Yearly Archives: 2008
2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe to be Unveiled this November in LA
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. The production CTS Coupe is expected to keep most of the styling details of the concept version when it...
Ford's New EcoBoost Engines Will Add About $700
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. Ford's first EcoBoost engine is going to be a 3.5L V6 with over 340 horsepower and 340 lb.ft. of torque. According to Ford the EcoBoost V6, which features twin turbochargers and direct injection gets 20...
2009 VW Jetta TDI is Now in Showrooms
VW has officially announced that the 2009 VW Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen are now available at your local VW dealer. According to the EPA, the 2009 Jetta TDI gets 29 mpg city and 40 mpg on the highway, but third-party certifier, AMCI, tested the TDI and claims that it gets 38/44 mpg. Either way it saves something over the...
GM Announces Employee Pricing for Everyone
GM has announced the return of employee pricing for its 2008 models and the 2009 Pontiac Vibe. The new sales promotion will include employee pricing on up to 90 percent of GM's 2008 vehicles. The program is expected to start Wednesday and go through Labor Day. “We are going to have an employee-discount-for-everyone program,” GM spokesman John McDonald confirmed to...
Re-Styled 2009 Honda Civic Exposed!
Honda is going to refresh its popular Civic for the 2009 model year and thanks to a guy with a scanner we have the first images from the 09' brochure. From the scans we can tell that Honda has refreshed the front grille and lower fascia to make the car look sportier. Out back the reverse lights have been re-styled...
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Unveiled…The World's Fastest Roadster
Bugatti has unveiled the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The topless Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport is powered by a 16 cylinder engine that propels the car up to 253 mph when the roof is closed and 224 mph with the top down. In addition to taking the top off the Veyron, Bugatti has made some...
2009 Infiniti G37 Convertible Unveiled Before the LA Auto Show
Infiniti has released one single photo of the upcoming G37 Convertible before its official unveiling at the Los Angeles Auto Show this November. Infiniti hasn't released the full details on the hardtop convertible. What we do know is that it will feature a three-piece retractable hardtop and be powered by the same 320+ horsepower 3.7L V6 as the coupe and...
Lincoln Confirms Production of the MKT Crossover for 2010
Lincoln has confirmed the production of the MKT crossover for 2010. The MKT Concept was unveiled earlier this year and at the time it was expected that the concept would eventually enter production as an alternative to the large Lincoln Navigator SUV. The MKT shares its basic platform with the recently introduced Ford Flex, although it has completely different styling....
Toyota Kills Plans for New Supra and Next-Gen FJ Cruiser
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. In addition to the death of the Supra it looks like the FJ Cruiser will only be around for one generation. Toyota only has plans to continue producing the 4-Runner, which the FJ Cruiser...
2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Unveiled at Pebble Beach
Cadillac has officially unveiled the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The CTS Sport Wagon takes the basic styling of the sedan and adds a more usable rear hatch. It rides on the same 113.4 inch wheelbase as the CTS sedan, but is 0.3 inch shorter. The highlight of the Sport Wagon is that...
