No Hybrid in the Works for the All-New Mazda6
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The all-new 2009 Mazda6 will be in showrooms this month, but according to Mazda officials, there are no plans for a hybrid variant.
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The all-new 2009 Mazda6 will be in showrooms this month, but according to Mazda officials, there are no plans for a hybrid variant.
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Ford has officially taken the wraps off the all-new 2009 Ford Ka that is going to be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show this fall.
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Chevy is going to replace the current Cobalt with the Cruze in late-2010 and the new vehicle can't come soon enough to help save GM.
Continue reading "Spy Photos: First Look at the 2010 Chevy Cruze Interior" »
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It seems pretty common now that images always somehow manage to leak out before a new model is officially unveiled...well its happened again with the next-generation 2009 VW Golf.
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Honda is desperately trying to change Acura's image into a "Tier 1" brand. This year the automaker is redesigning all three of its current sedans. A new NSX is also in the works, but according to execs another all-new vehicle is going to be released before the NSX in 2010.
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Porsche has unveiled its newest special edition versions of the Boxster S and Cayman S mid-engined sports cars, the Boxster S Porsche Design Edition 2 and the Cayman S Sport.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given the all-new 2009 Ford Flex a 5-star front and side impact crash test rating highest, its highest possible score.
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Spy photographers recently caught up with what appears to be an new Acura crossover.
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The changes and upgrades to the 2009 Honda Ridgeline have been revealed a little early thanks to the web.
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Toyota has officially released the specs and pricing for the 5-door version of its popular Yaris subcompact.
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Honda is going to take the wraps off its first all-new Hybrid only model since the Insight, this October.
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Ford has been making headlines lately due to its plans to bring several of its popular European models to the US in the near future. Now it looks like Honda is reportedly also looking at a similar plan that could bring some of its models in Japan to the US as well.
Continue reading "Honda is Considering Bringing More JDM Models to the US" »
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VW officially unveiled the all-new VVW Golf a few days ago, but said nothing about the GTI and R32 models.
Continue reading "All-New VW Golf GTI and R Variant Coming Next Year" »
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The redesigned 2009 Acura RL has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety pick award.
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Acura recently released one official photo of the all-new 2009 Acura TL, but now the guys over at Inside Line have put up a full set of photos and more of the details about the new TL.
Continue reading "2009 Acura TL Revealed with 305 Horsepower" »
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Honda has updated the 2009 Ridgeline pickup with a host of changes including new front and rear fascias.
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According to reports Lexus has delayed the introduction of the LF-A supercar and high performance GS-F sedan.
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Toyota was expected to kill the slow selling Solara Coupe and Convertible by the end of this month...but now it looks that at least the convertible has been saved.
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According to The Detroit News, Ford is planning on reducing the production of the Taurus X and Mercury Sable by half starting next year.
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Ford has set the goal of launching its newest small cars with the highest quality ever in its attempt to challenge Toyota.
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Earlier this year GM quietly released the XFE version of the Chevy Cobalt. XFE stands for "Xtra Fuel Economy" and means that vehicles labeled with this tag feature more fuel-saving technologies to save even more gas. GM has announced today that the Cobalt XFE is going to be joined by XFE versions of the Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra, Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon.
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Honda is one of the few automakers that didn't fall for the truck and big SUV craze and is actually benefiting from it now that gas prices are insane.
Continue reading "Honda Plans on Staying Small and Green With New Hybrids and Diesels" »
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Consumers' demand for more fuel-efficient vehicles has caused GM to put the replacements for its largest Cadillac sedans on hold.
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For years automakers have claimed that small cars equal small profits, which explains their focus on bigger more profitable vehicles. Well now that large vehicles are out, automakers are trying to go small without killing their profits. Ford is hoping that its new "global" Focus will deliver double digit percentage profit improvements compared to the current US-spec Focus.
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Pontiac officially unveiled the G8 Sports Truck earlier this year, but at the same time announced that no official name had been picked. Well its been confirmed and I'm sorry to all you El Camino fans out there...but the G8 Sports Truck has been officially named the Pontiac G8 ST.
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HUMMER is seriously on the brink of extinction now that the SUV market has died and GM is looking to unload the brand...but HUMMER is still here for now. HUMMER has unveiled the 2009 HUMMER H2 Black Chrome Edition.
Continue reading "2009 HUMMER H2 Black Chrome Edition Unveiled...Why?" »
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Cadillac has officially unveiled the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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According to the Automotive News Toyota has dropped the successor to the Supra from its product plans due to the high mpg requirements in the US.
Continue reading "Toyota Kills Plans for New Supra and Next-Gen FJ Cruiser" »
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Infiniti has released one single photo of the upcoming G37 Convertible before its official unveiling at the Los Angeles Auto Show this November.
