Marc Carter
Ford Anticipates the Sale of Volvo to Geely to be Completed Soon
Ford has announced this morning that all terms with relating to the sale of Volvo Cars to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited have been settled. There is still more work to be done to complete the sale though. Ford anticipates that the final agreement will be signed by both parties in the first quarter of 2010 and the...
Aston Martin One-77 Exceeds Expectations by Reaching 220 MPH
Aston Martin has announced that the One-77 has surpassed expectations by breaking the 200 mph mark. In fact it actually reached 220 mph moving it closer to setting an all-time record for Aston Martin. Aston Martin is going to continue testing it into the new year. The One-77 is powered by a 7.3-liter V12 with over 700 horsepower mated to...
Acura NSX May be Dead but it Lives on as the HSV-10 GT Racecar
Sadly the Honda/ Acura NSX is dead, but it's going to live on as a front-engined race car, the HSV-10 GT in Japan's SuperGT championship. The HSV-10 GT has been built to the 2010 GT500 regulations and is powered by a 500+ HP 3.4L V8 mated to a Ricardo sequential manual gearbox. Fortunately Honda had been working on the basis...
Spyker Extends its Offer for Saab "Until Further Notice"
Over the weekend Spyker submitted a new proposal that addressed 11 of the issues that made the earlier discussions fail, ultimately leading to GM's announcement to kill Saab. It's new proposal had an expiration date of today at 5 pm ET, but Spyker has released a short press release stating that the offer has been extended until further notice. GM...
480-HP BMW Z4 GT3 Coming in the 2nd Quarter of 2010
BMW Motorsport has announced the the BMW Z4 GT3, which joins its lineup of racing vehicles. The BMW Z4 GT3 will be powered by a more powerful version of the M3's 4.0L V8 mated to a sequential six-speed transmission. It's expected to put out approximately 480 horsepower. The BMW Z4 GT3 also features wheels with locking and safety clips,...
2011 Toyota Sienna Starts at $24,260
Toyota has announced the pricing for the 2011 Toyota Sienna, which will be in dealerships in February. The base Sienna powered by the 2.7L four-cyl starts at $24,260. The 2011 Sienna is available with either a 187-hp 2.7L four-cylinder or 266-hp 3.5L V6. The V6 powered models will be available in February, with the four-cyl equipped models showing up in...
BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Concept Could be Unveiled in Geneva
Now that BMW has officially launched the ActiveHybrid 7 and the ActiveHybrid X6, the next model to receive a hybrid powertrain is the new 5 Series. According to BMWBlog, BMW is going to unveil a concept version of the ActiveHybrid 5 at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The ActiveHybrid 5 will not use the same V8 powered system as the...
Saab May Not Be Dead Yet, Spyker Submits a New 11th-hour Proposal
On Friday GM announced that it would be winding down the Saab brand in January after talks with both Spyker and Swedish carmaker Koenigsegg failed. Now Spyker has announced today that the car maker has submitted another bid for Saab. Spyker Chief Executive Victor Muller stated that the company submitted a new proposal to GM that addressed the issues...
Aston Martin Releases Carbon Black Versions of the V12 Vantage and DBS
Rather than unveil another Toyota in Aston Martin digs (see Cygnet), Aston Martin has released limited-edition versions of the V12 Vantage and DBS. The Carbon Black V12 Vantage and DBS are painted in a Carbon Black metallic paint especially formulated with a subtle metallic twist to create a deep rich patina. Each car requires 50 man-hours of paint time. Inside...
2011 Ford Mustang GT to be Powered by 412-HP 5.0L V8
Ford already unveiled the changes to the V6 powered Mustang for 2011, but Mustang fans have been eagerly awaiting the news of what's in store for the Mustang GT. Ford is going to unveil the 2011 Mustang GT in Detroit next month, but according to Inside Line the Mustang GT is going to be powered by a 412 horsepower...
