Yearly Archives: 2012
Mini Releases Mini Cooper Special Editions to Celebrate the London Olympics
The London Olympics don't officially kick off until this summer, but Mini is celebrating the Olympics coming to the capital city of the brand's home county with two special-edition models to spread contemporary London style around the world. The Mini Baker Street and Mini Bayswater will be released in the spring. The Mini Baker Street embodies the youthful,...
Hyundai Confirms New 10-Speed Transmission in the Works
Hyundai is now starting to add new eight-speed automatic transmissions to models like the Equus and 2013 Genesis Coupe, but it looks like Hyundai is hoping to add even more speeds with an upcoming 10-speed automatic. Hyundai has confirmed to Car and Driver that it is developing a new 10-speed automatic in-house. It's not known when the new transmission will...
2013 Ford Escape Pricing to Start Just Over $22k and Top Out at $37k
Ford's all-new 2013 Escape is slated to arrive this spring. If you head over to Ford's microsite for the 2013 Escape, you will see that Ford has listed the tentative pricing. Although Ford claims that the prices listed are "for survey purposes only and are subject to change," they will most likely not change much, if at all. The base Escape...
2013 Ford Escape is Quieter Thanks to a Mirror that Sees Sound
Ford's all-new 2013 Ford Escape will have reduced wind noise leading to a quieter interior thanks to the use of an elliptical acoustic mirror. An elliptical acoustic mirror was used for the first time on Escape to reduce wind noise and deliver a quieter interior. The mirror resembles a satellite dish with a microphone. The mirror identifies "hot spots" where...
Refreshed 2013 Lexus LX 570 Starts at $80,930
Lexus has announced the pricing for the refreshed 2013 Lexus LX 570, which starts at $80,930 an increase of 1.9 percent or $1,475. "With all of the enhanced features, the LX 570 offers perhaps the most exciting combination of luxury, on-road smoothness and off-road performance of any vehicle in its segment," said Mark Templin, group vice president and general manager,...
Chevy Sets New Global Sales Record in 2011
Last year Chevy sold 4.76 million vehicles worldwide, which set a new sales record and pushed GM's global sales to more than 9 million vehicles, a 7.6 percent gain compared with 2010. The U.S. had the highest sales with with total vehicle sales of 1,775,812, up more than 13 percent from 2010. China posted record sales of 595,068, up 9.5...
Mitsubishi Teases New Model Ahead of Geneva Debut
Mitsubishi has released a teaser of a new model that will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March. According to Mitsubishi, the new model will be the start of an all-new generation of global products with a "re-focused design language" from the automaker. The model teased here is described as a "strategic and innovative premium vehicle" that will...
Tesla Model X Crossover to be Unveiled on February 9th
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed on his Twitter account that the Tesla Model X crossover will be unveiled on February 9th at Tesla's design studio in California. The Tesla Model X will share its platform with the upcoming Model S sedan, but its not known if the version we will see next month will be the production version or...
Audi Releases Special Edition S5, Only 125 Will be Made
Audi has released a special-edition of the 2012 Audi S5, which was unveiled on Facebook. The special edition U.S. model doesn't look that much different than a regular S5, other than its unique Daytona Grey paint, 19-inch alloy wheels or two-tone interior. Oh and just in case you're wondering, this is S5 is still powered by the original 4.2L V8....
2013 VW Beetle TDI will Debut Next Month in Chicago
According to the guys over at Autoblog, VW is going to unveil the diesel-powered 2013 Beetle TDI at the Chicago Auto Show next month. VW hasn't released any official details about the diesel Beetle, but it's expected that it will be powered by the same 2.0L turbo-diesel that powers the diesel Golf, Jetta and Passat models. In the Golf,...
