2012 Chevy Colorado Debuts in Thailand
The all-new 2012 Chevy Colorado midsize pickup is having its world debut in Thailand. The new Colorado was previewed earlier this year with the Colorado Show Truck concept. The 2012 Colorado will be offered in single-, extended- and crew-cab bodies in high- and low-stance configurations, wide- and narrow-body options, as well as two- and four-wheel-drive configurations. In Thailand buyers will...
2012 VW Golf R Officially Packs 256-HP and Starts at $33,990
VW is finally bringing the high-performance Golf R to the U.S. early next year. VW has just announced the pricing and official specs for the 2012 Golf R, which starts at $33,990. The Golf R is powered by an updated version of the EA113 2.0-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder engine, rather than the EA888 engine used in the current GTI. It...
All-New Ford Escape to Get 4-Cyl EcoBoost Engines… No More V6
Ford is set to release an all-new 2013 Ford Escape early next year and although we have yet to see the all-new 2013 Escape, Ford has announced what we can expect to see under the hood. Ford's EcoBoost engines continue to filter throughout the Ford lineup, which means that we will also see them used in the Escape. The all-new...
GM Launches All-New Chevy Malibu in Korea
GM has announced that the all-new Chevy Malibu will get its first launch in the Korean market when it goes on sale next month. "Korea is the first country to produce and sell the all-new Malibu," said GM Korea President and CEO Mike Arcamone. "With expressive styling, a comfortable cabin, outstanding ride and handling, and top-notch safety, it will exceed...
Volvo C70 Production to End in 2013, No Successor Planned
Volvo has announced plans to close its plant in Uddevalla, Sweden in 2013, which is the plant that produces the C70 convertible. The Uddevalla plant is co-owned with Pininfarina, but the plant is currently only producing 65 percent of its capacity. The plant only produced 10,000 cars last year. Due to the low volumes the plant is going to be...
VIDEO: Nissan Announces GT-R Powered Juke-R
Have you ever dreamed of seeing the Nissan GT-R's 3.8L twin-turbo V6 under the hood of another Nissan model? Maybe the Nissan Z? Well Nissan has done it, but in a model that is a little unexpected. Nissan's engineers have managed to fit the 3.8L V6 from the GT-R under the hood of the Juke crossover to create the...
Mitsubishi May Resurrect the Eclipse
After 22 years the once popular Mitsubishi Eclipse is dead, but it may not be dead for long. Greg Adams, Mitsubishi Motors North America's vice president-marketing and product planning, recently stated to Ward's Auto that the Eclipse "always comes back around sooner or later." Does that mean that we could see a new Eclipse in the near future? Nothing...
Fiat Announces New 300-Hp 1.8L Alfa Romeo Engine
Fiat has announced plans for a new 1.8L turbocharged engine for the Alfa Romeo brand. According to Fiat the new high-performance engine will employ direct-injection and turbocharging technologies to put out a peak 300 horsepower. The first model to get the new 1.8L engine will be the Alfa Romeo 4C coupe that is slated to be released in mid-2013. We...
Rich People Love the Chevy Volt?
Sales of the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid have been ramping up with sales increasing 240 percent in September. Last month GM sold 723 Volts, which is up from 302 units in August and since production kicked off in late 2010, about 4,500 units have found homes. GM is currently producing 150 units a day and has a goal of...
What Were the Top-10 Best Selling Cars in September 2011?
September's sales numbers are in Detroit's automakers had a great month with Chrysler up 27.2 percent, GM up 19.6 percent and Ford's sales improving 8.9 percent. Honda and Toyota's production is now back to normal following the earthquake in March, but both automakers still have supply issues, which are hurting sales. Toyota was down 17.5 percent and Honda's sales...
