Yearly Archives: 2010
20th Anniversary Mazda MX-5 to Debut in Geneva
Mazda's popular roadster, the MX-5 has been around for two decades and to celebrate it's 20th anniversary, Mazda is going to unveil a special edition 20th anniversary MX-5 in Geneva. The 20th anniversary MX-5 will only be available in Europe and only 2,000 units will be produced. The exterior will feature a chrome grille, door handles and headlight fascia, along...
All-New 2011 Hyundai Sonata Starts at $19,195
Hyundai has announced the pricing for the all-new 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The 2011 Hyundai Sonata starts at $19,195 and will hit dealers in the next few weeks. The all-new Sonata ditches the old model's boring three-box design for a much "sexier" silhouette. Besides the new styling, the other big news is that the Sonata is no longer going to have...
VIDEO: Matt Lauer Interviews Toyota's Jim Lentz on the Today Show
Toyota has officially announced how it will fix its sticking accelerator pedals and now Toyota's US President and COO Jim Lentz is making the media rounds. His first stop was The Today Show. Check out the video after the jump. Related Stories: Toyota Announces Plan for the Recalled Sticky Pedals Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Toyota Announces Plan for the Recalled Sticky Pedals
Toyota has announced its plan to fix the 2.3 million cars it has recalled due to the the sticking accelerator pedals. In addition to the recall Toyota has suspended sales of eight models due to this problem. Toyota's fix is a precision-cut steel reinforcement bar will be installed into the pedal assembly that will reduce the surface tension between...
Honda Admits that the Insight is Too Small to Compete with the Prius
Honda released the Insight hybrid last spring and hoped to sell 90,000 units in its first year in the US, but sadly only 20, 572 Insights were sold. Meanwhile the Toyota Prius, the Insight's main competitor outsold the Insight seven-to-one. Now Honda's Vice President, Koichi Kondo recently stated in an interview the reasons the Insight has been a disappointment,...
Toyota Planning New G's Performance Division
At the Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota showed off a range of future and current models in sportier clothes and with performance enhancements as well. These cars wore a G's logo with the words "Toyota G Sports" written underneath. The most notable car at the show was the FT-86 G Sports Concept. The G's division is a new division for...
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Gets the Green Light
A senior BMW authority out of Munich recently told Inside Line that the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics plug-in pure hybrid 2+2 concept car is a go. The concept that was unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show is powered by a 163-hp 1.5L 3-cylinder turbo-diesel engine and two electric-motors for a total 356-horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque. The reaction...
Honda Recalls 646,000 Fit/ Jazz Cars
Not quite as big or as scary as Toyota's recent recall, but still significant, Honda has announced a recall of 646,000 Honda Fit/ Jazz cars to fix a faulty window switch. The recall involves a defective master switch, which could cause water to enter the window switch, which can lead to a fire. The recall comes after a child died...
Geneva 10' Preview: Alfa Romeo Based Pininfarina Concept
Pininfarina has released a teaser sketch of a new Alfa Romeo based spider convertible concept that will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The two-seater is meant to commemorate Pininfarina's 80th anniversary and at the same time a homage to the Alfa Romeo 100th birthday. This is reportedly the first of three concepts that Alfa Romeo commissioned...
2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is Starts at $61,925
BMW has announced the pricing for the 2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is, which is the most powerful Z4 currently available and it starts at $61,925. The Z4 sDrive35is is powered by BMW's twin-turbocharged six-cylinder with 335 hp and 332 lb-ft. of torque. The engine is mated to a 7-speed Double-Clutch automatic transmission. The Z4 sDrive35is is capable of reaching 0-60 in...
