models.
Continue reading "2009 Porsche 911 Targa 4 and Targa 4S Unveiled" »

The 2009 BMW 3-Series is getting a facelift and now we have the first photos of the changes to the M3 line.
Continue reading "Re-Styled 2009 BMW M3 Exposed with a New Tail" »

Mitsubishi's Lancer Sportback is set to debut this fall and reportedly the automaker is working on a crossover version that will debut in early 2010.
Continue reading "Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Crossover in the Works for 2010" »

The first image of Ford's all-new 2009 Ka has leaked onto the internet.
Continue reading "All-New 2009 Ford Ka Image Leaked" »

Mitsubishi has officially announced the pricing for the all-new 2009 Lancer Ralliart.
Continue reading "2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Officially Starts at $26,490" »