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Next year Ford is going to debut its first line of EcoBoost engines and Ford is expecting them to add about $700 to each car.
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GM surprised everyone with the unveiling of the Cadillac CT coupe earlier this year. Now that the new CTS Sport Wagon has been unveiled we can look forward to November when the production CTS Coupe is set to make its debut.
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One of the more exciting things, besides the cars of course at the annual NAIAS Auto Show in Detroit is GM’s Style event. This year the exciting pre-auto show party featured some of GM's exciting model's on stage with artists such as Mary J. Blige and Maroon 5...there were of course lots of hot models as well.
Continue reading "GM Cancels the "Gm Style" Event to Cut Costs" »
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Bugatti officially unveiled the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport a few days ago at Pebble Beach and today the first car was auctioned off by the Gooding & Company for $2.9 million.
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VW is going to release the all-new CC later this year. Now the automaker has unveiled the CC Gold Coast Edition at Pebble Beach.
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Ok...so its been what about a week or two since we've had any new Camaro news. Well it looks like one dealer has already received the salesperson reference guide for the 2010 Camaro and of course here it is on the internet.
Continue reading "2010 Chevy Camaro Sales Guide Leaked...Here's More Info on the New Camaro!" »
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Hey guys. Yes this post is not one of my normal posts about a new car or which automaker is cutting workers. This post is about supporting the Stand Up to Cancer campaign, that is aimed at raising money for cancer research to put an end to cancer as the leading cause of death.
I'm sure all of us have lost or know someone that has lost a family member or dear friend to cancer.
SocialVibe and The Torque Report have joined forces to raise awareness and as much money as we can for this very important cause. All that you have to do is visit this special page and sign up in support of SU2C and for every one of you that do this SocialVibe will donate $1 to the cause. It's easy!
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The Audi A8 is one of the most beautiful cars on the road, but that didn't stop a guy from driving it too crazy and crashing it into a river.
Continue reading "So Sad...Man Crashes Audi R8 into a River" »
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Hyundai's first entry in the rear-wheel-drive luxury segment, the Genesis is just hitting dealerships. Next year Hyundai is also going to launch the Genesis coupe and together Hyundai is hoping to sell 50,000 units combined in the US.
Continue reading "Hyundai Targets 50,000 Genesis per Year and Announces Sonata Hybrid in 2010" »
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GM officially unveiled the 2010 Pontiac G8 Sport Truck earlier this year with the same 361-horsepower 6.0L V8 as the sedan, well now it looks like the G8 ST might get a V6 as well.
Continue reading "2010 Pontiac G8 ST To Get the Same Direct-Injection V6 as the Camaro" »
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GM has officially unveiled the V6 powered 2010 Chevy Camaro, but has yet to unveil the V8 Camaro SS...although thanks to Fergie and Conde Nast, we have the first photo of the car.
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GM has officially released three photos of the upcoming 2011 Chevy Cruze small sedan that is going to be officially unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October .
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SocialVibe and The Torque Report have teamed up to raise money for a very important cause, Stand Up To Cancer.
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Kia has officially released the details of the all-new 2009 Kia Forte, which will eventually replace the Kia Spectra in the US.
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Chrysler's first hybrids, the 2009 Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen two-mode hybrids are going to be in showrooms later this year.
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Cadillac is currently working on a small 4-cylinder sedan that will be offered in the US in late 2010 as a 2011 model....something that was unthinkable a year ago.
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Ford has announced today plans to convert its Michigan truck plant into a plant for its new global C-cars.
Continue reading "Ford is Investing $75 Million in Michigan Truck Plant to Make Small Cars" »
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Yesterday reports surfaced that Cadillac is working on a new small 4-cylinder powered sedan and now rumors are circulating that Cadillac may also receive a version of the highly anticipated Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid.
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Chrysler has announced today that the automaker is "preparing to explore strategic options for the Dodge Viper business", which means that Chrysler could sell the car to another automaker.
Continue reading "Chrysler Puts the Dodge Viper Under Review, Which Means They May Sell It" »
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Hyundai's first rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan, the Genesis has just received the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s five-star crash test rating, the highest possible.
Continue reading "2009 Hyundai Genesis Receives NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Rating" »
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GM has slowly been releasing more teaser images of one its most highly anticipated new models, the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid.
Continue reading "Spy Shots: Production Chevy Volt Interior Exposed?" »
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Yesterday Ford released an official photo of the new pony emblem on the 2010 Ford Mustang. Now today we have an un-official photo of the hood of the new Mustang.
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Earlier today a photo of the interior of the production Chevy Volt hybrid surfaced and now we have some shots of the car on the set of Transformers 2. What's exciting is that these our are first look at the production version of the car.
Continue reading "Spy Shots: Production Chevy Volt Caught on the Set of Transformers 2!" »
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