Yearly Archives: 2011
2012 Hyundai Veloster Gets 40 MPG and Starts at $17,300
Hyundai has announced the official pricing and specs for the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, its new three-door coupe. The 2012 Hyundai Veloster starts at $17,300 with the six-speed manual. Adding the six-speed dual-clutch transmission brings the starting price to $18,550. The Veloster is powered by a new Gasoline-Direct-Injected (GDI) 138-hp 1.6L engine. When its mated to the six-speed manual, it gets...
2012 Toyota Camry to Pace Daytona 500
Yesterday Toyota officially unveiled the all-new 2012 Toyota Camry. Toyota also announced that the all-new Camry will serve as the official pace car for the 2012 Daytona 500. "We're thrilled to be able to feature the new Camry in Daytona at the season's biggest race," said Ed Laukes, TMS corporate manager of motorsports marketing. "We think the Daytona 500 is...
2012 Bentley Continental GTC Unveiled Just Before the End of Summer
Bentley is going to officially debut the 2012 Continental GTC convertible next month in Frankfurt. The 2012 Continental GTC builds on the GT coupe, which is definitely not a bad thing. The GTC is powered by the same 6.0L 12-cylinder engine as the coupe. It packs 567 horsepower and 516 lb-ft. of torque. The engine is mated to a six-speed...
2012 Toyota Camry Officially Unveiled and Starts at $21,995
Toyota has officially unveiled the all-new 2012 Toyota Camry, which is the seventh-generation of the popular sedan. The 2012 Camry gets a new exterior that is much for of an evolution of the current Camry than anything extreme or revolutionary. According to Toyota, "The 2012 Camry employs an elegantly simple but modern form, emphasizing a wider, lower stance than previous...
Frankfurt 11' Preview: Ferrari Unveils the 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider
Ferrari has unveiled the convertible version of the 458 Italia, the 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider. The Ferrari 458 Spider now holds the title as the world's first mid-engined car with a retractable hardtop. The 458 Spider is set to debut next month in Frankfurt. It's powered by a naturally-aspirated, direct-injection 4.5L V8 that packs 562 horsepower. The engine is mated...
2012 Porsche 911 Officially Unveiled, Starts at $82,100
The Frankfurt Motor Show is just around the corner and Porsche has now officially unveiled the 2012 911 ahead of its world debut at the show. The Porsche 911 is now 48 years old and continues to retain the same basic shape. The all-new 911, which is now in its seventh-generation has a 3.9 inch longer wheelbase, but the overall...
Frankfurt 11' Preview: Subaru Names its New Sports Car the BRZ
Subaru and Toyota have been jointly working on a new rear-wheel-drive coupe for a while now and although Toyota has been kind enough to give us several previews with its concepts, Subaru has been pretty quiet. Up until now Subaru's only preview of its version of the new coupe came in the form of a preview of the "architecture"...
2012 Jeep Wrangler Officially Unveiled with 285-HP Pentastar V6
Chrysler has officially announced the updates to the 2012 Jeep Wrangler. And as previously reported the biggest changes to the 2012 Wrangler are under the hood. The 2012 Jeep Wrangler is ditching the old, slow 3.8L V6 for Chrysler's new 3.6L Pentastar V6 that has 285 horsepower (40 percent improvement) and 260 lb.-ft. of torque (10 percent improvement). The 2012...
BMW X1 U.S. Launch Postponed Indefinitely
The BMW X1 crossover was officially unveiled back in 2009 and sales were expected to start in the U.S. in 2010. Due to higher than expected demand the X1 launch in the U.S. was pushed to early 2011 and then again to the fall of 2011 and most recently it was pushed until the end of 2012. It looks...
Ford and Toyota Announce Partnership for a New Hybrid System
Ford and Toyota have announced a new partnershop for a new hybrid system to be used in trucks and SUVs. The new co-developed hybrid system will be used by Ford and Toyota in its rear-wheel-drive light trucks and SUVs. "This agreement brings together the capability of two global leaders in hybrid vehicles and hybrid technology to develop a better solution...
