The Spiritual Successor to the Toyota Supra (Toyota FT-HS) will be Released in 2009
According to Automobile, the Toyota FT-HS is going to be released in 2009. The hybrid sports car has been given the green light. The two-seater FT-HS will mate Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive with a yet to be determined gasoline engine. The concept version of the car featured the automaker's 3.5L V6 engine. The car is rumored to have somewhere around...
Are In-Car Navigation Systems Going to Follow the Same Route as In-Car Cell Phones?
According to the USA Today, built in navigation systems increase the depreciation of cars and trucks. These new findings are forcing automakers to rethink the $2,000 in dash systems that they currently offer. "Navigation could be like cellphones built into cars in the '70s and '80s; those big, blocky phones that nobody has now. Everybody has a small, personal cellphone,"...
The Next Generation 2009 Toyota Prius is Going to Come in Three Versions
Toyota recently unveiled the Hybrid X Concept at the Geneva Auto Show. The familiar shape of the concept car lead many people to believe that it was a preview of the next generation Prius. According to Automobile Magazine and Toyota insiders Toyota is going to offer three versions of the next generation Prius. Toyota is going to release three hybrids...
Slow Sales Prompt GM to Offer Rebates on Their Full-Size Trucks
In the past month GM has announced that their sales were down due to the slowing housing market and increasing gas prices. The automaker also stated that the sales of their new full-size pickups are not doing as well as they had hoped. Now comes word that the automaker is offering incentives to move the large trucks, since sales...
Wanna See a Funny Video of the New 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class?
Fifth Gear has posted a review of the all-new 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. This video is a lot funnier than the videos that other car sites post here in the U.S. I actually saw a camouflaged version of the new Mercedes on the 405 in LA about a month ago. I thought it was weird that it was still covered up,...
The Return of the Rear-Engined Volkswagen May be Right Around the Corner
According to VW insiders the company is hard at work on a rear-engine, water-cooled small car. The car supposedly mimics the layout and purpose of the original Beetle. According to Automobile Magazine, the new small car will have the engine placed above the transaxle and the radiator will be in the nose of the car. There will be three wheelbase...
Should GM Discontinue Their Mid-Size SUVs?
According to The Car Connection, GM is rethinking the future of their mid-size SUVs. The site has received insider reports that it is very possible that the automaker may decide to discontinue future development on their GMT-360 SUVs such as the Chevrolet Trailblazer. It seems like a logical decision. The automaker has since released their new Lambda SUVs, such as...
2010 Saturn Aura Spy Photos Surface… It Looks Just Like an Altima or a Camry!
Spy photos of the upcoming Opel Vectra have surfaced. Most people know that the Opel Vectra is essentially the same thing as the Saturn Aura that we have here in the U.S. This is likely to continue with the next generation Vectra, which is due for 2010. The new Vectra will ride on GM's new Epsilon II platform and will...
Another Look at the Upcoming 2008 Pontiac G8 in Red
Kicking Tires has posted some cell phone shots of the upcoming 2008 Pontiac G8. The car was unveiled earlier this year at the Chicago Auto Show. The red Pontiac G8 in these shots is a pre-production model, although there wont probably be any significant changes for the production model. One interesting element is the silver Pontiac logo that was on...
The Chevy Volt Hybrid Could Take on the Prius in 2010
Since the concept version of the Chevrolet Volt was unveiled earlier this year, GM has been working hard on the production model. The project which is going to cost the automaker at least $500 million is as top of a priority as the new 2008 Chevy Malibu. The upcoming Volt will be built on the upcoming Delta platform (next generation...
