Marc Carter
2011 Chevy Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle Hits the Streets
GM has announced the 2011 Chevy Caprice Patrol Vehicle for North America. The Chevy Caprice Patrol Vehicle is based on the Zeta-platform that is the basis for the Chevy Caprice in the Middle East. Sorry to disappoint you if you were hoping that it's a version of the Holden Commodore, a.k.a. Pontiac G8. Initially it will be powered by an...
Audi e-Tron Electric Car Gets the Green Light
Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen has confirmed that an electric vehicle based on the e-Tron concept that debuted in Frankfurt will be on the market in two to three years. "I expect we will see running examples in the next 24 months," he says. The e-Tron concept is powered by four individual electric motors, one on each axle. Audi...
VIDEO: Honda Has Sure Come a Long Way Since 1972
Kinda hilarious. It's a little hard to tell what she is saying throughout the whole commercial. Classic....
GMC Terrain is Not Going to be Offered with a Diesel or Denali Version
The general manager for Buick GMC, Susan Docherty recently did a web chat on the GM FastLane blog where she stated that the new GMC Terrain is not going to be offered with a diesel engine or a Denali version. Docherty also stated that GM has no plans to produce a Buick version of the Chevy Equinox/ GMC Terrain....
Bugatti Galibier Gets the Green Light and a $1.4 Million Price Tag
Bugatti unveiled the 16C Galibier Concept in Frankfurt last month and reportedly it has been given the green light for production according to Auto Express. The four-door concept features a 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 engine borrowed from the Veyron, which will be detuned to 800 horsepower and mated to a conventional eight speed transmission. It's estimated that the Galibier would reach...
Nissan Unveils Sketches of its Future Global Compact Car
Nissan has released two sketches of its new Global Compact Car. The new car will be launched in Thailand next March and eventually will be sold in 150 countries. This will replace the current Micra in Europe Nissan hasn't announced if the car will make it to the US where it would slot in below the Versa in Nissan's lineup....
Breaking News: Say Goodbye to Saturn…Penske Walks!
Well for sometime now we've all been under the assumption that Penske Automotive Group was going to acquire the Saturn brand from GM. The deal involved Penske buying the brand and GM would continue to provide Saturn vehicles on a contract basis...well it looks like that deal is off. GM issued a statement tonight that states "Penske Automotive Group (PAG)...
Audi Aluminum A5 Coupe Prototype Drops 200 Pounds Without the Help of Weight Watchers
Aluminum bodied cars are lighter than traditional steel models, so Audi has unveiled an aluminum A5 Coupe prototype that is over 200 pounds lighter than its equivalent steel bodied production model. Audi engineers started with the traditional steel-bodied production car as its basis and then added the benefits of the aluminum Audi Space Frame (ASF) concept. According to Audi...
2010 Nissan Altima Gets a Refresh and Starts at $19,900
Nissan has released the official specs, photos and pricing for the refreshed 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe and Sedan. On the outside the Altima gets a restyled hood, grille and front bumper and new wheels. Inside there are new fabrics and trim and revised option packages. A new nine speaker Bose audio system and the next-generation Nissan Hard Drive Navigation System...
Tokyo 09' Preview: Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV has an Anti-Aging Interior
Just like almost every other preview so far of the Tokyo Motor Show next month, most of the concepts being unveiled have some sort of electric motor under the hood. Mitsubishi is following suit with the unveiling of the Concept PX-MiEV, which features Mitsubishi's Plug-in Hybrid System in a CUV body. The Concept PX-MiEV features two electric motors that power...
