Yearly Archives: 2008
Toyota Doubles its Stake in Subaru and Announces a New RWD Sports Car for 2011
Toyota and Subaru announced today in a joint press conference that Toyota is going to double its stake in Fuji Heavy Industries, the company that produces Subaru cars. Toyota is going to buy 61 million Fuji Industry shares, which increase the automaker's stake from 8.7 percent to 16.5. In addition to the announcement Toyota and Subaru also announced that the...
2010 Ford Taurus Spied in Ford's Design Studio!
A single photo of what is supposed to be the all-new 2010 Ford Taurus has been circulating the web today and here it is. Although the photo looks like it was taken with a camera phone you can make most of the details on the front end and side of the vehicle. From this single photo it looks like the...
VW Releases More Photos of the 2009 Passat CC…VW's New Four-Door Coupe
VW has released more photos and details on its upcoming 2009 Passat CC four-door coupe. The "coupe" was unveiled this January in Detroit. There are rumors that VW may be dropping the "Passat" name for the coupe and just going with "CC". On the VW U.S. website it is only titled as the "CC". Either way the new VW four-door coupe...
Buick Lucerne Super and CXL Special Edition Models Unveiled
Buick officially unveiled the new Lucerne Super at the New York Auto Show last year, but it isnt actually being released until this month. In additon to the new "Super" model, Buick is also releasing a Lucerne CXL Special Edition. The Lucerne Super is powered by a 4.6L Northstar V8 that puts out 292 horsepower and 288 lb-ft. of torque....
VIDEO: Production Chevy Volt Unveiled by a Sneaky News Reporter
GM just held a press event for the upcoming Chevy Volt, where those lucky enough to get invited were able to see an actual pre-production Volt dressed up in Malibu sheetmetal and a scale model of what the Volt will look like. GM made sure to confiscate all cameras and even cell phones that had cameras, but apparently some journalists...
CONTEST: Built Ford Tough…Abide by the Code of Conduct and You Could Win!
Calling all Ford truck owners! Ford and M80 have launched a new site, BFTRules.com. BFTRules.com is the new content site where Ford fans can follow the BFT (Built Ford Tough) patrol as they hilariously enforce the driver code of content, busting perpetrators in a variety of cringe-worthy activities. Apparently if you drive a Ford truck you are expected to abide by...
Chevy Cobalt SS Sedan Unveiled…Well Only One Photo
Chevy has released one official photo of the upcoming Chevy Cobalt SS Sedan. The Cobalt SS Sedan is essentially the same as its coupe counterpart, but with two additional doors. It features the same 260 horsepower 2.0L turbocharged engine as the coupe, Chevy HHR SS, Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Red Line. The coupe reaches 0-60mph in 5.7 seconds...
Chrysler is Recalling 181,000 Chrysler Sebrings and Dodge Avengers
Chrysler is recalling all 2007-2008 Chrysler Sebrings and Dodge Avengers to fix an electrical defect. Just in case any of you out there actually own one of these cars, the recall is to fix the unused connectors for the tire pressure monitoring system. The unused connectors can become corroded, which would result in a short. This could cause the car...
VW is Recalling All 1999-2005 Passats…That’s all 410,000 of Them
Volkswagen has announced that the automaker is going to issue a recall of every 1999-2005 VW Passat. Every gasoline powered Passat is being recalled because of a heat shield issue. The shield near the catalytic converter on Passats with automatic transmissions may be damaged. VW wants dealers to inspect them and add additional shielding if it is necessary. In addition VW...
2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe Could Have up to 300 HP to go After the Z
Currently Pontiac claims that the Pontiac Solstice GXP is only capable of putting out 260 horsepower, but according to sources it could be closer to 300 horsepower. Motor Trend is claiming that when the Pontiac Solstice Coupe GXP is released that it could have as much as 300 horsepower. This would place it in direct competition with the 2010 Nissan...
